Table 1 Demographic data
From: The legal guardians' dilemma: Decision making associated with invasive non-life-saving procedures
Patient data (N = 64) | LG data (N = 64) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | N | % | |
Male | 36 | 56.3 | 33 | 51.6 |
Female | 28 | 43.7 | 31 | 48.4 |
Single | 8 | 12.5 | 6.3 | 4 |
Married | 34 | 53.1 | 87.5 | 56 |
Divorced | 4 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 4 |
Widowed | 18 | 28.2 | - | - |
No of children | 3.2c (2.49±)a | 2.9b (2.04±)a | ||
Jewish | 61 | 95.3 | 61 | 95.3 |
Muslim | 1 | 1.6 | 1 | 1.6 |
Christian | 2 | 3.1 | 2 | 3.1 |
Religious | 19 | 29.7 | 18 | 28.1 |
Conservative | 23 | 35.9 | 23 | 35.9 |
Secular | 20 | 31.3 | 21 | 32.8 |
Other | 2 | 3.1 | 2 | 3.1 |
Grade school | 21 | 32.8 | 3 | 4.7 |
High school | 21 | 32.8 | 24 | 37.5 |
College | 10 | 15.6 | 19 | 29.7 |
BA | 7 | 10.9 | 9 | 14 |
MA + | 4 | 6.3 | 9 | 14 |
Spouse | 13 | 20.3 | ||
Parent | 11 | 17.2 | ||
Sister/brother | 5 | 7.8 | ||
Son/daughter | 35 | 54.7 | ||