Table 4 Distribution of selected respondents characteristics according to the crude sample, the weighted samples and the reference population
From: Implementation of the European health interview survey (EHIS) into the German health update (GEDA)
|  | Crude sample | ‘EHIS weight’a (design-weights + adjustment for sex, age and region) | ‘GEDA weight’b (Design weights + adjustment for sex, age, region and education) | Reference population: sex, age, federal state according to population projectionc, population structure of 31 December 2014; education according to Microcensus 2013d | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristics | Age group 15+ | Age group 18+ | Age group 15+ | Age group 18+ | Age group 15+ | Age group 18+ |
Sex, % (n) | ||||||
 Women | 54.7% (13568) | 54.7% (13144) | 51.0% | 51.1% | 51.0% | 51.1% |
 Men | 45.3% (11256) | 45.3% (10872) | 49.0% | 48.9% | 49.0% | 48.9% |
Age, in years | ||||||
 Mean (95%CI) | 49.00 (48.77–49.23) | 50.11 (49.88–50.34) | 48.94 (48.69–49.18) | 50.12 (49.86–50.38) | n.a. | n.a. |
 Range | 15–103 | 18–103 | 15–103 | 18–103 | n.a. | n.a. |
Age groups, % (n) | ||||||
 15–17 years | 3.3% (808) | n.a. | 3.5% | n.a. | 3.5% | n.a. |
 18–29 years | 15.7% (3888) | 16.2% (3888) | 16.3% | 16.9% | 16.3% | 16.9% |
 30–44 years | 21.5% (5325) | 22.2% (5325) | 21.6% | 22.2% | 21.5% | 22.3% |
 45–64 years | 36.2% (8977) | 37.4% (8977) | 35.1% | 36.4% | 35.2% | 36.5% |
  ≥ 65 years | 23.5% (5826) | 24.3% (5826) | 23.6% | 24.5% | 23.5% | 24.3% |
Education, % (n) | ||||||
 Missing | 0.2% (60) | 0.2% (53) | 0.2% | 0.3% | n.a. | n.a. |
 ISCED 1–2 | 18.0% (4458) | 15.5% (3723) | 19.1% | 19.4% | n.a. | 19.6% |
 ISCED 3–4 | 49.6% (12306) | 51.0% (12241) | 48.6% | 58.0% | n.a. | 58.3% |
 ISCED 5–8 | 32.2% (8000) | 33.3% (7999) | 32.1% | 22.2% | n.a. | 22.1% |
Federal state, % (n) | ||||||
 Schleswig-Holstein | 4.1% (1010) | 4.1% (977) | 3.5% | 3.5% | 3.5% | 3.5% |
 Hamburg | 4.2% (1045) | 4.2% (1017) | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.2% |
 Niedersachsen | 8.3% (2060) | 8.2% (1981) | 9.6% | 9.6% | 9.6% | 9.6% |
 Bremen | 3.6% (894) | 3.6% (876) | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% |
 Nordrhein-Westfalen | 16.6% (4109) | 16.6% (3981) | 21.7% | 21.6% | 21.7% | 21.6% |
 Hessen | 6.0% (1498) | 6.0% (1452) | 7.5% | 7.5% | 7.5% | 7.5% |
 Rheinland-Pfalz | 3.9% (958) | 3.9% (926) | 5.0% | 4.9% | 5.0% | 4.9% |
 Baden-Württemberg | 10.5% (2599) | 10.5% (2515) | 13.1% | 13.1% | 13.1% | 13.1% |
 Bayern | 13.2% (3280) | 13.2% (3169) | 15.6% | 15.6% | 15.6% | 15.6% |
 Saarland | 3.7% (918) | 3.7% (891) | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% |
 Berlin | 3.8% (941) | 3.8% (908) | 4.3% | 4.3% | 4.3% | 4.3% |
 Brandenburg | 4.5% (1110) | 4.5% (1070) | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.1% |
 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 4.2% (1046) | 4.2% (1009) | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% |
 Sachsen | 5.0% (1251) | 5.0% (1210) | 5.0% | 5.1% | 5.0% | 5.1% |
 Sachsen-Anhalt | 3.9% (968) | 3.9% (934) | 2.8% | 2.8% | 2.8% | 2.8% |
 Thüringen | 4.6% (1137) | 4.6% (1100) | 2.7% | 2.7% | 2.7% | 2.7% |