Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2016

Variable Details

Variablewilldie
LabelD1d Abortion: A pregnant woman has a serious health condition and doctors say that she will die if she has to continue the pregnancy
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? A pregnant woman has a serious health condition and doctors say that she will die if she has to continue the pregnancy.
Responses
1 Definitely should be legal 664
2 Probably should be legal 318
3 Probably should be illegal 56
4 Definitely should be illegal 101
8 Don't know 54
9 No answer/Refused 15
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