Fig. 2

Additional descriptive statistics of the sample. Distribution by employment status, self-perceived financial situation, self-perceived social status, and frequency of health services usage. A Employment status. In both countries, the majority of the respondents are fulltime employed (76% in Latvia, 65% in Lithuania). 13% of Lithuanian respondents marked their employment status as “other” (typically students or young adults working with their parents in a family business). B Self-perceived financial situation. The majority of the respondents described their financial status as average. In Lithuania, higher proportion of the respondents perceived their financial situation as above average than in Latvia (27% and 10%, respectively). C Self-perceived social status. The majority of the respondents perceived their social status as middle (61% in Latvia, 57% in Lithuania). The second most popular choice was the upper middle status (27% in Latvia, 22% in Lithuania). D Frequency of health services usage. The frequency of health services usage, as indicated by the survey participants, shows similar patterns in Latvia and Lithuania. In both countries, almost two third of the respondents used health services 1-4 times per year