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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of 1 906 responding girls aged 9 to 17 years and their mothers

From: Factors influencing uptake of HPV vaccination among girls in Germany

Age of girls (years)

n

%

9

170

8.9

10

180

9.4

11

183

9.6

12

198

10.4

13

175

9.2

14

228

12.0

15

218

11.4

16

279

14.6

17

275

14.5

Nationality of girls

 German

1665

87.4

 Other

5

0.3

 Missing

236

12.4

Region of residence

 Eastern Germany

288

15.1

 Western Germany

1618

84.9

Highest school education of mother

 Basic education

461

24.2

 Medium education

975

51.2

 High education

407

21.4

 Missing

63

3.3

Net monthly household income

  < 1500€

402

21.1

 1500€ to 2999€

1024

53.7

  ≥ 3000€

455

23.9

 Missing

25

1.3

SES of mother

 Low SES

210

11.0

 Medium SES

1397

73.3

 High SES

154

8.1

 Missing

145

7.6

Total

1906

100