Table 1 Research sample of focus groups with lay participants.

From: Dutch perspectives on the conceptual and moral qualification of human embryo-like structures: a qualitative study

Type

Sex

Age

Educational levela

FG-Pilot (n = 5)

 

3/5 = 20 ≤ 30 years old

 

2/5 male

0/5 = 30 ≤ 40 years old

2/5 ≤ MBO

3/5 female

0/5 = 40 ≤ 50 years old

2/5 = HBO

 

1/5 = 50 ≤ 60 years old

1/5 ≥ WO

 

1/5 ≥ 60 years old

 

FG-Lay1 (n = 10)

 

3/10 = 20 ≤ 30 years old

 

6/10 male

2/10 = 30 ≤ 40 years old

6/10 ≤ MBO

4/10 female

1/10 = 40 ≤ 50 years old

2/10 = HBO

 

1/10 = 50 ≤ 60 years old

2/10 ≥ WO

 

3/10 ≥ 60 years old

 

FG-Lay2 (n = 11)

 

1/11 = 20 ≤ 30 years old

 

5/11 male

4/11 = 30 ≤ 40 years old

5/11 ≤ MBO

6/11 female

2/11 = 40 ≤ 50 years old

2/11 = HBO

 

0/11 = 50 ≤ 60 years old

4/11 ≥ WO

 

4/11 ≥ 60 years old

 

TOTAL (n = 26)

 

7/26 = 20 ≤ 30 years old

 

13/26 male

6/26 = 30 ≤ 40 years old

13/26 ≤ MBO

13/26 female

3/26 = 40 ≤ 50 years old

6/26 = HBO

 

2/26 = 50 ≤ 60 years old

7/26 ≥ WO

 

8/26 ≥ 60 years old

 
  1. aEducation in the Netherlands discerns between Middelbaar Beroepsonderwijs (MBO, secondary vocational education), Hoger Beroepsonderwijs (HBO, higher professional education), and Wetenschappelijk Onderwijs (WO, higher scientific education).
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