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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of survey participants

From: Survey of controversial issues of end-of-life treatment decisions in Korea: similarities and discrepancies between healthcare professionals and the general public

 

Not healthcare professional (n = 997)

Healthcare professional (n = 503)

Sex (M/F)

490/507

231/272

Age*

49 ± 16

40 ± 11

Religion

  

 Buddhist

226 (22.7%)

42 (8.4%)

 Protestant

270 (27.1%)

152 (30.5%)

 Roman Catholic

93 (9.3%)

129 (25.9%)

 None

386 (38.7%)

169 (33.9%)

 Others

17 (1.7%)

5 (1.0%)

Subspecialty

N/A

 

 Physician

 

263

 Nurse

 

176

 Others

 

64

  1. Data are expressed as mean ± SD or numbers (%).
  2. *, P <0.05.