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Table 3 Comparisons of backgrounds among the four respondent groups

From: Basic life support training for single rescuers efficiently augments their willingness to make early emergency calls with no available help: a cross-over questionnaire survey

 

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)*

 
  1. *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.