Table 2.

Background information on Iranian and Swedish nursing students

Characteristics	Iranian nursing students	Swedish nursing students
Mean age in years	25 (range 20 – 29)	35 (range 20 – 50)
Religion	99% (Islam)	56.6% (Christianity)
No religion	0	38.7%
Other religion	1%	3.6%
Religious activity
Every day or some times a week	92%	10%
A few times per month	3%	8%
A few times per year or never	5%	82%
Belief in God
Believer	100%	22%
Nonbeliever or unsure	0	78%
Residential situation
Living with parents	93%	3%
Living with partner	4%	60%
Living with others or alone	3%	37%
Education on hours of death and dying	2 – 4	40