Table 1.

Socio-demographic characteristics of the study participants (n = 1297).

Variable	Answer options	Frequency	Valid Percent
Gender	Female	838	64.6
	Male	459	35.4
Living place	Urban	1054	81.2
	Rural	243	18.8
Age	18–24	783	60.3
	25–34	238	18.3
	35–44	167	13
	45–54	79	6
	55 and over	30	2.3
Level of education	No formal education	17	1.3
	Basic general education	99	7.6
	Secondary general education	377	29.
	Vocational school	319	24.6
	University degree	459	35.4
	Higher degree (MSc or PhD)	26	2.
Income comparison	Much lower than most other Russian households	139	10.7
	Slightly lower than most other households	282	21.7
	About the same as most other households	683	52.6
	Slightly higher than other households	162	12.5
	Much higher than other households	31	2.4
Occupation	In paid work (full-time or part-time)	565	43.5
	Student	602	46.4
	Unemployed and looking for work	55	4.2
	Home duties	50	3.9
	Retired/age pensioner	25	1.9
Household composition	Single person household	141	11
	Living with parents	568	43.8
	Married with children	269	20.8
	Married without children	95	7.3
	Extended family	139	10.7
	Shared household, non-related	85	6.5
Job loss or salary reduction	Yes	239	18.4
	No	1058	81.6