Public acceptance of euthanasia in Europe: a survey study in 47 countries
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216208%3A11230%2F14%3A10196454" target="_blank" >RIV/00216208:11230/14:10196454 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00038-013-0461-6" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00038-013-0461-6</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00038-013-0461-6" target="_blank" >10.1007/s00038-013-0461-6</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Public acceptance of euthanasia in Europe: a survey study in 47 countries
Original language description
Objectives: In recent years, the European euthanasia debate has become more intense, and the practice was legalized in the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg. We aimed to determine the current degree of public acceptance of euthanasia across Europe andinvestigate what factors explain differences. Methods: Data were derived from the 2008 wave of the European Values Survey (EVS), conducted in 47 European countries (N = 67,786, response rate = 69 %). Acceptance of euthanasia was rated on a 1-10 scale. Results: Relatively high acceptance was found in a small cluster of Western European countries, including the three countries that have legalized euthanasia and Denmark, France, Sweden and Spain. In a large part of Europe public acceptance was relativelylow to moderate. Comparison with the results of the previous EVS wave (1999) suggests a tendency towards a polarization in Europe, with most of Western Europe becoming more permissive and most of Eastern Europe becoming less permissive. C
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>x</sub> - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)
CEP classification
AJ - Literature, mass media, audio-visual activities
OECD FORD branch
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Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2014
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
International Journal of Public Health
ISSN
1661-8556
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
59
Issue of the periodical within the volume
1
Country of publishing house
GB - UNITED KINGDOM
Number of pages
14
Pages from-to
143-156
UT code for WoS article
000331962900015
EID of the result in the Scopus database
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