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Table 1 Characteristics of respondents

From: Web-based questionnaire survey for exploring engagement characteristics of advance care planning in Japan: a cross-sectional study

Characteristics

All

N = 1,648

General

N = 412

Physician

N = 412

Nurse

N = 412

Caregiver

N = 412

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

Women

969

58.8

242

58.7

113

27.4

359

87.1

255

61.9

Age (years)

25–34

412

25.0

103

25.0

103

25.0

103

25.0

103

25.0

35–44

412

25.0

103

25.0

103

25.0

103

25.0

103

25.0

45–54

412

25.0

103

25.0

103

25.0

103

25.0

103

25.0

55–64

412

25.0

103

25.0

103

25.0

103

25.0

103

25.0

Married

1,072

65.0

257

62.4

299

72.6

269

65.3

247

60.0

Having child/children

1,019

61.8

225

54.6

262

63.6

269

65.3

263

63.8

Income level per year (million yen)

0–1.99

282

17.1

133

32.3

7

1.7

68

16.5

74

18.0

2–3.99

407

24.7

98

23.8

25

6.1

99

24.0

185

44.9

4–5.99

255

15.5

48

11.7

36

8.7

114

27.7

57

13.8

Greater than 6

380

23.1

45

10.9

277

67.2

46

11.2

12

2.9

No answer/Do not know

324

19.7

88

21.4

67

16.3

85

20.6

84

20.4

Region (Eight areas)

Hokkaido

123

7.5

25

6.1

30

7.3

38

9.2

30

7.3

Tohoku

109

6.6

35

8.5

25

6.1

20

4.9

29

7.0

Kanto

417

25.3

116

28.2

101

24.5

95

23.1

105

25.5

Chubu

302

18.3

74

18.0

74

18.0

71

17.2

83

20.1

Kinki

310

18.8

74

18.0

90

21.8

77

18.7

69

16.7

Chugoku

114

6.9

29

7.0

26

6.3

31

7.5

28

6.8

Shikoku

47

2.9

13

3.2

12

2.9

15

3.6

7

1.7

Kyushu

226

13.7

46

11.2

54

13.1

65

15.8

61

14.8

Attended CPR training session(s)

1,440

87.4

279

67.7

392

95.1

400

97.1

369

89.6

Having experience in performing CPR

799

48.5

65

15.8

280

68.0

280

68.0

174

42.2

  1. CPR: cardiopulmonary resuscitation
  2. Note: The approximate average exchange rate in 2019 was 110 yen to 1 US dollar [35]