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Table 2 Religious beliefs and practices, political orientation, and tolerance of personal choice (N = 1203)

From: Attitudes about withholding or withdrawing life-prolonging treatment, euthanasia, assisted suicide, and physician assisted suicide: a cross-sectional survey among the general public in Croatia

Sample characteristics

N

%

Religious beliefs

  

Religious

781

64.9

Believe in god

914

76

Believe in life after death

616

51.2

Believe in heaven

585

48.7

Believe in hell

510

42.4

Attendance of religious services

  

More than once a week

90

7.5

Once a week

208

17.3

Once a month

128

10.6

Only for religious holidays

229

19

Once a year

71

5.9

Less than once a year

174

14.5

Never

237

19.7

Political orientation

  

Left

130

10.8

Right

230

19.1

Liberal

211

17.5

Conservative

123

10.2

Tolerance

  

Divorce

  

Justify

504

41.9

Do not justify

207

17.2

Abortion

  

Justify

267

22.2

Do not justify

485

40.3

Homosexuality

  

Justify

263

21.9

Do not justify

515

42.8