Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of the study participants.
| Sociodemographic Characteristics | n = 180 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | ||
| Gender | |||
| Male | 79 | 43.9 | |
| Female | 101 | 56.1 | |
| Age (Years) | |||
| Mean (Standard Deviation) | 63.7 (16.1) | ||
| Median | 66.0 | ||
| Range | 21–95 | ||
| Chronic Disease | |||
| Yes | 104 | 57.8 | |
| No | 56 | 31.1 | |
| Do not know | 12 | 6.7 | |
| Missing | 8 | 4.4 | |
| Education level | |||
| No school leaving certificate | 1 | 0.6 | |
| Secondary school certificate | 118 | 65.6 | |
| Intermediate maturity | 44 | 24.4 | |
| Advanced technical college certificate | 6 | 3.3 | |
| Abitur (a-level) | 6 | 3.3 | |
| Missing | 5 | 2.8 | |
| Average years of schooling | 9.5 | ||
| Years of schooling, median | 9.0 | ||
| Employment status | |||
| Currently employed | 64 | 35.6 | |
| Currently not employed | 100 | 55.6 | |
| Missing | 16 | 8.9 | |