NI Life and Times Survey - 2016 : ABMEDCR

Year: 2016
Module: Abortion
Variable: ABMEDCR

How much do you agree or disagree with each of these statements about abortion?
Abortion should be a matter for medical regulation and not criminal law

	%
Strongly agree	23
Agree	48
Neither agree nor disagree	12
Disagree	9
Strongly disagree	3
Don 't know	6

Go to results for men and women, people of different religions, and people of different ages.
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Results for men and women

	%
	Male	Female
Strongly agree	21	24
Agree	43	51
Neither agree nor disagree	14	10
Disagree	11	7
Strongly disagree	4	3
Don 't know	8	5

Results for people of different ages

	%
	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	54-64	65+
Strongly agree	18	14	26	33	28	19
Agree	46	47	48	44	45	53
Neither agree nor disagree	17	14	12	6	9	12
Disagree	8	14	7	7	9	7
Strongly disagree	2	2	4	6	3	2
Don 't know	8	9	3	4	6	7

Results for people of different religions

	%
	Catholic	Protestant	No religion
Strongly agree	24	20	26
Agree	44	52	48
Neither agree nor disagree	13	11	10
Disagree	8	10	8
Strongly disagree	4	3	1
Don 't know	7	5	7

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