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Table 2 Demographic characteristics of survey participants

From: Official definitions for undesirable medical events

Parameter

n

%

Gender

Female

534

52

Male

487

48

Age

14–30 years

234

23

31–50 years

404

40

>50 years

383

37

City of residence

<2000 inhabitants

196

19

<5000 inhabitants

235

23

<50,000 inhabitants

204

20

>50,000 inhabitants

166

16

Capital citya

220

22

Occupation

Self-imployed/leading postion

160

16

Employee

329

32

Worker

149

15

Student (school/university)

70

6

Housewife

72

7

Retired

241

24

Highest level of education

Compulsory school

267

26

Technical school

481

47

Higher school certificate/university

273

27

Declared net income (per month)

<1500 €

182

18

1500–2400 €

215

21

2400–3000 €

125

12

>3000 €

271

27

Prefer not to say

228

22

State

Vienna

220

22

Lower Austria

189

18

Burgenland

30

3

Styria

161

16

Carinthia

81

8

Upper Austria

180

17

Salzburg

58

6

Tirol

77

8

Vorarlberg

25

2

  1. aVienna: 1,840,573 inhabitants (updated 1 January 2016)