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Table 1 Sampling Quotas for Age, Gender, and Education

From: What do Germans really think about health-nudges?

Variable

Category

Absolute and relative frequency N (%)

Reference values from German general population 20191 2

Age

18–24

92 (9.2%)

9.2%

25–34

153 (15.3%)

15.3%

35–49

239 (23.9%)

23.9%

50–64

265 (26.5%)

26.4%

65+

251 (25.1%)

25.1%

Gender

Male

487 (48.7%)

47.9%

Female

509 (50.9%)

50.1%

Other

2 (0.2%)

1.0%

Prefer not to answer

2 (0.2%)

1.0%

Education

ISCED 2

196 (19.6%)

19.6%

ISCED 3–4

552 (55.2%)

55.2%

ISCED 5–8

252 (25.2%)

25.2%

  1. 1: Age & Gender: EuroStat; https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/en/web/products-datasets/-/DEMO_PJAN
  2. 2: Education: EuroStat; https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/en/web/products-datasets/-/EDAT_LFS_9901