Table 1 Characteristics of the study population.
Number of participants (%) | 185 (100%) |
|---|---|
Sex | |
Women | 83 (44.9) |
Men | 97 (52.4) |
Missing | 5 (2.7) |
Age | |
< 20 | 7 (3.8) |
20–34 | 101 (54.5) |
35–49 | 34 (18.4) |
50–64 | 24 (13) |
65–79 | 14 (7.6) |
80–94 | 5 (2.7) |
Mean (median) age | 36.8 (29) |
Age range | 17–88 |
Education | |
Mandatory school | 8 (4.3) |
Secondary school | 4 (2.2) |
University entrance diploma | 70 (37.8) |
Apprenticeship | 34 (18.4) |
Vocational school | 16 (8.6) |
University | 86 (46.5) |
Advanced technical college | 11 (5.9) |
No answer | 1 (0.5) |
Medical education, self reported | |
Yes | 34 (18.4) |
No | 150 (81.1) |
Missing | 1 (0.5) |
Medical education, specified | |
Lab technician | 2 (1.1) |
Nurse | 2 (1.1) |
Physician | 4 (2.2) |
Medical secretary | 1 (0.5) |
Medical professorship | 3 (1.6) |
Veterinarian | 2 (1.1) |
Nurse's assistant | 4 (2.2) |
Research | 3 (1.6) |
Physiotherapist | 1 (0.5) |
Army/civil defence | 3 (1.6) |
First aid course | 3 (1.6) |
Miscellaneous | 6 (3.2) |
Affected by one or more conditions questioned | |
Yes | 99 (53.5) |
No | 85 (46) |
Missing | 1 (0.5) |
Which condition? | |
Stroke | 50 (27) |
COPD | 12 (6.5) |
HIV | 6 (3.2) |
Heart attack | 59 (31.9) |
Persons/close relatives affected by more than one condition | 25 (13.5) |
No answer | 2 (1.1) |