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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the university students
From: Licit and illicit substance use patterns among university students in Germany using cluster analysis
| Sociodemographic characteristics | n = 4387 (%) |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| Male | 41.5% |
| Female | 58.5% |
| Age | |
| < 23 years | 42.2% |
| 23 to 27 years | 45.4% |
| > 27 years | 12.4% |
| Immigrant background | |
| Immigrant background | 8.7% |
| No immigrant background | 91.3% |
| Religious affiliation | |
| Religious affiliation | 51.0% |
| No religious affiliation | 49.0% |
| Living situation | |
| With other students | 41.3% |
| Alone or with partner | 45.5% |
| With parents | 13.1% |
| Years of studying at a university | |
| 1st year undergraduate | 20.7% |
| 2nd year undergraduate | 19.3% |
| 3rd year undergraduate | 16.6% |
| 4th year undergraduate | 9.9% |
| 5th year undergraduate | 11.9% |
| Graduate | 21.6% |
| Subject of study | |
| Humanities | 6.6% |
| Health Care, Medicine, Sport | 16.9% |
| Natural Science | 19.6% |
| Economics, Law | 10.7% |
| Engineering | 14.1% |
| Linguistics, Cultural Sciences | 10.8% |
| Social, Educational Science | 21.3% |
