Table 1 Information on participants
Demographics | Number (percent) | |
|---|---|---|
Eligible participants | 389 (100%) | |
Returned questionnaires | 230 (59%) | |
Demographic distribution of returned questionnaires | 230 (100%) | |
Gender | ||
Men (M) | 105 (45%) | |
Women (W) | 125 (55%) | |
Age | ||
20–30 | 60 (26.4%) | M:20/W:40 |
31–40 | 113 (48.9%) | M:61/W:52 |
41–50 | 44 (19.4%) | M:22/W:22 |
> 50 | 13 (5.3%) | M:2/W:11 |
Geographic region | ||
Urban* | 39 (16.3%) | M:24/W:15 |
Middle range city | 112 (49.3%) | M:55/W:57 |
Rural* | 79 (34.4%) | M:26/W:53 |
Years of EMS experience | ||
< 1 | 10 (4.8%) | M:3/W:7 |
1–3 | 54 (23.8%) | M:19/W:35 |
3–5 | 94 (40.1%) | M:42/W:52 |
> 6 | 72 (31.3%) | M:41/W:31 |