Table 2.
Ethnicity/Race of the Participants in Both States: Overall, Non-Hispanic Whites Are Most Supportive of Physician-Assisted Death Followed by Asian Americans, Hispanic Americans, and African Americans
| % Supporting PAD (95% CI) | Total subjects | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Race/Ethnicity | California | Hawaii | California | Hawaii |
| Black/African American | 59.6 (49.8–68.9) | 62.5 (35.4–84.8) | 109 | 16 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 71.6 (66.6–76.3) | 63.6 (45.1–79.6) | 349 | 33 |
| White, not Hispanic/Latino | 75.6 (71.2–79.6) | 77.9 (72.8–82.4) | 422 | 307 |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 100 (2.5–100) | 75.3 (64.2–84.4) | 1 | 77 |
| Asian | 74.3 (67.9–80.0) | 77.5 (73.0–81.5) | 214 | 386 |
| Chinese | 82.7 (72.7–90.2) | 85.5 (76.1–92.3) | 81 | 83 |
| Filipino | 67.7 (48.6–83.3) | 66.7 (52.5–78.9) | 31 | 54 |
| Japanese | 74.6 (61.6–85.0) | 76.5 (70.3–82.0) | 59 | 217 |
| Total | 72.5 (69.8–75.1) | 76.6 (73.5–79.4) | 1095 | 819 |
CI, confidence interval.