Table 1. Response rates and participant characteristics (N = 6275).
| Institution | ||||
| UZH1 (n = 404) | ETHZ2 (n = 3347) | UniBas3 (n = 2524) | Total (N = 6275) | |
| Response rate | 8.1% (404 of 5000) | 27.1% (3347 of 12337) | 23.4% (2524 of 10781) | 22.3% (6275 of 28118) |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 25.5% (103) | 61.4% (2055) | 41% (1034) | 50.9% (3192) |
| Female | 74.5% (301) | 38.6% (1292) | 59% (1490) | 49.1% (3083) |
| Mean age (years) | 24.85 (SD = 5.42) | 22.37 (SD = 2.65) | 23.98 (SD = 5.01) | 23.18 (SD = 4.06) |
| Number of semesters | 6.19 (SD = 4.01) | 4.86 (SD = 2.99) | 5.5 (SD = 3.47) | 5.21 (SD = 3.29) |
| Study workload | ||||
| Full-time | 84.7% (342) | 98.2% (3287) | 87.2% (2200) | 92.9% (5829) |
| Part-time | 15.3% (62) | 1.8% (60) | 12.8% (324) | 7.1% (446) |
| Employment during studies | ||||
| Yes | 71.3% (288) | 31.6% (1058) | 59% (1488) | 45.2% (2834) |
| No | 28.7% (116) | 68.4% (2289) | 41% (1036) | 54.8% (3241) |
1
University of Zurich.
2
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich.
3
University of Basel.