Table 1 Sample characteristics (N = 1002)
From: Normative data for the EORTC QLQ-C30 from the Austrian general population
| Unweighted data | Weighted data | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex N (%) | Female | 502 (50.1%) | 515 (51.4%) |
| Male | 500 (49.9%) | 487 (48.6%) | |
| Age (years) | M (SD) | 53.7 (15.3) | 47.7 (17.3) |
| Median (IQR) | 54 (43–67) | 48 (33–62) | |
| Educationa N (%) | Less than compulsory (no or some primary education) | 1 (0.1%) | 3 (0.3%) |
| Compulsory (about 9 years of schooling) | 128 (12.9%) | 118 (11.9%) | |
| Some post-compulsory (above 9 years of schooling without reaching university entrance certificate) | 234 (23.6%) | 221 (22.3%) | |
| Post-compulsory below university | 281 (28.4%) | 292 (29.5%) | |
| College (bachelor’s or equivalent level) | 105 (10.6%) | 120 (12.1%) | |
| University degree (Master, Doc, or equivalent) | 242 (24.4%) | 237 (23.9%) | |
| Prefer not to answer a | 11 | 11 | |
| Marital statusa N (%) | Single | 159 (16.0%) | 242 (24.4%) |
| Married (or in a steady relationship) | 692 (69.6%) | 633 (63.9%) | |
| Separated / divorced / widowed | 143 (14.4%) | 116 (11.7%) | |
| Prefer not to answer a | 8 | 12 | |
| Employment statusa N (%) | Employed full time | 357 (35.8%) | 396 (39.8%) |
| Employed part time | 86 (8.6%) | 95 (9.5%) | |
| Homemaker | 17 (1.7%) | 15 (1.5%) | |
| Student | 30 (3%) | 78 (7.8%) | |
| Unemployed | 22 (2.2%) | 28 (2.8%) | |
| Retired | 361 (36.2%) | 262 (26.3%) | |
| Self-employed | 94 (9.4%) | 91 (9.1%) | |
| Other | 30 (3%) | 31 (3.1%) | |
| Prefer not to answer a | 5 | 6 | |
| Health statusa,b N (%) | No health condition | 444 (46.4%) | 506 (52.6%) |
| At least one health condition | 513 (53.6%) | 456 (47.4%) | |
| Chronic pain | 240 (25.1%) | 208 (21.6%) | |
| Heart disease | 60 (6.3%) | 45 (4.7%) | |
| Cancer | 28 (2.9%) | 23 (2.4%) | |
| Depression | 61 (6.4%) | 61 (6.3%) | |
| COPD | 33 (3.4%) | 26 (2.7%) | |
| Arthritis | 108 (11.3%) | 87 (9.1%) | |
| Diabetes | 62 (6.5%) | 47 (4.9%) | |
| Asthma | 33 (3.5%) | 34 (3.5%) | |
| Anxiety disorder | 24 (2.5%) | 24 (2.5%) | |
| Obesity | 65 (6.8%) | 56 (5.9%) | |
| Drug/alcohol use disorder | 5 (0.5%) | 5 (0.5%) | |
| Other | 162 (16.9%) | 143 (14.8%) | |
| Prefer not to answer | 37 | 34 | |
| Missing | 8 | 6 | |