title: An attitudinal survey of euthanasia in Windward Oahu. A cross-sectional pilot study of four age groups.
abstract: Exploring the attitudes of 185 respondents toward euthanasia, this 1990 cross-sectional pilot study utilized 12 survey questions addressing participants' demographic profiles and 18 focusing on: abortion; capital punishment; euthanasia; sterilization; and suicide. Cross-tabulation of structural, behavioral and attitudinal variables revealed age and education were the key factors in this study's finding that the greater a person's life experience, the more favorable one's attitude toward euthanasia.
authors.affiliation: Library and Information Science, University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Littlejohn
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Burrows-Johnson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004522:Educational Status; D005065:Euthanasia / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006254:Hawaii; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010865:Pilot Projects