Table 2.

Sample characteristics

	Netherlands (N = 219)			Germany (N = 98)			Czech Republic (N = 79)			Total sample (N = 396)
	%	Mean	SD	%	Mean	SD	%	Mean	SD	%/ Mean
Gender
Male	68			57			52			62
Female	32			43			48			38
Age		34.6	11.2		33.0	9.4		28.8	6.8	33.0
≤ 24 years	16			12			32			20
25–34 years	39			64			53			52
35–44 years	25			13			13			17
≥ 45 years	20			10			2			11
Education level
Low education (i.e. secondary vocational education, pre-university education and intermediate vocational education)	14			8			0			9
High education (i.e. higher vocational education, university bachelor, master, PhD)	86			92			100			91
Hours working at coworking space		21.3	14.3		23.9	15.5		19.1	10.8	22.4
Position in organization
Supporting staff	3			3			1			2
Regular employee	22			52			24			32
Manager	8			12			1			8
Board/owner	42			10			20			26
Does not apply	25			23			53			32
User type
Self-employed worker, freelancer or entrepreneur	54			31			35			44
Employee of company (2–10 employees)	18			18			17			17
Employee of company (11 or more employees)	18			33			10			20
Student	12			18			38			19
Sector
Consultancy (legal advice, organizational advice etc.)	25			14			6			19
Design (art, graphic, web, product, games etc.)	12			8			9			10
IT (software engineer, web developer etc.)	21			11			19			18
Education (coaching, training, teaching, etc.)	9			10			4			8
Research (scientist, analyst, researcher, etc.)	5			9			3			6
Project management, PR, marketing, sales, advertising, communication	8			12			15			9
Other sector	20			36			44			30