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  Northern Ireland Social Attitudes Survey - 1996

Year: 1996
Module: Public Spending
Variable: AGEOPWLD

Question: Now suppose another two men with a heart condition go on a hospital waiting list at the same time. Both would benefit from an operation. One man is aged 40 and the other is aged 60.
Who do you think would get the operation first?

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 %
the younger man36
The older man7
Their ages make no difference46
Can't choose10
Not answered1

Results for men and women
%
 MaleFemale
the younger man 33 38
The older man 7 6
Their ages make no difference 46 46
Can't choose 12 9
Not answered 1 1

Table Index

Results for people of different ages
%
 18-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465+
the younger man 39 38 40 37 26 32
The older man 7 8 6 4 10 6
Their ages make no difference 28 47 43 51 57 46
Can't choose 22 7 11 8 6 12
Not answered 5 0 0 0 1 4

Table Index

Results for people of different religions
%
 CatholicProtestantNo religion
the younger man 29 40 39
The older man 6 8 4
Their ages make no difference 55 41 41
Can't choose 9 10 15
Not answered 1 1 1

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