Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2016

Variable Details

Variableserosab
LabelD1b Abortion: The foetus has a serious abnormality and the baby may not survive beyond the birth.
Question text Thinking about the laws on abortion in Northern Ireland. Do you think that an abortion should be legal or illegal in the following circumstances? The foetus has a serious abnormality and the baby may not survive beyond the birth.
Responses
1 Definitely should be legal 533
2 Probably should be legal 334
3 Probably should be illegal 128
4 Definitely should be illegal 138
8 Don't know 59
9 No answer/Refused 16
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNorthern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2016
Interviewer InstructionsNote to interviewer: Include a marker at every page to show if respondent wishes to skip to the end of the section.
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Adults aged 18 or over, living in private households in Northern Ireland during 2016.
SamplingOne-stage stratified or systematic random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study