Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2005

Variable Details

VariableExit1
LabelEuthanasia if incurably ill? C2.32D2.35
Question text Suppose a person has a painful incurable disease. Do you think that doctors should be allowed, by law to end the patient's life, if the patient requests it?
Responses
1 Yes 1434
2 No 317
8 Don't know 2
9 Not answered 33
-2 Skp, A+B versions 1773
-1 No self-completn 709
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2005
Interviewer InstructionsPLEASE TICK ONE BOX ON EACH LINE.
UniverseAdults (18 and over) living in private households in Great Britain (excluding the 'crofting counties' north of the Caledonian Canal).<br>;Adults;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;Sampling is conducted in four stages; from 1993 the sample has been drawn from the Postcode Address File, whereas in previous years it was drawn from the Electoral Register.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. The BSA survey is conducted annually.