Table 5 Determinants of the index of readiness for expression of consent for euthanasia on oneself or close relatives (categorical regression analysis using the optimal scaling method (CATREG))
From: Acceptance of euthanasia by students of selected study disciplines at universities in Lublin, Poland
Predictor (coding) | Significance of the model | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
β | F | p | corrected R2 | F | p | |
Gender (1 fermale, 2 male) | -0.034 | 1.495 | 0.222 | 0.191 | 17.368 | < 0.001 |
Respondent’s age (1 younger, 2 older) | 0.022 | 0.327 | 0.568 | |||
Students of psychology (1- No, 2 - Yes) | -0.087 | 3.892 | 0.049 | |||
Students of medicine (1 - No, 2 - Yes) | -0.038 | 1.214 | 0.271 | |||
Religious involvement (scale from 1–3) | -0.419 | 117.45 | < 0.001 | |||
Living with grandparents (1 - No, 2 - Yes) | 0.100 | 8.562 | < 0.001 | |||
Origin from a large family (1 - No, 2 - Yes) | -0.077 | 4.652 | 0.031 | |||
Place of permanent residence (1 urban, 2 rural) | -0.002 | 0.003 | 0.958 | |||