Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the sample.

From: Psychological differences in food addiction and binge eating in a general Polish population

Sociodemographic variable

Study sample (n = 2123) (%)

Gender

 Male

41.00

 Female

58.32

 Other

0.68

Age

 18–24 years of age

21.15

 25–34 years of age

24.31

 35–44 years of age

21.81

 45–55 years of age

32.74

Education

 Primary

1.7

 Vocational

7.2

 Secondary

37.15

 Tertiary

53.69

Employment

 Unemployed

9.69

 Student

19.48

 Employed full-time

56.22

 Employed part-time

7.75

 Employed contract

6.86

Marital status

 Single

43.92

 Married

38.70

 Divorced

5.55

 In cohabitation

11.32

 In separation

0.54

 Income

Under 2000 PLN

8.30

 Between 2001 and 3500 PLN

14.43

 Between 3501 and 6000 PLN

27.19

 Between 6001 and 8000 PLN

19.43

 Between 8001 and 10 000 PLN

14.65

 Above 10 000 PLN

16.00

Place of residence

 Countryside

19.43

 Small town (less than 50.000 citizens)

18.21

 Middle-sized town (between 50 000 and 150 000 citizens)

21.60

 City (between 150.000 and 500 000 citizens)

32.82

 Big city (above 500 000 citizens)

7.93