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Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristics and whether willing to donate organs at death - Barbados survey

From: Ethnicity and attitudes to deceased kidney donation: a survey in Barbados and comparison with Black Caribbean people in the United Kingdom

 

Not willing to donate

Willing to donatea

Pearson Χ2

P-value

Characteristics

N

%

N

%

  

Gender

      

Men

4

2.92

133

97.08

  

Women

13

6.88

176

93.12

  

Total

17

5.21

309

94.79

2.5181

P = 0.113

Age-years

      

18-39

8

5.00

152

95.00

  

40-59

7

5.04

132

94.96

  

60+

2

7.41

25

92.59

  

Total

17

5.21

309

94.79

0.2865

P = 0.867

Religion

      

Anglican

3

3.37

86

96.63

  

Pentecostal

5

6.76

69

93.24

  

Methodist

0

0.00

22

100

  

Seventh Day Adventist

0

0.00

27

100

  

Catholic

2

18.18

9

81.82

  

Nazarine

1

8.33

11

91.67

  

Wesleyan/Baptist

1

5.88

11

91.67

  

Jehovah's Witness

2

22.22

7

77.78

  

Other

0

0.00

21

100

  

None

1

3.03

32

96.97

  

Total

15

4.76

300

95.24

15.55

P = 0.077

Highest education completed

      

Primary b

4

7.02

53

92.98

  

High school 5th form

8

5.84

129

94.16

  

High school 6th form

2

16.6

10

83.33

  

Other training

1

1.47

67

98.53

  

University

1

2.63

37

97.37

  

Total

16

4.98

305

95.02

6.8561

P = 0.232

Employment

      

Paid employment

10

3.98

241

96.02

  

Student

0

0.00

9

100

  

Retired/not working/occasional

6

9.67

56

90.32

  

Total

16

4.98

306

95.02

4.0343

P = 0.133

  1. a 'Not sure' classified with 'willing to' donate. b See note Table 1