Research Article

Public Knowledge and Attitudes towards Bystander Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in China

Table 1

Characteristics of the respondents.

AllMedical related personLayperson

Respondents2094 (100.0%)253 (12.1%)1841 (87.9%)
Gender
 Male1005 (48.0%)100 (39.5%)905 (49.2%)
 Female1089 (52.0%)153 (60.5%)936 (50.8%)
Age, y
 <183 (0.1%)0 (0%)3 (0.2%)
 18–25494 (23.6%)51 (20.2%)443 (24.1%)
 26–451500 (71.6%)196 (77.5%)1304 (70.8%)
 46–6093 (4.4%)6 (2.4%)87 (4.7%)
 >604 (0.2%)0 (0%)4 (0.2%)
Education level
 <associate’s degree76 (3.6%)3 (1.2%)73 (4.0%)
 Associate’s degree359 (17.1%)37 (14.6%)322 (17.5%)
 Bachelor’s degree or above1659 (79.2%)213 (84.2%)1446 (78.5%)