Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of the 2009 and 2011 samples compared to the 2001 population census
| 2009 | 2011 | 2001 | |||
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| n | % | n | % | % | |
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 1080 | 49.3 | 1090 | 48.3 | 46.8 |
| Female | 1112 | 50.7 | 1166 | 51.7 | 54.2 |
| Age groups | |||||
| <24 | 210 | 9.6 | 223 | 9.9 | 9.2 |
| 25–34 | 411 | 18.7 | 426 | 18.9 | 19.8 |
| 35–44 | 325 | 14.8 | 367 | 16.3 | 16.2 |
| 45–54 | 452 | 20.6 | 425 | 18.8 | 19.4 |
| 55–64 | 384 | 17.5 | 368 | 16.3 | 16.0 |
| >65 | 409 | 18.6 | 447 | 19.8 | 18.4 |
| Marital status | |||||
| Single | 486 | 22.2 | 455 | 20.2 | 21.0 |
| Married | 1487 | 67.8 | 1585 | 70.3 | 70.0 |
| Widowed | 123 | 5.9 | 138 | 6.1 | 7.1 |
| Divorced | 96 | 4.3 | 78 | 3.5 | 3.0 |
| Education (years) | |||||
| <11 | 1077 | 49.1 | 1351 | 59.9 | 61.0 |
| 12 | 813 | 37.1 | 654 | 29.0 | 28.0 |
| >13 | 302 | 13.8 | 251 | 11.1 | 11.0 |
| Place of residence | |||||
| Athens greater area | 808 | 36.9 | 847 | 37.5 | 39.3 |
| Thessalonica and central Macedonia | 275 | 12.5 | 388 | 17.2 | 15.0 |
| Rest of country | 1109 | 50.6 | 1021 | 45.3 | 45.7 |
| Occupation | |||||
| Employed | 1184 | 84.4 | 1214 | 85.5 | 94.0 |
| Unemployed | 218 | 15.6 | 206 | 14.5 | 6.0 |