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Table 3 Comparison of socio-demographic characteristics – (n = 492, Berlin)
From: Early adopters of carsharing with and without BEVs with respect to gender preferences
| Â | Â | Female Early Adopters Berlin | Male Early Adopters Berlin | Berlin NÂ =Â 492, July/August 2013 | Average Berlin (women/men) | Average Germany |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Female | 100 % | − | 15.4 % | 51.0 %a | 51.0 %b |
Age | 17–24 | 8.9 % | 4.3 % | 4.3 % | 8.7 %a | 9.8 %b |
|  | 25–39 | 58.9 % | 51.9 % | 50.8 % | 22.4 %a | 21.3 %b |
|  | 40–49 | 17.9 % | 25.5 % | 26.9 % | 16.2 %a | 19.9 %b |
|  | 50–64 | 14.3 % | 14.7 % | 14.6 % | 19.2 %a | 24.3 %b |
|  | 65+ | − | 3.5 % | 3.4 % | 19.9 %a | 24.6 %b |
Graduated from university or technical college | 66.7Â % | 66.7Â % | 66.7Â % | 19.5Â %a (17.8Â %/21.3Â %) | 15.1Â %b | |
Full-time employed | Total | 62.3Â % | 79.2Â % | 76.6Â % | 64.8Â %a (57.6Â %/71.1Â %) | 62.3Â %c |
|  | Without children | 76.9 % | 78.3 % | 78.0 % | 66.7 %a (62.6 %/70.1 %) | − |
|  | With children | 53.8 % | 84.2 % | 80.7 % | 61.4 %a (49.8 %/73.0 %) | − |
Net household income per month | < 2000 € | 36.2 % | 20.3 % | 22.6 % | 48.1 %a (49.7 %/46.4 %) | 50.1 %a |