Table 1.

Characteristics of the participants

Sample (N = 238) characteristics% of sample
Educational qualification 
Junior high school diploma2.1
High school diploma12.2
Bachelor’s degree31.1
Master’s degree41.2
Postgraduate’s degree8
PhD4.2
Other1.3
Marital status 
Married65.5
Live-in partner23.9
Single6.3
Separated2.5
Divorced1.7
Partner 
Yes96.6
No3.4
Company’s sector 
Agriculture0.9
Art, sport and entertainments5.3
Building and engineering0.6
Companies’ services10.6
Education8.9
Energy1.3
Financial and insurance activities4.4
Hotelier and food services5.1
Information and communication services14.7
Manufacturing4.7
Other service activities13
Real estate8.3
Scientific and technician activities5.4
Welfare, health and social services9.2
Wholesales and direct market for professional use7.6
Company’s size 
Micro-size company (less than 10 employees)28.6
Small company (11–50 employees)22.8
Medium-size company (51–250 employees)16.4
Big company (more than 250 employees)32.2
Annual income 
Less than €50,0004
€50,000–€53,0008.2
€54,000–€57,00013.5
€58,000–€61,00036.8
€62,000–€65,00028.1
More than €66,0009.4

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