Table 4.
Characteristics of GPs in each of the latent classes, GPs in Germany in 2008.
| Correct Knowledge | Don’t Know | LF-EMF * | EMF Health | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall [n (%)] | 186 (43.09) | 60 (13.05) | 102 (23.65) | 82 (19.20) | 430 |
| Gender [n (%)] | |||||
| Male | 139 (74.73) | 30 (50.00) | 63 (61.76) | 43 (52.44) | 275 (63.95) |
| Female | 47 (25.27) | 30 (50.00) | 39 (38.24) | 38 (47.56) | 155 (36.05) |
| Age-groups [n (%)] | |||||
| <45 years of age | 28 (15.22) | 13 (21.67) | 13 (12.87) | 21 (25.61) | 75 (17.56) |
| 45–54 years of age | 73 (39.67) | 18 (30.00) | 36 (35.64) | 31 (37.80) | 158 (37.00) |
| 55–64 years of age | 67 (36.41) | 22 (36.67) | 43 (42.57) | 21 (25.61) | 153 (35.83) |
| >64 years of age | 16 (8.70) | 7 (11.67) | 9 (8.91) | 9 (10.98) | 41 (9.60) |
| Knowledge [median (5–95 percentile)] | |||||
| Number of correct answers | 4.0 (3–6) | 0.0 (0–1) | 2.0 (1–4) | 2.0 (0–3) | 4.0 (3–6) |
| Number of wrong answers | 1.0 (0–3) | 0.0 (0–1) | 2.0 (0–3) | 1.0 (0–3) | 1.0 (0–3) |
| Self-estimated knowledge | 3.5 (2–6)) | 3.0 (1–5) | 3.0 (2–5) | 3.0 (1–5) | 3.5 (2–6) |
| Confidence in WHO | 4.0 (2–6) | 4.0 (1–6) | 4.0 (2–6) | 4.0 (2–6)) | 4.0 (2–6) |
| Concern [median (5–95 percentile)] | |||||
| Concern about EMF | 12.0 (6–20) | 13.0 (6–19) | 12.0 (6–20) | 13.0 (6–20) | 12.0 (6–20) |
* LF-EMF—Low frequency EMF.