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Table 1 Characteristics of the respondents. (N = 246)

From: Disclosure of cancer diagnosis and prognosis: a survey of the general public's attitudes toward doctors and family holding discretionary powers

 

Mean

SD

Age (yr)

49.8

6.2

STAI (total score)

41.4

9.9

 

N

%

Sex (female)

143

58.1 %

College graduates

78

31.7 %

Living alone

32

13.0 %

Married

186

75.6 %

Living with adult child

85

26.1 %

Living with infant child

98

39.8 %

Principal household earner

133

54.1 %

Non-religious

185

75.2 %

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