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% |