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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2005

Variable Details

VariableEuPainis
LabelDoes law allow doctor to end life?AB1096
Question text And, do you think the law allows a doctor to do this at the moment, or not? Please choose your answer from the bottom section of the card.
Responses
-1 Skp,refused euthenasia section 63
1 Definitely allows 27
2 Probably allows 100
3 Probably does not allow 444
4 Definitely does not allow 1492
8 Don't know 48
9 Not answered 2
-2 Skp, C+D versions 2092
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2005
Interviewer InstructionsCARD K1 AGAIN.
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.
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