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Table 1 Characteristics of study population at recruitment and the general female population aged 18–49 years living in Germany in 2012

From: Skewed risk perceptions in pregnant women: the case of influenza vaccination

Characteristics

Study population, % (95 % CI)

Genereral female population, % (n = 16,573,000)a

Age-group (n = 836)

  

 18–24 years

9.0

18.4

 25–29 years

33.7

14.4

 30–34 years

41.6

14.7

 35–39 years

14.4

18.3

 40–49 years

1.3

20.3

Country of birth (n = 838)

  

 Germany

94.8

82.2

 Other country

5.3

17.8

Place of residenceb (n = 838)

  

 Eastern Federal States

27.2

18.7

 Western Federal States

72.8

81.3

Education levelc (n = 838)

  

 Low

1.3

22.0

 Middle

15.5

37.5

 High

83.2

38.2

Employment (n = 837)

  

 Not employed

16.1

25.7

 Part-time employed

11.8

32.2

 Full-time employed

72.0

42.1

Monthly household income (n = 826)

  

  ≤ 1500 €

10.4

18.4

 1501–2000 €

11.9

11.1

 2001–2500 €

14.3

59.2

 2501–3000 €

17.1

  ≥ 3001 €

46.4

Pregnancy trimester (n = 836)

  

 First

13.3

--

 Second

29.8

--

 Third

56.9

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  1. aData from the microcensus 2012 from the Federal Statistical Office of Germany [48]. Since data concerning household income and education level was not available for each women, data cannot result in 100 % ; bEastern Federal States: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Brandenburg, Berlin, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia; Western Federal States: Schleswig-Holstein, Bremen, Hamburg, Lower Saxony, Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg; cLow: nine years or less of school education, middle: at least 10 years of school education, high: university entrance diploma