Table 3 Association of population demographics with attitudes on euthanasia
Demographics | Much support n (%) | Little support n (%) | No support n (%) | Do not know/answer n (%) | p - value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 98 (9.8) | 43 (4.3) | 769 (77.0) | 88 (8.8) | - |
Age categories | |||||
20 – 40 years old | 27 (9.8) | 15 (5.5) | 206 (74.9) | 27 (9.8) | |
40 – 60 years old | 48 (11.0) | 17 (3.9) | 331 (75.9) | 40 (9.2) | |
> 60 years old | 23 (8.0) | 11 (3.8) | 232 (80.8) | 21 (7.3) | 0.59 |
Gender | |||||
Male | 49 (15.9) | 20 (6.5) | 211 (68.5) | 28 (9.1) | |
Female | 49 (7.1) | 23 (3.3) | 557 (80.9) | 60 (8.7) | < 0.0001 |
Education | |||||
Elementary school | 18 (8.9) | 2 (1.0) | 169 (83.7) | 13 (6.4) | |
High School | 41 (8.6) | 21 (4.4) | 371 (78.3) | 41 (8.6) | < 0.0018 |
University | 38 (11.9) | 20 (6.2) | 228 (71.3) | 34 (10.6) | |
Marital status | |||||
Married | 92 (10.2) | 40 (4.4) | 701 (77.5) | 71 (7.9) | |
Single – Other | 6 (6.4) | 3 (3.2) | 68 (72.3) | 17 (18.1) | < 0.02 |
Occupation | |||||
Medical/Paramedical | 2 (4.3) | 1 (2.2) | 40 (87.0) | 3 (6.5) | |
Other | 96 (10.1) | 42 (4.4) | 728 (76.6) | 85 (8.9) | 0.55 |
Reported Religiousness | |||||
Much | 36 (6.2) | 15 (2.6) | 486 (83.8) | 43 (7.4) | |
Little | 50 (13.9) | 23 (6.4) | 250 (69.4) | 37 (10.3) | |
None | 12 (20.7) | 5 (8.6) | 33 (56.9) | 8 (13.8) | < 0.0001 |