Table 1 Background characteristics of the sample
From: Inequalities in self-rated health among 45+ year-olds in Almaty, Kazakhstan: a cross-sectional study
Characteristic | N | % |
|---|---|---|
Age, years | ||
45–54 | 416 | 34.7 |
55–64 | 347 | 29.1 |
65–74 | 270 | 22.7 |
75+ | 158 | 13.3 |
Unknown | 8 | 0.7 |
Gender | ||
Male | 505 | 42.1 |
Female | 694 | 57.9 |
Ethnic background | ||
Kazakh | 400 | 33.4 |
Russian | 644 | 53.7 |
Other/Unknown | 155 | 12.9 |
Education | ||
Secondary or less | 347 | 28.9 |
Vocational | 283 | 23.6 |
Higher | 569 | 47.5 |
Occupation | ||
Blue-collar | 261 | 21.8 |
White-collar | 194 | 16.2 |
Unemployed | 143 | 11.9 |
Pensioner | 567 | 47.3 |
Other/unknown | 34 | 2.8 |
Marital status | ||
Married | 832 | 69.4 |
Unmarried | 354 | 29.5 |
Unknown | 13 | 1.1 |
Self-reported material deprivation | ||
Category 1 | 162 | 13.5 |
Category 2 | 218 | 18.2 |
Category 3 | 285 | 23.8 |
Category 4 | 296 | 24.7 |
Unknown | 238 | 19.8 |
Self-rated health | ||
Poor | 141 | 11.8 |
Satisfactory | 644 | 53.7 |
Good | 372 | 31.0 |
Excellent | 38 | 3.2 |
Unknown | 4 | 0.4 |
Total | 1199 | 100.0 |