Table 1.
Sample characteristics in 2021 (N = 6,038)
| Age in years (N = 6030) | M | SD |
| Average age | 55.2 | 15.7 |
| Age groups (N = 6030) | N | % |
| 18–29 | 353 | 5.9 |
| 30–49 | 1832 | 30.4 |
| 50–69 | 2595 | 43.0 |
| 70–101 | 1250 | 20.7 |
| Gender1 (N = 6031) | ||
| Male | 2364 | 39.2 |
| Female | 3667 | 60.8 |
| Education (CASMIN classification) (N = 5913) | ||
| Primary | 1922 | 32.5 |
| Secondary | 3624 | 61.3 |
| Tertiary | 367 | 6.2 |
| Equivalized income in Euro2 (N = 5432) | M | SD |
| Average income per month | 2257.0 | 2321.1 |
| Household size (min. 1; max. 10) | 2.51 | 1.36 |
| Region of residence (N = 6031) | N | % |
| West Germany | 4850 | 80.4 |
| East Germany | 1181 | 19.6 |
| Previous depression diagnosis3 (N = 5867) | ||
| No | 5273 | 89.9 |
| Yes | 594 | 10.1 |
1Diverse gender was not a selection category; 2Median = 2,000.0 Euro; 3 in 2017 and 2019 participants were asked about a medical diagnosis of depression during the last 2 years; sociodemographic information (age, gender, education, region of residence) was available from the 2019 survey