Table 1 Socio-cultural characteristics of the sample
Parameters | Statistics | Total sample (N = 2935) | German students (N = 1289) | Hungarian students (N = 1057) | Norwegian students (N = 144) | Test on differences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | Mean ± SD | 22.5 ± 3.3 | 22.9 ± 3.6 | 21.6 ± 3.6 | 23.9 ± 2.7 | Multiple two sample t-test (Bonferroni adjusted): p ≤ 0.001 |
Gender: female | N (%) | 1797 (61.2) | 784 (61.0) | 674 (63.9) | 94 (63.9) | Pearson's chi2 test: p ≥ 0.05 |
Academic year: | N (%) | Pearson's chi2-test: p ≤ 0.001 | ||||
First | 1260 (42.9) | 626 (48.3) | 437 (41.3) | 31 (20.9) | ||
Third | 891 (30.4) | 371 (28.6) | 306 (28.9) | 65 (43.9) | ||
Fifth | 667 (22.7) | 264 (20.4) | 270 (25.5) | 42 (28.4) | ||
Living situation: alone | N (%) | 896 (30.5) | 462 (35.8) | 135 (12.8) | 78 (53.1) | Pearson's chi2-test: p ≤ 0.001 |
Financial situation: | N (%) | Pearson's chi2-test: p ≤ 0.01 | ||||
No/hardly any problems | 2070 (70.5) | 937 (73.6) | 716 (69.2) | 122 (84.1) | ||
Sometimes problems | 580 (19.8) | 716 (19.5) | 225 (21.8) | 16 (11.0) | ||
Often/daily problems | 219 (7.5) | 88 (6.9) | 93 (9.0) | 7 (4.8) | ||
Religiousness: | N (%) | Pearson's chi2-test: p ≤ 0.001 | ||||
Not at all/not very religious | 1543 (52.6) | 760 (59.7) | 442 (43.9) | 114 (77.6) | ||
Moderate religious | 967 (32.9) | 399 (31.3) | 415 (41.3) | 26 (17.7) | ||
Very religious | 328 (11.2) | 114 (9.0) | 149 (14.8) | 7 (4.8) |