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. 2019 Sep 11;9:13080. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-49411-7

Table 8.

Estimates for moral decision to sacrifice pedestrians in Study 7.

Independent measure OR 95% CI p
Main effects
Decision-making mode (Intuitive vs. Deliberate) 0.71 0.65–0.79 <0.001
Perspective 1 (Passenger vs. Pedestrian) 2.87 2.57–3.21 <0.001
Perspective 2 (Observer vs. Pedestrian) 1.47 1.20–1.79 <0.001
Situational factors
Alternative default path 1.08 0.99–1.18 0.095
Number of passengers 1 (Two vs. One) 2.24 1.95–2.56 <0.001
Number of passengers 2 (Four vs. One) 4.59 4.08–5.16 <0.001
Number of pedestrians 1 (Two vs. One) 0.52 0.46–0.59 <0.001
Number of pedestrians 2 (Four vs. One) 0.21 0.19–0.23 <0.001
Child among passengers 1.50 1.37–1.65 <0.001
Child among pedestrians 0.66 0.60–0.72 <0.001
Norm violation of pedestrian 3.63 3.31–3.98 <0.001
Control variables
Female 0.95 0.86–1.06 0.374
Age 0.98 0.97–0.99 <0.001
Driver’s license 1.64 1.43–1.87 <0.001
Car use frequency 0.89 0.83–0.94 <0.001
Car ownership 0.81 0.76–0.87 <0.001
Education 1 (College vs. High School) 1.22 1.05–1.41 0.009
Education 2 (University vs. High School) 1.13 1.00–1.29 0.059
Region 1 (Suburb vs. City Center) 0.98 0.89–1.08 0.700
Region 2 (Countryside vs. City Center) 3.29 2.37–4.55 <0.001
Knowledge 1.16 1.01–1.34 0.042
Experience 0.55 0.46–0.67 <0.001
Presentation order 1.00 0.89–1.11 0.963
Text-based dilemma Personal 1.14 1.06–1.23 <0.001
Text-based dilemma Non-Personal 1.00 0.95–1.05 0.942
Model summary
Constant 0.41 <0.001
Observations 10,752
DF 25
Nagelkerke R2 0.34