| |
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)*
| |
- *Significantly different from the corresponding group receiving common instructions for multiple rescuers (p < 0.05); Group S-M/S vs. Group M-M/S, Group S-S/M vs. Group M-S/M.
