Table 1.

Sample characteristics

Characteristic	Category	n	%
Gender	Male	245	27.1
	Female	659	72.9
Age group	18–29	237	26.2
	30–44	266	29.4
	45–59	281	31.1
	60+	120	13.3
Education	Low	34	3.8
	Medium	306	33.8
	High	564	62.4
Marital status	Single	331	36.6
	Married/living with a partner	485	53.6
	Divorced/separated	72	8.0
	Widowed	16	1.8
Occupational status	Employed/self-employed	610	67.5
	Unemployed	21	2.3
	Retired/pensioner	77	8.5
	Student	188	20.8
	Homemaker	8	0.9
Place of residence	City	608	67.2
	Small town	139	15.4
	Small village	157	17.4
Household size	1	80	8.8
	2	226	25.0
	3–4	497	55.0
	5+	101	11.2
Religious beliefs	Yes	567	62.7
	No	337	37.3
Believer’s religion	Roman Catholic	483	86.9
	Christian Orthodox	21	3.8
	Protestant/Evangelical	16	2.9
	Other	36	6.4
Chronic disease	Yes	319	35.3
	No	585	64.7
Living with a family member at risk	Yes	184	20.4
	No	720	79.6
Supporting a family member at risk	Yes	231	25.6
	No	673	74.4