Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of study participants and survey responses
| Respondents | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Number | (%) | ||
| Mean age in years | 19.8 | ||
| (range) | (1–59) | ||
| Gender | Male | 27 | (73.0) |
| Female | 10 | (27.0) | |
| Residency | Metropolitan | 32 | (86.5) |
| Rural | 5 | (13.5) | |
| Frequency of home MI-E device use | Daily | 17 | (46.0) |
| Weekly | 10 | (27.0) | |
| Fortnightly | 1 | (2.7) | |
| Monthly | 3 | (8.1) | |
| Rarely | 6 | (16.2) | |
| Administration of MI-E device | Self-administered | 3 | (8.1) |
| With support from family member and/or support worker | 34 | (91.9) | |
| MI-E device has ever been used to resolve a choking episode | Yes | 12 | (32.4) |
| No | 25 | (67.6) | |