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Table 2 Households and Individuals in the German Resident Population, Differentiated by Socioeconomic Group
Socioeconomic groups of households | Number of individuals in Germany | Number of households in Germany | |
|---|---|---|---|
[Mio.] | [Mio.] | [%] | |
Differentiated by household income per month (OECD household equalized income) | |||
1. Quintile (≤ 1300 €) | 14.8 | 8.2 | 20 |
2. Quintile (1301–1700 €) | 17.0 | 8.2 | 20 |
3. Quintile (1701–2050 €) | 17.0 | 8.2 | 20 |
4. Quintile (2051–2550 €) | 17.8 | 8.2 | 20 |
5. Quintile (≥ 2551 €) | 15.7 | 8.2 | 20 |
Differentiated by household type | |||
Single-parents, 1 child | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1 |
Single-parents, 2+ children | 1.3 | 0.4 | 1 |
Families, 1 child | 10.9 | 3.3 | 8 |
Families, 2 children | 11.8 | 3.8 | 7 |
Families, 3+ children | 4.6 | 0.9 | 2 |
1-person household, 60+ years, male | 3.0 | 3.0 | 7 |
1-person household, 60+ years, female | 5.4 | 5.4 | 13 |
2 +-person household, youngest member 60+ years | 14.8 | 7.4 | 18 |
1-person household, 18–29 years | 1.5 | 1.5 | 4 |
1-person household, 30–59 years | 6.6 | 6.6 | 16 |
2-person household, youngest member 18–29 years | 2.8 | 1.4 | 3 |
2-person household, youngest member 30–59 years | 9.1 | 4.5 | 11 |
3 + -person household | 8.9 | 2.7 | 7 |
Differentiated by spatial type | |||
Metropolitan urban region | 36.5 | 18.7 | 46 |
Suburban region | 16.4 | 8.2 | 20 |
Rural region located close to urban regions | 14.9 | 7.2 | 17 |
Peripheral rural region | 14.5 | 6.9 | 17 |
Differentiated by car ownership and car use | |||
Non-motorized households | 12.7 | 9.2 | 22 |
NCU households, 1 car | 24.8 | 14.0 | 34 |
HCU households, 1 car | 15.7 | 7.9 | 19 |
NCU households, 2+ cars | 9.2 | 3.3 | 8 |
HCU households, 2+ cars | 19.9 | 6.6 | 16 |