Table 1.
Characteristics of the population sample
| Men n = 5,044 |
Women n = 5,204 |
|
|---|---|---|
| Sociodemographics | ||
| Age [years] (IQR) | 58.9 (44.9/70.2) | 55.4 (41.6/66.8) |
| SES (IQR) | 16.0 (12.0/19.0) | 14.0 (11.0/18.0) |
| Employed [%] (n) | 59.8 (2,596) | 60.8 (2,792) |
| Protective behavior | ||
| Adherence to physical distancing | ||
| Never [%] (n) | 0.2 (9) | 0.1 (5) |
| Rarely [%] (n) | 0.9 (41) | 0.5 (26) |
| Sometimes [%] (n) | 3.4 (160) | 2.5 (122) |
| Often [%] (n) | 49.9 (2,342) | 46.1 (2,288) |
| Almost always/always [%] (n) | 45.7 (2,145) | 50.8 (2,526) |
| Adherence to wearing face masks | ||
| Never [%] (n) | 0 (0) | 0.1 (4) |
| Rarely [%] (n) | 0.2 (9) | 0.1 (6) |
| Sometimes [%] (n) | 0.5 (22) | 0.1 (5) |
| Often [%] (n) | 10.8 (507) | 5.3 (264) |
| Almost always/always [%] (n) | 88.5 (4,157) | 94.4 (4,704) |
| Washing hands [n/day] (IQR) | 7.5 (5.0/10.0) | 10.0 (6.0/12.0) |
| Disinfecting hands [n/day] (IQR) | 2.0 (1.0/4.0) | 3.0 (1.0/5.0) |
| COVID-19 vaccination [%] (n) | 3.4 (160) | 5.5 (274) |
| Participation in gatherings [%] (n) | 11.4 (537) | 10.1 (502) |
| Participation in large gatherings* [%] (n) | 3.3 (155) | 3.4 (169) |
| Avoidance of shaking hands# [%] (n) | 75.9 (3,533) | 77.0 (3,806) |
| Travel | ||
| Domestic [%] (n) | 39.6 (1,856) | 28.0 (1,386) |
| Foreign [%] (n) | 1.2 (58) | 0.6 (29) |
Presented are relative and absolute frequencies or medians with interquartile ranges
* Large gatherings refer to gatherings where at least ten people were present
# of people in direct surrounding area
SES, socioeconomic status; IQR, interquartile range