Table 5.

Study participants – an overview of the main characteristics

Study participants – online survey (n = 891)Study participants – interviews (n = 15)ThuringiaGermany
Age (only adults)Median: 51–60 yearsMedian: 51–60 yearsMedian: 51–60 years (TLS, 2022a)Mean: 52 years (UN, 2024)
Gender (female)46%40%51% (TLS, 2022a)51% (Destatis, 2023)
Net household income in Eurobelow 1,000: 6%
1,000–1,999: 32%
2,000–2,999: 31%
3,000–3,999: 18%
4,000–4,999: 9%
5,000 and above: 4%
2 interviewees (n)
3
8
2
0
0
10%
31%
26%
16%
9%
9% (TLS, 2022b)
8%
23%
23%
16%
12%
18% (SÄBL, 2023a, 2023b)
Education levelPrimary: 2%
Secondary: 38%
Tertiary: 56%
Still at school, no education or no answer: 4%
0 interviewees (n)
4
11
0
25%
42%
28%
Still at school, no education: 5%
(TLS, 2022c, TLS, 2023)
30%
30%
32%
Still at school, no education: 8%
(Destatis, 2020)

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