Table 2 Mean scores of the four segments and total sample on socio-economic and socio-demographic variables. Between brackets are the corresponding 95%-confidence intervals of the corresponding mean values

Urbanization

2.40

2.11

2.40

2.32

2.32

1 = low, 5 = high

(2.31–2.48)

(1.99–2.23)

(2.28–2.51)

(2.23–2.41)

(2.27–2.37)

Gender

1.52

1.67

1.58

1.67

1.61

1 = male, 2 = female

(1.48–1.55)

(1.62–1.71)

(1.53–1.62)

(1.64–1.71)

(1.59–1.63)

Age

43.96

51.23

44.99

48.01

46.71

in years

(42.74–45.18)

(49.62–52.85)

(43.51–46.47)

(46.91–49.11)

(46.05–47.38)

Level of Education

4.50

4.12

4.02

3.77

4.11

1 = low, 7 = high

(4.40–4.61)

(3.98–4.26)

(3.88–4.17)

(3.67–3.88)

(4.05–4.18)

Household size

2.44

2.43

2.42

2.32

2.40

Number of persons

(2.35–2.52)

(2.32–2.55)

(2.31–2.53)

(2.24–2.40)

(2.35–2.44)

Social class

2.60

2.53

2.36

2.15

2.40

1 = low, 5 = high

(2.52–2.67)

(2.44–2.63)

(2.26–2.46)

(2.07–2.23)

(2.36–2.44)

Home ownership

1.33

1.28

1.39

1.44

1.37

1 = yes, 2 = no

(1.29–1.36)

(1.24–1.32)

(1.34–1.43)

(1.41–1.48)

(1.35–1.39)

Gross annual income

4.01

3.97

3.84

3.54

3.82

1 = low, 7 = high

(3.87–4.15)

(3.79–4.15)

(3.65–4.03)

(3.40–3.67)

(3.74–3.90)

Religion

1.59

1.47

1.55

1.53

1.54

1 = yes, 2 = no

(1.55–1.67)

(1.42–1.52)

(1.51–1.60)

(1.49–1.57)

(1.52–1.56)

Strength of belief

2.39

2.74

2.38

2.71

2.55

1 = low, 7 = high

(2.24–2.53)

(2.54–2.95)

(2.20–2.56)

(2.57–2.86)

(2.47–2.63)

Interest in politics

2.34

2.41

2.43

2.42

2.40

1 = yes, 3 = no

(2.30–2.39)

(2.35–2.47)

(2.37–2.49)

(2.38–2.47)

(2.37–2.42)

Rec. informal care

2.00

1.98

1.98

1.93

1.97

1 = yes, 2 = no

(1.99–2.00)

(1.97–2.00)

(1.96–1.99)

(1.91–1.95)

(1.96–1.98)