Table 3. Descriptive Statistics for the Jefferson Scale of Patient Perceptions of Physician Empathy by Patients’ Gender and Age (n=535).

	Mean	SD	Range	Cronbach’s Alpha
Gender*
Men (n = 174)	30.7	7.1	5 - 35	0.97
Women (n = 355)	29.2	8.0	5 - 35	0.98
Age✝
< 56 yrs (n = 266)	29.3	8.3	5 - 35	0.99
≥ 56 yrs (n = 269)	29.9	7.3	5 - 35	0.98
Total (n = 535)	29.6	7.8	5 - 35	0.98

*t ₍₅₂₇₎ = 2.17, p < .05 (6 patients did not specify their gender)

^✝t ₍₅₂₂₎ = .61, p = .95 (nonsignificant)