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Table 1 Sample description

From: Students’ attitudes toward euthanasia and abortion: a cross-cultural study in three Mediterranean countries

Variable

Croatia N = 656

Italy

N = 254

Greece N = 187

Total N = 1097

Age M (SD) [range]

23.06 (4.27) [19–68]

23.99 (3.29) [19–45]

25.62 (7.73) [19–74]

23.71 (4.95) [19–74]

Gender %

M

36.6†

44.8

48.0

40.4

F

63.4

55.2

52.0

59.6

Field of study %

Law

48.2

33.9

0

36.6

Medicine

19.1

33.5

63.6

30.6

Theology

17.2

11.4

36.4

12.9

Philosophy

15.5

21.3

0

20.4

Year of study %

1st -3rd

55.2

45.2

25.8

47.9

4th -6th

44.8

54.8

74.2

52.1

Religiosity %

Believer

62.2

61.7

65.9

62.7

Indifferent

15.3

14.9

13.9

14.9

Non-believer

22.6

23.4

20.2

22.3

Political orientation %

Left

23.5

50.3

28.5

29.4

Centre

27.5

17.6

29.7

26.1

Right

20.7

17

15.8

19.1

Not Interested

28.3

15.1

25.9

25.4

Size of place of residence %

Small

41.0

39.3

26.3

38.0

Medium

23.9

26.2

29.1

25.4

Large

35.1

34.5

44.6

36.6

Financial situation %

Weaker

9.3

9.9

9.9

9.5

As others

48.5

55.3

48.8

49.7

Better

42.2

34.9

41.4

40.7

  1. Note M = mean, SD = standard deviation. † Valid percentages