From: Life threatening illness in popular movies-a first descriptive analysis
Characteristics of terminally ill main characters (N = 35) | N | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Age group | Adult | 32 | 91 |
Children | 3 | 9 | |
Smoker | Yes | 15 | 43 |
No | 20 | 57 | |
Consuming alcohol | Yes | 28 | 80 |
No | 7 | 20 | |
Disease’s Influence on Patients’ Career | Yes | 4 | 11 |
No | 12 | 34 | |
Unknown | 19 | 54 | |
Survival (N = 18) | Men (N = 16) | 5 | 31 |
Woman (N = 16) | 12 | 75 | |
Children (N = 3) | 1 | 33 |