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Table 4 Comparison of attitudes considering socio-demographic factors (N = 529)

From: What do suicide loss survivors think of physician-assisted suicide: a comparative analysis of suicide loss survivors and the general population in Germany

Subgroups

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Q5

Age

 18–29

4.62 (0.83)

4.36 (0.93)

3.90 (1.10)

3.36 (1.38)

2.76 (1.41)

 30–39

4.72 (0.63)

4.50 (0.91)

3.99 (1.12)

3.38 (1.30)

3.21 (1.36)

 40–49

4.62 (0.72)

4.45 (0.96)

3.94 (1.10)

3.43 (1.28)

2.99 (1.40)

 50–59

4.48 (0.94)

4.25 (1.15)

3.83 (1.36)

3.27 (1.38)

3.02 (1.44)

 60 + 

4.53 (0.19)

3.98 (1.49)a

3.93 (1.30)

3.51 (1.33)

3.04 (1.38)

Education

 Secondary

4.64 (0.75)

4.56 (0.87)

3.86 (1.23)

3.39 (1.37)

3.02 (1.44)

 Higher secondary

4.65 (0.78)

4.40 (1.02)

3.92 (1.18)

3.33 (1.30)

3.01 (1.42)

 Higher

4.54 (0.82)

4.20 (1.17)b

3.97 (1.17)

3.44 (1.26)

3.08 (1.35)

Religion

 No religion

4.72 (0.64)

4.50 (0.92)

4.13 (1.06)

3.70 (1.16)

3.30 (1.35)

 Protestant

4.55 (0.93)

4.33 (1.09)

3.80 (1.27)

3.20 (1.38)

2.86 (1.40)

 Catholic

4.43 (0.86)c

4.09 (1.25)c

3.61 (1.27)c

2.86 (1.34)c

2.71 (1.42)c

  1. Q1 = PAS for terminally ill patients, Q2 = Voluntary euthanasia for terminally ill patients, Q3 = PAS for patients with chronic illness, Q4 = PAS for people with mental health disorder, Q5 = PAS who are tired of life
  2. aSignificantly lowest mean of all age groups
  3. bSignificantly lowest mean of all education levels
  4. cSignificantly lowest means of all religious beliefs