Table 5

Sociodemographic data: Marital state, children, habitation


Both sexes
Male
Female


Patient collective
Normal collective
Patient collective
Normal collective
Patient collective
Normal collective

Marital state






     Unmarried
82%
55%
83%
61%
82%
49%
          Steady relationship
33%
n.a.
22%
n.a.
39%
n.a.
          No steady relationship
67%
n.a.
78%
n.a.
61%
n.a.
     Married
15%
42%
13%
37%
16%
47%
     Divorced
3%
3%
4%
3%
2%
4%
Children
12%
47%
18%
33%
9%
51%
Type of habitation






     Single household
18%
23,1%
30%
27%
11%
20%
     Parents
46%
24,6%
48%
26%
46%
24%
     Non-relative (shared flat)
3%
n.a.
4%
n.a.
2%
n.a.
     Marital or a illegitimate partner
31%
n.a.
17%
n.a.
39%
n.a.
     Others
2%
n.a.
0%
n.a.
2%
n.a.

n.a., data not available from the German census

Simon et al. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2008 6:25   doi:10.1186/1477-7525-6-25