Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics (n = 425)
From: Perspectives on advance directives in Japanese society: A population-based questionnaire survey
| Â | Â | Â | (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Male | 237 | (55.8) |
| Â | Female | 188 | (44.2) |
Age | 20–29 | 91 | (21.4) |
|  | 30–39 | 65 | (15.3) |
|  | 40–49 | 88 | (20.7) |
|  | 50–59 | 105 | (24.7) |
| Â | 60 and over | 76 | (17.9) |
Education | Junior High School | 28 | (6.6) |
| Â | High School | 105 | (24.7) |
| Â | Junior College | 74 | (17.4) |
| Â | University / College | 205 | (48.2) |
| Â | N.A. | 13 | (3.1) |
Occupation | Self-employed | 74 | (17.4) |
| Â | Full-time | 192 | (45.2) |
| Â | Part-time | 35 | (8.2) |
| Â | Unemployed | 93 | (21.9) |
| Â | Other | 19 | (4.5) |
| Â | N.A. | 12 | (2.8) |
Religion | Buddhism | 69 | (16.2) |
| Â | Shinto | 8 | (1.9) |
| Â | Christian | 12 | (2.8) |
| Â | Other | 13 | (3.1) |
| Â | None | 307 | (72.2) |
| Â | N.A. | 16 | (3.8) |
Self-rated Health Status | Good | 144 | (33.9) |
| Â | Fairly good | 236 | (55.5) |
| Â | Fairly poor | 33 | (7.8) |
| Â | Poor | 6 | (1.4) |
| Â | N.A. | 6 | (1.4) |
Experience with hospitalization and death | Yes (%) | No(%) | N.A |
   Hospitalization (yourself) | 65 (15.3) | 326 (76.7) | 34 (8.0) |
   Hospitalization (family member) | 178 (41.9) | 224 (52.7) | 23 (5.4) |
   Family member, relative or friend's death | 220 (51.8) | 179 (42.1) | 26 (6.1) |