Table 1.
Characteristics of respondents.
| n (%) | |
|---|---|
| Number of respondents | 172 |
| Gender | |
| Male | 53 (31) |
| Female | 117 (68) |
| Other (e.g., non-binary) | 2 (1) |
| Age | |
| 21–30 | 10 (6) |
| 31–40 | 18 (10) |
| 41–50 | 30 (17) |
| 51–60 | 67 (39) |
| 61–70 | 43 (25) |
| 71–80 | 2 (1) |
| Missing | 2 (1) |
| Years of work experience | |
| 0–10 | 98 (57) |
| 11–20 | 41 (24) |
| 21–30 | 24 (14) |
| 31–40 | 8 (5) |
| Missing | 1 (1) |
| Worldview: | |
| Atheism | 0 |
| Buddhism | 0 |
| Catholicism | 41 (24) |
| Hinduism | 0 |
| Humanism | 14 (8) |
| Islam | 2 (1) |
| Judaism | 0 |
| Protestantism | 67 (39) |
| A combination of beliefs | 39 (23) |
| None | 1 (1) |
| Other | 8 (5) |
| Endorsement or mandate | |
| by a religious or worldview institution | 90 (52) |
| from the Council Non-Denominational Spiritual Caregivers (RING-GV) 1 | 57 (33) |
| Neither | 25 (15) |
1 This council screens the competence of all spiritual caregivers who do not have a mission from a church or worldview institution.