Self-rated health suatus and its influencing factors among urban occupational populations in Liaoning province

Objective To understand the status of self-rated health among urban cocupational populations and to explore factors associated with self-rated health, and to provide scientific basis for developing related indicators.Methods With multistage stratified sampling, Dandong and Yingkou city were selected in Liaoning porvince.In sample cities, 5 occupational populations including civel servants, scientifec and technical personnel, administrative staff, teachers and physical workers aged 18-60 years were assessed with Self-Rated Health Measurement Scale Version 1.0(SRHMSV 1.0).Results Overall 2 391 valid questionnaires were obtained.The SRHMS score of the respondents was 75.28±12.73.In the 5 occupational populations, civil servants had the highest total socre(79.34±10.80), followed by scientific and technical personnel(79.73±11.13), physical workers(73.38±12.59), administrative staff (72.97±14.4), and teachers(70.93±11.92) (P=0.000).The results of multiple linear regression showed that the teachers and the divorced had a lower total score(P=0.000) and the respondents who were younger or with higher education level had a higher total socre (P<0.005).Conclusion Teachers had the poorest self-rated health among the 5 occupational populations in Liaoning.Self-rated health status is a ssociated with residence, age, education level, marital status, and occupation.