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Table 1 Sociodemographic variables in Thuringian and nationwide samples (unweighted and weighted, according to Bethlehem et al. [20])

From: Determinants of sepsis knowledge: a representative survey of the elderly population in Germany

 

Thuringian sample

Nationwide sample

Unweighted data

Weighted data

Unweighted data

Weighted data

Gender

 Male

253 (36.1)

308 (44.0)

318 (45.4)

313 (44.7)

 Female

447 (63.9)

392 (56.0)

383 (54.6)

388 (55.3)

Age (years)

 60–69

310 (44.3)

326 (46.5)

318 (45.4)

308 (44.0)

 70–79

273 (39.0)

266 (38.0)

268 (38.2)

278 (39.7)

 80+

117 (16.7)

109 (15.5)

115 (16.4)

114 (16.3)

Education level

 Low

77 (11)

120 (17.2)

372 (53)

590 (85)

 Intermediate

258 (36.9)

467 (66.7)

146 (20.8)

46 (6.6)

 High

345 (49.3)

95 (13.5)

167 (23.8)

50 (7.2)

 No data

20 (2.9)

18 (2.6)

16 (2.2)

14 (2)

Health insurance

 Statutory

654 (93.4)

670 (95.7)

519 (74)

569 (81.1)

 Private

38 (5.4)

25 (3.6)

177 (25.2)

126 (18.0)

 No data

8 (1.1)

5 (0.7)

5 (0.7)

6 (0.8)

Influenza vaccination

352 (50.3)

365 (52.1)

341 (48.6)

332 (47.4)

Pneumococci vaccination

190 (27.1)

168 (24.0)

139 (19.8)

141 (20.1)

  1. Data presented as N (%). We coded education as low, medium and high, following the International Standard Classification of Education ISCED-97 classification. Vaccination status indicates the self-reported status for influenza in the 2016 season and pneumococcal vaccination during the previous 10 years