The distributions of responses to the question investigating the nature of the pathologist profession, the main job of the pathologists and the length of training. The respondents were asked to select one answer for each question
| Pathologists are: | Responses (n=346) |
| Medical doctors | 140 (40.5%) |
| Laboratory technicians | 59 (17.0%) |
| Coroners | 50 (14.5%) |
| Scientists | 43 (12.4%) |
| Police detectives | 8 (2.3%) |
| Dental assistants | 2 (0.6%) |
| Public servants | 1 (0.3%) |
| Lawyers | 0 (0.0%) |
| I do not know | 43 (12.4%) |
| The main job of most pathologists is to: | Responses (n=344) |
| Diagnose diseases in living patients | 122 (35.5%) |
| Perform autopsies | 90 (26.2%) |
| Run tests in the laboratory | 58 (16.9%) |
| Do research in the laboratory | 38 (11.0%) |
| Investigate murders | 14 (4.1%) |
| Study humankind | 13 (3.8%) |
| Examine bones | 4 (1.1%) |
| Convict criminals | 4 (1.1%) |
| Examine patients' teeth before they see the dentist | 1 (0.3%) |
| After high school how long do you think the training takes to be a pathologist? | Responses (n=345) |
| More than 8 years | 120 (34.8%) |
| 4–8 years | 153 (44.3%) |
| 3 years | 18 (5.2%) |
| 2 years | 5 (1.5%) |
| No further training required | 1 (0.3%) |
| I do not know | 48 (13.9%) |