Table 3.
Overview of the study sample in comparison with Internet users in Germany.a
| Demographics | Study sample (N=2027) | Internet users in Germany (N=106,677) | ||
| Age (years) |
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Mean (SD) | 41.57 (15.87) | — | |
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Range, n (%) |
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≤20 | 255 (12.58%) | (13.6%) |
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21-30 | 334 (16.47%) | (17.1%) |
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31-40 | 355 (17.51%) | (16.3%) |
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41-50 | 484 (23.87%) | (20.6%) |
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51-60 | 328 (16.18%) | (16.8%) |
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≥61 | 270 (13.32%) | (15.5%) |
| Gender (female), n (%) | 978 (48.24%) | (47.5%) | ||
| Household size, n (%) |
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1 person | 456 (22.50%) | (16.8%) | |
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2 persons | 725 (35.76) | (33.7%) | |
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3 persons and more | 845 (41.69%) | (49.5%) | |
| Education, n (%) |
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Still at school | 67 (3.31%) | (4.7%) | |
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Without school qualification or secondary general school | 237 (11.69%) | (35.2%) | |
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Intermediate secondary school or equivalent qualification | 694 (34.24%) | (30.6%) | |
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High school graduation/technical university entrance qualification | 1028 (50.72%) | (34.2%) | |
a As measured by the Arbeitsgemeinschaft Online Forschung (AGOF) Internet Facts 2014-07 survey of the German population who used the Internet in the last past 3 months [49].