Table 1.
Results of the annual cross-sectional surveys of period prevalence rates of self-reported headaches in Germany from 1995–2005 and 2009
| Year of survey | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2009 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
General population in million inhabitants (≥ 14 years) |
|
62.73 |
62.97 |
63.12 |
63.24 |
63.51 |
63.78 |
63.83 |
64.1 |
64.25 |
64.43 |
64.72 |
64.87 |
|
Total |
n = |
10898 |
12239 |
12389 |
12067 |
12447 |
12503 |
12538 |
12351 |
12487 |
12064 |
12150 |
12120 |
|
HP |
60.9% |
60.6% |
59.5% |
60.9% |
60.2% |
59.3% |
59.7% |
60.8% |
60.0% |
62.5% |
58.9% |
62.3% |
|
| CI 95% |
59.6 - 62.2 |
59.4 – 61.8 |
58.3 - 60.7 |
59.7 - 62.1 |
59.0 - 61.4 |
58.1 - 60.5 |
58.5 - 60.9 |
59.6 - 62.0 |
58.8 - 61.2 |
61.3 - 63.7 |
57.7 – 60.1 |
61.1 - 63.5 |
|
|
Women |
n = |
5915 |
6817 |
6908 |
6737 |
7047 |
6999 |
7037 |
6433 |
6691 |
6453 |
6386 |
6676 |
|
HP |
70.2% |
68.0% |
67.8% |
67.9% |
68.0% |
67.3% |
68.5% |
69.9% |
68.1% |
70.7% |
68.0% |
68.9% |
|
| CI 95% |
68.5 - 71.9 |
66.5 - 69.5 |
66.3 - 69.3 |
66.4 - 69.4 |
66.5 - 69.5 |
65.7 - 68.9 |
67.0 - 70.0 |
68.3 - 71.5 |
66.5 - 69.7 |
69.1 - 72.3 |
66.4 - 69.6 |
67.3 - 70.5 |
|
| Men | n = |
4984 |
5423 |
5482 |
5330 |
5401 |
5505 |
5501 |
5917 |
5796 |
5609 |
5765 |
5444 |
|
HP |
49.8% |
51.3% |
49.1% |
51.9% |
50.1% |
49.1% |
48.4% |
50.9% |
50.5% |
53.2% |
48.7% |
54.3% |
|
| CI 95% | 47.8 - 51.8 | 49.4 - 53.2 | 47.2 - 51.0 | 50.0 - 53.8 | 48.2 - 52.0 | 47.2 - 51.0 | 46.5 - 50.3 | 49.1 - 52.7 | 48.7 - 52.3 | 51.4 - 55.0 | 46.9 - 50.5 | 52.4 - 56.2 |
General population of Germany (older than 14 years and German-speaking), gross sample, and response rates of the IPSOS surveys; the table also shows the one-year prevalence rates of self-reported headaches at 95% confidence intervals (CI95%) for the general total sample as well as for the following sub-samples: men/women. (HP: headache prevalence in %; CI: confidence interval).