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Table 6 Results of the analysis of obtained factors (patterns of thinking) in relation to the basic sociodemographic characteristics of the respondents (sex, age, education, monthly income and size of place of residence)

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

Factors

Sex

Age

Education

Income, HRK (Kuna) per month

Size of place of residence

Male

Female

65

64–48

47–31

30

Elementary

High

College and higher

To 5.512.50

5.512.50–11.025.00

11.025.,00–22.050.00

22.050,00 and more

 < 2.000

2,001–10,000

10,001–50,000

50,001–500,000

500,001 < 

1. «Death self-determination»

 M

.02849

− .02586

− .58698

.08892

.15559

.25922

− .36073

.08739

.30914

− .27747

.12245

.19706

.22764

− .14398

.01918

− .37831

.33317

.43176

 F

 

0.886

  

42.480

  

36.245

   

16.285

   

21.950

  

 p

 

0.347

  

< 0.001

  

< 0.001

   

< 0.001

   

< 0.001

  

 Contrast

 

65+  < all others

Elementary < all others

1 < 2.3

50,001 and more > all others

2. «WWT without patient's consent»

 

 M

.09389

− .08520

− .12499

.13654

.00371

− .07527

− .03518

.04934

− .10070

− .02743

− .02306

.08488

.03110

.07692

− .04711

− .08385

− .02926

− .08265

 F

 

9.686

  

4.082

  

2.059

   

0.705

   

1.453

  

 p

 

< 0.002

  

< 0.001

  

0.128

   

0.549

   

0.214

  

 Contrast

M > F

65+  < 64–48

Elementary > college and higher