Table 2.
Health status and some determinants of health (N = 1000)
| Variable | Category | N (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Self-perceived healtha | Very good | 114 (11.4%) |
| Good | 461 (46.1%) | |
| Fair | 327 (32.7%) | |
| Bad | 87 (8.7%) | |
| Very bad | 11 (1.1%) | |
| Chronic morbidity | Yes | 525 (52.5%) |
| No | 380 (38.0%) | |
| I do not know | 86 (8.6%) | |
| I do not want to answer | 9 (9%) | |
| Body mass index (BMI) kg/m2 | Underweight (< 18.5) | 36 (3.6%) |
| Normal (≥ 18.5 and < 25) | 309 (30.9%) | |
| Overweight (≥ 25 and < 30) | 345 (34.5%) | |
| Obese (≥ 30) | 310 (31.0%) | |
| Healthy lifestyle | Healthier than most others | 210 (21.0%) |
| Comparable to others | 614 (61.4%) | |
| Less healthy than most others | 176 (17.6%) | |
| Smoking status | Current smoker | 299 (29.9%) |
| Quitted smoking within a year | 25 (2.5%) | |
| Quitted smoking more than a year ago | 252 (25.2%) | |
| Never smoked | 424 (42.4%) | |
| Alcohol consumption | Every day or nearly every day | 67 (6.7%) |
| 1–6 days per week | 205 (20.5%) | |
| 1–3 times per month | 217 (21.7%) | |
| Less than once per month | 248 (24.8%) | |
| Not in the past 12 months | 76 (7.6%) | |
| Never or only a few times in life | 187 (18.7%) | |
| Sports (min. 10 min’ sport at least one day per week) | Yes | 515 (51.5%) |
| No | 485 (48.5%) |