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Table 1 Sociodemographic Data

From: Childhood maltreatment is associated with distrust and negatively biased emotion processing

 

N = 549

n

%

Gender

 Female

408

74.32

 Male

127

23.10

 Diverse

4

0.73

 Did not want to assign their gender

10

1.82

Highest educational level

 No degree

4

0.73

 Still in school

16

2.91

 High school degree a

44

8.01

 University level entrance degree b

319

58.11

 Completed apprenticeship

48

8.74

 Bachelor’s degree

45

8.20

 Graduate degree

73

13.30

Employment status

 Unemployed

18

3.28

 Currently on sick leave or disability

12

2.19

 High school student

21

3.83

 In apprenticeship

54

9.84

 Undergraduate student

179

32.60

 Graduate student

33

6.01

 Employed

170

30.79

 Self-employed

20

3.64

 Retired

25

4.55

 Other

17

3.10

Monthly net income

 <  500€

135

24.59

 500–1000€

153

27.87

 1000–1500€

71

12.93

 1500–2000€

50

9.11

 2000–2500€

45

8.20

 2500–3000€

22

4.01

 >  3000€

30

5.46

 Did not want to indicate their income

43

7.83

Home country

 Germany

505

91.99

 Austria

29

5.28

 Switzerland

9

1.64

 Other

6

1.09

Migration background

 No migration background

440

80.15

 First-generation migrant

27

4.92

 Second-generation migrant

74

13.48

 Third-generation migrant

37

6.74

Level of German language proficiency

 Native

512

93.26

 Very good

30

5.46

 Good

7

1.28

  1. a Includes the German “Hauptschul−/Volksschulabschluss” and “Realschulabschluss”
  2. b German “Abitur”