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Table 1 Sample characteristics (Study 1; N = 5,612)

From: Social desirability and self-reported health risk behaviors in web-based research: three longitudinal studies

Socio-demographics

  

Age

 

M = 46.9 (16.0)

Sex

Female

51.2%

 

Male

48.8%

Personal net monthly income

(in Euros)

Median = 1,300

Level of education

Primary school

9.7%

 

Intermediate secondary education

26.4%

 

Higher secondary education/preparatory university education

11.0%

 

Intermediate vocational education

23.1%

 

Higher vocational education

22.3%

 

University

7.5%

Social desirability (Marlowe-Crowne)

 

M = 5.9 (1.5)

(Scale: 0-10)

Health risk behaviors

  

Current behavior

Alcohol use

72.7%

 

Sedatives

4%

 

Soft drugs

3%

 

XTC

0.5%

 

Hallucinogens

0.2%

 

Hard drugs

0.5%

 

Smoking

35.6%

Frequency

Alcohol use

M = 3.4 (2.2)

 

Sedatives

M = 13.3 (27.6)

 

Soft drugs

M = 13.4 (26.0)

 

XTC

M = 1.5 (0.9)

 

Hallucinogens

M = 1.2 (0.6)

 

Hard drugs

M = 2.9 (3.3)

 

Smoking

M = 11.6 (8.1)