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Religion and Public Life Survey, 2001 - Analysis

INFENDLF (Weighted by WEIGHT)

Which one of the following has had the biggest influence on your thinking on the issue of making it legal for doctors to give terminally ill patients the means to end their lives?
 PercentCumulative Percent
1) A personal experience23.8%23.8%
2) The views of your friends and family7.8%31.6%
3) What you have seen or read in the media12.7%44.3%
4) Your religious beliefs27.5%71.8%
5) Your education11.3%83.1%
6) Something else (specify)13.4%96.5%
9) Don't know/Refused3.5%100.0%





Gender (I-GENDER)

 MaleFemaleMissingTotal
A personal experience21.7%25.7%023.8%
The views of your friends and family7.7%7.9%07.8%
What you have seen or read in the media13.3%12.1%012.7%
Your religious beliefs23.5%31.1%027.5%
Your education14.3%8.6%011.3%
Something else (specify)16.0%11.0%013.4%
Don't know/Refused3.5%3.6%03.5%
Missing0000
Total 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 2041

Political party (I-PARTYID)

 RepublicanDemocratIndependentMissingTotal
A personal experience22.5%25.6%23.3%3124.0%
The views of your friends and family5.7%7.9%9.1%177.5%
What you have seen or read in the media12.1%14.0%11.9%1612.8%
Your religious beliefs38.2%24.9%20.3%3827.8%
Your education9.0%12.2%13.9%1211.7%
Something else (specify)10.2%11.9%17.9%2613.1%
Don't know/Refused2.3%3.4%3.6%113.1%
Missing0001510
Total 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 1890

Household income (I-INCOME)

 Less than $20,000$20,000 to under $40,000$40,000 to under $75,000$75,000 to under $100,000$100,000 or moreMissingTotal
A personal experience21.2%23.6%23.6%25.8%31.9%8224.1%
The views of your friends and family8.8%7.3%7.7%10.8%4.0%257.7%
What you have seen or read in the media12.9%14.0%12.3%16.3%6.9%4312.7%
Your religious beliefs30.0%28.5%28.9%18.0%20.1%9327.3%
Your education10.7%11.1%11.4%18.0%19.0%2612.4%
Something else (specify)11.5%13.1%14.3%9.2%14.8%5413.0%
Don't know/Refused4.8%2.4%1.7%2.0%3.4%212.8%
Missing000003440
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 1697

Education (I-EDUC)

 Less than high schoolHigh school graduateTrade school degree/certification Some college, no four-year degreeCollege graduate Graduate work/degreeMissingTotal
A personal experience15.8%22.7%28.0%22.1%29.9%31.8%423.7%
The views of your friends and family10.9%8.4%15.0%6.5%5.0%5.7%07.8%
What you have seen or read in the media11.5%15.5%7.7%13.9%9.7%9.2%212.7%
Your religious beliefs35.0%27.1%29.5%28.5%23.8%20.1%227.5%
Your education6.7%7.8%7.2%11.2%16.8%24.3%111.3%
Something else (specify)13.4%16.0%9.7%14.3%11.8%6.9%013.4%
Don't know/Refused6.8%2.5%2.9%3.6%3.0%2.1%23.5%
Missing000000110
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 2030

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

 MarriedDivorced/SeparatedWidowedNever been marriedMissingTotal
A personal experience22.7%28.0%28.2%21.6%223.8%
The views of your friends and family7.3%9.6%5.9%8.5%07.9%
What you have seen or read in the media12.0%12.8%12.8%13.9%212.7%
Your religious beliefs31.2%22.6%26.8%23.6%127.6%
Your education10.2%11.8%6.7%14.8%111.3%
Something else (specify)13.3%11.9%10.9%15.6%113.4%
Don't know/Refused3.2%3.4%8.7%2.0%33.3%
Missing0000100
Total 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 2031

Age (I-AGE)

 18 to 3031 to 4041 to 5051 to 6465 or olderMissingTotal
A personal experience18.7%24.3%27.0%27.6%22.9%623.9%
The views of your friends and family9.4%7.9%8.0%6.7%6.5%27.8%
What you have seen or read in the media13.8%13.1%14.2%9.9%11.7%412.7%
Your religious beliefs24.2%25.9%26.6%29.6%32.8%1027.4%
Your education14.5%12.3%8.8%12.3%7.6%311.4%
Something else (specify)17.1%13.3%13.4%10.9%10.8%513.4%
Don't know/Refused2.3%3.2%2.1%3.0%7.6%23.5%
Missing00000320
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 2009

Worship attendance (I-ATTEND)

 More than once a weekOnce a weekOnce or twice a monthA few times a yearSeldomNeverMissingTotal
A personal experience14.6%19.7%27.2%25.7%30.4%33.9%523.8%
The views of your friends and family5.3%7.7%9.2%9.7%8.6%6.1%07.9%
What you have seen or read in the media7.8%14.1%12.2%16.4%12.1%13.9%012.8%
Your religious beliefs58.3%36.3%21.0%15.4%8.3%6.4%327.6%
Your education5.0%9.1%12.6%13.5%16.7%14.5%311.2%
Something else (specify)5.0%9.6%13.2%17.0%21.3%22.3%313.3%
Don't know/Refused4.0%3.5%4.5%2.3%2.7%2.9%43.4%
Missing000000180
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 2023

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