Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of persons of 25 years of age and above insured in 2017 without any preconditions (BASE subpopulation)
| Male | Female | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25–34 years | 210,541 | 21.0% | 184,730 | 17.5% |
| 35–44 years | 169,466 | 16.9% | 153,846 | 14.6% |
| 45–54 years | 210,458 | 21.0% | 197,943 | 18.7% |
| 55–64 years | 178,316 | 17.8% | 176,663 | 16.7% |
| 65–74 years | 112,623 | 11.2% | 126,146 | 11.9% |
| 75–84 years | 95,961 | 9.6% | 145,101 | 13.7% |
| 85+ years | 26,696 | 2.7% | 71,905 | 6.8% |
| Total | 1,004,061 | 100.0% | 1,056,334 | 100.0% |
| Qualificationa | ||||
| without vocational training | 73,708 | 12.3% | 54,278 | 12.1% |
| with vocational training | 332,122 | 55.3% | 265,326 | 59.3% |
| master craftsman | 23,390 | 3.9% | 8280 | 1.9% |
| bachelor | 7143 | 1.2% | 7177 | 1.6% |
| diploma or master degree | 19,090 | 3.2% | 21,549 | 4.8% |
| PhD | 1300 | 0.2% | 1047 | 0.2% |
| unknown | 143,795 | 23.9% | 89,488 | 20.0% |
| Total | 600,548 | 100.0% | 447,145 | 100.0% |
| Income | ||||
| low (≤40% of the AIGb) | 108,434 | 10.8% | 287,003 | 27.2% |
| middle (> 40% to ≤80% of the AIGb | 283,915 | 28.3% | 289,089 | 27.4% |
| high (> 80% of the AIGb) | 293,605 | 29.2% | 107,344 | 10.2% |
| unknown | 318,107 | 31.7% | 372,898 | 35.3% |
| Total | 1,004,061 | 100.0% | 1,056,334 | 100.0% |
| Myocardial infarction | 4056 | 2317 | ||
| Stroke | 4705 | 4777 | ||
a - Only persons with at least one employment episode are included for the depiction of the occupational qualification
b– AIG: average income in Germany as published by the Federal Statistical Office