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 | 70% of all adults; |
| 69% of registered voters; |
| 80% of registered Democrats; |
| 59% of registered Republicans; |
| 63% of Independents; |
| 73% of adult males; |
| 67% of adult females; |
| 71% of those aged 18 to 39; |
| 70% aged 40 to 64; |
| 64% of those 65 or older; |
| 70% of non-Hispanic Whites; |
| 65% of Latinos; |
| 78% of other races |
| 65% of Protestants; |
| 64% of Catholics; |
| 80% of followers of other religions or of no religious affiliation; |
| 54% of born-again Christians; and |
| 76% of non-born-again Christians. |
They were asked:
"If you yourself were terminally ill and were expected to die within six months, would you want your doctor to be able to assist you in dying if you requested it?"
Results were:
| 62% of California adults said yes; 33% said no. Surveys during previous years gave positive results between 67% and 72%. |
| 76% of Democrats said yes, as did: |
| 51% of Republicans; |
| 62% of Independents; |
| 65% of adult males; |
| 58% of adult females; |
| 64% of those aged 18 to 39; |
| 60% aged 40 to 64; |
| 59% of those 65 or older; |
| 65% of non-Hispanic Whites; |
| 51% of Latinos; |
| 71% of other races; |
| 56% of Protestants; |
| 54% of Catholics; |
| 76% of followers of other religions or of no religious affiliation; |
| 46% of born-again Christians; and |
| 67% of non-born-again Christians. |
They were asked:
A bill in the state legislature calls for allowing California residents who are terminally ill and declared mentally competent, and who have been evaluated by two physicians, to request a lethal prescription, which they themselves would administer to end their own lives. Do you favor or oppose this new proposed law?
Results were:
| Among all adults sampled, supporters outnumbered opponents by 57% to 34%. Among registered voters, the ratio was 63% to 28%. | ||||||
| The only groups opposed to the bill were:
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At the time of the survey, Bill AB 654 was being considered in the legislature. It is very similar to AB 374 being considered in 2007-JUN.
References:
- Mark DiCamillo & Mervin Field, "The Field Poll: Continued support for doctor-assisted suicide," 2006-MAR-15, at: http://www.caforaidindying.org/
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Copyright © 2007 by Ontario Consultants on
Religious Tolerance
First posted: 2007-JUN-02
Last updated 2007-JUN-02
Author: Bruce A Robinson
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