Table 1 Characteristics of participants in the ‘German Health Update Survey’ (GEDA10) and the GEDA10 follow-up survey
GEDA10 September 2009 – July 2010 | Follow-up survey April – July 2011 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
n* | %* | n* | %* | |
Total | 22,050 | 100 | 2,493 | 100 |
Sex | ||||
female | 11,347 | 51.5 | 1,287 | 51.6 |
male | 10,703 | 48.5 | 1,206 | 48.4 |
Age group | ||||
18-39 years | 7,145 | 32.4 | 761 | 30.5 |
40-59 years | 8,142 | 36.9 | 937 | 37.6 |
≥60 years | 6,763 | 30.7 | 795 | 31.9 |
Place of residence | ||||
Western Federal States | 17,433 | 79.1 | 1,968 | 79.0 |
Eastern Federal States | 4,617 | 20.9 | 525 | 21.0 |
Underlying chronic disease | ||||
yes | 7,260 | 32.9 | 972 | 39.0 |
no | 14,790 | 67.1 | 1,521 | 61.0 |
Health care worker | ||||
yes | 1,117 | 5.1 | 225 | 9.0 |
no | 20,933 | 94.9 | 2,268 | 91.0 |