The 8-item Short-Form Health Survey
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PCS scores: mean (range)
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45.64
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(5.72–65.45)
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MCS scores: mean (range)
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49.13
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(12.87–73.33)
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Age (years): mean (range)
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31.19
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(15–47)
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Marital status
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Unmarried, divorced, or bereaved
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2896
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(3.66)
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Married or in a common-law relationship
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76,314
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(96.34)
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Number of children
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0
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36,813
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(46.48)
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≥ 1
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42,397
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(53.52)
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Self-reported history of disease
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No
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12,416
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(15.67
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Yes
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66,794
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(84.33)
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Obstetric complications
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No
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64,957
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(82.01)
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Yes
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14,253
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(17.99)
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Experience of any stressful events
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No
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44,535
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(56.22)
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Yes
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34,675
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(43.78)
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Labor force participation
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No
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25,481
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(32.17)
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Yes
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53,729
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(67.83)
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Mother’s academic history
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Junior high or high school
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27,181
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(34.32)
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Technical college or vocational school
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19,461
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(24.57)
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College, university, or graduate school
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32,568
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(41.12)
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Father’s academic history
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Junior high or high school
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33,870
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(42.76)
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Technical college or vocational school
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16,219
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(20.48)
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College, university, or graduate school
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29,121
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(36.76)
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Household income (million JPY/year)
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< 2
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4200
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(5.30)
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2–4
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27,004
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(34.09)
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4–6
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26,364
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(33.28)
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6–8
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12,819
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(16.18)
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8–10
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5366
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(6.77)
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≥ 10
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3457
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(4.36)
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Individual social capital
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A: Is there someone available to you who shows you love and affection?
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None of the time
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3310
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(4.18)
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A little of the time
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6127
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(7.74)
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Some of the time
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22,244
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(28.08)
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Most of the time
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6583
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(8.31)
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All of the time
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40,946
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(51.69)
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B: Is there someone whom you can count on for emotional support (discuss prolems or help you make a difficult decision)?
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None of the time
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1675
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(2.11)
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A little of the time
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5859
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(7.40)
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Some of the time
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15,852
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(20.01)
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Most of the time
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8171
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(10.32)
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All of the time
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47,653
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(60.16)
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C: How often do you have a desired level of contact with someone whom you feel close to, trust, and can confide in?
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None of the time
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1198
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(1.51)
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A little of the time
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10,316
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(13.02)
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Some of the time
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30,605
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(38.64)
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Most of the time
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14,794
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(18.68)
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All of the time
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22,297
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(28.15)
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D: Number of friends or neighbors with whom you can casually share your concerns
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None
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786
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(0.99)
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One or two
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30,184
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(38.11)
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Three or more
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48,240
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(60.90)
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Neighborhood social capital
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E: Neighbors trust each other.
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Disagree
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16,107
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(20.33)
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Somewhat disagree
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19,625
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(24.78)
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Somewhat agree
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36,802
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(46.46)
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Agree
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6676
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(8.43)
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F: Neighbors help each other.
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Disagree
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15,687
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(19.80)
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Somewhat disagree
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19,619
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(24.77)
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Somewhat agree
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36,326
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(45.86)
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Agree
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7578
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(9.57)
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