NI Life and Times Survey - 2015 : PHARMA2

There are many commercial organisations such as drug companies who could be allowed to use some NHS patient information under the same strict regulations as university researchers. Suppose a company has developed a new drug that could be used to cure Alzheimer's disease. They have asked the NHS for access to some patient information - without names or addresses - so that they could work out which kinds of patients might benefit the most. This kind of information would help the company to apply for the drug to be made available for the most appropriate patients. How much do you agree or disagree with each of these...
I would like them to get access to patient records but they should pay a fee to get the data as they will make a profit out of any new drug.

	%
Agree strongly	24
Agree	33
Neither agree nor disagree	15
Disagree	18
Disagree strongly	3
Don't know	7

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Results for men and women

	%
	Male	Female
Agree strongly	24	24
Agree	33	32
Neither agree nor disagree	15	15
Disagree	20	17
Disagree strongly	3	4
Don't know	5	8

Results for people of different ages

	%
	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Agree strongly	33	19	23	26	22	25
Agree	19	38	35	28	40	34
Neither agree nor disagree	23	12	15	19	14	11
Disagree	17	21	17	16	16	20
Disagree strongly	2	3	2	7	2	4
Don't know	7	9	7	5	5	7

Results for people of different religions

	%
	Catholic	Protestant	No religion
Agree strongly	28	19	27
Agree	30	38	28
Neither agree nor disagree	14	15	14
Disagree	20	17	21
Disagree strongly	4	4	4
Don't know	5	8	6