Table 1.

Summary statistics of the sample (n = 488).

Characteristic	Specification	Frequency	Percent (%)	Germany
Agea	18–29 years	110	22.5	21.6
	30–39 years	97	19.9	20.6
	40–49 years	100	20.5	19.4
	50–59 years	121	24.8	25.7
	60–65 years	60	12.3	12.7
Genderb	female	239	49.0	49.0
	male	249	51.0	51.0
Place of residencec	old states (former west)	401	82.2	80.5
	new states (former east)	87	17.8	19.5
Net household incomeb	€0–€1499	76	15.6	16.3
	€1500–€2499	110	22.5	18.6
	€2500–€4000	166	34.0	32.7
	>€4000	136	27.9	32.5
People in householdd	1	97	19.9	21.1
	2	198	40.6	33.3
	≥3	193	39.5	45.5

^aCompared to people between 18 and 65 years in 2019, Statistisches Bundesamt, 2019a.

^bCompared to people between 18 and 65 years in 2018, GESIS-Leibniz-Institut Für Sozialwissenschaften, 2019.

^cCompared to all Germans in 2019, Statistisches Bundesamt, 2019b.

^dCompared to all Germans in 2019, Statistisches Bundesamt, 2020b.