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 |