Table 1. Characteristics of the participants.

		Number	(%)
Gender	Male	132	36.3
	Female	232	63.7
Age	18–25	54	14.8
	26–34	138	37.9
	35–43	109	29.9
	44–52	38	10.4
	53–60	19	5.2
	60+	6	1.6
Type of multiple sclerosis	Relapsing	120	33.0
	Primary progressive	24	6.6
	Secondary progressive	23	6.3
	Don't know	197	54.1
Duration of diagnosis	<2 y	84	23.1
	>2 y	280	76.9
Health state in general	Bad	16	4.4
	Acceptable	84	23.1
	Good	80	22.0
	Very good	116	31.9
	Excellent	68	18.7
Health state in comparison with previous year	Much worse than the previous year	15	4.1
	Somewhat worse than the previous year	68	18.7
	Almost the same	115	31.6
	Somewhat better	89	24.5
	Much better than the previous year	77	21.2
Educational level	Secondary or less	127	34.9
	University	218	59.9
	Master & PHD	19	5.2
Employment status	Free business	15	4.1
	Unemployed	200	54.9
	Employee full-time	132	36.3
	Employee part-time	17	4.7
Social status	Single	129	35.4
	Married	212	58.2
	Widow	3	.8
	Divorced	15	4.1
	Separated	5	1.4