Characteristic | Index decile | Total | ||
1 | 5 | 10 | ||
N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |
Total | 881 411 (100.0) | 653 363 (100.0) | 540 947 (100.0) | 6 661 655 (100.0) |
Gender | ||||
Male | 441 293 (50.1) | 319 066 (48.8) | 262 124 (48.5) | 3 262 465 (49.0) |
Female | 440 118 (49.9) | 334 297 (51.2) | 278 823 (51.5) | 3 399 190 (51.0) |
Age, years | ||||
Below 18 | 215 067 (24.4) | 137 574 (21.1) | 100 055 (18.5) | 1 418 365 (21.3) |
18–34 | 213 440 (24.2) | 147 248 (22.5) | 101 953 (18.8) | 1 480 845 (22.2) |
35–49 | 203 592 (23.1) | 154 551 (23.7) | 133 579 (24.7) | 1 584 861 (23.8) |
50–64 | 136 667 (15.5) | 113 085 (17.3) | 119 786 (22.1) | 1 187 965 (17.8) |
Above 64 | 112 645 (12.8) | 100 905 (15.4) | 85 574 (15.8) | 989 619 (14.9) |
Civil status | ||||
Single | 374 359 (42.5) | 268 623 (41.1) | 212 507 (39.3) | 2 736 481 (41.1) |
Married | 419 073 (47.5) | 311 541 (47.7) | 272 673 (50.4) | 3 203 391 (48.1) |
Widowed | 44 532 (5.1) | 35 916 (5.5) | 24 609 (4.5) | 349 278 (5.2) |
Divorced | 43 447 (4.9) | 37 283 (5.7) | 31 158 (5.8) | 372 505 (5.6) |
Nationality | ||||
Switzerland | 560 503 (63.6) | 537 129 (82.2) | 468 665 (86.6) | 5 313 323 (79.8) |
Other Europe | 289 879 (32.9) | 102 387 (15.7) | 59 925 (11.1) | 1 192 517 (17.9) |
Other/unknown | 31 029 (3.5) | 13 847 (2.1) | 12 357 (2.3) | 155 815 (2.3) |
Language | ||||
German | 399 100 (45.3) | 439 378 (67.2) | 414 939 (76.7) | 4 288 058 (64.4) |
French | 248 284 (28.2) | 120 144 (18.4) | 79 205 (14.6) | 1 353 876 (20.3) |
Italian | 94 835 (10.8) | 45 387 (6.9) | 8815 (1.6) | 438 489 (6.6) |
Other language | 139 192 (15.8) | 48 454 (7.4) | 37 988 (7.0) | 581 232 (8.7) |
Religion | ||||
Protestant | 190 949 (21.7) | 246 068 (37.7) | 233 321 (43.1) | 2 366 170 (35.5) |
Roman Catholic | 444 223 (50.4) | 273 018 (41.8) | 172 379 (31.9) | 2 795 739 (42.0) |
No religious affiliation | 67 020 (7.6) | 68 609 (10.5) | 96 808 (17.9) | 751 051 (11.3) |
Other/unknown | 179 219 (20.3) | 65 668 (10.1) | 38 439 (7.1) | 748 695 (11.2) |
Education | ||||
Primary education or less | 304 841 (34.6) | 143 740 (22.0) | 55 438 (10.2) | 1 480 749 (22.2) |
Upper secondary level education | 296 218 (33.6) | 285 293 (43.7) | 218 062 (40.3) | 2 752 852 (41.3) |
Tertiary level education | 61 199 (6.9) | 91 400 (14.0) | 174 347 (32.2) | 1 052 663 (15.8) |
Not known | 38 447 (4.4) | 17 472 (2.7) | 9686 (1.8) | 187 853 (2.8) |
School age or younger | 180 706 (20.5) | 115 458 (17.7) | 83 414 (15.4) | 1 187 538 (17.8) |
Professional status | ||||
Top management and independent professions | 6669 (0.8) | 9429 (1.4) | 23 803 (4.4) | 117 538 (1.8) |
Other self-employed | 35 908 (4.1) | 30 677 (4.7) | 30 542 (5.6) | 315 614 (4.7) |
Professionals and senior management | 11 259 (1.3) | 22 598 (3.5) | 54 266 (10.0) | 281 688 (4.2) |
Supervisors/low level management and skilled labour | 159 043 (18.0) | 157 947 (24.2) | 115 536 (21.4) | 1 514 869 (22.7) |
Unskilled employees and workers | 94 539 (10.7) | 39 408 (6.0) | 11 719 (2.2) | 412 180 (6.2) |
In paid employment, not classified elsewhere | 132 224 (15.0) | 81 121 (12.4) | 53 964 (10.0) | 831 157 (12.5) |
Unemployed/job-seeking | 26 872 (3.0) | 13 495 (2.1) | 8053 (1.5) | 141 981 (2.1) |
Not in paid employment | 234 190 (26.6) | 183 230 (28.0) | 159 650 (29.5) | 1 859 088 (27.9) |
In compulsory education/aged up to 15 | 180 707 (20.5) | 115 458 (17.7) | 83 414 (15.4) | 1 187 540 (17.8) |
Level of urbanisation | ||||
Urban | 242 849 (27.6) | 172 210 (26.4) | 182 111 (33.7) | 1 875 414 (28.2) |
Peri-urban | 263 114 (29.9) | 288 421 (44.1) | 351 929 (65.1) | 3 027 288 (45.4) |
Rural | 375 448 (42.6) | 192 732 (29.5) | 6907 (1.3) | 1 758 953 (26.4) |
Source: Census 2000 and Swiss National Cohort.