Table 4.
Distribution of selected respondents characteristics according to the crude sample, the weighted samples and the reference population
| Crude sample | ‘EHIS weight’a (design-weights + adjustment for sex, age and region) | ‘GEDA weight’b (Design weights + adjustment for sex, age, region and education) | Reference population: sex, age, federal state according to population projectionc, population structure of 31 December 2014; education according to Microcensus 2013d |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | Age group 15+ | Age group 18+ | Age group 15+ | Age group 18+ | Age group 15+ | Age group 18+ |
| Sex, % (n) | ||||||
| Women | 54.7% (13568) | 54.7% (13144) | 51.0% | 51.1% | 51.0% | 51.1% |
| Men | 45.3% (11256) | 45.3% (10872) | 49.0% | 48.9% | 49.0% | 48.9% |
| Age, in years | ||||||
| Mean (95%CI) | 49.00 (48.77–49.23) | 50.11 (49.88–50.34) | 48.94 (48.69–49.18) | 50.12 (49.86–50.38) | n.a. | n.a. |
| Range | 15–103 | 18–103 | 15–103 | 18–103 | n.a. | n.a. |
| Age groups, % (n) | ||||||
| 15–17 years | 3.3% (808) | n.a. | 3.5% | n.a. | 3.5% | n.a. |
| 18–29 years | 15.7% (3888) | 16.2% (3888) | 16.3% | 16.9% | 16.3% | 16.9% |
| 30–44 years | 21.5% (5325) | 22.2% (5325) | 21.6% | 22.2% | 21.5% | 22.3% |
| 45–64 years | 36.2% (8977) | 37.4% (8977) | 35.1% | 36.4% | 35.2% | 36.5% |
| ≥ 65 years | 23.5% (5826) | 24.3% (5826) | 23.6% | 24.5% | 23.5% | 24.3% |
| Education, % (n) | ||||||
| Missing | 0.2% (60) | 0.2% (53) | 0.2% | 0.3% | n.a. | n.a. |
| ISCED 1–2 | 18.0% (4458) | 15.5% (3723) | 19.1% | 19.4% | n.a. | 19.6% |
| ISCED 3–4 | 49.6% (12306) | 51.0% (12241) | 48.6% | 58.0% | n.a. | 58.3% |
| ISCED 5–8 | 32.2% (8000) | 33.3% (7999) | 32.1% | 22.2% | n.a. | 22.1% |
| Federal state, % (n) | ||||||
| Schleswig-Holstein | 4.1% (1010) | 4.1% (977) | 3.5% | 3.5% | 3.5% | 3.5% |
| Hamburg | 4.2% (1045) | 4.2% (1017) | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.2% |
| Niedersachsen | 8.3% (2060) | 8.2% (1981) | 9.6% | 9.6% | 9.6% | 9.6% |
| Bremen | 3.6% (894) | 3.6% (876) | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% |
| Nordrhein-Westfalen | 16.6% (4109) | 16.6% (3981) | 21.7% | 21.6% | 21.7% | 21.6% |
| Hessen | 6.0% (1498) | 6.0% (1452) | 7.5% | 7.5% | 7.5% | 7.5% |
| Rheinland-Pfalz | 3.9% (958) | 3.9% (926) | 5.0% | 4.9% | 5.0% | 4.9% |
| Baden-Württemberg | 10.5% (2599) | 10.5% (2515) | 13.1% | 13.1% | 13.1% | 13.1% |
| Bayern | 13.2% (3280) | 13.2% (3169) | 15.6% | 15.6% | 15.6% | 15.6% |
| Saarland | 3.7% (918) | 3.7% (891) | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% |
| Berlin | 3.8% (941) | 3.8% (908) | 4.3% | 4.3% | 4.3% | 4.3% |
| Brandenburg | 4.5% (1110) | 4.5% (1070) | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.1% |
| Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 4.2% (1046) | 4.2% (1009) | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% |
| Sachsen | 5.0% (1251) | 5.0% (1210) | 5.0% | 5.1% | 5.0% | 5.1% |
| Sachsen-Anhalt | 3.9% (968) | 3.9% (934) | 2.8% | 2.8% | 2.8% | 2.8% |
| Thüringen | 4.6% (1137) | 4.6% (1100) | 2.7% | 2.7% | 2.7% | 2.7% |
EHIS European Health Interview Survey, GEDA German Health Update, n.a not applicable
a‘EHIS weight’ is constructed for analyses at the European level targeting the population aged 15+ years
b‘GEDA weight’ is constructed for analyses at the national level targeting the population aged 18+ years
cFederal Statistical Office (DESTATIS). Population projection [available from GENESIS online data base: https://www-genesis.destatis.de/genesis/online; accessed: 11 May 2017]. Wiesbaden: DESTATIS; 2015
dFederal Statistical Office (DESTATIS). German Microcensus 2013 [available from Research Data Centres of the Federal Statistical Office and the statistical offices of the Länder: http://www.forschungsdatenzentrum.de/en/; accessed: 4 November 2016]. Wiesbaden: DESTATIS; 2013