title: [Influence of demographic and socioeconomic characteristics on the quality of life].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The quality of life is a multidimensional concept, which is best expressed by the subjective well-being. Evaluation of the quality of life is the basis for measuring the well-being, and the determination of factors that determine the quality of life quality is the basis for its improvement.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate and assess the determinants of the perceived quality of life of group distinguishing features which characterize demographic and socioeconomic factors.
  
  
  METHODS
  This was a cross-sectional study of a representative sample of the population in Serbia aged over 20 years (9479 examinees). The quality of life was expressed by the perception of well-being (pleasure of life). Data on the examinees (demographic and socioeconomic characteristics) were collected by using a questionnaire for adults of each household. To process, analyze and present the data, we used the methods of parametric descriptive statistics (mean value, standard deviation, coefficient of variation), variance analysis and factor analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Although men evaluated the quality of life with a slightly higher grading, there was no statistically significant difference in the evaluation of the quality of life in relation to the examinee's gender (p > 0.005). Among the examinees there was a high statistically significant difference in grading the quality of life depending on age, level of education, marital status and type of job (p < 0.001). In relation to the number of children, there was no statistically significant difference in he grading of the quality of life (p > 0.005).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The quality of life is influenced by numerous factors that characterize each person (demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of individual). Determining factors of the quality of life are numerous and diverse, and the manner and the strength of their influence are variable.
authors.forename: Gordana
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Grbić
authors.forename: Dragoljub
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Djokić
authors.forename: Sanja
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kocić
authors.forename: Dejan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mitrašinović
authors.forename: Ljiljana
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rakić
authors.forename: Rade
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Prelević
authors.forename: Žarko
authors.initials: Ž
authors.lastname: Krivokapić
authors.forename: Snežana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Miljković
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D011788:Quality of Life; D055771:Serbia; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D055815:Young Adult