Table 1

Background characteristics of responders and Dutch population

	Responders, % (n=1960)	Dutch population, %^a
Sex
Male	54	50
Female	46	50

Age, years
<50	39	56
50–70	48	32
>70	13	12

Urbanisation living area
Low	39	39
Middle	21	18
High	39	43

Education^{^b}
Low	32	32
Middle	29	40
High	39	29

Religious beliefs
Yes	58	59
No	42	41

Experience with palliative sedation
Yes	16	Unknown
No/ don’t know	84	Unknown

Experience with euthanasia
Yes	8	Unknown
No/ don’t know	92	Unknown

↵a Data based on statistics from 2009 of Statistics Netherlands.
↵b According to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED).27 Low = level 1–3 primary school, lower secondary general education, lower vocational education. Middle = level 4 intermediate vocational higher secondary general education. High = level 5–7 higher vocational education or university.