SOL: Ageism and Ageing,Republic of Ireland

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Ageism and Ageing,Republic of Ireland - 2008

Year: 2008
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	64
Older man first	6
(It depends)	22
OTHER	1
Don't know	7

Table Index

Results for men and women	%
	Male	Female
Younger man first	67	62
Older man first	6	6
(it depends)	23	22
Other	1	1
Don't know	4	9

Table Index

Results for people of different ages	%
	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Younger man first	73	61	62	63	61	67
Older man first	4	9	9	1	5	6
(it depends)	18	20	20	27	28	22
Other	0	1	1	1	1	2
Don't know	5	9	9	8	5	3

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