Year: 2016
Module: Abortion
Variable: RAPEINCS

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 woman has become pregnant because of rape or incest.

 
%
Definitely should be legal54
Probably should be legal24
Probably should be illegal8
Definitely should be illegal10
Don 't know4



 

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Results for men and women

 
%
 MaleFemale
Definitely should be legal 56 52
Probably should be legal 23 25
Probably should be illegal 8 8
Definitely should be illegal 9 12
Don 't know 5 3



 

 

Results for people of different ages

 
%
 18-2425-3435-4445-5454-6465+
Definitely should be legal 58 55 57 56 55 46
Probably should be legal 20 28 23 20 25 27
Probably should be illegal 8 8 8 7 5 9
Definitely should be illegal 11 5 9 13 13 12
Don 't know 2 4 4 5 2 5



 

 

Results for people of different religions

 
%
 CatholicProtestantNo religion
Definitely should be legal 44 57 71
Probably should be legal 25 24 22
Probably should be illegal 11 6 3
Definitely should be illegal 15 9 3
Don 't know 5 4 1



 

 

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