Year: 2008
Module: Religious_Observance
Variable: EUTHLAW
Question: Suppose a person has a painful incurable disease. Do you think that doctors should be allowed by law to end the patient’s life, if the patient requests it?
Index
to tables on this page
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% of
people of different ages.
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%
of
people of different religions.
| Overall
Results |
% |
| Definitely should be allowed | 53 |
| Probably should be allowed | 30 |
| Probably should not be allowed | 8 |
| Definitely should not be allowed | 7 |
| Don't know | 3 |
| Results for men and women |
%
|
| | Male | Female |
| Definitely should be allowed |
54 |
51 |
| Probably should be allowed |
30 |
31 |
| Probably should not be allowed |
8 |
8 |
| Definitely should not be allowed |
7 |
8 |
| Don't know |
2 |
3 |
| Results
for people of different ages |
%
|
| | 18-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65+ |
| Definitely should be allowed |
51 |
50 |
53 |
53 |
55 |
53 |
| Probably should be allowed |
36 |
31 |
30 |
34 |
29 |
25 |
| Probably should not be allowed |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
7 |
8 |
| Definitely should not be allowed |
6 |
7 |
6 |
5 |
7 |
10 |
| Don't know |
0 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
Results
for people of different religions |
% |
| | Catholic | Protestant | No religion |
| Definitely should be allowed |
49 |
53 |
64 |
| Probably should be allowed |
30 |
32 |
25 |
| Probably should not be allowed |
10 |
6 |
7 |
| Definitely should not be allowed |
10 |
6 |
3 |
| Don't know |
2 |
2 |
2 |
|
