Table 2.
Interest in health and perceived health status of the participants by gender.
| Measure | Total | Male | Female | Diverse |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interest in health and diseasea | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.5 |
| Perceived health statusb | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 6.3 |
n = 4,351.
a
Question: “Some people are particularly interested in the topic of health and disease, others not at all. What about you? How interested are you in the topic?” (1 = not at all interested; 5 = very interested).
b
Question: “If you rate the best conceivable state of health with a 10 and the worst conceivable state of health with a 0, how many points do you give for your current state of health?”