Table 2 Baseline characteristics of the study participants
From: Quality of dying and death desired by residents of Kagawa Prefecture, Japan: a qualitative study
Characteristics | n | % |
|---|---|---|
Sex | ||
Male | 8 | 26.7 |
Female | 22 | 73.3 |
Age (years) | ||
20–29 | 6 | 20.0 |
30–39 | 6 | 20.0 |
40–59 | 5 | 16.7 |
65–80 | 13 | 43.3 |
Employment | ||
Unemployed | 12 | 40.0 |
Student | 6 | 20.0 |
Full time | 8 | 26.7 |
Part time | 3 | 10.0 |
Other | 1 | 3.3 |
Family structure | ||
Single person | 4 | 13.3 |
1 generation (couple) | 9 | 30.0 |
2 generations (parent and child) | 11 | 33.3 |
3 generations (parent and child, grandparents) | 6 | 20.0 |
Other | 0 | 0.0 |
Experience of familiar person’s death | ||
Yes | 30 | 100.0 |
No | 0 | 0.0 |
Time interval between familiar person's death and survey (years) | ||
< 1 | 4 | 13.3 |
1–2 | 9 | 30.0 |
3–4 | 6 | 20.0 |
≧ 5 | 11 | 36.7 |
Relationship to familiar person who died (multiple answers) | ||
Parents | 11 | 34.4 |
Grandparents | 10 | 31.3 |
Husband/wife | 4 | 12.5 |
Child | 0 | 0.0 |
Brother/sister | 2 | 6.3 |
Friend | 4 | 12.5 |
Other | 1 | 3.1 |
Experience of attending the deathbed | ||
Yes | 15 | 50.0 |
No | 15 | 50.0 |