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. 2012 Feb;74(1-2):71–82.

Table 1.

Background characteristics of respondents

Characteristics Male Female Total
N (%) N (%) N (%)
Total 214 (31.4) 468 (68.6) 682 (100.0)
Age groups (years)
<75
≥75
168 (78.5)
46 (21.5)
346 (73.9)
122 (26.1)
514 (75.4)
168 (24.6)
Mean=71.0 SD=5.1 Minimum=65.0 Maximum=87.0
Residence
Urban
Rural
158 (73.8)
56 (26.2)
279 (59.6)
189 (40.4)
437 (64.1)
245 (35.9)
Region
Tashkent City
Tashkent Region
98 (45.8)
116 (54.2)
212 (45.3)
256 (54.7)
310 (45.5)
372 (54.5)
Education
Not educated
Primary
Low secondary
Secondary
Vocational education
Higher
44 (20.6)
37 (17.3)
70 (32.7)
35 (16.4)
18 (8.4)
10 (4.7)
71 (15.2)
134 (28.7)
122 (26.1)
103 (22.0)
21 (4.5)
17 (3.6)
115 (16.8)
171 (25.1)
192 (28.2)
138 (20.2)
39 (5.7)
27 (4.0)
Marital status
Married
Not married
Divorced
Widowed
152 (71.0)
8 (3.7)
21 (9.8)
33 (15.5)
342 (73.1)
15 (3.2)
34 (7.3)
77 (16.4)
494 (72.4)
23 (3.4)
55 (8.1)
110 (16.1)
Self-rated health status
Very good
Good
Satisfactory
Bad
Very bad
13 (6.1)
51 (23.8)
87 (40.7)
45 (21.0)
18 (8.4)
8 (1.7)
172 (36.8)
193 (41.2)
90 (19.2)
5 (1.1)
21 (3.1)
223 (32.7)
280 (41.1)
135 (19.8)
23 (3.4)
Overall health statusa
Healthy
Not healthy
151 (70.6)
63 (29.4)
373 (79.7)
95 (20.3)
524 (76.8)
158 (23.2)

a Overall health status constitutes combination of satisfactory, good, and very good health in ‘Healthy,’ and bad and very bad health in ‘Not healthy’ group.