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Table 4 Demographic characteristics of participants

From: Health care providers’ early experiences of assisted dying in Aotearoa New Zealand: an evolving clinical service

Category

Subcategory

Frequency (N)

Percent (%)

Gender

   
 

Woman/Wāhine

19

73.1

 

Man/Tāne

7

26.9

Ethnicity

   
 

New Zealand European/Pākehā

16

61.5

 

Māori

1

3.8

 

Other European

7

26.9

 

Samoan

1

3.8

 

Chinese

3

11.5

 

Other

1

3.8

Participants could provide multiple self-identified ethnicities

Age

   
 

25–34

2

7.7

 

35–44

4

15.4

 

45–54

9

34.6

 

55–64

7

26.9

 

65–74

3

11.5

 

75 + 

1

3.8

Role

   
 

Physicians

  
 

GP

6

23.1

 

Palliative Care Physician

4

15.4

 

Medical Director

3

11.5

 

Consultant Cardiologist

1

3.8

 

Medical Oncologist

1

3.8

 

Nursing

  
 

Registered Nurse

5

19.2

 

Community Hospice Nurse

3

11.5

 

Nurse Practitioner

2

7.7

 

Clinical Nurse Specialist

1

3.8

 

Clinical Nursing Director

1

3.8

 

Other

  
 

Healthcare Assistants

2

7.7

 

Practice Owner

2

7.7

 

Patient Experience Manager

1

3.8

 

Hospital Operation Service Manager

1

3.8

 

Medical student

1

3.8

Note: Participants could hold multiple roles

  1. All % rounded to 1dp