Table 2.
Support of truth telling, doctor assisted death and their combination among different subgroups in the survey population
| Respondent characteristics | Support telling full truth the (STFT) |
Support doctor assisted death (SDAD) |
Support assisted Death + Truth Telling (STFT + SDAD) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No (%) (b) | P (c) | No (%) (b) | P c) | No (%) (b) | P (C) | |
| All respondents (n = 2926)(a) | 1366 (47.6) | 1586 (55.2) | 760 (26.5) | |||
| Gender | 0.0003 | 0.0846 | 0.0427 | |||
| Male (n = 1882) | 931 (50.1) | 1008 (54.0) | 515 (27.9) | |||
| Female (n = 1021) | 435 (43.1) | 578 (57.4) | 243 (24.3) | |||
| Age | <.0001 | 0.4338 | .0001> | |||
| 24–34 (n = 315) | 185 (58.9) | 174 (55.6) | 107 (34.3) | |||
| 35–44(n = 570) | 305 (54.0) | 327 (57.7) | 171 (30.4) | |||
| 45–54 (n = 551) | 261 (47.8) | 315 (58.2) | 151 (28.1) | |||
| 55–64 (n = 711) | 302 (43.2) | 369 (52.5) | 158 (22.8) | |||
| 65+ (n = 600) | 234 (39.3) | 337 (56.5) | 141 (23.8) | |||
| Medical Schooling | <.0001 | .0001> | 0.0659 | |||
| Israel (n = 1475) | 641 (43.9) | 900 (61.5) | 414 (28.5) | |||
| Abroad (n = 720) | 383 (53.7) | 320 (44.9) | 171 (24.2) | |||
| Combined (n = 694) | 341 (49.7) | 361 (52.9) | 171 (25.3) | |||
| Position | 0.0002 | .0001> | 0.0213 | |||
| Interns (n = 468) | 261 (56.2) | 265 (57.0) | 142 (30.7) | |||
| Specialists (n = 1298) | 582 (45.3) | 681 (53.3) | 305 (24.0) | |||
| S. specialists (n = 872) | 392 (45.6) | 521 (60.1) | 242 (28.3) | |||
| Other (n = 241) | 122 (51.0) | 106 (44.2) | 61 (25.5) | |||
| Employment | 0.0167 | .0001> | 0.0016 | |||
| HMO (n = 852) | 403 (48.1) | 403 (47.9) | 190 (23.0) | |||
| Hospitals (n = 1425) | 700 (49.5) | 837 (59.3) | 415 (29.6) | |||
| Other(n = 605) (d) | 256 (42.6) | 338 (56.2) | 149 (24.8) | |||
| Specialization | 0.0001 | .0001> | .0001> | |||
| GP (n = 406) | 166 (41.4) | 187 (47.1) | 68 (17.3) | |||
| Internist (n = 810) | 385 (48.1) | 468 (58.3) | 222 (27.9) | |||
| Surgeons(n = 610) | 310 (51.2) | 347 (57.5) | 171 (28.4) | |||
| Psychiatrist (n = 191) | 66 (35.1) | 82 (43.2) | 28 (15.0) | |||
| Different (n = 836) (e) | 414 (50.1) | 447 (57.4) | 252 (30.6) | |||
a) Numbers indicate representation of subgroup in the survey. Not all questions related to characteristics were answered by all surveyees, information amounted to 50–150
b) Number in parenthesis represent percentage out surveyees responding to the specific question
c) P value for indicated variable as compared to the rest of the population study
(d) Includes private clinics andprivate hospitals, military and retired physician
(e) Includes pediatricians, gynecologists, anesthetists and others (a)xxxx