Table 4 Characteristics of respondents per opinion type
From: Exploring end of life priorities in Saudi males: usefulness of Q-methodology
Type I (n = 13) | Type II (n = 17) | Type III (n = 31) | Type IV (n = 9) | Type V (n = 10) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (year) | 36.4 (13.0) | 36.1 (8.1) | 31.4 (7.9) | 26.3 (5.6) | 29.4 (8.9) |
Sorting time (minute) | 41.8 (19.3) | 31.0 (11.1) | 39.8 (18.3) | 38.9 (15.8) | 35.0 (14.1) |
Religiosity (1 least, 5 most) | 2.9 (0.5) | 3.4 (0.9) | 3.1 (1.1) | 3.4 (0.8) | 3.7 (0.8) |
General health (1 excellent, 5 poor) | 1.9 (0.5) | 1.7 (0.8) | 1.7 (0.7) | 1.3 (0.5) | 1.7 (1.0) |
Life quality (1 excellent, 4 fair) | 1.9 (0.8) | 1.5 (0.5) | 1.9 (0.7) | 1.7 (1.1) | 1.7 (1.0) |
“I often think about dying” (1 strongly agree, 5 strongly disagree) | 2.7 (0.8) | 1.8 (0.7) | 2.6 (1.3) | 2.9 (1.6) | 2.7 (1.1) |
“If I could live my life over, I would change almost nothing” (1 strongly agree, 5 strongly disagree) | 3.6 (0.9) | 2.9 (1.2) | 3.1 (1.4) | 2.3 (0.5) | 3.0 (1.6) |