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Table 2 Sociodemographic characteristics and other transport related variables of the survey participants (n = 4157) in percent

From: Impact of SARS-CoV-2 on the mobility behaviour in Germany

Sociodemographic characteristic

Definition

In lockdown

(n = 1645)

No lockdown

(n = 2512)

All

(n = 4157)

Gender

Female

44.9

41.0

42.6

Male

42.4

44.1

43.4

Not specified

0.4

0.5

0.5

Not answered

12.3

14.5

13.6

Age

14–18

1.9

0.5

1.1

19–30

32.4

28.9

30.3

31–50

47.0

37.5

41.3

51–65

16.4

28.6

23.8

65+

2.3

4.5

3.6

Not answered

0

0

0

Size of place of residence

Rural area (small village; <  5000 inhabitants)

7.5

12.7

10.6

Small town (5000–20,000 inhabitants

6.3

10.4

8.8

Mid-sized city (20,000–100,000 inhabitants)

6.6

23.8

17.0

Major city (100,000–500,000 inhabitants)

24.9

31.8

29.1

Small metropolis (500,000–1 million inhabitants)

22.2

14.1

17.3

Big metropolis (more than 1 million inhabitants)

32.2

7.2

17.1

Not answered

0.3

0.0

0.1

Subscription for public transport

Yes

50.8

41.8

45.3

No, but I’d like to.

10.8

10.3

10.5

No, I don’t need it.

37.5

47.0

43.3

Not answered

0.9

0.9

0.9

Serviceable bicycles in the household

0

5.3

5.5

5.5

1

15.3

14.3

14.7

2

24.0

22.7

23.2

3

16.9

17.6

17.3

>  3

37.9

39.6

38.9

Not answered

0.6

0.3

0.4

Cars in the household for sole or shared use

0

43.6

27.5

33.9

1

39.9

43.2

41.9

2

12.4

23.5

19.1

3

2.1

3.7

3.1

>  3

1.0

1.5

1.3

Not answered

1.0

0.6

0.7