Table 1 Sociodemographic data of the 957 respondents
From: An exploratory study of public’ awareness about robotics-assisted surgery in Kuwait
Education | n | % |
|---|---|---|
High school | 37 | 3.9 |
Diploma | 191 | 20.0 |
Bachelor | 598 | 62.5 |
Postgraduate | 127 | 13.3 |
Other | 4 | .4 |
Profession | ||
Non-medical | 627 | 78.9 |
Medical-related | 104 | 13.1 |
Medical | 64 | 8.1 |
Hours spent using technology devices per week | ||
0–5 | 220 | 23 |
6–11 | 277 | 28.9 |
12–17 | 179 | 18.7 |
≥ 18 | 281 | 29.3 |
Comfort level in using technology devices | ||
Not comfortable | 41 | 4.3 |
Somewhat comfortable | 295 | 30.8 |
Comfortable | 621 | 64.9 |
Literacy in technology | ||
Illiterate | 196 | 20.5 |
Literate | 329 | 34.4 |
Competent | 432 | 45.2 |
Awareness of RAS | 352 | 36.8 |
Internet/social media | 136 | 14.2 |
Other | 147 | 78.6 |
Not sure | 69 | 7.2 |