NI Life and Times Survey - 2003: DOWNMARR

Year: 2003
Module:Disability
Variable:DOWNMARR

Suppose two people with Down’s syndrome want to marry and have children. Do you think that they should be encouraged, discouraged or neither encouraged nor discouraged?

	%
Encouraged	12
Discouraged	38
Neither	36
Other (please specify)	4
(don't know)	11

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Results for men and women

	%
	Male	Female
Encouraged	13	11
Discouraged	36	39
Neither	36	35
Other (please specify)	4	5
(don't know)	11	10

Results for people of different ages

%

18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+

Encouraged 25 14 12 12 9 6
Discouraged 19 26 37 37 45 56
Neither 41 49 39 32 34 24
Other (please specify) 2 4 3 7 5 3
(don't know) 14 7 10 12 9 12

Results for people of different religions

%

Catholic Protestant No religion

Encouraged 16 9 15
Discouraged 38 39 29
Neither 33 37 37
Other (please specify) 3 5 6
(don't know) 11 10 13

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