Table 2.
Characteristics of the sample (N = 3968)
| Variables | n (%)a |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| Male | 2029 (51) |
| Female | 1939 (49) |
| Age groups | |
| 31–40 years | 965 (24) |
| 41–50 years | 1658 (42) |
| 51–60 years | 1345 (34) |
| Employment | |
| Full-time (≥ 35 h/week) | 2879 (73) |
| Part-time (between 14 and 34 h/week) | 945 (24) |
| Marginally or irregular employed | 144 (4) |
| Vocational education | |
| Vocational or technical certificate/diploma from a company | 2013 (51) |
| Vocational or technical certificate/diploma from a college | 315 (8) |
| Bachelor degree from a vocational college | 599 (15) |
| Master’s or professional degree from a university of applied sciences | 346 (9) |
| Master’s or professional degree from a university | 483 (12) |
| Other | 211 (5) |
| Highest school degree | |
| Degree—grade 9 or less | 1013 (26) |
| Degree—grade 10 | 1608 (41) |
| High school degree—grade 12/13 | 1278 (32) |
| Other/without | 68 (2) |
| Born in Germany | |
| Yes | 3548 (89) |
| No | 419 (11) |
aDeviation from the total N is due to missing values