Overview of sociodemographic variables

The OeNB Euro Survey collects several types of data:

  • Geographic variables: Country, region, size of town
  • Demographic variables: Gender, age, education, marital status, household size, children, religion
  • Socioeconomic variables: Net household income, employment, profession, type and condition of dwelling

The following table gives an overview of the distribution of some basic demographic and socioeconomic variables across countries.

Overview of sociodemographic variables  
  Gender   Age     Employment      
Male % Female % Up to 30 years % 31 to 50 years % Over 50 years % Working % Unemployed and other % Retired % Student %
 
Bulgaria 48 52 23 33 44 52 11 29 7
Croatia 47 53 25 36 39 42 18 28 12
Czech Republic 49 51 25 38 38 64 8 19 8
Hungary 47 53 20 37 43 52 13 29 5
Poland 48 52 27 32 41 57 9 24 10
Romania 48 52 28 34 37 47 15 29 9
Albania 49 51 35 32 33 46 22 19 14
Bosnia and Herzegovina 46 54 28 31 41 31 32 27 10
FYR Macedonia 50 50 32 36 32 34 36 17 13
Serbia 50 50 25 35 40 44 23 23 10
 
  Source: OeNB Euro Survey. Average of fall 2012 and spring 2013 waves. Values may not add up to 100% due to rounding.