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Table 1 Characteristics of the study sample, Germany, 2014

From: Why are older adults and individuals with underlying chronic diseases in Germany not vaccinated against flu? A population-based study

 

Study population % (95 % CI)a

Sex (n = 1,519)

 Male

47.6 (44.2–51.0)

 Female

52.5 (49.0–55.8)

Age (n = 1,519)

 18–39 years

31.5 (28.3–35.0)

 40–59 years

33.1 (29.9–36.4)

 60–69 years

16.3 (14.2–18.5)

 70–79 years

14.3 (12.3–16.6)

 ≥80 years

4.8 (3.7–6.2)

Geographic region (n = 1,512)b

 Eastern Federal States

19.1 (16.7–21.7)

 Western Federal States

80.9 (78.3–83.3)

Underlying chronic disease (n = 1,501)

41.1 (37.8–44.5)

<60 years and underlying chronic disease (n = 694)

30.0 (25.9–34.4)

≥60 years and underlying chronic disease (n = 807)

61.2 (56.4–65.8)

Migration background (n = 1,497)

16.2 (13.8–19.0)

Education level (n = 1,495)c

 Low

39.7 (36.2–43.3)

 Middle

28.9 (26.0–32.1)

 High

31.4 (28.6–34.3)

  1. a Weighted data (totals are not weighted)
  2. b Eastern Federal States: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Brandenburg, Berlin, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia; Western Federal States: Schleswig-Holstein, Bremen, Hamburg, Lower Saxony, Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg
  3. c Low: 9 years or less of school education; Middle: at least 10 years of school education; High: university entrance diploma