Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2005

Variable Details

VariableDNRFam
LabelGP require2follow family wish:DNR?AB1113
Question text And what should happen if the doctors think that there should be a 'do not resuscitate order' in case a patient stops breathing, but the family disagree? Do you think the law should require doctors to follow the family's wishes? (Again, please look at the top section of the card.)
Responses
-1 Skp,refused euthenasia section 63
1 Definitely should require 741
2 Probably should require 660
3 Probably should not require 364
4 Definitely should not require 189
8 Don't know 155
9 Not answered 4
-2 Skp, C+D versions 2092
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2005
Interviewer InstructionsCARD K2 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.