Segment 1
n = 722
Segment 2
n = 729
Segment 3
n = 727
Predictor B SE p OR 95% CI B SE p OR 95% CI B SE P OR 95% CI
Unmarried (married) - 0.77 .14 < .001 0.46 [0.35, 0.61] - 0.70 .14 < .001 0.49 [0.38, 0.65] - 0.69 .14 < .001 0.50 [0.38, 0.66]
No children  (had children) - 0.12 .14 .385 0.89 [0.67, 1.16] - 0.01 .14 .917 0.99 [0.75, 1.29] - 0.06 .14 .682 0.94 [0.71, 1.25]
Parents’ unsupportive (supportive)           - 0.68 .14 < .001 0.51 [0.38, 0.67] - 0.35 .14 .013 0.70 [0.53, 0.93]
Soldier died in combat (died bungee-jumping)                     -0.04 .14 .767 0.96 [0.73, 1.26]
Deceased’s wishes unknown (verbal consent)                     - 0.52 .17 .002 0.60 [0.43, 0.83]
Deceased’s wishes unknown (written consent)                     - 0.65 .17 < .001 0.52 [0.37, 0.74]
Deceased consented verbally (written consent)                     - 0.13 .18 .476 0.88 [0.62, 1.25]
Respondent characteristics                              
Age - 0.01 .01 .195 0.99 [0.98, 1.00] 0.00 .01 .353 1.00 [0.98, 1.01] - 0.01 .01 .081 0.99 [0.98, 1.00]
Education - 0.14 .06 .028 0.87 [0.77, 0.99] - 0.11 .06 .070 0.89 [0.79, 1.01] - 0.06 .06 .332 0.94 [0.83,1.07]
Income - 0.07 .06 .257 0.94 [0.84, 1.05] - 0.05 .06 .397 0.95 [0.85, 1.07] - 0.01 .06 .892 0.99 [0.88, 1.11]
Male (female) - 0.04 .15 .775 0.96 [0.72, 1.28] - 0.07 .15 .649 0.94 [0.70, 1.24] - 0.04 .15 .777 0.96 [0.72, 1.28]
Never been married (has been married) - 0.07 .26 .796 0.93 [0.56, 1.57] - 0.03 .26 .924 0.98 [0.58, 1.63] - 0.07 .27 .806 0.94 [0.55, 1.59]
Never been widowed (has been widowed) - 0.17 .24 .476 0.84 [0.53, 1.34] - 0.10 .24 .687 0.91 [0.57, 1.45] - 0.13 .24 .596 0.88 [0.55, 1.41]
Never had children (has had children) 0.16 .21 .454 1.17 [0.78,1.76] 0.09 .21 .653 1.10 [0.73, 1.66] 0.20 .21 .358 1.22 [0.80, 1.85]
Religiosity - 0.17 .08 .025 0.84 [0.73, 0.98] - 0.14 .08 .075 0.87 [0.75, 1.01] - 0.15 .08 .054 0.86 [0.74, 1.00]
Religion                              
Catholic (no preference) 0.49 .39 .212 1.63 [0.76, 3.49] - 0.36 .40 .364 0.32 [0.32, 1.52] - 0.38 .41 .351 0.68 [0.30, 1.53]
Jewish (no preference) 1.22 .65 .060 3.38 [0.95, 12.08] 0.03 .67 .969 0.28 [0.28, 3.82] - 0.50 .65 .437 0.60 [0.17, 2.15]
Protestant (no preference) 0.31 .38 .411 1.37 [0.65, 2.89] - 0.52 .39 .180 0.28 [0.28, 1.27] - 0.50 .40 .217 0.61 [0.28, 1.34]
Note: Reference category in parentheses. CI = confidence interval for odds ratio (OR).
Table 4: Ordinal Regression Predicting How Obligated Medical Professionals are to Follow Widow’s Wishes to Retrieve Deceased Husband’s Gametes.
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