Table 1. Demographic characteristics of the study population. |
| Demographic characteristic |
N (%) |
| Number of observations |
884 |
| Sex |
| Female |
672 (76.02) |
| Male |
212 (23.98) |
| Age in years, mean (SD; 95% CI) |
22.36
(±1.99; 22.23-22.49) |
| Born in Germany |
| Yes |
866 (97.96) |
| No |
16 (1.81) |
| Missing |
2 (0.23) |
| Community size |
| Large metropolis (≥500,000 inhabitants) |
57 (6.45) |
Small metropolis
(100,000 to <500,000 inhabitants) |
141 (15.95) |
| City (20,000 to <100,000 inhabitants) |
273 (30.88) |
| Small city (5,000 to 20,000 inhabitants) |
181 (20.48) |
| Rural community (less than 5,000 inhabitants) |
231 (26.13) |
| Missing |
1 (0.11) |
| High school degree |
| Yes |
879 (99.43) |
| No |
5 (0.57) |
| Vocational degree |
| No vocational degree |
493 (55.77) |
| College/ university |
244 (27.60) |
| Technical college |
12 (1.36) |
| Vocational training |
135 (15.27) |
| Financial coping |
| Very well |
296 (33.48) |
| Well |
360 (40.72) |
| With minor difficulties |
155 (17.53) |
| With difficulties |
48 (5.43) |
| With major difficulties |
30 (2.26) |
| I do not know |
5 (0.57) |
| Access to the questionnaire via |
| Social media |
23 (2.60) |
| College/university (e.g. mailing lists) |
765 (86.54) |
| School |
17 (1.92) |
| Acquaintances/friends |
74 (8.37) |
| Another way |
5 (0.57) |
|
N number of observations, SD standard deviation, CI confidence interval |
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