Table 2.

Percentage (%) of poor SRH within categories of sociodemographic characteristics and social network, by country and gender.

Men	West and Central EU	North EU	South EU	East EU	Total
Age in years
50–59	23***	16***	26***	43***	30***
60–69	25	19	41	51	36
70–79	34	29	50	66	47
80–89	48	42	64	75	59
90 and more	59	48	71	76	64
Education (ISCED)
0 (Low)	54***	-	62***	66***	59***
1	46	39***	52	66	52
2	34	31	35	64	48
3	29	22	26	50	36
4	14	19	28	61	38
5	19	16	35	43	27
6 (High)	25	-	25	45	28
Social network: size
Small	32.5***	24.0	43.0	53.1	42.0***
Extended	27.5	24.0	42	55.7	38.0
Social network: Satisfaction
Low	30.9***	25.1	44.9	57.6***	40.8**
High	27.8	23.1	41.6	52.7	38.7
Women
Age in years
50–59	23***	19***	35***	44***	32***
60–69	26	23	46	52	38
70–79	39	33	64	72	55
80–89	51	47	76	80	64
90 and more	52	52	69	82	62
Education (ISCED)
0 (Low)	61***	-	77***	67***	69***
1	47	41***	59	69	56
2	34	38	40	69	50
3	27	28	29	52	38
4	15	32	36	61	46
5	22	17	38	41	28
6 (High)	19	-	26	44	25
Social network: size b
Small	35.5***	31.2*	55.4***	56.9	44.2
Extended	28.4	25.8	49.8	58.3	43.7
Social network: satisfaction b
Low	32.9**	31.0*	54*	60.4***	44.8*
High	30.7	26.3	50	56.6	43.5

Note: b Size and satisfaction of the social network are dichotomized by median within each country subgroup

*p < 0.05 ** p < 0.01 *** p < 0.001