Why did persons invited to train in cardiopulmonary resuscitation not do so?
PH. O. LEJENUE* and H. H. DELOOZ, *Bayer AG, Medical Research Postfach 101709, D-5600 Wuppertal I, F.R.G. Catholic University of Leuven, Emergency Department, University Hospital Sint-Rafael-Gas thuisberg B-3000 Leuven Received 3 June 1986; revised 29 August 1986; . Address for correspondence: H. H. Delooz, Catholic University of Leuven, Emergency Department, University Hospital Sint-Rafael-Gasthirisberg, B-3000 Leuven. Abstract All citizens (N = 22066) aged 16 to 65 of a medium-sized Belgian town were personally invited to CPR training sessions held in their neighbourhood. 1152 responded by attending a training session. Those who did not so respond were surveyed (random sample N=600) for reasons of their not coming. The sample fitted well with census data for gender, age and suburb location but not for job, because retired persons and women at home were over represented. 123 persons did not want to answer the questions. 116 persons said they were already trained in CPR, 276 said they
