Health of population and its determining factors

The article analyses the state of health of the Taganrog city residents on the data from a survey conducted in 2014. The study was based on respondents’ self-assessment of their health (parents answered for their children), their assessment of the availability of medical care and medicines, as well as the work of health care institutions. The article provides data on gender and age differences in health self-assessment, examines dependence of health assessment on such key factors as education, occupation, income level, work pattern, quality of nutrition and housing. A special consideration is given to incidence of disability and chronic diseases.