Table 4 Factors associated with choosing being a burden to others as top concern in cross-national and national models (GEE and logistic regression)

Cross-National Variables

OR

OR

OR

OR

(95% CIs)

(95% CIs)

(95% CIs)

(95% CIs)

Age (ref 16–29)

Age bands

 30–39

1.02 (0.86–1.22)

n.s.

n.s.

n.s.

 40–49

1.01 (0.86–1.18)

n.s.

n.s.

n.s.

 50–59

1.13 (0.97–1.33)

n.s.

n.s.

n.s.

 60–69

1.26 (1.07–1.49)

n.s.

n.s.

n.s.

 70+

1.50 (1.24–1.82)

n.s.

n.s.

n.s.

Gender (ref male)

Female

n.s.

0.69 (0.55–0.88)

n.s.

n.s.

Living arrangements (ref living with others)

Living alone

0.82 (0.73–0.93)

n.s.

0.60 (0.39–0.93)

n.s.

Quality or quantity of life (ref to extend life)

Both equally important

1.17 (0.92–1.50)

1.52 (0.79–2.93)

n.s.

n.s.

To improve quality of life

1.43 (1.14–1.80)

1.96 (1.05–3.66)

n.s.

n.s.

Country Specific Variable

Marital status (ref being married)

Divorced/separated

n.s.

n.s.

n.s.

0.75 (0.47–1.19)

Widowed

n.s.

n.s.

n.s.

0.91 (0.53–1.59)

Single

n.s.

n.s.

n.s.

0.55 (0.38–0.80)