Table 1. Demographic characteristics of the sample (N = 897).

Characteristic	Sample	Population of Germany ≥18 yearsb
	No. (%a)	%a
Sex
Female	498 (55)	53
Male	399 (45)	47
Age (years)
18–29	137 (15)	17
30–39	106 (12)	14
40–49	167 (19)	18
50–59	158 (18)	17
60–69	145 (16)	14
70–79	125 (13)	13
>80	59 (7)	7
Education
Some high school	331 (37)	37
High school graduate	369 (41)	41
College/university	197 (22)	22

^aPercentages have been rounded and may not total 100.

^bStatistisches Bundesamt Deutschland, Wiesbaden. GENESIS-Online-Datenbank, Tabelle 12411–0006, accessed: Dec 16, 2014. https://www-genesis.destatis.de