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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the sample. Composition of the clusters

From: Lay views in Southern France of the acceptability of refusing to provide treatment because of alleged futility

 

Cluster

 

Variable

ANA

MDS

DCS

AAA

AA

UND

Total

Age

       

  18–24 Years

4(8)

22(40)

12(21)

12(21)

3(5)

3(5)

56

  25–30 Years

9(13)

23(33)

14(20)

15(22)

3(5)

5(7)

69

  31–45 Years

7(12)

16(27)

12(20)

15(26)

7(12)

2(3)

59

  46 + Years

6(9)

25(39)

10(16)

16(25)

5(8)

25(3)

64

Gender

       

  Male

7(8)

29(32)

27(30)

19(22)

4(4)

4(4)

90

  Female

19(12)

57(36)

21(13)

39(25)

14(9)

8(5)

158

Education

       

  Primary or Secondary

11(8)

39(30)

31(24)

36(27)

7(5)

8(6)

132

  University

15(13)

47(41)

17(15)

22(19)

11(9)

4(3)

116

Religious Involvement

       

  Atheists

17(11)

49(33)

31(21)

38(25)

7(5)

8(5)

150

  Believers in God

5(8)

28(43)

11(17)

12(18)

5(8)

4(6)

65

  Regular Church Attendees

4(12)

9(28)

6(18)

8(24)

6(18)

0(0)

33

Have ever been faced with the situation described in the vignettes

  

  No

20(11)

62(33)

42(22)

42(22)

13(7)

9(5)

188

  Yes

6(10)

24(41)

6(10)

15(25)

5(9)

3(5)

59

Total

26

86

48

58

18

12

248

  1. Numbers in parentheses are percentages computed along each row. ANA = Almost Never Acceptable, MDS = Mainly Depends on Painfulness, DCP = Depends on Chance and Painfulness, AAA = Almost Always Acceptable, AA = Always Acceptable, UND = Undetermined