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. 2012 Nov 22;13:32. doi: 10.1186/1472-6939-13-32

Table 4.

Personal preference and perception of norm of eleven consenting options according to gender

  No-organ donation Mandated choice Mandated choice + financial incentive Mandated choice + medical incentive Donor-only informed consent Donor-only informed consent + financial incentive Donor-only informed consent + medical incentive Donor-or- surrogate informed consent Donor-or- surrogate informed consent + financial incentive Donor-or- surrogate informed consent + medical incentive Presumed consent
Males
Personal Preferencea
11 [7,11]
3 [2,6]
6 [3,8]
7 [4,9]
5 [3,7]
8 [5,10]
5 [3,7]
4 [2,6]
7 [5,9]
5 [3,7]
6 [4,10]
No. percentile)
176
175
171
171
176
167
171
174
170
170
174
Perception of Normb
11 [7.8,11]
3.5 [2,7]
7 [3,8]
5 [3,8]
5 [3,8]
7.5 [4,9]
6 [3, 7]
3 [1,6]
7 [5, 9]
5 [4,7]
7 [4,10]
No.
162
160
157
159
160
154
157
162
156
154
159
Females
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Personal Preferencec
10 [6,11]
3 [2,6]
8 [4,9]
5 [2,7]
5 [3,7]
8 [6,10]
5 [3,7]
4 [2,7]
8 [5,9]
5 [3,7]
7 [3,10]
No.
474
481
461
473
474
457
469
469
462
474
470
Perception of Normd
11 [7,11]
4 [2,7]
7 [4,9]
5 [2,7]
5 [3,8]
8 [5,10]
5 [3 7]
5 [3,7]
8 [5,9]
5 [3,7]
6 [3,10]
No. 443 449 435 442 442 438 441 440 433 438 441

Data indicate median [25, 75 percentile]. a, Wilcoxon signed ranks test: mandated choice vs. donor-only informed consent, p <0.001; vs. donor-or-surrogate informed consent, p = 0.17; vs. presumed informed consent, p <0.001; vs. mandated + financial incentive, p <0.001; and vs. mandated + medical incentive, p <0.001. b, Wilcoxon signed ranks test: mandated choice vs. donor-only informed consent, p = 0.002; vs. donor-or-surrogate informed consent, p = 0.27; vs. presumed informed consent, p <0.001; vs. mandated + financial incentive, p <0.001; and vs. mandated + medical incentive, p = 0.004. c, Wilcoxon signed ranks test: mandated choice vs. donor-only informed consent, p <0.001; vs. donor-or-surrogate informed consent, p <0.001; vs. presumed informed consent, p <0.001; vs. mandated + financial incentive, p <0.001; and vs. mandated + medical incentive, p <0.001. d, Wilcoxon signed ranks test: mandated choice vs. donor-only informed consent, p <0.001; vs. donor-or-surrogate informed consent, p = 0.17; vs. presumed informed consent, p <0.001; vs. mandated + financial incentive, p <0.001; and vs. mandated + medical incentive, p = 0.003.