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Variable
UK Data Service variable record for:
Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2008: Attitudes to Older People, Ageing and Ageism Teaching Dataset
Variable Details
| Variable | HEARTOP | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Label | Young father or man of 70 get heart by-pass | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Question text | Suppose a young man with three children and an older man of 70 are both on the waiting list for a heart by-pass operation. They are both equally in need and have been on the waiting list for exactly the same time. If you were the surgeon and had a choice, which man would you prefer to treat first? | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Disclaimer | Please note that these frequencies are not weighted. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2008: Attitudes to Older People, Ageing and Ageism Teaching Dataset | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Universe | Location of units of observation: National;Population: Adults aged 18 or over, living in private households in Northern Ireland during 2008. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sampling | One-stage stratified or systematic random sample | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Study Type | Repeated cross-sectional study; The teaching dataset was created as part of a single project. |
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