Table 1.

Demographic Data of Ordinary Worker and Doctor Groups

Variable	No. (%)
Ordinary worker (n=1,738)*
Age, yr
<40	1,153 (66.4)
≥40	584 (33.6)
Sex
Male	811 (46.7)
Female	927 (53.3)
Marital status
Unmarried	841 (48.4)
Married	896 (51.6)
Recognition of sedation drug
Propofol	659 (37.9)
Another	1,079 (62.1)
Previous state of health
Experience of general anesthesia
Yes	517 (29.7)
No	1,221 (70.3)
Experience of admission
Yes	996 (57.3)
No	741 (42.7)
Current state of health
Chronic disease
Yes	158 (9.1)
No	1,580 (90.9)
Confidence of health
Self-reported healthy	1,321 (76.0)
Self-reported unhealthy	417 (24.0)
Prior sedation experience
Myself
No	721 (41.6)
Yes†	1,012 (58.4)
Adverse event
No	931 (92.2)
Yes‡	79 (7.8)
Prior experienced (n=1,012)†
Target procedure of sedation
Endoscopy	793 (78.7)
Medical imaging/surgery	215 (21.3)
Comfortability of target procedure
Yes	905 (89.5)
No	106 (10.5)
Sufficient explanation of sedation
Yes	586 (58.0)
No	425 (42.0)
Adverse event (n=79)‡
Types§
Awakening or inadequate sedation	41 (51.9)
Dyspnea	9 (11.4)
Hypotension	7 (8.9)
Delayed emergence	25 (31.6)
Occurrence of sequelae following adverse event
Yes	15 (19.2)
No	63 (80.8)
Family
No	521 (30.0)
Yes	1,217 (70.0)
Adverse event
No	1,113 (64.1)
Yes	102 (5.9)
Friends
No	536 (30.9)
Yes	1,201 (69.1)
Adverse event
No	1,074 (61.9)
Yes	126 (7.3)
Doctor (n=649)
Age, yr
<40	440 (67.8)
≥40	209 (32.2)
Sex
Male	382 (58.9)
Female	267 (41.1)
Subspecialty
All excluding Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine	588 (90.6)
Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine	61 (9.4)
Experience of adverse event
Yes	234 (36.1)
No	415 (63.9)
Sufficient explanation of sedation
Yes	457 (70.4)
No	192 (29.6)

^*Includes non-responses;

^†Respondents with sedation experience;

^‡Respondents with sedation experience, as well as an adverse event during sedation;

^§Includes multiple responses.