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Table 3 Results of the annual cross-sectional surveys of prevalence rates of self-reported headaches in Germany from 1995–2005 and 2009

From: Period prevalence of self-reported headache in the general population in Germany from 1995–2005 and 2009: results from annual nationwide population-based cross-sectional surveys

Year of survey

 

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2009

General population n 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

Self-employed, freelancers

n =

622

736

728

715

709

696

706

703

753

730

732

668

HP

64.6%

59.1%

65.4%

61.6%

62.8%

65.3%

59.7%

61.6%

64.7%

64.5%

56.7%

65.3%

CI 95%

59.3 - 69.9

54.1 - 64.1

60.5 - 70.3

56.5 - 66.7

57.8 - 67.8

60.3 - 70.3

54.6 - 64.8

56.5 - 66.7

59.9 - 69.5

59.6 - 69.4

51.6 - 61.8

60.2 - 70.4

Public officers, skilled and managing employees

n =

4633

5109

4984

4757

5019

4936

4945

4698

4461

4488

4684

5017

HP

61.6%

63.2%

61.3%

62.9%

63.4%

62.7%

63.5%

64.7%

65.3%

67.5%

64.2%

66.5%

CI 95%

59.6 - 63.6

61.3 - 65.1

59.4 - 63.2

61.0 - 64.8

61.5 - 65.3

60.8 - 64.6

61.6 - 65.4

62.8 - 66.6

63.3 - 67.3

65.5 - 69.5

62.3 - 66.1

64.6 - 68.4

Unskilled and semi-skilled workers

n =

1123

1315

1487

1500

1490

1340

1481

1335

1503

1392

1291

1378

HP

65.2%

65.3%

63.3%

66.4%

64.7%

64.1%

66.7%

68.2%

62.6%

68.1%

61.6%

64.9%

CI 95%

61.2 - 69.2

61.6 - 69.0

59.9 - 66.7

63.0 - 69.8

61.3 - 68.1

60.5 - 67.7

63.3 - 70.1

64.7 - 71.7

59.2 - 66.0

64.7 - 71.5

57.8 - 65.4

61.3 - 68.5

Trainees, non-working persons (e.g. house-wives), retirees

n =

4521

5078

5186

5045

5230

5511

5406

5614

5766

5413

5362

4950

HP

58.6%

57.1%

55.8%

57.2%

55.6%

54.1%

54.3%

55.7%

54.5%

56.8%

53.9%

57.1%

CI 95%

56.6 - 60.6

55.2 - 59.0

53.9 - 57.7

55.3 - 59.1

53.7 - 57.5

52.2 - 56.0

52.4 - 56.2

53.9 - 57.5

52.7 - 56.3

54.9 - 58.7

52.0 - 55.8

55.1 - 59.1

Household income (net) per month ≤ 999 €

n =

1210

1309

1343

1299

1294

1268

1121

1318

2216

1027

1037

874

HP

61.4%

61.2%

60.4%

59.8%

60.6%

58.3%

59.5%

60.6%

60.5%

61.1%

55.5%

62.1%

CI 95%

57.5 - 65.3

57.4 - 65.0

56.7 - 64.1

56.0 - 63.6

56.8 - 64.4

54.5 - 62.1

55.4 - 63.6

56.9 - 64.3

57.6 - 63.4

56.9 - 65.3

51.2 - 59.8

57.5 - 66.7

Household income (net) per month 1,000€ - 2,499 €

n =

6947

7693

7923

7834

7894

7785

7712

7662

7431

7085

7379

7197

HP

61.0%

60.9%

59.1%

61.4%

60.1%

58.4%

59.7%

60.8%

59.5%

61.9%

58.3%

60.2%

CI 95%

59.4 - 62.6

59.4 - 62.4

57.6 - 60.6

59.9 - 62.9

58.6 - 61.6

56.9 - 59.9

58.2 - 61.2

59.2 - 62.4

57.9 - 61.1

60.3 - 63.5

56.7 - 59.9

58.6 - 61.8

Household income (net) per month 2,500€ - 3,499 €

n =

1837

2096

2057

1993

2201

2407

2459

2256

1844

2598

2729

2932

HP

60.7%

59.6%

60.7%

61.9%

60.5%

62.0%

59.4%

60.1%

60.8%

63.1%

60.0%

66.4%

CI 95%

57.5 - 63.9

56.6 - 62.6

57.7 - 63.7

58.9 - 64.9

57.6 - 63.4

59.2 - 64.8

56.7 - 62.1

57.2 - 63.0

57.6 - 64.0

60.5 - 65.7

57.4 - 62.6

64.0 - 68.8

Household income (net) per month ≥ 3,500 €

n =

586

686

589

656

601

724

763

700

651

1115

979

1102

HP

60.0%

58.3%

63.3%

59.6%

63.4%

64.8%

60.9%

63.1%

61.2%

65.7%

63.1%

65.2%

CI 95%

54.4 - 65.6

53.1 - 63.5

57.8 - 68.8

54.3 - 64.9

58.0 - 68.8

59.9 - 69.7

56.0 - 65.8

58.1 - 68.1

55.9 - 66.5

61.7 - 69.7

58.9 - 67.3

61.2 - 69.2

  1. The table shows the one-year prevalence incomes. Basic population is the German-speaking population aged 14 years and older. HP: headache prevalence. (HP: headache prevalence in %; CI: confidence interval)rates of self-reported headaches at 95% confidence intervals (CI95%) for a) different occupational groups, and b) the strata for the different net household.