Entry:
Ostheimer, John M. and Moore, Clay L., "'The Correlates of Attitudes Toward Euthanasia', Revisited," Social Biology, 28 (Spring/Summer, 1981), 145-49.
Abstract:
While Singh found religious affiliation to be an insignificant variable for the prediction of euthanasia and suicide attitudes, coding religious affiliation as Jewish, Catholic, Protestant and no religion rather than Catholics vs. non-Catholic shows religious affiliation to be an important predictor of both suicide and euthanasia attitudes.
GSS Years:1977
Other Data Sets:
Harris 1973; Gallup 1947, 1950, 1973; Institute of Life Insurance & Current Opinion 1975; Field Research Corp. 1975; The Ohio Poll 1974; The Texas Poll
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GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document: |
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Variable Name |
Variable Label |
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| AGE |
AGE OF RESPONDENT |
| RACE |
RACE OF RESPONDENT |
| SEX |
RESPONDENTS SEX |
| REGION |
REGION OF INTERVIEW |
| EDUC |
HIGHEST YEAR OF SCHOOL COMPLETED |
| INCOME |
TOTAL FAMILY INCOME |
| POLVIEWS |
THINK OF SELF AS LIBERAL OR CONSERVATIVE |
| RELIG |
RS RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE |
| DENOM |
SPECIFIC DENOMINATION |
| ATTEND |
HOW OFTEN R ATTENDS RELIGIOUS SERVICES |
| RELITEN |
STRENGTH OF AFFILIATION |
| LETDIE1 |
ALLOW INCURABLE PATIENTS TO DIE |
| LETDIE2 |
LET PATIENTS DIE IF DOCTORS AGREE |
| SUICIDE1 |
SUICIDE IF INCURABLE DISEASE |
| SUICIDE2 |
SUICIDE IF BANKRUPT |
| SUICIDE3 |
SUICIDE IF DISHONORED FAMILY |
| SUICIDE4 |
SUICIDE IF TIRED OF LIVING |