Table 1.
Overview of study sample in comparison with German Internet population (2012).
| Variable and category | Study sample data N=958 |
German Internet users (rounded to 1000 people) N=57,045,000 |
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| Gender, n (%) |
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Men | 517 (54.0) | 29,553,000 (51.8) |
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Women | 441 (46.0) | 27,492,000 (48.2) |
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 43.73 (13.0) |
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Age limits (years) | 18-70 | >10 |
| Age dichotomized, n (%) |
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<44 years | 471 (49.2) | 32,896,000 (57.7) |
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45-70 years | 487 (50.8) | 24,147,000 (42.3) |
| Age categories (years), n (%) |
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<24 | 81 (8.5) | 12,552,000 (22.0) |
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25-44 | 390 (40.7) | 20,344,000 (35.6) |
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45-64 | 431 (45.0) | 18,799,000 (33.0) |
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>65 | 56 (5.8) | 5,348,000 (9.4) |
| Education, n (%) | 951 (100.0) | 52,589,000 (100.0) | |
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Without school qualification | 4 (0.4) | Low education: 9,487,000 (18.0) |
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Secondary general school | 13 (1.4) |
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Polytechnic secondary school | 120 (12.5) | Medium education: 29,467,000 (56.0) |
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Intermediate secondary school | 269 (28.1) |
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Matura examination or higher | 545 (57.0) | High education: 13,635,000 (26.0) |
| Household, n (%) | 956 (100) |
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1 | 207 (21.6) |
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2 | 363 (37.9) |
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3-4 | 355 (37.1) |
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>4 | 31 (3.2) |
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| Marital status, n (%) | 948 (100.0) |
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Single | 200 (20.9) |
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Close-partnered | 215 (22.4) |
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Married | 460 (48.0) |
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Divorced | 64 (6.7) |
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Widowed | 9 (0.9) |
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