Table 2.
Respondents’ demographic characteristics were assessed through initial questions on demographic data.
| Patient demographics | Count (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Language | German | 387 (97) |
| English | 12 (3) | |
| Gender | Male | 365 (91.5) |
| Female | 34 (8.5) | |
| Divers | 1 (1) | |
| Age-group | 18–25 | 14 (4) |
| 26–35 | 58 (15) | |
| 36–45 | 32 (8) | |
| 46–55 | 51 (13) | |
| 56–65 | 108 (27) | |
| 66–75 | 94 (24) | |
| 76–85 | 35 (9) | |
| >86 | 7 (2) | |
| Relationship status | Married/civil union | 234 (59) |
| Single | 63 (16) | |
| Partnership | 53 (13) | |
| Divorced | 30 (8) | |
| Widowed | 19 (5) | |
| Children | Yes | 275 (69) |
| No | 330 (82.7) | |
| Educational qualification | Middle School diploma | 45 (11.3) |
| Secondary school | 63 (15.8) | |
| General university entrance qualification | 62 (15.5) | |
| Completed vocational training/University of Applied Sciences degree | 102 (25.6) | |
| University degree/Doctorate/Habilitation | 125 (31.3) | |
| No diploma | 2 (0.5) | |
| Place of residence | Germany | 396 (99.3) |
| Abroad | 3 (0.8) | |
| Bavaria | 379 (95) | |
| Other states | 17 (4.3) |
Age, gender, relationship status, number of children were assessed by predefined answers. Educational attainment and place of residence were asked as open questions and given results analyzed and categorized.