47%
of Russians reported the existence of electronic scheduling at the health clinics they visit. This is 7% more than in 2013.
Most people using this system (60%) noted its convenience.
Metropolitan areas saw an almost universal occurrence of electronic scheduling systems; in Moscow and St. Petersburg, 90% of people spoke about them. Fewer than one-third of rural respondents reported on such a system at their health clinics.
These data are presented in an article by Sergey Shishkin, Director of the HSE Centre for Health Policy, and sociologists Natalia Kochkina and Marina Krasilnikova of the Levada Centre entitled ‘The Availability and Quality of Health Care in the Assessments of the Public’.
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17.6%
of retirement age men in Russia are involved in any kind of exercise or sports. Among women, 16.8% lead an active lifestyle.
37%
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