Table 3

Results for the decomposition analysis for the prevalence difference in poor health in 2004 from 1978 for men and women—model A adjusts for age, model B additionally adjusts for housing tenure, car access and degree attainment, model C adjusts additionally for employment

Model A—Prevalence difference and 95% CIs*Model BModel C
Men
 Due to population change0.4 (0.4 to 0.5)−4.2 (−5 to −3.5)2.4 (1.7 to 3.2)
 Due to coefficient change2.8 (1.7 to 4.0)7.5 (6.0 to 9.0)0.8 (−0.5 to 2.1)
 Overall difference3.3 (2.1 to 4.4)3.3 (2.2 to 4.4)3.3 (2.3 to 4.3)
Women
 Due to population change0.2 (0.2 to 0.3)−4.4 (−5.2 to −3.7)−0.1 (−0.9 to 0.8)
 Due to coefficient change1.3 (0.1 to 2.5)5.9 (4.4 to 7.5)1.6 (0.1 to 3.1)
 Overall Difference1.5 (0.3 to 2.7)1.5 (0.3 to 2.7)1.5 (0.4 to 2.6)
  • *CIs do not account for household clustering as this option is not presently available for mvdcmp.