Ageing, dementia and society – an epistemological perspective

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Table 8 The results of a multiple regression analysis based on age, gender, ethnicity, religion, and education of a random sample of 980 respondents

	Dementia is related to ageing			People with severe dementia should be cared for by professionals instead of by family members
	B	β	t	B	β	t
Age	0.118	0.128	3.196***	0.201	0.197	4.913***
Gender	0.049	0.04	1.184	0.039	0.017	0.506
Ethnic	−0.1	10.56	−1.687	0.108	0.080	2.378**
Religion	0.321	0.151	4.594***	−0.006	−0.032	−0.975
Education	0.071	0.146	3.613***	0.010	0.020	0.486
	Multiple R=0.195			Multiple R=0.214
	R²=0.038			R²=0.046
	Adjusted R square=.033			Adjusted R square=0.041
	F=7.473***			F=9.082***

The relationship between respondent age, gender, ethnicity, religion, and education, as well as the participants' responses to each statement, is tested.
**p<.01; ***p<.001.