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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the sample (n = 435)

From: Pandemic grief in El Salvador: factors that predict dysfunctional grief due to a COVID-19 death among Salvadoran adults

Sociodemographic characteristics

Frequency (%)

Age

 From 18 to 24 years

154 (35.4)

 From 25 to 30 years

131 (30.1)

 From 31 to 40 years

97 (22.3)

 From 41 to 59 years

53 (12.2)

Gender

 Male

165 (37.9)

 Female

268 (61.5)

 Nonbinary

1 (0.2)

 Transgender

1 (0.2)

Diagnosis of COVID-19

 Yes

72 (16.6)

 No

210 (48.3)

 I don’t know, but I think so

118 (27.1)

 I don’t know, but I don’t think so

35 (8.0)

Residence area

 Urban

338 (77.7)

 Rural

97 (22.3)

Suffer from a chronic illness

 No

377 (86.7)

 Yes

58 (13.3)

Probability that a person will die from COVID-19

 Practically nonexistent

9 (2.1)

 Very small

40 (9.2)

 Small

103 (23.7)

 Large

134 (30.8)

 Very large

88 (20.2)

 Practically 100%

61 (14.0)

Severity of COVID-19

 Nothing serious

5 (1.1)

 Somewhat severe

22 (5.1)

 Severe

87 (20.0)

 Very severe

101 (23.2)

 Highly severe

220 (50.6)