The determinants of the willingness to donate an organ among young adults: Evidence from the United States and the European Union

Factors related to attitudes toward organ donation after death in the immigrant population in Spain

“…Of particular interest is the finding that this relative variation can be seen in the two majority beliefs, the Catholic and the Muslim, although the absolute percentages in each one are much differentiated. Our data also show a worse disposition in the people with low socioeconomic status, low cultural status, indicating the results that already appear in the literature in different types of samples (34,36,37,42). Of particular interest is the relationship between a worse disposition to donate and diverse indicators of deficient social integration, which affect both general appraisals of the situation in the host country and the relation with Spaniards, and the sense of existing support in case of trouble.…”

Comparing the effects of defaults in organ donation systems

“…Mocan and Tekin (2007) show that the willingness to donate organs and the antecedents of registered donors in Europe and the US are quite similar. This suggests that issues raised in this study are of some relevance to other western countries.…”

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“…Studies in the EU have concluded that political status, sex, and education all lead to changes in willingness to donate (Mocan & Tekin, 2007). If individuals are Liberal in political affiliation and have one year of additional educational background, the willingness to donate increases.…”

“…Furthermore, being a male is attributed to a 5-percentage point reduction in the willingness to donate organs. It is also important to note that individuals who are aware of the rules and regulations about organ transplantation tend to donate by 16-18 percentage points higher than the unknowledgeable individuals (Mocan & Tekin, 2007).…”