Table 1 Respondent demographics (n = 1,057)
Sample | Dutch population | |
|---|---|---|
Sex | ||
Male | 49.4% | 49.5% |
Female | 50.6% | 50.5% |
Age | ||
< 20 | 1.2% | 3.1% |
20 to 40 | 36.4% | 31.3% |
40 to 65 | 43.6% | 45.1% |
65 to 80 | 16.1% | 15.3% |
> 80 | 2.7% | 5.2% |
Family situation | ||
Single, no children | 31.8% | 36.8% |
Single, with children | 5.8% | 6.8% |
Living together or married; no children | 26.1% | 29.2% |
Living together or married; with children | 34.8% | 27.3% |
Other | 1.5% | 0.6% |
Education | ||
Low | 40.8% | 31.7% |
Intermediate | 36.0% | 40.5% |
High | 23.2% | 27.9% |
Ethnicity | ||
Dutch | 84.9% | 79.1% |
Other | 15.1% | 20.9% |
Daily occupation | ||
School | 9.3% | |
Entrepreneur | 2.7% | |
Paid commercial job | 31.0% | |
Paid non-profit job | 19.0% | |
Houseman/-wife | 9.4% | |
Incapacitated | 6.4% | |
Unemployed | 4.4% | |
Retired | 16.4% | |
Other | 1.5% | |
Income | ||
Minimum | 9.4% | |
Below average | 22.1% | |
Average | 18.8% | |
1-2 times average | 19.6% | |
> 2 times average | 7.9% | |
Do not know | 5.7% | |
Do not want to disclose | 16.4% |