Year of survey
| |
1995
|
1996
|
1997
|
1998
|
1999
|
2000
|
2001
|
2002
|
2003
|
2004
|
2005
|
2009
|
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General population in million inhabitants (≥ 14 years)
| |
62.73
|
62.97
|
63.12
|
63.24
|
63.51
|
63.78
|
63.83
|
64.1
|
64.25
|
64.43
|
64.72
|
64.87
|
East Germany
|
n =
|
2709
|
2677
|
2994
|
3041
|
2804
|
2631
|
2770
|
2629
|
2659
|
2485
|
2863
|
2571
|
HP
|
61.4%
|
60.8%
|
57.5%
|
61.2%
|
60.3%
|
58.3%
|
63.2%
|
63.8%
|
59.1%
|
58.5%
|
56.3%
|
62.8%
|
CI 95%
|
58.8 - 64.0
|
58.2 - 63.4
|
55.0 - 60.0
|
58.7 - 63.7
|
57.7 - 62.9
|
55.7 - 60.9
|
60.7 - 65.7
|
61.2 - 66.4
|
56.5 - 61.7
|
55.8 - 61.2
|
53.7 - 58.9
|
60.2 - 65.4
|
West Germany
|
n =
|
8190
|
9563
|
9396
|
9026
|
9643
|
9873
|
9768
|
9721
|
9828
|
9579
|
9288
|
9549
|
HP
|
60.7%
|
60.5%
|
60.2%
|
60.8%
|
60.2%
|
59.5%
|
58.7%
|
60.0%
|
60.2%
|
63.6%
|
59.6%
|
62.2%
|
CI 95%
|
59.2 - 62.2
|
59.1 - 61.9
|
58.8 - 61.6
|
59.4 - 62.2
|
58.8 - 61.6
|
58.1 - 60.9
|
57.3 - 60.1
|
58.6 - 61.4
|
58.8 - 61.6
|
62.2 - 65.0
|
58.2 - 61.0
|
60.8 - 63.6
|
Rural areas with ≤ 50,000 inhabitants
|
n =
|
6170
|
7035
|
7307
|
6991
|
7063
|
7226
|
7424
|
7591
|
5943
|
7810
|
7955
|
7557
|
HP
|
60.5%
|
60.1%
|
60.9%
|
61.2%
|
60.2%
|
57.2%
|
59.6%
|
58.4%
|
58.5%
|
61.2%
|
58.2%
|
62.2%
|
CI 95%
|
58.8 - 62.2
|
58.5 - 61.7
|
59.3 - 62.5
|
59.6 - 62.8
|
58.6 - 61.8
|
55.6 - 58.8
|
58.0 - 61.2
|
56.8 - 60.0
|
56.7 - 60.3
|
59.7 - 62.7
|
56.7 - 59.7
|
60.6 - 63.8
|
Urban areas with > 50,000 inhabitants
|
n =
|
4729
|
5202
|
5082
|
5076
|
5385
|
5277
|
5114
|
4759
|
6544
|
4253
|
4196
|
4562
|
HP
|
61.4%
|
61.3%
|
57.5%
|
60.4%
|
60.2%
|
62.1%
|
59.8%
|
64.6%
|
61.3%
|
64.9%
|
60.0%
|
62.5%
|
CI 95%
|
59.4 - 63.4
|
59.4 - 63.2
|
55.6 - 59.4
|
58.5 - 62.3
|
58.3 - 62.1
|
60.2 - 64.0
|
57.9 - 61.7
|
62.7 - 66.5
|
59.6 - 63.0
|
62.9 - 66.9
|
57.9 - 62.1
|
60.5 - 64.5
|
- The table shows the one-year prevalence rates of self-reported headaches at 95% confidence intervals (CI95%) for residents of former East and West Germany (East: 60.2%, West: 60.5%, contingency table χ2(1) = 0.78; p=0.38), residents of cities of 50,000 inhabitants and more, and residents of places up to 49,999 inhabitants ( Rural: 59.9%; Urban: 61.3% contingency table χ2( (1)= 29.67; p<0.0001). Basic population is the German-speaking population aged 14 years and older. (HP: headache prevalence in %; CI: confidence interval).