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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Coll Surg. 2015 Sep 23;221(6):1057–1066. doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2015.08.429

Table 1.

Participant Characteristics

Characteristic Data, n=50
Age, y, mean±SD 49±15
Travel distance, miles, median (range) 24 (2–139)
Education, n (%)
  High School 11 (22)
  Associate’s degree 9 (18)
  Bachelor’s degree 14 (28)
  Masters/doctoral degree 16 (32)
Employment, n (%)
  Employed 34 (68)
  Unemployed 4 (8)
  Student 5 (10)
  Retired 7 (14)
Operation, n (%)
  Laparoscopic/open inguinal hernia repair 25 (50)
  Laparoscopic cholecystectomy 13 (26)
  Laparoscopic/open umbilical/epigastric hernia repair 9 (18)
  Laparoscopic ventral hernia repair 3 (6)
Patients’ surgeons’ experience, n (%)
  < 15 y in practice 16 (32)
  ≥ 15 y in practice 34 (68)