Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2005

Variable Details

VariableEuPainSh
LabelShld law allow doctor to end life?AB1095
Question text First, a person with an incurable and painful illness, from which they will die - for example someone dying of cancer. Do you think that, if they ask for it, a doctor should ever be allowed by law to end their life, or not? Please choose your answer from the top section of the card.
Responses
-1 Skp,refused euthenasia section 63
1 Definitely should be allowed 1102
2 Probably should be allowed 626
3 Probably should not be allowed 133
4 Definitely should not be allowed 207
8 Don't know 42
9 Not answered 3
-2 Skp, C+D versions 2092
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2005
Interviewer InstructionsCARD K1.
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.