Table 1: Socio-economic profile of the respondents in the case study (n=292).

SOCIO-ECONOMIC PROFILE %
Nationality
Portugal 70%
Netherlands 5%
United Kingdom 3%
Spain 3%
Sweden 3%
Other European 16%
Gender
Male 69%
Female 31%
Age
<26 8%
26-40 44%
41-60 46%
>60 2%
Education
<9 years (Secondary education) 2%
9-12 years (High schools) 14%
>12 years (College degree) 85%
Marital status
Single 27%
Married 53%
Divorced 8%
Widowed 1%
Other 12%
Professional area
Professional & technical occupations (such as: doctor, teacher, engineer) 62%
Higher administrator occupations (such as: banker, executive, government official) 9%
Clerical occupations (such as: secretary, clerk, office manager, book keeper) 4%
Sales occupations (such as: sales manager, shop owner, shop assistant) 8%
Service occupations (such as: restaurant owner, police, waiter, caretaker, barber, armed forces) 6%
Skilled worker (such as: foreman, motor mechanic, printer, tool and die maker, electrician) 4%
Semi-skilled worker (such as: bricklayer, bus driver, cannery worker, carpenter, baker) 1%
Student 7%