Table 1.
Comparison of the sociodemographic characteristics of our samples with those of the general German population during the respective survey years
| Survey 1990/1993 | Total population in 1990 A | Survey 2001 | Total population in 2000 A | Survey 2011 | Total population in 2010 A | Survey 2020 | Total population in 2019 C | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||||||||
| Male | 46.2 | 48.5 | 43.8 | 48.3 | 44.9 | 48.6 | 47.2 | 49.3 |
| Female | 53.8 | 51.5 | 56.2 | 51.7 | 53.6 | 51.4 | 52.4 | 50.7 |
| Diverse | 0.4 | |||||||
| Missed | 1.5 | |||||||
| Age, years | ||||||||
| 18–25 | 11.5 | 12.3 | 11.7 | 9.8 | 8.4 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.9 |
| 26–45 | 38.7 | 38.0 | 38.4 | 37.8 | 29.7 | 31.9 | 32.2 | 30.4 |
| 46–60 | 24.1 | 24.2 | 23.9 | 23.3 | 28.5 | 26.9 | 28.5 | 27.3 |
| + 60 | 25.3 | 25.5 | 25.2 | 29.1 | 33.2 | 29.9 | 28.9 | 31.4 |
| Missed | 0.8 | 0.2 | ||||||
| Educational attainmentB | ||||||||
| Still student | 2.3 | 0.4 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.2 |
| No schooling completed | 4.4 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 1.6 | 4.4 |
| 8/9 years of schooling | 40.7 | 55.8 | 43.7 | 49.1 | 38.5 | 38.5 | 28.2 | 33.0 |
| 10 years of schooling | 34.5 | 25.8 | 32.2 | 27.5 | 39.0 | 29.3 | 41.1 | 26.3 |
| 12 years of schooling | 18.2 | 15.5 | 17.4 | 21.1 | 18.2 | 27.1 | 28.0 | 36.1 |
Percentages of sample/population
AData from the federal statistical office of Germany
BOnly persons ≥ 20 years; population data for younger persons is not available
CData from the federal statistical office of Germany [© Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis), 2021 | Stand: 05.01.2021 / 11:52:42]