Table 2.

Numeric and percentage distribution of the singers regarding singing involvement characteristics.

		Number of participants (%)
Lifetime singing involvement (in years)	<1 year 1–2 years 2–5 years 5–10 years >10 years	12 (2.9) 33 (8.0) 63 (15.3) 117 (28.4) 187 (45.4)
Daily singing time (in hours)	1 h 2 h 3 h 4 h 5 h >5 h	217 (52.7) 137 (33.3) 34 (8.3) 10 (2.4) 7 (1.7) 7 (1.7)
Solo/ Group singing	Solo Group Solo + Group	262 (63.6) 19 (4.6) 131 (31.8)
Vocal training	None Some form of / random vocal training (a single lecture or a group class) A few individual classes Regular individual classes	129 (31.3%) 35 (8.3%) 42 (10.2%) 206 (50%)
Use of microphone	Yes Sometimes No	305 (74.0) 77(18.7) 30 (7.3)