Table 2 Committee approval by reason for request
Reason* | Distribution of reasons among applications decided upon* | Rate of approval by reason* |
|---|---|---|
N (%) | n (%) | |
Total Applications Decided upon: | 216 (100.0) | 46 (21.3) |
Emotional | 99 (45.8) | 18 (18.2) |
Medically-related | 48 (22.2) | 5 (10.4) |
Family/Social Pressure | 29 (13.4) | 5 (17.2) |
Religious--Kohen | 11 (5.1) | 11 (100.0) |
Religious--Not Kohen | 16 (7.4) | 5 (31.3) |
Mental Health: self-reported or diagnosed emotional/mental disturbance (30) | 9 (4.1) | 2 (22.2) |
No reason specified | 4 (1.9) | 0 |