Table 1.
Population characteristics and proportion of widowers in the first telephone survey identifying obstacles to participation in an upcoming questionnaire survey on bereavement.
| Age group of participants (widowers) | Years of grief following loss of spouse | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | 30-49 | 50-59 | 60-69 | 70-75 | 2nd year | 3rd year | 4th year | |
| Number of widowers in the original study base | n = 346 | n = 31 | n = 76 | n = 119 | n = 120 | n = 113 | n = 117 | n = 116 |
| Unreachable by phone/could not be located - % (n/N) | 14% (50/346) |
23% (7/31) |
21% (17/76) |
18% (21/119) |
5% (6/120) |
19% (22/113) |
10% (12/117) |
14% (16/116) |
| Total number who could be reached- % (n) |
n = 296 86% |
n = 24 77% |
n = 60 79% |
n = 98 82% |
n = 114 95% |
n = 91 81% |
n = 105 90% |
n = 100 86% |
| Proportion of widowers identifying obstacles to participation - % (n/N) |
55% (163/296) |
33% (8/24) |
48% (29/60) |
57% (56/98) |
61% (70/114) |
55% (50/91) |
53% (56/105) |
57% (57/100) |