NI Life and Times Survey

Year: 2008
Module:Religious_Observance
Variable:EXIT1

Suppose a person has a painful incurable disease. Do you think that doctors should be allowed by law to end the patient’s life, if the patient requests it?

	%
Definitely should be allowed	25
Probably should be allowed	35
Probably should not be allowed	14
Definitely should not be allowed	13
Can't choose	13

Go to results for men and women, people of different ages and people of different religions.
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Results for men and women

	%
	Male	Female
Definitely should be allowed	27	23
Probably should be allowed	37	34
Probably should not be allowed	13	14
Definitely should not be allowed	11	15
Can't choose	11	14

Results for people of different ages

	%
	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Definitely should be allowed	20	30	28	26	26	19
Probably should be allowed	36	42	37	35	38	26
Probably should not be allowed	12	6	12	13	18	21
Definitely should not be allowed	17	4	12	14	11	20
Can't choose	16	18	12	11	8	14

Results for people of different religions

%

Catholic Protestant No religion

Definitely should be allowed 22 23 46
Probably should be allowed 37 35 34
Probably should not be allowed 14 16 7
Definitely should not be allowed 13 14 4
Can't choose 15 13 10

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