Table 2.
Multiple linear regression analyses of predictors of importance of each characteristic of ‘a good death’ for respondents’ own death, adjusted for age, gender, and education (N = 380, missing cases excluded).
| Control over what happens |
Control over pain and other symptoms |
Time to settle affairs |
Time to say goodbye to loved ones |
Live independently until death |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B (SE B) | β | B (SE B) | β | B (SE B) | β | B (SE B) | β | B (SE B) | β | |
| Age (years) | ||||||||||
| >60 versus ≤60 | −0.04 (0.08) | −0.03 | −0.05 (0.05) | −0.05 | 0.07 (0.06) | 0.06 | −0.05 (0.06) | −0.04 | 0.02 (0.06) | 0.02 |
| Gender | ||||||||||
| Female versus male | 0.26 (0.07) | 0.18 | 0.12 (0.05) | 0.12 | 0.14 (0.06) | 0.12 | 0.16 (0.06) | 0.14 | 0.09 (0.06) | 0.08 |
| Education | ||||||||||
| CSEs or O levels versus not | 0.06 (0.09) | 0.04 | 0.03 (0.07) | 0.02 | 0.15 (0.07) | 0.12 | 0.04 (0.07) | 0.03 | 0.12 (0.07) | 0.10 |
| A levels or higher versus not | 0.15 (0.09) | 0.10 | 0.15 (0.06) | 0.14 | 0.23 (0.07) | 0.19 | 0.07 (0.07) | 0.06 | 0.14 (0.07) | 0.12 |
| Constant | 3.28 (0.09) | 3.62 (0.06) | 3.42 (0.07) | 3.62 (0.07) | 3.54 (0.07) | |||||
| Adjusted R2 (model) | 0.032 | 0.025 | 0.032 | 0.014 | 0.008 | |||||
Abbreviations: CSE, certificate of secondary education; B = unstandardised regression coefficient; SE = standard error; β = standardised regression coefficient.
Note: Values in bold are statistically significant at p < .05.