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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2018

Variable Details

VariableABMEDCR
LabelAgree/disagree - Abortion should be a matter for medical regulation and not criminal law
Question text To what extent do you agree or disagree with each of these statements about abortion? Abortion should be a matter for medical regulation and not criminal law.
Responses
1 Strongly agree 498
2 Agree 436
3 Neither agree nor disagree 91
4 Disagree 51
5 Strongly disagree 19
7 Skip to end of section 0
8 Don't know 50
9 Skip, not answered/refused 56
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNorthern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2018
Interviewer InstructionsSHOWCARD
Universe1201 adults aged 18 years or over living in private households in Northern Ireland
SamplingOne-stage stratified or systematic random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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