title: Factors associated with self-rated health in Greece: a population-based postal survey.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Economics, National School of Public Health, Athens, Greece. natasaskg@lycos.com
authors.forename: Natasa V
authors.initials: NV
authors.lastname: Daniilidou
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gregory
authors.forename: John H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Kyriopoulos
authors.forename: Dimitrios J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Zavras
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D005260:Female; D006115:Greece / Q000453:epidemiology; D006304:Health Status; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010147:Pain Measurement; D011177:Postal Service; D012647:Self-Assessment; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires