Table 4

Agreement with statements on organ donation, by interest and country

Respondents
All respondentsWith interestWithout interest
Statement on organ donation(n=1500)Three countriesJapanSouth KoreaTaiwanThree countriesJapanSouth KoreaTaiwan
(n=732)(n=196)(n=249)(n=287)(n=768)(n=304)(n=251)(n=213)
Organ donation saves others in need1261 (84)702 (96)188 (96)239 (96)275 (96)559 (73)208 (68)195 (78)156 (73)
Organ donation contributes to society1142 (76)672 (92)174 (89)230 (92)268 (93)470 (61)163 (54)162 (65)145 (61)
Donated organs continue to live958 (64)568 (78)126 (64)186 (75)256 (89)390 (51)118 (39)133 (53)139 (65)
Organ donation helps families cope with their grief844 (56)516 (71)109 (56)175 (70)232 (81)328 (43)84 (28)116 (46)128 (60)
Organ donation is altruistic830 (55)497 (68)108 (55)140 (56)249 (87)333 (43)97 (32)106 (42)130 (61)
  • Notes: n (%).