Cross-sectional research into counselling for non-physician assisted suicide: who asks for it and what happens?

Table 2 Characteristics of people with face-to-face contact with a counsellor working with foundation De Einder^*

		Total^A(n = 595)	Severe disease (n = 255)	No (severe) disease (n = 280)
		%	%	%	P-value^B
Gender					0.205
	Male	39	36	41
	Female	61	64	59
Age		^X	^X		<0.001
	18-39	11	18	5
	40-64	33	39	25
	65-79	29	24	37
	≥80	27	20	33
Clients’ wish to end life at first contact and urgency ^C		^Y	^Y	^Y	<0.001
	Wants to end life within 3 months	16	25	9
	Wants to end life between 3 and 12 months	24	37	17
	Wants to end life longer than 12 months away	23	13	25
	No wish to end life	38	26	49
Former request for PAD		^Y	^X	^X	<0.001
	With no former request for PAD	61	49	76
	With a former request for PAD	39	51	24
Outcome if requested for PAD ^D					0.825
	Refused	63	63	66
	Pending	29	28	28
	Granted	8	9	6

^= Percentages are rounded therefore the total does not always add up to 100% exactly.
*= Missing observations between 0 and 37; missing is equal to or less than 5% (X) except for Y < 10.0%.
^A= Including 60 clients with unknown severity of/or disease.
^B= Pearson Chi-square test asymptotic significance 2-sided; p-value in bold = significant at a level of p=0.001.
^C= This variable only for 2012. The N of the respective colums are N = 310 (for Total, including 25 clients with unknown severity of/or illness), N = 119 (for Severe disease) and N = 166 (for No (severe) disease).
^D = Only if a request for PAD. The N of the respective colums are N=218 (for Total, including 29 clients with unknown severity of/or illness), N = 125 (for Severe disease) and N = 64 (for No (severe) disease).

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