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?
Percent | Cumulative Percent | |
---|---|---|
1) A personal experience | 23.8% | 23.8% |
2) The views of your friends and family | 7.8% | 31.6% |
3) What you have seen or read in the media | 12.7% | 44.3% |
4) Your religious beliefs | 27.5% | 71.8% |
5) Your education | 11.3% | 83.1% |
6) Something else (specify) | 13.4% | 96.5% |
9) Don't know/Refused | 3.5% | 100.0% |
Gender (I-GENDER)
Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
A personal experience | 21.7% | 25.7% | 0 | 23.8% |
The views of your friends and family | 7.7% | 7.9% | 0 | 7.8% |
What you have seen or read in the media | 13.3% | 12.1% | 0 | 12.7% |
Your religious beliefs | 23.5% | 31.1% | 0 | 27.5% |
Your education | 14.3% | 8.6% | 0 | 11.3% |
Something else (specify) | 16.0% | 11.0% | 0 | 13.4% |
Don't know/Refused | 3.5% | 3.6% | 0 | 3.5% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% |
Political party (I-PARTYID)
Republican | Democrat | Independent | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
A personal experience | 22.5% | 25.6% | 23.3% | 31 | 24.0% |
The views of your friends and family | 5.7% | 7.9% | 9.1% | 17 | 7.5% |
What you have seen or read in the media | 12.1% | 14.0% | 11.9% | 16 | 12.8% |
Your religious beliefs | 38.2% | 24.9% | 20.3% | 38 | 27.8% |
Your education | 9.0% | 12.2% | 13.9% | 12 | 11.7% |
Something else (specify) | 10.2% | 11.9% | 17.9% | 26 | 13.1% |
Don't know/Refused | 2.3% | 3.4% | 3.6% | 11 | 3.1% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% |
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 more | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A personal experience | 21.2% | 23.6% | 23.6% | 25.8% | 31.9% | 82 | 24.1% |
The views of your friends and family | 8.8% | 7.3% | 7.7% | 10.8% | 4.0% | 25 | 7.7% |
What you have seen or read in the media | 12.9% | 14.0% | 12.3% | 16.3% | 6.9% | 43 | 12.7% |
Your religious beliefs | 30.0% | 28.5% | 28.9% | 18.0% | 20.1% | 93 | 27.3% |
Your education | 10.7% | 11.1% | 11.4% | 18.0% | 19.0% | 26 | 12.4% |
Something else (specify) | 11.5% | 13.1% | 14.3% | 9.2% | 14.8% | 54 | 13.0% |
Don't know/Refused | 4.8% | 2.4% | 1.7% | 2.0% | 3.4% | 21 | 2.8% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 344 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Education (I-EDUC)
Less than high school | High school graduate | Trade school degree/certification | Some college, no four-year degree | College graduate | Graduate work/degree | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A personal experience | 15.8% | 22.7% | 28.0% | 22.1% | 29.9% | 31.8% | 4 | 23.7% |
The views of your friends and family | 10.9% | 8.4% | 15.0% | 6.5% | 5.0% | 5.7% | 0 | 7.8% |
What you have seen or read in the media | 11.5% | 15.5% | 7.7% | 13.9% | 9.7% | 9.2% | 2 | 12.7% |
Your religious beliefs | 35.0% | 27.1% | 29.5% | 28.5% | 23.8% | 20.1% | 2 | 27.5% |
Your education | 6.7% | 7.8% | 7.2% | 11.2% | 16.8% | 24.3% | 1 | 11.3% |
Something else (specify) | 13.4% | 16.0% | 9.7% | 14.3% | 11.8% | 6.9% | 0 | 13.4% |
Don't know/Refused | 6.8% | 2.5% | 2.9% | 3.6% | 3.0% | 2.1% | 2 | 3.5% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Marital status (I-MARITAL)
Married | Divorced/Separated | Widowed | Never been married | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A personal experience | 22.7% | 28.0% | 28.2% | 21.6% | 2 | 23.8% |
The views of your friends and family | 7.3% | 9.6% | 5.9% | 8.5% | 0 | 7.9% |
What you have seen or read in the media | 12.0% | 12.8% | 12.8% | 13.9% | 2 | 12.7% |
Your religious beliefs | 31.2% | 22.6% | 26.8% | 23.6% | 1 | 27.6% |
Your education | 10.2% | 11.8% | 6.7% | 14.8% | 1 | 11.3% |
Something else (specify) | 13.3% | 11.9% | 10.9% | 15.6% | 1 | 13.4% |
Don't know/Refused | 3.2% | 3.4% | 8.7% | 2.0% | 3 | 3.3% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Age (I-AGE)
18 to 30 | 31 to 40 | 41 to 50 | 51 to 64 | 65 or older | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A personal experience | 18.7% | 24.3% | 27.0% | 27.6% | 22.9% | 6 | 23.9% |
The views of your friends and family | 9.4% | 7.9% | 8.0% | 6.7% | 6.5% | 2 | 7.8% |
What you have seen or read in the media | 13.8% | 13.1% | 14.2% | 9.9% | 11.7% | 4 | 12.7% |
Your religious beliefs | 24.2% | 25.9% | 26.6% | 29.6% | 32.8% | 10 | 27.4% |
Your education | 14.5% | 12.3% | 8.8% | 12.3% | 7.6% | 3 | 11.4% |
Something else (specify) | 17.1% | 13.3% | 13.4% | 10.9% | 10.8% | 5 | 13.4% |
Don't know/Refused | 2.3% | 3.2% | 2.1% | 3.0% | 7.6% | 2 | 3.5% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Worship attendance (I-ATTEND)
More than once a week | Once a week | Once or twice a month | A few times a year | Seldom | Never | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A personal experience | 14.6% | 19.7% | 27.2% | 25.7% | 30.4% | 33.9% | 5 | 23.8% |
The views of your friends and family | 5.3% | 7.7% | 9.2% | 9.7% | 8.6% | 6.1% | 0 | 7.9% |
What you have seen or read in the media | 7.8% | 14.1% | 12.2% | 16.4% | 12.1% | 13.9% | 0 | 12.8% |
Your religious beliefs | 58.3% | 36.3% | 21.0% | 15.4% | 8.3% | 6.4% | 3 | 27.6% |
Your education | 5.0% | 9.1% | 12.6% | 13.5% | 16.7% | 14.5% | 3 | 11.2% |
Something else (specify) | 5.0% | 9.6% | 13.2% | 17.0% | 21.3% | 22.3% | 3 | 13.3% |
Don't know/Refused | 4.0% | 3.5% | 4.5% | 2.3% | 2.7% | 2.9% | 4 | 3.4% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |