Table 2.

Sample characteristics.

	Patients (n = 12)	Next-of-kin (n =7)	Total (n = 19)
Gender
Male	9	1	10
Female	3	6	9
Age (years)
<40	2	2	4
40-59	3	0	3
60≥	7	5	12
Educational level
Finished primary or secondary school	7	2	9
Finished higher education	5	5	10
Employment status
Employed	5	3	8
Unemployed^a	3	1	4
Retired	4	3	7
Marital status
Married	5	4	9
Co-habiting	2	2	4
Single^b	5	1	6
Parents' country of birth
The Netherlands	11	6	17
Other^c	1	1	2
Relation to the patient
Partner	-	3	-
Child	-	1	-
Parent	-	1	-
Sibling	-	2	-

a = on sick leave, disabled or on social welfare. b = unmarried, separated, or widow(er) c = Suriname, in both cases