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  Northern Ireland Social Attitudes Survey - 1989

Year: 1989
Module: Morality
Variable: BABYLAW5

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 find a 'surrogate' mother who is paid to bear a child for them (by artificial insemination, using the husband as 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 law14
It should not be allowed by law80
Don't know3
Not answered4

Results for men and women
%
 MaleFemale
It should be allowed by law 16 11
It should not be allowed by law 76 83
Don't know 4 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 22 16 13 13 8 9
It should not be allowed by law 71 81 82 82 85 76
Don't know 3 1 0 2 3 7
Not answered 3 2 5 4 5 8

Table Index

Results for people of different religions
%
 CatholicProtestantNo religion
It should be allowed by law 12 13 22
It should not be allowed by law 79 80 76
Don't know 4 2 1
Not answered 5 5 2

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