Table 1 Descriptive statistics of participants (n = 217)
From: Attitude toward dementia and preferences for diagnosis in Japanese health service consumers
n | % | |
|---|---|---|
Age | 64.4 ± 13.0 | |
Sex | ||
Male | 134 | 61.8 |
Female | 83 | 38.2 |
Partner or spouse | ||
Yes | 163 | 77.3 |
No | 48 | 22.7 |
Missing value | 6 | |
Education | ||
Elementary School | 0 | 0 |
Junior High School | 22 | 10.2 |
High School | 80 | 37 |
Trade or Vocational Training | 35 | 16.2 |
Bachelor Degree | 73 | 33.8 |
Postgraduate Degree | 6 | 2.8 |
Missing value | 1 | 0.5 |
Marital Status | ||
Single/Never married | 24 | 11.1 |
Married/Living with partner | 152 | 70 |
Separated or Divorced | 21 | 9.7 |
Widowed | 20 | 9.2 |
Know the person who was diagnosed dementia | ||
Yes | 110 | 50.7 |
No | 107 | 49.3 |
Relationship with person with dementia (n = 110) | ||
Partner/spouse | 5 | 4.5 |
Parent | 13 | 11.8 |
Grandparent | 10 | 9.1 |
Brother or sister | 6 | 5.5 |
Friend | 20 | 18.2 |
Other | 56 | 50.9 |
Carer of person with dementia (n = 110) | ||
Yes | 16 | 14.5 |
No | 94 | 85.5 |