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Table 1 Personal characteristics of participants

From: Attitudes of registered physiotherapists in Israel toward people identifying as lesbian, gay, and bisexual: a cross-sectional survey

Characteristics

Participants (N = 383)

Age, years, mean ± SD, range

39.1 ± 9.1, 23–69

Sex, n (%): Male; Female

91 (24); 292 (76)

Gender, n (%): Men; Women

93 (24); 290 (76)

Sexual orientation, n (%)

 

Heterosexual

346 (90)

Lesbian, gay, and bisexual

37 (10)

Educational level, n (%)

 

Bachelor’s degree

260 (68)

Master’s degree

111 (29)

Doctorate

12 (3%)

Religion

 

Judaism

358 (94)

Islam

7 (2)

Christianity

14 (4)

Atheist

3 (1)

Missing

1 (0.3)

Religiousness

 

Secular

284 (74)

Traditional

54 (14)

Religious

45 (12)

Work experience, years, mean ± SD, range

12.3 ± 9.4, 0.5–44

Place of work, n (%)a

 

Public outpatient care

163 (37)

Private outpatient care

167 (44)

Acute hospital

54 (14)

Rehabilitation hospital

70 (18)

Child development

74 (19)

Academia

25 (7)

Senior citizens’ homes

18 (5)

Others

29 (8)

Place of residence n (%)

 

Urban

244 (64)

Other forms of residence (Village, Kibbutz, etc.)

139 (36)

  1. SD: standard deviation
  2. acan exceed 100%