SOL: Ageism and Ageing,Republic of Ireland

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Ageism and Ageing,Republic of Ireland - 2003

Year: 2003
Module: Attitudes_to_Older_People
Variable: HEARTOP

Question: Suppose a young man with three children and an older man of 70 are both on the waiting list for a heart by-pass operation. They are both equally in need and have been on the waiting list for exactly the same time. If you were the surgeon and had a choice, which man would you prefer to treat first?

Index to tables on this page

% of men and women
% of people of different ages

Overall Results	%
Younger man first	63
Older man first	8
(It depends)	19
Other	1
Don't know	9

Table Index

Results for men and women	%
	Male	Female
Younger man first	62	63
Older man first	9	7
(it depends)	19	20
Other	1	1
Don't know	9	9

Table Index

Results for people of different ages	%
	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Younger man first	57	61	60	64	71	66
Older man first	13	8	4	8	8	10
(it depends)	20	19	25	20	14	13
Other	2	1	2	0	1	1
Don't know	8	11	10	9	7	9

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