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        |  | Should or should not be allowed? |  
        | Independent    variable | n | Should not | Should | Don’t know |  
        | Marriage length |  |  |  |  |  
        | Few months | 415 | 29.2 | 63.9 | 7.0 |  
        | Few years | 446 | 26.2 | 68.6 | 5.2 |  
        | Sex of deceased |  |  |  |  |  
        | Male | 434 | 25.3 | 70.7 | 3.9 |  
        | Female | 427 | 30.0 | 61.8 | 8.2 |  
        | Parenthood plans |  |  |  |  |  
        | Undecided about children | 420 | 31.4 | 61.4 | 7.1 |  
        | Wanted to have children | 441 | 24.0 | 71.0 | 5.0 |  
        | Cause of death |  |  |  |  |  
        | Car accident | 424 | 35.4 | 57.8 | 6.8 |  
        | Suicide | 436 | 45.4 | 46.3 | 8.3 |  
        | Deceased’s parents’ wishes |  |  |  |  |  
        | Opposed | 435 | 46.4 | 45.7 | 7.8 |  
        | Supportive | 425 | 26.6 | 68.7 | 4.7 |  |