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Table 3 Multievel-regression on individual level euthanasia acceptance

From: Trust increases euthanasia acceptance: a multilevel analysis using the European Values Study

Independent variable

Null model

Modell 1 (individual-level trust variables)

Model 2 (model 1 plus sociodemographic control variables)

Model 3 (Model 2 plus control for autonomy values)

Model 4 (model 3 plus country level trust

Model 5 (model 4 plus country level control variables)

Intercept

 

5.71** (23)

7.10** (20)

5.39** (.20)

6.35** (.15)

6.37** (.13)

Individual level variables

 

.14** (.03)

.06* (.03)

.06* (.03)

.06* (.03)

.06* (.03)

General trust

 Reference: not trusting

Confidence in health care system

 

- .05** (.02)

- .03 (.02)

- .03 (.02)

- .03 (.02)

- .03 (.02)

Confidence in press

 

.09** (.02)

.07** (.02)

.07** (.02)

.07** (.02)

.07** (.02)

Confidence in state scale

 

- .58** (.03)

-. 43** (.03)

- .42** (.03)

- .42** (.03)

- .42** (.03)

Age

  

- .01** (.00)

- .01** (.00)

- .01** (.00)

- .01** (.00)

Education

  

.14** (.01)

.13** (.01)

.13** (.01)

.13.** (.01)

Gender male

  

- .01 (.03)

- .01 (.03)

- .01 (.03)

- .01 (.03)

 Reference female

Religiousness

  

- .57** (.02)

- .55** (.02)

- .55** (.02)

- .55** (.02)

Religious denomination:

      

 Catholic

  

- .30** (.04)

- .27** (.04)

- .27** (.04)

- .27** (.04)

 Muslim

  

- .79** (.07)

- .76** (.07)

- .76** (.07)

- .76** (.07)

 Jewish

  

−1.05** (.32)

−1.02** (.32)

−1.02** (.32)

−1.02** (.32)

 Protestant Free Church

  

−1.21** (.18)

−1.16** (.18)

−1.16** (.18)

−1.16** (.18)

 Orthodox

  

- .05 (.05)

- .04 (.05)

- .04 (.05)

- .03 (.05)

 Protestant

  

- .05 (.06)

- .05 (.06)

- .06 (.06)

- .06 (.06)

 Other denomination

  

- .62** (.10)

- .56** (.10)

- .56** (.10)

- .56** (.10)

Reference: non-denominational

      

Valuing independence

   

.26** (.03)

.26** (.03)

.26** (.03)

Reference: not mentioned

Internal locus of control

   

.03** (.01)

.03** (.01)

.03** (.01)

Moral relativism

      

 Moral relativism

   

.48** (.03)

.48** (.03)

.48** (.03)

 Moral exceptionalism

   

.34** (.03)

.34** (.03)

.34** (.03)

 Reference: moral absolutism

      

Country level variables

    

3.82** (.81)

2.36* (0.98)

General trust

Health care confidence

    

1.00* (.42)

1.09** (.32)

Religiousness

     

−1.09** (.24)

Denominational share protestants

     

- 1.85* (.69)

Moral relativism country mean

     

1.23* (.56)

Postmaterialism

     

1.15 (.74)

Covariance Parameters

      

Residual (individual level variance)

8.35** (.05)

8.22** (.05)

7.73** (.05)

7.67** (.05)

7.67** (.05)

7.67** (0.5)

Intercept (country level variance)

2.01** (.43)

2.10** (.46)

1.46** (.33)

1.36** (.31)

.68** (.15)

.33** (.08)

Model Fit Parameters

-

     

Variance explained at the individual level (compared to null model)

 

1.68%

7.43%

8.14%

8.14%

8.14%

Variance explained at the country level (compared to null model)

-

0.00%

27.36%

32.34%

66.17%

83.85%

AIC

-

253955.181

250792.121

250460.903

250427,692

250393,525

BIC

-

253972.872

250809.811

250478.593

250445,382

250411,215

Deviance (−2LL)

-

253951.181

250788.121

250456,903

250423.692

250389,525

X2(df) (comparison with previous model)

-

X2 (4) =774.63 **

X2(4) =3162.06 **

X2(3) =331.22 **

X2(2) =33,21**

X2(4) =34.17 **

  1. Unstandardized coefficients with standard errors in parentheses.
  2. Table legend: Data source: European Values Study, 2008, N = 49.114.
  3. Variables of main interest in bold. **significance at 1% level; * significance at 5% level.