Table 2 Support of truth telling, doctor assisted death and their combination among different subgroups in the survey population
From: Truth-telling and doctor-assisted death as perceived by Israeli physicians
Respondent characteristics | Support telling full truth the (STFT) | Support doctor assisted death (SDAD) | Support assisted Death + Truth Telling (STFT + SDAD) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No (%) (b) | P (c) | No (%) (b) | P c) | No (%) (b) | P (C) | |
All respondents (n = 2926)(a) | 1366 (47.6) |  | 1586 (55.2) |  | 760 (26.5) |  |
Gender | Â | 0.0003 | Â | 0.0846 | Â | 0.0427 |
 Male (n = 1882) | 931 (50.1) |  | 1008 (54.0) |  | 515 (27.9) |  |
 Female (n = 1021) | 435 (43.1) |  | 578 (57.4) |  | 243 (24.3) |  |
Age | Â | <.0001 | Â | 0.4338 | Â | .0001> |
 24–34 (n = 315) | 185 (58.9) |  | 174 (55.6) |  | 107 (34.3) |  |
 35–44(n = 570) | 305 (54.0) |  | 327 (57.7) |  | 171 (30.4) |  |
 45–54 (n = 551) | 261 (47.8) |  | 315 (58.2) |  | 151 (28.1) |  |
 55–64 (n = 711) | 302 (43.2) |  | 369 (52.5) |  | 158 (22.8) |  |
 65+ (n = 600) | 234 (39.3) |  | 337 (56.5) |  | 141 (23.8) |  |
Medical Schooling | Â | <.0001 | Â | .0001> | Â | 0.0659 |
 Israel (n = 1475) | 641 (43.9) |  | 900 (61.5) |  | 414 (28.5) |  |
 Abroad (n = 720) | 383 (53.7) |  | 320 (44.9) |  | 171 (24.2) |  |
 Combined (n = 694) | 341 (49.7) |  | 361 (52.9) |  | 171 (25.3) |  |
Position | Â | 0.0002 | Â | .0001> | Â | 0.0213 |
 Interns (n = 468) | 261 (56.2) |  | 265 (57.0) |  | 142 (30.7) |  |
 Specialists (n = 1298) | 582 (45.3) |  | 681 (53.3) |  | 305 (24.0) |  |
 S. specialists (n = 872) | 392 (45.6) |  | 521 (60.1) |  | 242 (28.3) |  |
 Other (n = 241) | 122 (51.0) |  | 106 (44.2) |  | 61 (25.5) |  |
Employment | Â | 0.0167 | Â | .0001> | Â | 0.0016 |
 HMO (n = 852) | 403 (48.1) |  | 403 (47.9) |  | 190 (23.0) |  |
 Hospitals (n = 1425) | 700 (49.5) |  | 837 (59.3) |  | 415 (29.6) |  |
 Other(n = 605) (d) | 256 (42.6) |  | 338 (56.2) |  | 149 (24.8) |  |
Specialization | Â | 0.0001 | Â | .0001> | Â | .0001> |
 GP (n = 406) | 166 (41.4) |  | 187 (47.1) |  | 68 (17.3) |  |
 Internist (n = 810) | 385 (48.1) |  | 468 (58.3) |  | 222 (27.9) |  |
 Surgeons(n = 610) | 310 (51.2) |  | 347 (57.5) |  | 171 (28.4) |  |
 Psychiatrist (n = 191) | 66 (35.1) |  | 82 (43.2) |  | 28 (15.0) |  |
 Different (n = 836) (e) | 414 (50.1) |  | 447 (57.4) |  | 252 (30.6) |  |