Table 1 Demographic Characteristics of Samples

Average Age of Parents

38.1 years

Average Age of Children

14.2 years

Gender of Parents

Female: 77.1%

Male: 16.0%

Other: 1.0%

No response: 5.9%

Gender of Children

Female: 51.7%

Male: 48.3%

Number of Children

One child: 24.9%

Two children: 45.0%

Three children: 17.5%

Four children: 6.1%

Five children: 1.5%

No response: 5.1%

Child with Chronic Condition or Disability

8.4%

Urban/Rural Location

Above 100,000: 32.7%

20,000–100,000: 37.3%

10,000–20,000: 21.7%

Under 10,000: 8.3%

German State

Brandenburg (East Germany): 54%

Hessen (West Germany): 46%

N (Parents)

3980

N (Children)

2773