Variables | Total sample (N = 100) | Males (N = 39) | Females (N = 61) | P |
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Age in years (Mean (SD)) | 46.61 (17.07) | 46.18 (14.65) | 46.89 (18.56) | 0.99a |
Nationality: German (%) | 98 (98%) | 39 (100%) | 59 (96.7%) | 0.52b |
Educational level | – | – | – | 0.051b |
- Pupils (%) | 1 (1%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (1.6%) | – |
- Special school leaving certificate (%) | 1 (1%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (1.6%) | – |
- Secondary modern school leaving certificate (%) | 14 (14%) | 1 (2.6%) | 13 (21.3%) | – |
- Junior high school leaving certificate (%) | 38 (38%) | 16 (41.0%) | 22 (36.1%) | – |
- University-entrance diploma (%) | 17 (17%) | 9 (23.1%) | 8 (13.1%) | – |
- Technical college / university degree (%) | 29 (29%) | 13 (33.3%) | 16 (26.2%) | – |
Partner situation | – | – | – | 0.59b |
- No short-term partner (%) | 12 (12%) | 7 (17.9%) | 5 (8.2%) | – |
- No long-term or enduring partner (%) | 29 (29%) | 12 (30.8%) | 17 (27.9%) | – |
- Varying partners (%) | 3 (3%) | 1 (2.6%) | 2 (3.3%) | – |
- Permanent partner (spouse) (%) | 26 (26%) | 8 (20.5%) | 18 (29.5%) | – |
- Permanent partner (no spouse) (%) | 30 (30%) | 11 (28.2%) | 19 (31.1%) | – |
Profession | – | – | – | 0.35b |
- Pupil, student, vocational training (%) | 9 (9%) | 4 (10.3%) | 5 (8.2%) | – |
- Employed (full-time) (%) | 36 (36%) | 17 (43.6%) | 19 (31.1%) | – |
- Employed (part-time) (%) | 8 (8%) | 1 (2.6%) | 7 (11.5%) | – |
- Unemployed (%) | 19 (19%) | 8 (20.5%) | 11 (18.0%) | – |
- Vocational disability benefit (%) | 7 (7%) | 3 (7.7%) | 4 (6.6%) | – |
- Early retirement pension, retirement pension (%) | 14 (14%) | 6 (15.4%) | 8 (13.1%) | – |
- Widow’s pension (%) | 5 (5%) | 0 (0%) | 5 (8.2%) | – |
- Without employment, not otherwise specified (%) | 2 (2%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (3.3%) | – |