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. 2021 Jul 24;42(9):7771–7787. doi: 10.1007/s12144-021-02051-5

Table 1.

Frequencies and percentages of survey participants by gender, age class, education, settlement size, and employment field and type

Parameter Frequency Percentage (%)
Gender
Male 432 34.3
Female 827 65.7
Age
up to 30 years 278 22.1
31–40 years 354 28.1
41–50 years 372 29.5
51–60 years 150 11.9
61–70 years 79 6.3
71 years or more 27 2.1
Education
Primary school 16 1.3
Lower secondary vocational school 26 2.1
Secondary or general vocational school 255 20.5
Higher education (1st Bologna level) 229 18.4
Higher education (2nd Bologna level or 4-year university study) 468 37.7
Master of Science or PhD 249 20.0
Settlement size
Up to 500 inhabitants 160 12.9
500–1.000 inhabitants 91 7.3
1.000–5.000 inhabitants 191 15.4
5.000–10.000 inhabitants 140 11.3
10.000–20.000 inhabitants 98 7.9
20.000–50.000 inhabitants 60 4.8
50.000–100.000 inhabitants 43 3.5
More than 100.000 inhabitants 459 37.0
Employment type
Student - I rarely/do not work through student service 37 3.1
Student - I regularly work through student service 56 4.6
I mostly work on freelance contracts 8 0.7
Self-employed 120 9.9
Public sector - fixed term 120 9.9
Public sector - permanent 392 32.5
Private sector - fixed term 41 3.4
Private sector - permanent 290 24.0
Retired 83 6.9
Unemployed 52 4.3
Other 8 0.7
Employment field
Education 112 9.7
Tourism 46 4.0
Healthcare 73 6.3
Commerce 68 5.9
Service (e.g., hospitality, hairdressing, mechanics) 66 5.7
Industry 69 6.0
Media 45 3.9
Culture, science, sports 294 25.5
Bank, post offices 47 4.1
Economy 71 6.2
Agriculture, forestry, etc. 26 2.3
Police, army, etc. 28 2.4
Other 208 18.0