Table 1 Descriptives of the variables of the study for the 150 sub‐regions of Hungary. Standardised CV* middle aged (45–64 years) mortality rates and average values for the 150 sub‐regions of Hungary from Hungarostudy 2002 (n = 150).

Descriptive statistics	Minimum	Maximum	Mean	SE
Male total CV* mortality	408.00	939.80	636.69	9.85
Male IHD† mortality	91.40	541.40	319.81	6.38
Male cerebrovascular mortality	48.30	316.80	160.83	4.07
Female CV* mortality	81.50	371.50	222.31	4.89
Female IHD† mortality	18.00	198.50	96.96	2.89
Female cerebrovascular diseases	18.00	160.80	67.99	2.22
Control at work	0.28	1.91	1.12	2.69E–02
Social support at work	0.50	2.00	1.23	2.07E–02
Job security	0.47	1.82	1.35	1.91E–02
Week day work hours	5.57	9.76	7.71	6.05E–02
Weekend work hours	4.00	8.68	6.09	6.77E–02
Personal income	1.11	1.94	1.44	1.40E–02
Education	2.50	4.21	3.46	3.61–02
Subjective social status	2.73	4.69	3.81	3.27E–02
Unemployment rate	1.60	20.7	5.92	0.30
Shift work (%)	0.00	37.2	13.5	5.21–03
Beck depression score	2.74	14.17	8.37	0.17
Hostility score	2.26	6.40	4.01	5.89E–02
Anomie score	2.49	7.28	5.08	6.33E–02
Social support from friends	1.10	2.40	1.73	1.96E–02
Social support from parents	1.00	2.65	1.77	2.85E–02
Social support from partner	1.35	3.00	2.27	1.87–02
Social support from civic organisations	0.00	1.11	0.45	1.29–02
Pack/year cigarettes	25.85	148.05	83.48	1.97
Non‐stop drinking	0.00	0.36	3.67E‐02	4.72E–03
Morning drinking	0.00	0.30	3.97E‐02	4.69E–03
Self blame because of drinking	0.00	0.32	5.59E‐02	4.64E–03
Spirit consumption (0.5 dl)	0.00	1.10	0.35	1.43–02
BMI	24.6	28.5	26.2	6.48–02

*CV, total cardiovascular mortality rates (ICD 10.I00–I99). †IHD, ischaemic heart disease mortality (ICD 10. I20–I25). Cerebrovascular diseases (ICD 10.I60–I69).