Technical Report - Donegal Traveller's Project

All Ireland Traveller Health StudyTable 151: In your opinion, how good or bad is your own health state today? Using a scalefrom 0 (worst) to 100 (best), categorised into quarters of the scale (Questionnaire item C1_5)0-25 26-50 51-75 76-100 nTotal ROI 11.9% 18.3% 18.4% 51.5% 1,594NI 5.8% 15.0% 20.1% 59.1% 394Male ROI 10.9% 17.5% 18.3% 53.3% 679NI 5.1% 13.8% 21.0% 60.0% 195Female ROI 12.6% 18.8% 18.4% 50.2% 914NI 6.5% 16.1% 19.1% 58.3% 199Under 30 ROI 12.2% 12.3% 14.1% 61.5% 724NI 4.5% 6.9% 14.9% 73.8% 20230-44 ROI 11.0% 17.9% 20.0% 51.2% 420NI 8.3% 18.9% 19.7% 53.0% 13245 + ROI 12.8% 30.5% 23.3% 33.4% 390NI 5.0% 33.3% 38.3% 23.3% 60A number of morbidities were reported. The most frequently reported condition in ROI, diagnosed by aGP in the past year, was a back condition (30.4%). Reported diagnosis of angina was 4.3% overall, similarin both men and women, and the frequency of a diagnosis of angina was inversely related to age.The highest rates of heart attack (11.1%), angina (24.2%) and stroke (3.3%) were seen amongst thoserespondents aged 65 years and older.In NI, recent throat infection (27.1%), asthma (25.7%) and back condition (25.2%) were the mostfrequently reported conditions which were diagnosed by a GP in the past year. These conditions alsoshow an age gradient, though numbers of over 65s are limited, with only 7 people being in this agegroup.130