Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2016

Variable Details

Variablephysmhlt
LabelD1e Abortion: A doctor says that there is a serious threat to the woman’s physical or mental health if she continues with 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 doctor says that there is a serious threat to the woman's physical or mental health if she continues with the pregnancy
Responses
1 Definitely should be legal 549
2 Probably should be legal 356
3 Probably should be illegal 99
4 Definitely should be illegal 126
8 Don't know 62
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