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Table 1 Demographic distribution of participants in Germany

From: Solidarity and reciprocity during the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal qualitative interview study from Germany

Category

T1

T2

T3

Age

18–30

9 (19.6%)

7 (16.3%)

8 (20.0%)

31–45

19 (41.3%)

18 (41.9%)

16 (40.0%)

46–60

5 (10.9%)

5 (11.6%)

4 (10.0%)

61–70

8 (17.4%)

8 (18.6%)

8 (20.0%)

70+

5 (10.9%)

5 (11.6%)

4 (10.0%)

Gender

Female

24 (52.2%)

23 (53.5%)

21 (52.3%)

Male

22 (47.8%)

20 (46.5%)

19 (47.5%)

Other

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

Household

Single

13 (28.3%)

13 (30.2%)

13 (32.5%))

Couple

16 (34.8%)

15 (34.9%)

14 (35.0%)

Living with child/children under 12

8 (17.4%)

7 (16.3%)

3 (7.5%)

Living with child/children 12+

4 (8.7%)

4 (9.3%)

6 (15.0%)

other

5 (10.9%)

4 (9.3%)

4 (10.0%)

Geographic Location

Big town (e.g. capital, + 500k)

22 (47.8%)

22 (51.2%)

22 (55.0%)

Medium/small town

12 (26.1%)

11 (25.6%)

8 (20.0%)

Rural (e.g. village)

12 (26.1%)

10 (23.2%)

10 (25.0%)

Employment status

Employed (long-term)

21 (45.7%)

21 (48.8%)

20 (50.0%)

Self-employed

4 (8.7%)

4 (9.3%)

4 (10.0%)

Employed (short-term/precarious)

3 (6.5%)

3 (7.0%)

2 (5.0%)

Unemployed

4 (8.7%)

3 (7.0%)

2 (5.0%)

Retired

10 (21.7%)

10 (23.2%)

10 (25.0%)

other

4 (8.7%)

2 (4.7%)

2 (5.0%)

Education level

Less than 10 years

2 (4.3%)

2 (4.6%)

2 (5.0%)

10–14 years (e.g. high school diploma)

16 (34.8%)

14 (32.6%)

12 (30.0%)

Higher education

28 (60.9%)

27 (62.8%)

26 (65.0%)

Household net income

Up to 1,400€/month

5 (10.9%)

2 (4.6%)

4 (10.0%)

1,401-3,000€/month

14 (30.4%)

15 (34.9%)

10 (25.0%)

More than 3,000€/month

27 (58.7%)

26 (60.5%)

26 (65.0%)

Total

46 (100%)

43 (100%)

40 (100%)