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  Northern Ireland Social Attitudes Survey - 1991

Year: 1991

Module: Religious_Observance
Variable: ABORLAWB


Question:
Do you think the law should or should not allow a woman to obtain a legal abortion if the family has a very low income and cannot afford any more children?


Index to tables on this page

  1. % of men and women
  2. % of people of different ages
  3. % of people of different religions.

Overall Results %
Definitely should allow it18
Probably should allow it18
Probably should not allow it17
Definitely should not allow it37
Can't choose8
Not answered3


Results for men and women
%
 MaleFemale
Definitely should allow it 18 17
Probably should allow it 17 18
Probably should not allow it 14 18
Definitely should not allow it 39 35
Can't choose 9 8
Not answered 3 3


Table Index

Results for people of different ages
%
 18-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465+
Definitely should allow it 18 17 22 18 17 14
Probably should allow it 18 15 15 22 18 19
Probably should not allow it 24 20 15 13 17 9
Definitely should not allow it 36 31 37 41 33 42
Can't choose 4 14 9 2 10 12
Not answered 0 2 2 5 4 4


Table Index

Results for people of different religions
%
 CatholicProtestantNo religion
Definitely should allow it 12 19 31
Probably should allow it 12 22 17
Probably should not allow it 13 19 22
Definitely should not allow it 52 30 22
Can't choose 9 8 4
Not answered 3 3 4


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