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  Northern Ireland Social Attitudes Survey - 1989

Year: 1989
Module: Morality
Variable: BABYLAW3

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 having their own 'test-tube' embryo implanted.

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 law71
It should not be allowed by law22
Don't know4
Not answered3

Results for men and women
%
 MaleFemale
It should be allowed by law 70 72
It should not be allowed by law 22 22
Don't know 5 3
Not answered 3 3

Table Index

Results for people of different ages
%
 18-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465+
It should be allowed by law 84 84 79 81 53 43
It should not be allowed by law 9 13 20 16 39 39
Don't know 4 2 0 0 5 11
Not answered 3 2 1 3 3 7

Table Index

Results for people of different religions
%
 CatholicProtestantNo religion
It should be allowed by law 68 69 87
It should not be allowed by law 25 23 12
Don't know 3 5 0
Not answered 4 3 1

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