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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of study population (N = 101)

From: Can you hear me? Physicians’ attitudes and knowledge on the principles of communicating with hearing-impaired older adult

 

N

%

Gender

 Male

55

54.5%

 Female

46

45.5%

 

101

 

Age

 Mean ± SD

44.5 ± 10.9

 Median

41

 Range

27–70

 

100

(mis = 1)

Country of birth

 Israel

58

58.0%

 Abroad

42

42.0%

 

100

(mis = 1)

Number of years in Israel (for foreign-born)

 Mean ± SD

22.4 ± 10.8

 Median

25

 Range

2–35

 

41

(mis = 1)

Country of graduation from medical school

 Israel

38

38.0%

 Abroad

62

62.0%

 

100

(mis = 1)

Years of experience in primary care

 Mean ± SD

12.2 ± 10.1

 Median

9

 Range

0–40

 

96

(mis = 5)

Professional status

 Resident in family medicine

41

40.6%

 Board-certified in family medicine

48

47.5%

 General practitioner

7

6.9%

 Specialist in another field

5

5.0%

 

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