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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2018

Variable Details

VariablePRGMRISK
LabelAbortion legal/illegal - A doctor says that there is more risk to the life of the pregnant woman 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 circumstance? A doctor says that there is more risk to the life of a pregnant woman if she continues with a pregnancy than if she were to have an abortion.
Responses
1 Definitely should be legal 760
2 Probably should be legal 218
3 Probably should be illegal 42
4 Definitely should be illegal 70
7 Skip to end of section 0
8 Don't know 69
9 Skip, not answered/refused 42
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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