Table 1.
Socio-demographic data of the participating teachers.
| Variable | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Gender (n = 5894) | |
| Female | 4513 (76.57) |
| Male | 1358 (23.04) |
| Non-binary/other | 23 (0.39) |
| School types (n = 5876) | |
| Elementary schools | 1510 (25.70) |
| Secondary schools (Hauptschulen) * | 212 (3.61) |
| Secondary schools (Realschulen) * | 708 (12.05) |
| High schools (Gymnasien) * | 1729 (29.42) |
| Comprehensive schools (Gesamtschulen) * | 943 (16.05) |
| Schools for children with special needs | 344 (5.85) |
| Waldorf schools | 223 (3.80) |
| Montessori schools | 23 (0.39) |
| Boarding schools | 7 (0.12) |
| Private schools | 151 (2.57) |
| Language schools | 26 (0.44) |
| Grade levels (n = 5525) | |
| Grades 1–6 | 1658 (30.01) |
| Grades 7–13 | 2191 (39.66) |
| All grades | 1676 (30.33) |
| School subject (n = 5532) | |
| German language | 2735 (49.44) |
| Mathematics | 2316 (41.87) |
| Science | 1490 (26.93) |
| Science (at elementary schools) | 1556 (28.13) |
| Foreign languages | 1708 (30.87) |
| Sports | 1034 (18.69) |
| Music | 874 (15.80) |
| Others | 3235 (58.48) |
| Age (n = 5904) | Median: 43 years |
| IQR: 36–51 years | |
| Have children (n = 5583) | 3596 (64.41) |
| Number of children (n = 2930) | 1 child: 1052 (29.37) |
| 2 children: 1731 (48.32) | |
| 3 children and more: 799 (22.31) | |
| Single parents (n = 3497) | 462 (13.21) |
| COVID-19 from recovered (n = 5779) | 266 (4.60) |
| COVID-19 vaccine received (n = 5878) | 949 (16.14) |
| One or more pre-existing conditions (n = 6753) | 1929 (29.35) |
| Asthma and other respiratory diseases | 606 (8.97) |
| Hypertension | 584 (8.65) |
| Obesity | 160 (2.37) |
| Type 1 or 2 diabetes | 104 (1.54) |
| Hashimoto | 96 (1.42) |
| Cancer | 71 (1.05) |
* In Germany, Hauptschulen, Realschulen, Gesamtschulen, and Gymnasien refer to secondary school forms of intermediate education, that is, level 2 according to UNESCO’s ISCED classification. Students enter these schools after receiving a teacher’s recommendation or, alternatively, after passing an entrance examination.