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The European Journal of Public Health 2004 14(2):209-211; doi:10.1093/eurpub/14.2.209
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Social determinants

Factors associated with self-rated health in Greece

A population-based postal survey

Natasa V. Daniilidou1, Susan Gregory1,2, John H. Kyriopoulos1 and Dimitrios J. Zavras1

1 Department of Health Economics, National School of Public Health, Athens, Greece 2 Centre for Mental Health, Athens, Greece

Background: Self-rated health (SRH), as an indicator of population health, is a concept useful both for research and planning. This study reports SRH, and factors related to it, in Greece. Methods: Population-based postal survey, using World Health Organisation (WHO) questionnaires with a sample of randomly selected geographically stratified individuals. Response rate reached 41%. Results: As expected, age, income and education were related to SRH, but accounted for only 20% of the variance. Conclusions: SRH in Greece is related to sociodemographic factors, but perhaps not as strongly as in other populations. Other explanatory variables will require further research.

Keywords: health status, health survey, self-rated health

Received 13 June 2002. Accepted 19 December 2002.

* Correspondence: Natasa V. Daniilidou, MSc, National School of Public Health, Department of Health Economics, 196, Alexandras Ave., 115 21 Athens, Greece / new address: N.V. Daniilidou, PO Box 50588, GR-540 13 Thessaloniki, Greece, tel. +30 210 6435328, fax +30 210 6449571, mobile: +30 6977 547197, e-mail: natasaskg{at}lycos.com


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