Table 1.

Individual characteristics as a percentage of the sample (n = 1013).

Parameter	Scale	Count	Percentages	Swiss Federal Statistics (%)
Gender	Female	538	53.1	52.6
	Male	475	46.9	47.4
Age	50–59	385	38.0	38.2
	60–69	292	28.8	28.3
	70–79	203	20.0	20.3
	≥80	133	13.1	13.2
Language Region	French	257	25.4	25.6
	German	756	74.6	74.4
Education	Obligatory school	192	19.0	21.5
	Secondary school	569	56.6	53.2
	Tertiary education	245	24.4	25.4