Table 4 Association of population demographics with attitudes on cremation
Demographics | Much support n (%) | Little support n (%) | No support n (%) | Do not know/answer n (%) | p - value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 78 (7.8) | 66 (6.6) | 781 (78.2) | 73 (7.3) | - |
Age categories | |||||
20 – 40 years old | 21 (7.6) | 25 (9.1) | 209 (76.0) | 20 (7.3) | |
40 – 60 years old | 31 (7.1) | 25 (5.7) | 347 (79.6) | 33 (7.6) | |
> 60 years old | 26 (9.1) | 16 (5.6) | 225 (78.4) | 20 (6.9) | 0.57 |
Gender | |||||
Male | 38 (12.3) | 32 (10.4) | 208 (67.5) | 30 (9.7) | |
Female | 40 (5.8) | 34 (4.9) | 572 (83.0) | 43 (6.2) | < 0.0001 |
Education | |||||
Elementary school | 11 (5.4) | 9 (4.5) | 173 (85.6) | 9 (4.4) | |
High School | 40 (8.4) | 21 (4.4) | 379 (80.0) | 34 (7.2) | |
University | 27 (8.5) | 35 (10.9) | 228 (71.2) | 30 (9.4) | < 0.0006 |
Marital status | |||||
Married | 74 (8.1) | 52 (6.5) | 711 (78.6) | 68 (7.5) | |
Single – Other | 4 (4.3) | 14 (14.9) | 70 (74.5) | 6 (6.4) | 0.012 |
Occupation | |||||
Medical/Paramedical | 3 (6.5) | 2 (4.3) | 37 (80.4) | 4 (8.7) | |
Other | 75 (7.9) | 64 (6.7) | 743 (78.1) | 69 (7.2) | 0.93 |
Reported Religiousness | |||||
Much | 25 (4.3) | 34 (5.9) | 496 (85.5) | 25 (4.3) | |
Little | 39 (10.8) | 28 (7.8) | 253 (70.3) | 40 (11.1) | |
None | 14 (24.1) | 4 (6.9) | 30 (54.5) | 7 (12.7) | < 0.0001 |