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. 2018 Dec 7;25(3):107–117. doi: 10.1027/2512-8442/a000016

Table 1. Demographic characteristics of the sample.

Variable n1 Percentage
Notes. Percentages rounded; M = Mean; SD = Standard Deviation (listed in parentheses); weighted according to 2015 microcensus; 1due to weighting of results, total n sometimes falls below or exceeds N = 1,128 or n = 666; 2previous filter; percentage of employed individuals in total sample (n = 666).
Gender
 Female 583 51.7
Age (M/SD) 1,128 51.23 (18.11)
 18–29 years 178 15.8
 30–39 years 155 13.8
 40–49 years 191 16.9
 50–59 years 207 18.4
 60–69 years 165 14.6
 70–79 years 192 17.0
 80+ years 39 3.5
Education 1,128
 No formal degree 18 1.6
 ≤ 9 years (Hauptschule) or ≤ 10 years (Realschule) without degree 363 32.2
 ≤ 10 years (Realschule) 350 31.0
 ≤ 12 years (Subject-linked) university entrance qualification 200 17.7
 University of applied sciences or university degree 196 17.4
Employment 1,128
 Yes 666 59.0
 No 462 41.0
Professional position 1,128
 Managerial responsibility 144 12.8
 Non-managerial employee 488 43.3
 Civil servant 75 6.6
 Skilled worker 161 14.3
 Self-employed 50 4.4
 No previous employment 53 4.7
 Other 156 13.8
Shift work2 666
 Yes 119 17.9
 No 547 82.1
Weekly working time (hours)2 666
 < 20 36 5.4
 ≥ 20 to  < 30 62 9.3
 ≥ 30 to 40 336 50.5
 41 to  < 50 170 25.5
 ≥ 50 63 9.5
West and East Germany 1,128
 West Germany 892 79.1
 East Germany 236 20.9
Size of town (residents) 1,128
 < 2.000 91 8.1
 ≥ 2.000 to < 20.000 388 34.4
 ≥ 20.000 to < 100.000 311 27.6
 ≥ 100.000 338 30.0