Social and economic factors of individual health in modern Russia: a multilevel analysis
In the present article an attempt of studying individual and societal factors in-ﬂuencing health of the regional population is undertaken, according to the frames of our research. Based on the NOBUS data (national survey of the well-being and participation in social programs), oﬃcial statistics and CEMI RAS, we have implemented the analysis using the multilevel methodology, allowing to evaluate the independent impact on the perceived health, formed either on individual or regional level. Resume: there is a pronounced pattern in evaluation of self state of health reﬂ ected in all the individual characteristics. Essential variations in self-evaluation of health between regions are basically determined by the composition of the population of the region. At the same time the application of multilevel analysis for the assessment of impact of individual and contextual factors on health permits to ratify that the subjec-tive health status does not account fully for the eﬀects of individual characteristics. Peculiarities of the social milieu are of a considerable importance in establishing the self- state of health.