Table 1 Characteristics of participants
From: Public information needs and preferences on COVID-19: a cross-sectional study
Characteristics | Total* (N = 636) |
|---|---|
Sex, n (%) | |
Female | 357 (56.2) |
Male | 244 (38.4) |
Diverse | 2 (0.3) |
Age, mean (range) | |
52 (21-85) | |
Marital status, n (%) | |
Single | 145 (22.8) |
Married | 378 (59.4) |
Divorced | 55 (8.6) |
Widowed | 21 (3.3) |
Region, n (%) | |
Baden-Wuerttemberg | 124 (19.5) |
Berlin | 172 (27.0) |
North Rhine-Westphalia | 99 (15.6) |
Saxony-Anhalt | 117 (18.4) |
Schleswig-Holstein | 124 (19.5) |
Nationality, n (%) | |
German | 588 (92.5) |
Other | 12 (1.9) |
Migratory backgrounda n (%) | |
120 (18.9) | |
School education, n (%) | |
> 10 years | 413 (64.9) |
10 years | 154 (24.2) |
< 10 years | 29 (4.6) |
Other | 8 (1.3) |
Employment status, n (%) | |
Employed (full-time) | 267 (42.0) |
Employed (part-time) | 93 (14.6) |
Retired | 141 (22.2) |
Unemployedb | 54 (8.5) |
Otherc | 47 (7.4) |
Average net income per household per month, n (%) | |
< 1250 € | 34 (5.3) |
1250 to less than 1750 € | 43 (6.8) |
1750 to less than 2250 € | 58 (9.1) |
2250 to less than 3000 € | 115 (18.1) |
3000 to less than 4000 € | 118 (18.6) |
4000 to less than 5000 € | 80 (12.6) |
≥ 5000 € | 97 (15.3) |
No information | 91 (14.3) |
Household size, n (%) | |
Living alone | 113 (17.8) |
2 persons | 323 (50.8) |
3 persons | 78 (12.3) |
4 persons | 70 (11.0) |
> 4 persons | 15 (2.4) |