Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2005

Variable Details

VariableLivWilSh
LabelLet doctor end life by living will?B1121
Question text Do you think the law should allow doctors to decide to end a patient's life on the instruction of the `living will', or not? Please choose your answer from the bottom section of the card.
Responses
-1 Skp,refused euthenasia section 30
1 Definitely should be allowed 493
2 Probably should be allowed 313
3 Probably should not be allowed 93
4 Definitely should not be allowed 85
8 Don't know 59
9 Not answered 2
-2 Skp,A+C+D versions 3193
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.