Table 1.
Characteristics of participants
| Characteristics | Total* (N = 636) |
|---|---|
| Sex, n (%) | |
| Female | 357 (56.2) |
| Male | 244 (38.4) |
| Diverse | 2 (0.3) |
| Age, mean (range) | |
| 52 (21-85) | |
| Marital status, n (%) | |
| Single | 145 (22.8) |
| Married | 378 (59.4) |
| Divorced | 55 (8.6) |
| Widowed | 21 (3.3) |
| Region, n (%) | |
| Baden-Wuerttemberg | 124 (19.5) |
| Berlin | 172 (27.0) |
| North Rhine-Westphalia | 99 (15.6) |
| Saxony-Anhalt | 117 (18.4) |
| Schleswig-Holstein | 124 (19.5) |
| Nationality, n (%) | |
| German | 588 (92.5) |
| Other | 12 (1.9) |
| Migratory backgrounda n (%) | |
| 120 (18.9) | |
| School education, n (%) | |
| > 10 years | 413 (64.9) |
| 10 years | 154 (24.2) |
| < 10 years | 29 (4.6) |
| Other | 8 (1.3) |
| Employment status, n (%) | |
| Employed (full-time) | 267 (42.0) |
| Employed (part-time) | 93 (14.6) |
| Retired | 141 (22.2) |
| Unemployedb | 54 (8.5) |
| Otherc | 47 (7.4) |
| Average net income per household per month, n (%) | |
| < 1250 € | 34 (5.3) |
| 1250 to less than 1750 € | 43 (6.8) |
| 1750 to less than 2250 € | 58 (9.1) |
| 2250 to less than 3000 € | 115 (18.1) |
| 3000 to less than 4000 € | 118 (18.6) |
| 4000 to less than 5000 € | 80 (12.6) |
| ≥ 5000 € | 97 (15.3) |
| No information | 91 (14.3) |
| Household size, n (%) | |
| Living alone | 113 (17.8) |
| 2 persons | 323 (50.8) |
| 3 persons | 78 (12.3) |
| 4 persons | 70 (11.0) |
| > 4 persons | 15 (2.4) |
aForeign nationality and/or at least one parent not born in Germany; bincludes students; cincludes marginal employment and parental leave; *no information (n) 31-45