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. 2017 Jun 12;12(6):e0178938. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0178938

Table 2. Socio-economic data for the participants.

Absolute Relative
Sex
 Female 1106 55.2%
 Male 898 44.8%
Age
 18–35 y 286 14.3%
 36–64 y 1165 58.2%
 65–74 y 336 16.8%
 75 y or older 215 10.7%
 No data 2
Household net equivalent income
 Less than € 1000 185 13.6%
 € 1000–1499 231 17.0%
 € 1500–1999 400 29.4%
 € 2000–2999 332 24.4%
 € 3000–3999 111 8.2%
 € 4000 or more 100 7.4%
 Don’t know / no data 645
Highest educational qualification
 No qualifications 4 0.2%
 Elementary school / lower secondary school leaving certificate 266 13.5%
 Intermediate school leaving certificate 391 19.9%
 Vocational college diploma 208 10.6%
 University entry qualification 1072 54.6%
 Other educational certificate 24 1.2%
 No details / still at school 39
Prior medical experience (multiple answers possible)
 Full-time in medical field 216 10.8%
 Voluntary work in medical field 87 4.3%
 Full-time in emergency services 44 2.2%
 Voluntary work in emergency services 96 4.8%
 Not in medical field 1589 79.3%
 Don’t know / no details 7
Experience with lay resuscitation
 Has carried out a resuscitation 119 5.9%
 Has not yet carried out a resuscitation 1411 94.1%