Satisfaction of inpatients with acute coronary syndrome in Bulgaria

Table 1 Basic characteristics of the study population

Basic characteristics		N	Percentage
Gender	male	211	53.6
	female	183	46.4
Age	≤ 64 years	213	54.1
	≥ 65 years	181	45.9
Education	primary school or less	174	44.2
	secondary school	169	42.9
	college or high school	51	12.9
Employment status	unemployed	305	77.4
	employed	89	22.6
Personal monthly income	≤ 51 €	105	27.3
	51.1 – 102 €	187	48.7
	102.1 – 153 €	48	12.5
	≥ 153.1 €	26	6.8
	unemployed without unemployment benefits	1	0.3
	answer denied	17	4.4
Marital status	married/partner	127	32.2
	single	267	67.8
Family members	1 member	87	22.1
	2 members	202	51.3
	3 members	57	14.5
	4 or more members	48	12.2
Type of hospital	regional center	180	45.7
	medium sized town	153	38.8
	small town	61	15.5
Length of stay	≤ 8 days	286	72.6
	≥ 9 days	108	27.4
AMI and/or AP in the past	no	227	57.6
	AMI and/or AP	167	42.4
Total		394	100.0

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