Table 5.
Information on the quota sample: German population and sample (n = 750)
| German population (%) | Sample (%, n) | |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||
| Male | 51.0 | 51.0 (n = 382) |
| Female | 49.0 | 49.0 (n = 368) |
| Age | ||
| 18–24 years | 10.0 | 11.2 (n = 84) |
| 25–34 years | 14.5 | 16.0 (n = 120) |
| 35–49 years | 29.8 | 33.1 (n = 248) |
| 50–64 years | 22.3 | 25.2 (n = 189) |
| 65+ | 23.4 | 14.5 (n = 109) |
| Education | ||
| No education | 3.4 | 0.7 (n = 5) |
| Secondary education | 42.8 | 45.7 (n = 343) |
| Vocational or higher education | 28.9 | 27.3 (n = 205) |
| Advanced technical college/university | 24.9 | 26.3 (n = 197) |
| Region | ||
| Baden-Württemberg | 13.0 | 12.4 (n = 93) |
| Bayern | 15.0 | 15.1 (n = 113) |
| Berlin | 4.0 | 3.9 (n = 29) |
| Brandenburg | 3.0 | 3.1 (n = 23) |
| Bremen | 1.0 | 0.8 (n = 6) |
| Hamburg | 2.0 | 2.5 (n = 19) |
| Hessen | 7.0 | 7.5 (n = 56) |
| Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 2.0 | 1.7 (n = 13) |
| Niedersachsen | 10.0 | 10.1 (n = 76) |
| Nordrhein-Westfalen | 22.0 | 22.7 (n = 170) |
| Rheinland-Pfalz | 5.0 | 4.8 (n = 36) |
| Saarland | 1.0 | 1.1 (n = 8) |
| Sachsen | 5.0 | 5.2 (n = 39) |
| Sachsen-Anhalt | 3.0 | 2.7 (n = 20) |
| Schleswig-Holstein | 3.0 | 3.5 (n = 26) |
| Thüringen | 3.0 | 2.9 (n = 22) |