Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2008

Variable Details

Variableexit1
LabelDoctors be allowed to end a patient's life if they request it?
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 Definitely should be allowed 285
2 Probably should be allowed 371
3 Probably should not be allowed 150
4 Definitely should not be allowed 138
5 Can t choose 0
8 Can't choose 143
-1 Skip, no self completion 126
9 Refused/not answered 2
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNorthern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2008
UniverseNorthern Irish adults;National;Adults aged 18 or over, living in private households in Northern Ireland during 2008
SamplingOne-stage stratified or systematic random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study