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.
Gender | Age | Employment | |||||||
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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. |