Year:
2016
Module: Abortion
Variable : PRGMRISK
Thinking about the laws on abortion in Northern Ireland. Do you think that an abortion should be legal or illegal in the following circumstances A doctor says that there is more risk to the life of a pregnant woman if she continues with a pregnancy than if she were to have an abortion.
%
Definitely should be legal 44
Probably should be legal 31
Probably should be illegal 9
Definitely should be illegal 10
Don't know 5
Frequency Results PRGMRISK: Should abortion be legal if a doctor says that there is more risk to the life of a pregnant woman if she continues with a pregnancy than if she were to have an abortion? Definitely should be legal : 44 % Probably should be legal : 31 % Probably should be illegal : 9 % Definitely should be illegal : 10 % Don 't know : 5 % Definitely should be legal Probably should be legal Probably should be illegal Definitely should be illegal Don 't know ARK Export to raster or vector image Print the chart
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Results
for men and women
%
Male Female
Definitely should be legal
46
43
Probably should be legal
33
29
Probably should be illegal
8
10
Definitely should be illegal
9
12
Don't know
4
6
Results for Male and Female PRGMRISK: Should abortion be legal if a doctor says that there is more risk to the life of a pregnant woman if she continues with a pregnancy than if she were to have an abortion? Male Female Definitely should be legal Probably should be legal Probably should be illegal Definitely should be illegal Don 't know 0 20 40 60 Percentages (%) ARK Export to raster or vector image Print the chart
Results
for people of different ages
%
18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 54-64 65+
Definitely should be legal
43
39
48
49
46
42
Probably should be legal
28
39
28
28
31
31
Probably should be illegal
15
10
9
4
5
11
Definitely should be illegal
8
7
8
15
10
13
Don't know
5
5
7
5
7
3
Results for Different Ages PRGMRISK: Should abortion be legal if a doctor says that there is more risk to the life of a pregnant woman if she continues with a pregnancy than if she were to have an abortion? 18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 54-64 65+ Definitely should be legal Probably should be legal Probably should be illegal Definitely should be illegal Don 't know 0 20 40 60 Percentages (%) ARK Export to raster or vector image Print the chart
Results
for people of different religions
%
Catholic Protestant No religion
Definitely should be legal
34
46
67
Probably should be legal
31
32
26
Probably should be illegal
13
8
4
Definitely should be illegal
15
10
2
Don't know
7
5
1
Results for Different Religions PRGMRISK: Should abortion be legal if a doctor says that there is more risk to the life of a pregnant woman if she continues with a pregnancy than if she were to have an abortion? Catholic Protestant No religion Definitely should be legal Probably should be legal Probably should be illegal Definitely should be illegal Don 't know 0 25 50 75 Percentages (%) ARK Export to raster or vector image Print the chart
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