Table 2.
Participants’ responses to the question, “How did you find out about this survey?” during the baseline questionnaire.
| Characteristics | Work | Word of mouth | Other organizations | Outreach activities | News | Social mediaa | Public notice | Random sampling | Other | Don’t know | |
| Participants (N=10,691), n (%) | 2300 (21.51)b | 1219 (11.40) | 1358 (12.70) | 2219 (20.76b) | 800 (7.48) | 1859 (17.39b) | 186 (1.74) | 360 (3.38) | 368 (3.44) | 22 (0.21) | |
| Gender, n (%) | |||||||||||
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Male (N=4922) | 901 (18.31) | 576 (11.70) | 681 (13.84) | 976 (19.83b) | 416 (8.45) | 942 (19.14b) | 113 (2.30) | 158 (3.21) | 151 (3.07) | 8 (0.16) |
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Female (N=5769) | 1399 (24.25b) | 643 (11.15) | 677 (11.73) | 1243 (21.55) | 384 (6.66) | 917 (15.90) | 73 (1.27) | 202 (3.50) | 217 (3.76) | 14 (0.24) |
| City, n (%) | |||||||||||
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Antwerp (N=1445) | 376 (26.02b) | 195 (13.49) | 289 (20.00) | 132 (9.13) | 98 (6.78) | 311 (21.52) | 13 (0.90) | N/Ac | 28 (1.94) | 3 (0.21) |
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Barcelona (N=1727) | 199 (11.52) | 369 (21.37) | 113 (6.54) | 665 (38.51b) | 41 (2.37) | 220 (12.74) | 19 (1.10) | N/Ac | 95 (5.50) | 6 (0.35) |
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London (N=1446) | 317 (21.92b) | 146 (10.10) | 282 (19.50) | 198 (13.69) | 110 (7.61) | 243 (16.80) | 22 (1.52) | N/Ac | 125 (8.64) | 3 (0.21) |
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Örebro (N=1401) | 343 (24.48) | 15 (1.07) | 36 (2.57) | 550 (39.26b) | 51 (3.64) | 33 (2.36) | 9 (0.64) | 360 (25.70) | 0 (0) | 4 (0.29) |
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Rome (N=1844) | 337 (18.28) | 244 (13.23) | 141 (7.65) | 158 (8.57) | 253 (13.72) | 533 (28.90b) | 90 (4.88) | N/Ac | 88 (4.77) | 0 (0) |
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Vienna (N=1472) | 233 (15.83) | 155 (10.53) | 315 (21.40) | 329 (22.35b) | 109 (7.40) | 275 (18.68) | 27 (1.83) | N/Ac | 25 (1.70) | 4 (0.27) |
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Zurich (N=1356) | 495 (36.50b) | 95 (7.01) | 182 (13.42) | 187 (13.79) | 138 (10.18) | 244 (17.99) | 6 (0.44) | N/Ac | 7 (0.52) | 2 (0.15) |
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20-29 (N=2339) | 378 (16.16) | 334 (14.28) | 239 (10.22) | 618 (26.42b) | 138 (5.90) | 393 (16.80) | 75 (3.21) | 58 (2.48) | 100 (4.28) | 6 (0.26) |
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30-39 (N=2339) | 721 (23.84b) | 415 (13.72) | 358 (11.84) | 528 (17.46) | 197 (6.51) | 590 (19.51) | 37 (1.22) | 80 (2.65) | 96 (3.17) | 2 (0.07) |
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40-49 (N=2339) | 560 (24.39b) | 231 (10.06) | 298 (12.98) | 400 (17.42) | 199 (8.67) | 435 (18.95) | 28 (1.22) | 63 (2.74) | 79 (3.44) | 3 (0.13) |
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50-59 (N=2339) | 474 (24.73b) | 151 (7.88) | 302 (15.75) | 383 (19.98) | 145 (7.56) | 295 (15.39) | 28 (1.46) | 63 (3.29) | 69 (3.60) | 7 (0.37) |
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>60 (N=2339) | 153 (15.09) | 75 (7.40) | 146 (14.40) | 266 (26.23b) | 109 (10.75) | 132 (13.02) | 13 (1.28) | 96 (9.47) | 20 (1.97) | 4 (0.39) |
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University education (N=2339) | 1405 (22.70)b | 784 (12.67) | 781 (12.62) | 1193 (19.28) | 449 (7.25) | 1086 (17.55) | 89 (1.44) | 187 (3.02) | 208 (3.36) | 7 (0.11) |
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Secondary education (N=2339) | 454 (20.48)b | 212 (9.56) | 288 (12.99) | 465 (20.97)b | 180 (8.12) | 392 (17.68) | 53 (2.39) | 106 (4.78) | 64 (2.89) | 3 (0.14) |
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Primary education (N=2339) | 17 (16.50) | 6 (5.83) | 12 (11.65) | 29 (28.16)b | 14 (13.59) | 13 (12.62) | 0 (0) | 9 (8.74) | 3 (2.91) | 0 (0) |
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No degree (N=2339) | 7 (28.00)b | 3 (12.00) | 2 (8.00) | 6 (24.00) | 0 (0) | 5 (20.00) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (8.00) | 0 (0) |
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Full-time (N=2339) | 1633 (27.25b) | 644 (10.75) | 738 (12.31) | 1042 (17.39) | 443 (7.39) | 1023 (17.07) | 61 (1.02) | 191 (3.19) | 211 (3.52) | 7 (0.12) |
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Part-time (N=2339) | 408 (24.55b) | 170 (10.23) | 252 (15.16) | 307 (18.47) | 124 (7.46) | 301 (18.11) | 17 (1.02) | 38 (2.29) | 43 (2.59) | 2 (0.12) |
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Student (N=2339) | 123 (9.04) | 201 (14.77) | 145 (10.65) | 413 (30.35b) | 83 (6.10) | 248 (18.22) | 67 (4.92) | 32 (2.35) | 48 (3.53) | 1 (0.07) |
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Home duties, retired, or unemployed (N=2339) | 17 (1.94) | 110 (12.56) | 137 (15.64) | 266 (30.37b) | 84 (9.59) | 137 (15.64) | 18 (2.05) | 79 (9.02) | 26 (2.97) | 2 (0.23) |
aSocial media refers to Facebook and Twitter.
bThese values refer to the highest share of participants reached through different recruitment activities.
cN/A: Not applicable.