Table 1.
Characteristics of the respondents.
| Variables | Total | Variables | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender, N (%) | Country, N (%) | ||
| Female | 3404 (59.2) | Austria | 425 (7.4) |
| Male | 2253 (39.2) | Belgium | 26 (0.5) |
| Other | 19 (0.3) | Denmark | 1338 (23.3) |
| Prefer not to say | 72 (1.3) | Finland | 176 (3.1) |
| Age (years), N (%) | Germany | 1328 (23.1) | |
| 18–20 | 5 (0.1) | Iceland | 17 (0.3) |
| 21–30 | 744 (12.9) | Italy | 877 (15.3) |
| 31–40 | 1561 (27.2) | Netherlands | 259 (4.5) |
| 41–50 | 1708 (29.7) | Norway | 12 (0.2) |
| 51–60 | 1357 (23.6) | Spain | 286 (5.0) |
| >60 | 349 (6.1) | Sweden | 834 (14.5) |
| Prefer not to say | 24 (0.4) | Switzerland | 24 (0.4) |
| Highest level of education, N (%) | United Kingdom | 108 (1.9) | |
| No schooling completed | 1 (0.0) | Other European countries | 36 (0.6) |
| Primary education | 22 (0.4) | No. of children younger than 15 at home, N (%) | |
| Secondary education | 142 (2.5) | 0 | 3720 (64.7) |
| Vocational training | 392 (6.8) | 1 | 931 (16.2) |
| Associate degree | 623 (10.8) | 2 | 898 (15.6) |
| Bachelor’s degree | 820 (14.3) | 3 | 160 (2.8) |
| Master’s degree | 2585 (45.0) | missing | 39 (0.7) |
| Doctorate degree | 916 (15.9) | No. of people including yourself at home, N (%) | |
| Other not listed degree | 215 (2.7) | 1 | 1578 (27.5) |
| Kind of work, multiple answers possible, N (%) | 2 | 1861 (32.4) | |
| Administrative work | 2207 (38.4) | 3 | 1017 (17.7) |
| Research | 1187 (20.7) | 4 | 938 (16.3) |
| Develop systems, plans | 1048 (18.2) | 5 or more | 290 (5.0) |
| Manager | 1324 (23.0) | Missing | 64 (1.1) |
| Communication | 671 (11.7) | Work from home since COVID-19, N (%) | |
| Teaching/supervision | 1028 (17.9) | Only work from home | 4835 (84.1) |
| Marketing and sales | 326 (5.7) | Sometimes from home | 913 (15.9) |
| System monitoring | 376 (6.5) | ||
| Manufacturing | 245 (4.3) | ||
| Creative production | 242 (4.2) | ||