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Table 3 Characteristics associated with the general public acceptability of EAS in case of a psychiatric condition (n = 1946)*

From: Public and physicians’ support for euthanasia in people suffering from psychiatric disorders: a cross-sectional survey study

 

Absolute

EAS acceptable

Univariable

Multivariable

numbers

Row %

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

Gender

 Male

983

50.8

Reference

 

 Female

963

54.6

1.167 (0.977–1.395)

Age

 16–39

408

54.2

1.400 (1.062–1.846)

 

 40–69

1136

54.6

1.424 (1.133–1.789)

 

  ≥ 70

402

45.8

Reference

Living with partner

 No

510

54.7

Reference

 

 Yes

1436

51.9

0.895 (0.731–1.096)

Education level

 Low

551

44.3

Reference

Reference

 Middle

624

50.5

1.283 (1.019–1.614)

1.292 (1.017–1.641)

 High

771

60.4

1.922 (1.540–2.399)

1.914 (1.517–2.416)

Ethnicity

 Non-Dutch

45

37.8

Reference

Reference

 Dutch

1897

53.0

1.856 (1.009–3.413)

1.958 (1.026–3.736)

Religious life-stance important

 No

1568

58.7

Reference

Reference

 Yes

378

27.5

0.267 (0.208–0.341)

0.276 (0.215–0.354)

Urbanization level

 Low

751

49.1

Reference

Reference

 Middle

399

50.6

1.062 (0.833–1.353)

1.075 (0.833–1.386)

 High

775

57.3

1.389 (1.135–1.699)

1.267 (1.024–1.567)

General health

 Less than good

334

57.2

Reference

Reference

(very) Good

1612

51.7

0.803 (0.633–1.018)

0.754 (0.586–0.969)

Presence of depression

 No

1868

52.4

Reference

 

 Yes

78

59.0

1.305 (0.824–2.068)

  1. * Number of missing varied between 0 and 21 (1.1%). Bold indicates statistical significance (p < 0.05)
  2. – indicates the item was entered in the regression but was eliminated in the stepwise procedure because p > 0.10