Table 1.
Distribution of self-rated health and other predictor variables
| Male – mean(SD) | Female – mean (SD) | |
| Age, mean (SD) | 40.6 (15.6) | 43.3 (17.9) |
| Household income per person | ||
| Household income per capita, mean (SD), 1992 roubles | 4855 (8307) | 4698 (7831) |
| Male – number (%) | Female – number (%) | |
| Self-rated health | ||
| Very good | 162 (3.2) | 67 (1.1) |
| Good | 1801 (35.2) | 1236 (20.1) |
| Average | 2575 (50.3) | 3596 (58.5) |
| Poor | 498 (9.7) | 1038 (16.9) |
| Very poor | 82 (1.6) | 215 (3.5) |
| Number of respondents | 5118 | 6152 |
| Deaths | 452 (8.6) | 330 (5.3) |
| 5,238 | 6,244 | |
| Education | ||
| Primary or incomplete secondary | 1051 (20.1) | 1213 (19.5) |
| Complete secondary (general and/or technical) | 2083 (39.8) | 1747 (28.0) |
| Higher | 2095 (40.1) | 3272 (52.5) |
| Number of respondents | 5229 | 6232 |
| Smoking | ||
| Current smoker | 3202 (62.0) | 822 (13.0) |
| Never smoked | 1001 (19.5) | 4878 (79.1) |
| Ex smoker | 935 (18.2) | 468 (7.6) |
| Number of respondents | 5138 | 6168 |
| Frequency of alcohol intake | ||
| Once in last month | 645 (12.0) | 1164 (19.0) |
| 2–3 times in last month | 1203 (23.3) | 1086 (17.5) |
| Once/week | 981 (19.0) | 452 (7.3) |
| More than once a week | 965 (18.7) | 214 (3.5) |
| No alcohol | 1372 (27.0) | 3289 (53.0) |
| Number of respondents | 5166 | 6205 |
| Life satisfaction | ||
| Very satisfied | 254 (4.9) | 207 (3.4) |
| Rather satisfied | 723 (14.0) | 749 (12.1) |
| Yes and no | 1145 (22.0) | 1322 (21.4) |
| Rather dissatisfied | 1954 (37.7) | 2410 (39.0) |
| Very dissatisfied | 1105 (21.0) | 1490 (24.1) |
| Number of respondents | 5181 | 6178 |