[Marital status and profession of andrological patients from 1972 to 1981]

From 1971 until 1982 we examined 12,097 andrological patients, particularly the amnestic data concerning their private lives as well as their professions were investigated. During this time the age distribution showed a maximum shifting from 31 to 35 years for the year 1972 and from 26 to 30 years in 1981. Whilst the quota of the married men practically did not change, the quota of the engaged couples showed a reduced tendency. The percentage of free partnership increased from 1.5% to 8.6%. The quota of single persons did not change. Regarding the different groups of professions we found typical results: the percentage of soldiers was reduced, the quota of artists increased (elevated percentage of free partnership). In cases with a social profession we found a reduced quota of married couples: for students, apprentices, schoolboys as well as retired people, the free partnership predominated.