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Table 3 Comparisons of backgrounds among the four respondent groups
| Group of respondents | p value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common instructions for multiple rescuers N = 885 | Specialized instruction for single rescuer N = 1,333 | |||||
| M-M/S | M-S/M | S-M/S | S-S/M | |||
| N = 609 | N = 276 | N = 832 | N = 501 | |||
| Age, Median | 41 (33–52) | 45 (36–52) | 42 (30–54) | 40 (31–52)* | p = 0.007 | |
| Gender, % (N) | Male | 34% (210) | 66% (182) | 52% (431)* | 50% (249)* | p < 0.0001 |
| Female | 66% (399) | 34% (94) | 48% (401)* | 50% (252)* | ||
| Residential area, % (N) | Central | 85% (520) | 37% (101) | 20% (170)* | 36% (179) | p < 0.0001 |
| Rural | 14% (84) | 61% (168) | 78% (646)* | 62% (311) | ||
| Other | 1% (5) | 3% (7) | 2% (16)* | 2% (11) | ||
| Occupation, % (N) | Unemployed | 37% (228) | 37% (103) | 24% (199)* | 35% (175) | p < 0.0001 |
| Employed | 63% (381) | 63% (173) | 76% (633)* | 65% (326) | ||
| Prior BLS training experience, % (N) | None | 26% (159) | 32% (87) | 25% (210) | 27% (137) | p = 0.659 |
| One time | 34% (207) | 30% (87) | 32% (269) | 32% (162) | ||
| Two times | 20% (120) | 18% (49) | 22% (185) | 22% (106) | ||
| Three times or more | 20% (123) | 21% (57) | 20% (168) | 19% (96) | ||
| Time from most recent course | 3 years or less | 54% (244/450) | 69% (131/190) | 66% (413/626)* | 60% (218/364)* | p = 0.0004 |
| More than 3 years | 46% (206/450) | 31% (59/190) | 34% (213/626)* | 40% (146/364)* | ||
