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  Northern Ireland Social Attitudes Survey - 1989

Year: 1989
Module: Morality
Variable: BABYLAW2

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 an 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 law37
It should not be allowed by law55
Don't know3
Not answered5

Results for men and women
%
 MaleFemale
It should be allowed by law 39 35
It should not be allowed by law 52 58
Don't know 5 2
Not answered 4 5

Table Index

Results for people of different ages
%
 18-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465+
It should be allowed by law 41 53 46 40 19 18
It should not be allowed by law 52 45 49 54 71 64
Don't know 3 1 0 0 6 9
Not answered 4 2 4 6 4 9

Table Index

Results for people of different religions
%
 CatholicProtestantNo religion
It should be allowed by law 29 38 61
It should not be allowed by law 63 53 38
Don't know 3 4 0
Not answered 5 6 1

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