Year: 2016
Module: Abortion
Variable: SEROSAB

Thinking about the laws on abortion in Northern Ireland. Do you think that an abortion should be legal or illegal in the following circumstances
The foetus has a serious abnormality and the baby may not survive beyond the birth.

 
%
Definitely should be legal45
Probably should be legal28
Probably should be illegal11
Definitely should be illegal12
Don 't know5



 

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Results for men and women

 
%
 MaleFemale
Definitely should be legal 45 45
Probably should be legal 32 24
Probably should be illegal 9 12
Definitely should be illegal 9 14
Don 't know 5 4



 

 

Results for people of different ages

 
%
 18-2425-3435-4445-5454-6465+
Definitely should be legal 43 39 49 49 46 43
Probably should be legal 29 35 23 24 27 28
Probably should be illegal 15 13 13 6 7 11
Definitely should be illegal 13 7 10 18 12 12
Don 't know 0 5 5 3 7 5



 

 

Results for people of different religions

 
%
 CatholicProtestantNo religion
Definitely should be legal 35 49 60
Probably should be legal 27 27 29
Probably should be illegal 17 8 5
Definitely should be illegal 16 12 4
Don 't know 5 4 2



 

 

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