SRH status was measured and categorized as good (very good and good) vs. not good (fair, poor and very poor).
This five-point scale was categorized as "good" (excellent, very good, good) and "poor" (fair, poor) SRH.
The dependent variable, SRH, was measured on a 5-point scale ranging from very good to very poor (the question was "How is your health in general?") and was categorized as "Good" (good/very good) or "Fair/poor" (fair/poor/very poor).
Self-rated health was dichotomized such that "excellent," "very good," and "good" responses were categorized as "good," and "fair," "poor," and "very poor" responses were categorized as "poor".
General health status was assessed on a 5 point scale and categorized as good, very good or excellent versus poor or fair.
To dichotomize subjective assessment of health condition, "very good", "good" and "average" were categorized as good health.
Five levels of self-perceived health (very good, good, neither good nor bad, bad, and very bad) were categorized into two, good (very good and good) and poor.
Five levels of self-perceived health (very good, good, neither nor, bad, very bad) were categorized into two, good (very good and good) and poor.
Babies get categorized as "good" or "bad" practically from the moment they are born: "She's such a good baby... He's such a bad sleeper... He's a lazy crawler". And because we control many aspects of our child's life, it can feel like any difficulty he's having is our fault.
With a couple of minor exceptions — a cold heart finally melting is a staple of these narratives after all — the characters in "Coram Boy" can be easily and instantly categorized as good or evil.
