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  Northern Ireland Social Attitudes Survey - 1989

Year: 1989
Module: Morality
Variable: BABYLAW1

Question: Suppose a married couple want to have their own child, but cannot have one. Should the law allow or not allow them to use each of the methods below? Please assume in each case that it is the only method open to them on medical advice.
They try to have a child by artifical insemination, using the husband as anonymous donor.

Index to tables on this page

  1. % of men and women
  2. % of people of different ages
  3. % of people of different religions.

Overall Results %
It should be allowed by law77
It should not be allowed by law17
Don't know3
Not answered3

Results for men and women
%
 MaleFemale
It should be allowed by law 78 76
It should not be allowed by law 16 19
Don't know 4 2
Not answered 2 3

Table Index

Results for people of different ages
%
 18-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465+
It should be allowed by law 86 86 86 87 64 52
It should not be allowed by law 9 13 11 11 28 32
Don't know 1 1 0 0 6 10
Not answered 3 1 2 2 2 6

Table Index

Results for people of different religions
%
 CatholicProtestantNo religion
It should be allowed by law 74 76 92
It should not be allowed by law 21 17 7
Don't know 2 4 0
Not answered 3 3 1

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