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Table 1 Population characteristics and proportion of widowers in the first telephone survey identifying obstacles to participation in an upcoming questionnaire survey on bereavement.

From: Identifying obstacles to participation in a questionnaire survey on widowers' grief

  

Age group of participants (widowers)

Years of grief following loss of spouse

 

All

30-49

50-59

60-69

70-75

2nd year

3rd year

4th year

Number of widowers in the original study base

n = 346

n = 31

n = 76

n = 119

n = 120

n = 113

n = 117

n = 116

Unreachable by phone/could not be located - % (n/N)

14%

(50/346)

23%

(7/31)

21%

(17/76)

18%

(21/119)

5%

(6/120)

19%

(22/113)

10%

(12/117)

14%

(16/116)

Total number who could be reached- % (n)

n = 296

86%

n = 24

77%

n = 60

79%

n = 98

82%

n = 114

95%

n = 91

81%

n = 105

90%

n = 100

86%

Proportion of widowers identifying obstacles to participation - % (n/N)

55%

(163/296)

33%

(8/24)

48%

(29/60)

57%

(56/98)

61%

(70/114)

55%

(50/91)

53%

(56/105)

57%

(57/100)