Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the mode groups in the sample (GEDA 2.0 pilot study, Germany, August – November 2012)

Gender

women

448

60.0

202

48.8

230

56.0

<0.01

men

298

40.0

212

51.2

181

44.0

Age

18-29 years

96

12.9

101

24.4

53

12.9

<0.001

30-44 years

141

18.9

121

29.2

83

20.2

45-64 years

231

31.0

134

32.4

129

31.4

65+ years

278

37.3

58

14.0

146

35.5

Education

low

187

25.3

48

11.6

65

15.8

<0.001

medium

380

51.4

213

51.5

196

47.7

high

173

23.4

153

37.0

150

36.5

Household net income

quintile 1 (low)

174

24.6

58

14.8

63

16.8

<0.001

quintile 2

170

24.1

71

18.1

66

17.6

quintile 3

155

21.9

66

16.8

81

21.6

quintile 4

117

16.6

93

23.7

89

23.7

quintile 5 (high)

91

12.9

104

26.5

76

20.3

Labour market status

working

353

50.0

313

75.6

222

54.1

<0.001

non-working

353

50.0

101

24.4

188

45.9

Marital status

single

157

21.4

136

32.9

95

23.1

<0.001

separated/divorced/widowed

131

17.9

36

8.7

76

18.5

married and cohabiting

445

60.7

242

58.5

240

58.4

Type of household

one-person household

159

21.8

65

15.8

75

18.3

<0.05

multi-person household

571

78.2

346

84.2

335

81.7