Table 1 Overview of sociodemographic characteristics of the study sample (N = 1781)

Gender

Woman

75.3

1341

Men

24.7

440

Marital status

Married

27.4

489

Divorced

2.8

50

Single

37.4

667

Widow

1.3

23

Living together

18.8

335

Other

12.2

217

Educational level

Elementary school

0.6

10

Middle school

22.8

406

University of Applied Sciences and University

76.6

1365

Health condition

Healthy

78

1389

Acutely ill

2.9

52

Chronically ill

17.9

318

Mentally ill

1.2

22

Employment status

Student

45

801

Employed

37.3

664

Unemployed

17.7

316

Working situation (if employed)

I work from home

26.1

465

I work as usual

10.9

195

Technically unemployed

2.6

47

Other

4.4

79

Having children

Yes

33.7

601

No

66.2

1180

Living situation

Living alone

9

160

Living alone with children

2

35

Living together without children

23.9

425

Living together with children

18.5

330

Living with parents, family

41.7

742

In a student room alone

0.8

15

In a dorm with another student

2.3

41

Living region

Flanders (Dutch-speaking part)

94.7

1687

Wallonia (French-speaking part)

3.2

57

Brussels

2.1

37

Living area

Urban

42.5

757

Rural

57.5

1024

Living space

House, apartment with garden or balcony

92.1

1640

Studio, apartment without balcony

7.9

141

Giving informal care

Yes

9.3

166

No

90.7

1615

Receiving informal care

Yes

6.1

108

No

93.9

1673