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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics

From: Audiobooks from terminally ill parent for their children – a qualitative evaluation

Gender

 Men

n = 13, mean age 43,9 (SD 33–57)

 Women

n = 41, mean age 41,7 (SD 35–57)

Martial states

 Married/living with a partner

n = 45

 Divorced

n = 7

 Single

n = 2

Cancer

n = 50

[gynecologic (n = 23), gastrointestinal (n = 13), brain (n = 5), lung (n = 2), other (n = 7)]

Non-cancer

n = 4

(1xCOPD Stage IV, 2x Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, 1x Huntington’s disease)

Children

n = 96, mean age 7,25 (SD 0.4–18)

discordant value: 1 handicapped child 27 years old