Year: 2016
Module: Abortion
Variable: PHYSMHLTH

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

 
%
Definitely should be legal46
Probably should be legal30
Probably should be illegal8
Definitely should be illegal10
Don 't know6



 

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Results for men and women

 
%
 MaleFemale
Definitely should be legal 49 44
Probably should be legal 31 29
Probably should be illegal 8 9
Definitely should be illegal 8 12
Don 't know 5 7



 


 

Results for people of different ages

 
%
 18-2425-3435-4445-5454-6465+
Definitely should be legal 47 38 47 51 48 45
Probably should be legal 27 40 25 26 30 29
Probably should be illegal 13 10 11 4 6 8
Definitely should be illegal 8 7 9 14 10 12
Don 't know 5 5 8 6 7 5



 


 

Results for people of different religions

 
%
 CatholicProtestantNo religion
Definitely should be legal 34 50 65
Probably should be legal 31 28 27
Probably should be illegal 12 7 4
Definitely should be illegal 15 10 3
Don 't know 8 5 1



 


 

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