Description of the sample and respondents of the DMC3 study (%)
| Response (n=3664) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sample (n=7818) | Not standardised | Standardised* | |
| *Respondents are weighted to represent a distribution of sex, age, marital status, and region of living equal to that of the Netherlands in 1998. | |||
| Sex | |||
| Men | 50.4 | 44.8 | 49.0 |
| Women | 49.6 | 55.2 | 51.0 |
| Age group | |||
| 25–44 | 32.3 | 32.1 | 47.0 |
| 45–64 | 34.7 | 36.8 | 34.6 |
| 65+ | 33.1 | 31.1 | 18.4 |
| Marital status | |||
| Unmarried | 17.1 | 13.0 | 20.1 |
| Married | 66.2 | 71.7 | 65.3 |
| Widow | 9.7 | 8.9 | 6.9 |
| Divorced | 7.0 | 6.5 | 7.7 |
| Region of living | |||
| North | 11.2 | 11.1 | 10.6 |
| West | 40.7 | 39.6 | 44.0 |
| East | 22.6 | 22.7 | 20.7 |
| South | 25.5 | 26.7 | 24.7 |