PEACH STATE POLL -- Spring 2005
QL1 How closely did you follow the news about Terri Schiavo, the woman at the center of a life-support controversy in Florida and who died in late March?
|
|
Total |
Respondent's Age |
Respondent's Gender |
Race Aggregated |
Level of Education |
Household Income |
|---|
| 18 - 25 years old |
26 - 35 years old |
36 - 45 years old |
46 - 55 years old |
56 - 65 years old |
66 and older |
Male |
Female |
White |
Nonwhite |
High School Diploma or Less |
Some College |
College Degree |
Post Grad Work |
Less than $20K |
$20K to less than $30K |
$30K to less than $50K |
$50K to less than $75K |
$75K to less than $100K |
$100K or more |
Refused |
|---|
| How closely did you follow the news about Terri Schiavo, the woman at the center of a life-support controversy in Florida and who died in late March? |
Very closely |
38% |
15% |
36% |
43% |
42% |
49% |
55% |
37% |
40% |
44% |
29% |
32% |
37% |
48% |
41% |
42% |
35% |
33% |
40% |
42% |
48% |
31% |
|---|
| Somewhat closely |
41% |
52% |
36% |
42% |
42% |
39% |
33% |
39% |
43% |
40% |
43% |
42% |
40% |
38% |
44% |
36% |
39% |
49% |
43% |
40% |
38% |
42% |
|---|
| Not very closely |
11% |
17% |
8% |
10% |
12% |
11% |
8% |
11% |
11% |
12% |
9% |
9% |
13% |
12% |
10% |
11% |
12% |
11% |
8% |
6% |
12% |
10% |
|---|
| Not at all |
9% |
16% |
18% |
4% |
2% |
2% |
4% |
12% |
6% |
3% |
18% |
16% |
9% |
2% |
4% |
11% |
14% |
7% |
7% |
11% |
2% |
16% |
|---|
| DKRefused (vol.) |
1% |
|
2% |
1% |
2% |
|
|
2% |
1% |
1% |
1% |
1% |
1% |
0% |
2% |
|
1% |
|
2% |
1% |
1% |
2% |
|---|
| Total |
Unweighted Count |
803 |
60 |
93 |
120 |
197 |
156 |
150 |
386 |
417 |
580 |
207 |
245 |
208 |
178 |
164 |
95 |
84 |
147 |
130 |
96 |
134 |
52 |
|---|
PEACH STATE POLL -- Spring 2005
QL2 Did you discuss the Terri Schiavo story with family or friends?
|
|
Total |
Respondent's Age |
Respondent's Gender |
Race Aggregated |
Level of Education |
Household Income |
|---|
| 18 - 25 years old |
26 - 35 years old |
36 - 45 years old |
46 - 55 years old |
56 - 65 years old |
66 and older |
Male |
Female |
White |
Nonwhite |
High School Diploma or Less |
Some College |
College Degree |
Post Grad Work |
Less than $20K |
$20K to less than $30K |
$30K to less than $50K |
$50K to less than $75K |
$75K to less than $100K |
$100K or more |
Refused |
|---|
| Did you discuss the Terri Schiavo story with family or friends? |
Yes |
83% |
79% |
79% |
86% |
89% |
84% |
84% |
77% |
88% |
89% |
74% |
74% |
85% |
91% |
87% |
79% |
80% |
82% |
88% |
87% |
92% |
85% |
|---|
| No |
17% |
21% |
20% |
14% |
11% |
16% |
16% |
23% |
11% |
11% |
26% |
25% |
15% |
9% |
13% |
21% |
18% |
18% |
12% |
13% |
8% |
15% |
|---|
| DKRefused (vol.) |
0% |
|
1% |
|
|
|
|
0% |
0% |
0% |
|
1% |
|
|
|
|
2% |
|
|
|
|
|
|---|
| Total |
Unweighted Count |
803 |
60 |
93 |
120 |
197 |
156 |
150 |
386 |
417 |
580 |
207 |
245 |
208 |
178 |
164 |
95 |
84 |
147 |
130 |
96 |
134 |
52 |
|---|
PEACH STATE POLL -- Spring 2005
QL3 Have you completed or drafted any written document that expresses your wishes for the health care you would want if you were ever at the end of a terminal illness or in a coma or vegetative state from which there was no hope of recovery?
|
|
Total |
Respondent's Age |
Respondent's Gender |
Race Aggregated |
Level of Education |
Household Income |
|---|
| 18 - 25 years old |
26 - 35 years old |
36 - 45 years old |
46 - 55 years old |
56 - 65 years old |
66 and older |
Male |
Female |
White |
Nonwhite |
High School Diploma or Less |
Some College |
College Degree |
Post Grad Work |
Less than $20K |
$20K to less than $30K |
$30K to less than $50K |
$50K to less than $75K |
$75K to less than $100K |
$100K or more |
Refused |
|---|
| Have you completed or drafted any written document that expresses your wishes for the health care you would want if you were ever at the end of a terminal illness or in a coma or vegetative state from which there was no hope of recovery? |
Yes |
35% |
6% |
29% |
41% |
40% |
49% |
53% |
34% |
36% |
43% |
20% |
25% |
33% |
43% |
46% |
31% |
25% |
31% |
32% |
34% |
52% |
49% |
|---|
| No |
65% |
94% |
71% |
59% |
59% |
51% |
47% |
65% |
64% |
57% |
80% |
75% |
67% |
57% |
54% |
69% |
75% |
69% |
68% |
66% |
48% |
51% |
|---|
| DKRefused (vol.) |
0% |
|
|
|
1% |
|
|
0% |
|
0% |
|
|
|
0% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1% |
|
|---|
| Total |
Unweighted Count |
803 |
60 |
93 |
120 |
197 |
156 |
150 |
386 |
417 |
580 |
207 |
245 |
208 |
178 |
164 |
95 |
84 |
147 |
130 |
96 |
134 |
52 |
|---|
PEACH STATE POLL -- Spring 2005
QL3a_01 When did you complete or most recently modify that document with your final health care preferences?
|
|
Total |
Respondent's Age |
Respondent's Gender |
Race Aggregated |
Level of Education |
Household Income |
|---|
| 18 - 25 years old |
26 - 35 years old |
36 - 45 years old |
46 - 55 years old |
56 - 65 years old |
66 and older |
Male |
Female |
White |
Nonwhite |
High School Diploma or Less |
Some College |
College Degree |
Post Grad Work |
Less than $20K |
$20K to less than $30K |
$30K to less than $50K |
$50K to less than $75K |
$75K to less than $100K |
$100K or more |
Refused |
|---|
| When did you complete or most recently modify that document with your final health care preferences? |
# of years [Enter whole number for years given] |
69% |
81% |
69% |
60% |
77% |
71% |
69% |
73% |
66% |
71% |
64% |
56% |
65% |
68% |
86% |
49% |
68% |
63% |
68% |
69% |
82% |
88% |
|---|
| # of months [Enter whole number 1_12 for number of months gi |
15% |
19% |
24% |
18% |
8% |
10% |
15% |
14% |
17% |
15% |
15% |
20% |
20% |
18% |
4% |
15% |
19% |
20% |
18% |
19% |
8% |
5% |
|---|
| Within the last month |
9% |
|
7% |
14% |
12% |
9% |
7% |
7% |
12% |
9% |
11% |
11% |
6% |
14% |
9% |
14% |
5% |
12% |
10% |
11% |
9% |
|
|---|
| Dont remember |
4% |
|
|
5% |
2% |
9% |
5% |
5% |
3% |
3% |
8% |
10% |
5% |
|
1% |
16% |
4% |
3% |
3% |
|
2% |
6% |
|---|
| Refused (vol.) |
2% |
|
|
3% |
1% |
1% |
4% |
2% |
2% |
2% |
2% |
4% |
4% |
0% |
|
6% |
5% |
2% |
1% |
1% |
|
|
|---|
| Total |
Unweighted Count |
355 |
6 |
28 |
54 |
86 |
79 |
84 |
165 |
190 |
288 |
57 |
85 |
91 |
88 |
86 |
36 |
31 |
60 |
55 |
40 |
77 |
29 |
|---|
PEACH STATE POLL -- Spring 2005
QL3B Have you recently considered completing a Directive for Final Health Care, drafting a living will, or giving authority to someone to carry out your wishes for medical treatment should you be unable to communicate them yourself?
|
|
Total |
Respondent's Age |
Respondent's Gender |
Race Aggregated |
Level of Education |
Household Income |
|---|
| 18 - 25 years old |
26 - 35 years old |
36 - 45 years old |
46 - 55 years old |
56 - 65 years old |
66 and older |
Male |
Female |
White |
Nonwhite |
High School Diploma or Less |
Some College |
College Degree |
Post Grad Work |
Less than $20K |
$20K to less than $30K |
$30K to less than $50K |
$50K to less than $75K |
$75K to less than $100K |
$100K or more |
Refused |
|---|
| Have you recently considered completing a Directive for Final Health Care, drafting a living will, or giving authority to someone to carry out your wishes for medical treatment should you be unable to communicate them yourself? |
Yes |
58% |
40% |
57% |
71% |
63% |
61% |
67% |
57% |
58% |
66% |
49% |
47% |
58% |
69% |
66% |
34% |
54% |
60% |
58% |
65% |
67% |
42% |
|---|
| No |
42% |
60% |
43% |
29% |
37% |
36% |
33% |
43% |
42% |
34% |
51% |
53% |
41% |
31% |
34% |
66% |
45% |
40% |
42% |
35% |
33% |
58% |
|---|
| DKRefused (vol.) |
0% |
|
|
|
|
3% |
|
0% |
0% |
|
1% |
0% |
1% |
|
|
|
1% |
|
|
|
|
|
|---|
| Total |
Unweighted Count |
446 |
54 |
65 |
66 |
110 |
77 |
66 |
219 |
227 |
291 |
150 |
160 |
117 |
89 |
78 |
59 |
53 |
87 |
75 |
56 |
56 |
23 |
|---|
PEACH STATE POLL -- Spring 2005
QL4A Please listen to the following two statements and tell me which comes closest to your opinion:
|
|
Total |
Respondent's Age |
Respondent's Gender |
Race Aggregated |
Level of Education |
Household Income |
|---|
| 18 - 25 years old |
26 - 35 years old |
36 - 45 years old |
46 - 55 years old |
56 - 65 years old |
66 and older |
Male |
Female |
White |
Nonwhite |
High School Diploma or Less |
Some College |
College Degree |
Post Grad Work |
Less than $20K |
$20K to less than $30K |
$30K to less than $50K |
$50K to less than $75K |
$75K to less than $100K |
$100K or more |
Refused |
|---|
| Please listen to the following two statements and tell me which comes closest to your opinion: |
Feeding tubes should never be removed, and I would support a |
15% |
17% |
10% |
22% |
13% |
10% |
9% |
15% |
15% |
12% |
16% |
12% |
22% |
16% |
8% |
19% |
12% |
12% |
18% |
15% |
13% |
17% |
|---|
| Doctors should be allowed, with the familys permission, to r |
78% |
68% |
86% |
66% |
85% |
81% |
87% |
81% |
74% |
80% |
75% |
83% |
66% |
76% |
86% |
73% |
86% |
75% |
73% |
83% |
81% |
65% |
|---|
| It depends (vol.) |
6% |
11% |
2% |
11% |
1% |
4% |
3% |
3% |
8% |
5% |
7% |
4% |
11% |
5% |
3% |
8% |
2% |
10% |
8% |
1% |
1% |
14% |
|---|
| Refused (vol.) |
2% |
4% |
3% |
1% |
1% |
4% |
1% |
1% |
3% |
2% |
2% |
2% |
1% |
3% |
3% |
|
|
2% |
1% |
|
5% |
4% |
|---|
| Total |
Unweighted Count |
431 |
29 |
51 |
70 |
105 |
93 |
70 |
220 |
211 |
313 |
108 |
133 |
107 |
89 |
98 |
46 |
41 |
80 |
58 |
54 |
78 |
34 |
|---|
PEACH STATE POLL -- Spring 2005
QL4BA Are there any conditions under which you believe doctors or other medical professionals should be allowed to decline or discontinue using a feeding tube to a patient?
|
|
Total |
Respondent's Age |
Respondent's Gender |
Race Aggregated |
Level of Education |
Household Income |
|---|
| 18 - 25 years old |
26 - 35 years old |
36 - 45 years old |
46 - 55 years old |
56 - 65 years old |
66 and older |
Male |
Female |
White |
Nonwhite |
High School Diploma or Less |
Some College |
College Degree |
Post Grad Work |
Less than $20K |
$20K to less than $30K |
$30K to less than $50K |
$50K to less than $75K |
$75K to less than $100K |
$100K or more |
Refused |
|---|
| Are there any conditions under which you believe doctors or other medical professionals should be allowed to decline or discontinue using a feeding tube to a patient? |
Yes, there are some conditions where this may be permissible |
48% |
43% |
40% |
58% |
57% |
56% |
39% |
54% |
43% |
58% |
33% |
41% |
41% |
60% |
58% |
58% |
35% |
43% |
52% |
50% |
67% |
24% |
|---|
| No, there are no conditions that would permit withholding no |
44% |
49% |
50% |
39% |
35% |
32% |
56% |
38% |
50% |
36% |
59% |
48% |
52% |
37% |
34% |
28% |
61% |
50% |
42% |
44% |
30% |
56% |
|---|
| Not sure |
6% |
6% |
9% |
2% |
6% |
8% |
4% |
6% |
6% |
5% |
6% |
10% |
5% |
2% |
4% |
14% |
3% |
8% |
4% |
6% |
3% |
12% |
|---|
| DKRefused (vol.) |
2% |
2% |
|
|
2% |
4% |
1% |
2% |
1% |
1% |
2% |
0% |
2% |
1% |
3% |
|
1% |
|
2% |
|
|
8% |
|---|
| Total |
Unweighted Count |
372 |
31 |
42 |
50 |
92 |
63 |
80 |
166 |
206 |
267 |
99 |
112 |
101 |
89 |
66 |
49 |
43 |
67 |
72 |
42 |
56 |
18 |
|---|
PEACH STATE POLL -- Spring 2005
QL4BB How about in cases where the doctors have determined that the patient will never recover? Should doctors or other medical professionals be allowed to withhold or withdraw feeding tubes?
|
|
Total |
Respondent's Age |
Respondent's Gender |
Race Aggregated |
Level of Education |
Household Income |
|---|
| 18 - 25 years old |
26 - 35 years old |
36 - 45 years old |
46 - 55 years old |
56 - 65 years old |
66 and older |
Male |
Female |
White |
Nonwhite |
High School Diploma or Less |
Some College |
College Degree |
Post Grad Work |
Less than $20K |
$20K to less than $30K |
$30K to less than $50K |
$50K to less than $75K |
$75K to less than $100K |
$100K or more |
Refused |
|---|
| How about in cases where the doctors have determined that the patient will never recover? Should doctors or other medical professionals be allowed to withhold or withdraw feeding tubes? How about in cases where the doctors have determined that the patien |
Yes |
37% |
45% |
37% |
33% |
36% |
39% |
39% |
41% |
34% |
47% |
23% |
34% |
38% |
42% |
35% |
32% |
39% |
37% |
48% |
31% |
41% |
20% |
|---|
| No |
55% |
53% |
51% |
61% |
59% |
43% |
58% |
51% |
59% |
46% |
71% |
57% |
56% |
54% |
56% |
67% |
59% |
55% |
43% |
57% |
53% |
66% |
|---|
| Not sure |
6% |
|
12% |
6% |
5% |
11% |
1% |
7% |
4% |
6% |
3% |
7% |
7% |
3% |
5% |
1% |
2% |
6% |
7% |
11% |
4% |
7% |
|---|
| DKRefused (vol.) |
2% |
2% |
|
|
|
7% |
1% |
1% |
2% |
1% |
2% |
2% |
|
1% |
4% |
|
|
1% |
2% |
|
2% |
7% |
|---|
| Total |
Unweighted Count |
372 |
31 |
42 |
50 |
92 |
63 |
80 |
166 |
206 |
267 |
99 |
112 |
101 |
89 |
66 |
49 |
43 |
67 |
72 |
42 |
56 |
18 |
|---|
PEACH STATE POLL -- Spring 2005
QL4BC How about in cases where the entire family agrees that a feeding tube should be withdrawn? Should doctors or other medical professionals be allowed to withhold or withdraw feeding tubes?
|
|
Total |
Respondent's Age |
Respondent's Gender |
Race Aggregated |
Level of Education |
Household Income |
|---|
| 18 - 25 years old |
26 - 35 years old |
36 - 45 years old |
46 - 55 years old |
56 - 65 years old |
66 and older |
Male |
Female |
White |
Nonwhite |
High School Diploma or Less |
Some College |
College Degree |
Post Grad Work |
Less than $20K |
$20K to less than $30K |
$30K to less than $50K |
$50K to less than $75K |
$75K to less than $100K |
$100K or more |
Refused |
|---|
| How about in cases where the entire family agrees that a feeding tube should be withdrawn? Should doctors or other medical professionals be allowed to withhold or withdraw feeding tubes? |
Yes |
64% |
59% |
74% |
62% |
66% |
67% |
52% |
65% |
64% |
69% |
56% |
57% |
61% |
72% |
72% |
51% |
45% |
68% |
74% |
62% |
78% |
39% |
|---|
| No |
28% |
33% |
24% |
36% |
25% |
20% |
30% |
29% |
27% |
24% |
35% |
29% |
36% |
23% |
21% |
38% |
42% |
29% |
21% |
32% |
17% |
31% |
|---|
| Not sure |
6% |
8% |
2% |
2% |
9% |
9% |
12% |
5% |
7% |
4% |
8% |
13% |
3% |
2% |
5% |
10% |
13% |
3% |
5% |
6% |
3% |
9% |
|---|
| DKRefused (vol.) |
1% |
|
|
|
0% |
4% |
6% |
1% |
2% |
2% |
1% |
1% |
|
3% |
2% |
1% |
1% |
|
0% |
|
2% |
21% |
|---|
| Total |
Unweighted Count |
372 |
31 |
42 |
50 |
92 |
63 |
80 |
166 |
206 |
267 |
99 |
112 |
101 |
89 |
66 |
49 |
43 |
67 |
72 |
42 |
56 |
18 |
|---|
PEACH STATE POLL -- Spring 2005
QL4BD How about in cases where the patient has previously requested in writing that they not be kept alive with a feeding tube? Should doctors or other medical professionals be allowed to withhold or withdraw feeding tubes?
|
|
Total |
Respondent's Age |
Respondent's Gender |
Race Aggregated |
Level of Education |
Household Income |
|---|
| 18 - 25 years old |
26 - 35 years old |
36 - 45 years old |
46 - 55 years old |
56 - 65 years old |
66 and older |
Male |
Female |
White |
Nonwhite |
High School Diploma or Less |
Some College |
College Degree |
Post Grad Work |
Less than $20K |
$20K to less than $30K |
$30K to less than $50K |
$50K to less than $75K |
$75K to less than $100K |
$100K or more |
Refused |
|---|
| How about in cases where the patient has previously requested in writing that they not be kept alive with a feeding tube? Should doctors or other medical professionals be allowed to withhold or withdraw feeding tubes? |
Yes |
75% |
71% |
75% |
78% |
84% |
78% |
67% |
75% |
76% |
84% |
63% |
67% |
77% |
80% |
85% |
63% |
68% |
73% |
90% |
80% |
84% |
45% |
|---|
| No |
21% |
29% |
25% |
18% |
14% |
14% |
26% |
23% |
20% |
13% |
33% |
31% |
22% |
13% |
13% |
35% |
30% |
24% |
10% |
14% |
14% |
28% |
|---|
| Not sure |
2% |
|
|
5% |
1% |
6% |
3% |
1% |
3% |
1% |
3% |
0% |
2% |
5% |
1% |
1% |
1% |
2% |
|
6% |
2% |
3% |
|---|
| DKRefused (vol.) |
1% |
|
|
|
1% |
1% |
4% |
1% |
1% |
2% |
|
2% |
|
1% |
1% |
1% |
|
1% |
|
|
|
24% |
|---|
| Total |
Unweighted Count |
372 |
31 |
42 |
50 |
92 |
63 |
80 |
166 |
206 |
267 |
99 |
112 |
101 |
89 |
66 |
49 |
43 |
67 |
72 |
42 |
56 |
18 |
|---|
PEACH STATE POLL -- Spring 2005
QL5 Do you believe there MUST be WRITTEN permission by the patient before doctors or other medical professionals can discontinue feeding tubes for patients at the end of a terminal illness or in a vegetative state?
|
|
Total |
Respondent's Age |
Respondent's Gender |
Race Aggregated |
Level of Education |
Household Income |
|---|
| 18 - 25 years old |
26 - 35 years old |
36 - 45 years old |
46 - 55 years old |
56 - 65 years old |
66 and older |
Male |
Female |
White |
Nonwhite |
High School Diploma or Less |
Some College |
College Degree |
Post Grad Work |
Less than $20K |
$20K to less than $30K |
$30K to less than $50K |
$50K to less than $75K |
$75K to less than $100K |
$100K or more |
Refused |
|---|
| Do you believe there MUST be WRITTEN permission by the patient before doctors or other medical professionals can discontinue feeding tubes for patients at the end of a terminal illness or in a vegetative state? |
Yes |
52% |
65% |
47% |
55% |
48% |
43% |
48% |
48% |
55% |
45% |
62% |
62% |
57% |
43% |
36% |
62% |
55% |
62% |
49% |
44% |
36% |
58% |
|---|
| No |
40% |
31% |
44% |
41% |
42% |
43% |
39% |
45% |
35% |
46% |
30% |
31% |
36% |
48% |
54% |
28% |
37% |
30% |
43% |
49% |
56% |
34% |
|---|
| Not sure It depends (vol.) |
7% |
1% |
7% |
4% |
10% |
13% |
12% |
6% |
9% |
8% |
6% |
7% |
7% |
8% |
7% |
9% |
8% |
7% |
6% |
7% |
6% |
8% |
|---|
| Refused (vol.) |
1% |
2% |
1% |
|
1% |
1% |
1% |
0% |
2% |
1% |
1% |
1% |
|
1% |
3% |
|
|
0% |
2% |
|
3% |
|
|---|
| Total |
Unweighted Count |
803 |
60 |
93 |
120 |
197 |
156 |
150 |
386 |
417 |
580 |
207 |
245 |
208 |
178 |
164 |
95 |
84 |
147 |
130 |
96 |
134 |
52 |
|---|
PEACH STATE POLL -- Spring 2005
QL6A Do you think the federal government should decide whether it is legal for family members to remove a patient from life support, or should each state government decide, or are these issues something the government should stay out of?
|
|
Total |
Respondent's Age |
Respondent's Gender |
Race Aggregated |
Level of Education |
Household Income |
|---|
| 18 - 25 years old |
26 - 35 years old |
36 - 45 years old |
46 - 55 years old |
56 - 65 years old |
66 and older |
Male |
Female |
White |
Nonwhite |
High School Diploma or Less |
Some College |
College Degree |
Post Grad Work |
Less than $20K |
$20K to less than $30K |
$30K to less than $50K |
$50K to less than $75K |
$75K to less than $100K |
$100K or more |
Refused |
|---|
| Regardless of your opinion about the Terri Schiavo case, in general, do you think the federal government should decide whether it is legal for family members to remove a patient from life support, or should each state government decide, or are these issue |
Federal government should decide |
7% |
2% |
11% |
10% |
4% |
3% |
2% |
8% |
5% |
8% |
3% |
6% |
3% |
10% |
9% |
1% |
|
4% |
10% |
14% |
7% |
9% |
|---|
| State governments should decide |
11% |
15% |
15% |
8% |
14% |
9% |
2% |
13% |
9% |
12% |
9% |
8% |
12% |
9% |
15% |
16% |
1% |
17% |
15% |
9% |
7% |
19% |
|---|
| Government should stay out of it |
77% |
71% |
72% |
77% |
78% |
82% |
93% |
76% |
77% |
74% |
81% |
83% |
74% |
76% |
71% |
82% |
94% |
68% |
72% |
75% |
81% |
67% |
|---|
| Not sure (vol.) |
4% |
10% |
|
1% |
4% |
5% |
1% |
2% |
6% |
3% |
5% |
2% |
9% |
2% |
2% |
1% |
5% |
8% |
1% |
2% |
2% |
|
|---|
| Refused (vol.) |
2% |
2% |
3% |
4% |
|
1% |
2% |
1% |
4% |
2% |
2% |
1% |
2% |
2% |
3% |
|
|
3% |
1% |
|
3% |
5% |
|---|
| Total |
Unweighted Count |
431 |
29 |
51 |
70 |
105 |
93 |
70 |
220 |
211 |
313 |
108 |
133 |
107 |
89 |
98 |
46 |
41 |
80 |
58 |
54 |
78 |
34 |
|---|
PEACH STATE POLL -- Spring 2005
QL6B Do you think the federal government should decide whether it is legal for family members to remove feeding tubes from a patient in a persistent vegetative state, or should each state government decide, or should the government stay out of?
|
|
Total |
Respondent's Age |
Respondent's Gender |
Race Aggregated |
Level of Education |
Household Income |
|---|
| 18 - 25 years old |
26 - 35 years old |
36 - 45 years old |
46 - 55 years old |
56 - 65 years old |
66 and older |
Male |
Female |
White |
Nonwhite |
High School Diploma or Less |
Some College |
College Degree |
Post Grad Work |
Less than $20K |
$20K to less than $30K |
$30K to less than $50K |
$50K to less than $75K |
$75K to less than $100K |
$100K or more |
Refused |
|---|
| Do you think the federal government should decide whether it is legal for family members to remove feeding tubes from a patient at the end of a terminal illness or in a persistent vegetative state, or should each state government decide, or are these issu |
Federal government should decide |
7% |
9% |
4% |
7% |
6% |
3% |
12% |
9% |
6% |
6% |
8% |
8% |
5% |
8% |
8% |
9% |
12% |
7% |
6% |
2% |
8% |
17% |
|---|
| State governments should decide |
8% |
9% |
8% |
12% |
8% |
1% |
4% |
8% |
7% |
11% |
2% |
4% |
7% |
10% |
14% |
|
4% |
14% |
8% |
11% |
11% |
7% |
|---|
| Government should stay out of it |
79% |
76% |
76% |
76% |
83% |
89% |
81% |
75% |
82% |
78% |
83% |
80% |
81% |
78% |
76% |
81% |
79% |
76% |
85% |
80% |
80% |
62% |
|---|
| Not sure (vol.) |
5% |
6% |
12% |
4% |
2% |
6% |
2% |
7% |
4% |
4% |
7% |
9% |
6% |
3% |
1% |
9% |
5% |
4% |
1% |
8% |
0% |
10% |
|---|
| Refused (vol.) |
1% |
|
|
|
1% |
2% |
|
1% |
1% |
1% |
|
0% |
|
1% |
1% |
1% |
|
|
|
|
1% |
3% |
|---|
| Total |
Unweighted Count |
372 |
31 |
42 |
50 |
92 |
63 |
80 |
166 |
206 |
267 |
99 |
112 |
101 |
89 |
66 |
49 |
43 |
67 |
72 |
42 |
56 |
18 |
|---|
PEACH STATE POLL -- Spring 2005
QL7A If you were incapable, how much trust would you put in the following people to do what was best for you?...How about the courts?
|
|
Total |
Respondent's Age |
Respondent's Gender |
Race Aggregated |
Level of Education |
Household Income |
|---|
| 18 - 25 years old |
26 - 35 years old |
36 - 45 years old |
46 - 55 years old |
56 - 65 years old |
66 and older |
Male |
Female |
White |
Nonwhite |
High School Diploma or Less |
Some College |
College Degree |
Post Grad Work |
Less than $20K |
$20K to less than $30K |
$30K to less than $50K |
$50K to less than $75K |
$75K to less than $100K |
$100K or more |
Refused |
|---|
| If you were incapable, how much trust would you put in the following people to do what was best for you?...How about the courts? |
Completely |
3% |
2% |
8% |
3% |
2% |
1% |
2% |
3% |
3% |
1% |
7% |
5% |
4% |
0% |
3% |
4% |
4% |
1% |
4% |
|
2% |
14% |
|---|
| A great deal |
3% |
|
5% |
3% |
3% |
5% |
3% |
3% |
3% |
4% |
2% |
4% |
1% |
3% |
5% |
2% |
2% |
3% |
3% |
3% |
4% |
4% |
|---|
| Somewhat |
21% |
22% |
21% |
22% |
23% |
18% |
16% |
19% |
22% |
21% |
21% |
13% |
19% |
24% |
30% |
16% |
28% |
19% |
21% |
20% |
27% |
13% |
|---|
| Only a little |
16% |
22% |
12% |
20% |
15% |
21% |
10% |
17% |
16% |
17% |
16% |
15% |
17% |
17% |
17% |
15% |
9% |
19% |
23% |
19% |
15% |
7% |
|---|
| Not at all |
54% |
49% |
54% |
51% |
55% |
54% |
61% |
54% |
53% |
55% |
52% |
57% |
56% |
54% |
44% |
56% |
54% |
57% |
50% |
53% |
51% |
56% |
|---|
| Not sure (vol.) |
2% |
6% |
|
1% |
1% |
1% |
7% |
3% |
2% |
2% |
2% |
5% |
1% |
2% |
1% |
7% |
3% |
2% |
0% |
4% |
1% |
5% |
|---|
| Refused (vol.) |
0% |
|
|
|
1% |
1% |
1% |
1% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
|
1% |
|
1% |
|
|
1% |
|
1% |
|---|
| Total |
Unweighted Count |
803 |
60 |
93 |
120 |
197 |
156 |
150 |
386 |
417 |
580 |
207 |
245 |
208 |
178 |
164 |
95 |
84 |
147 |
130 |
96 |
134 |
52 |
|---|
PEACH STATE POLL -- Spring 2005
QL7B If you were incapable, how much trust would you put in the following people to do what was best for you?...How about your doctor?
|
|
Total |
Respondent's Age |
Respondent's Gender |
Race Aggregated |
Level of Education |
Household Income |
|---|
| 18 - 25 years old |
26 - 35 years old |
36 - 45 years old |
46 - 55 years old |
56 - 65 years old |
66 and older |
Male |
Female |
White |
Nonwhite |
High School Diploma or Less |
Some College |
College Degree |
Post Grad Work |
Less than $20K |
$20K to less than $30K |
$30K to less than $50K |
$50K to less than $75K |
$75K to less than $100K |
$100K or more |
Refused |
|---|
| How about your doctor? |
Completely |
23% |
18% |
24% |
24% |
19% |
24% |
32% |
22% |
24% |
25% |
20% |
24% |
23% |
20% |
25% |
20% |
25% |
20% |
26% |
15% |
22% |
31% |
|---|
| A great deal |
24% |
18% |
21% |
24% |
26% |
32% |
29% |
25% |
23% |
26% |
20% |
22% |
20% |
27% |
30% |
16% |
16% |
22% |
28% |
26% |
28% |
28% |
|---|
| Somewhat |
33% |
41% |
30% |
33% |
38% |
27% |
27% |
35% |
31% |
32% |
34% |
28% |
36% |
37% |
31% |
29% |
35% |
35% |
34% |
33% |
38% |
28% |
|---|
| Only a little |
9% |
12% |
14% |
8% |
5% |
7% |
5% |
7% |
11% |
7% |
12% |
12% |
9% |
6% |
8% |
14% |
13% |
12% |
5% |
8% |
7% |
6% |
|---|
| Not at all |
9% |
9% |
11% |
9% |
7% |
8% |
4% |
9% |
8% |
6% |
13% |
10% |
10% |
8% |
5% |
18% |
10% |
9% |
5% |
13% |
3% |
6% |
|---|
| Not sure (vol.) |
2% |
1% |
1% |
1% |
3% |
1% |
2% |
2% |
1% |
2% |
1% |
2% |
1% |
1% |
2% |
3% |
0% |
0% |
1% |
4% |
1% |
1% |
|---|
| Refused (vol.) |
1% |
|
|
2% |
1% |
1% |
0% |
0% |
1% |
1% |
0% |
2% |
1% |
0% |
|
|
1% |
1% |
|
0% |
1% |
|
|---|
| Total |
Unweighted Count |
803 |
60 |
93 |
120 |
197 |
156 |
150 |
386 |
417 |
580 |
207 |
245 |
208 |
178 |
164 |
95 |
84 |
147 |
130 |
96 |
134 |
52 |
|---|
PEACH STATE POLL -- Spring 2005
QL7C If you were incapable, how much trust would you put in the following people to do what was best for you?...How about your family?
|
|
Total |
Respondent's Age |
Respondent's Gender |
Race Aggregated |
Level of Education |
Household Income |
|---|
| 18 - 25 years old |
26 - 35 years old |
36 - 45 years old |
46 - 55 years old |
56 - 65 years old |
66 and older |
Male |
Female |
White |
Nonwhite |
High School Diploma or Less |
Some College |
College Degree |
Post Grad Work |
Less than $20K |
$20K to less than $30K |
$30K to less than $50K |
$50K to less than $75K |
$75K to less than $100K |
$100K or more |
Refused |
|---|
| How about your family? |
Completely |
72% |
81% |
69% |
68% |
74% |
69% |
73% |
70% |
74% |
76% |
66% |
69% |
75% |
76% |
69% |
67% |
75% |
74% |
77% |
67% |
74% |
57% |
|---|
| A great deal |
21% |
16% |
22% |
25% |
20% |
23% |
20% |
20% |
22% |
19% |
24% |
23% |
19% |
21% |
22% |
12% |
18% |
24% |
18% |
24% |
21% |
35% |
|---|
| Somewhat |
4% |
3% |
4% |
4% |
3% |
4% |
5% |
6% |
1% |
2% |
6% |
3% |
4% |
2% |
6% |
11% |
2% |
1% |
2% |
5% |
4% |
6% |
|---|
| Only a little |
1% |
|
0% |
2% |
1% |
0% |
|
1% |
1% |
0% |
1% |
1% |
0% |
|
2% |
4% |
|
0% |
0% |
2% |
|
|
|---|
| Not at all |
2% |
1% |
5% |
1% |
2% |
2% |
2% |
2% |
1% |
2% |
2% |
4% |
2% |
0% |
1% |
5% |
4% |
1% |
1% |
2% |
|
2% |
|---|
| Not sure (vol.) |
0% |
|
1% |
|
0% |
1% |
|
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
|
1% |
|
|
|
1% |
0% |
|
1% |
|
|---|
| Refused (vol.) |
0% |
|
|
|
|
1% |
|
0% |
0% |
|
0% |
0% |
|
|
|
1% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|---|
| Total |
Unweighted Count |
803 |
60 |
93 |
120 |
197 |
156 |
150 |
386 |
417 |
580 |
207 |
245 |
208 |
178 |
164 |
95 |
84 |
147 |
130 |
96 |
134 |
52 |
|---|
PEACH STATE POLL -- Spring 2005
QL8 If a family cannot agree among itself about the fate of a patient who is dependent upon life support or feeding tubes, whose opinion should be given priority in determining the patient s fate:
|
|
Total |
Respondent's Age |
Respondent's Gender |
Race Aggregated |
Level of Education |
Household Income |
|---|
| 18 - 25 years old |
26 - 35 years old |
36 - 45 years old |
46 - 55 years old |
56 - 65 years old |
66 and older |
Male |
Female |
White |
Nonwhite |
High School Diploma or Less |
Some College |
College Degree |
Post Grad Work |
Less than $20K |
$20K to less than $30K |
$30K to less than $50K |
$50K to less than $75K |
$75K to less than $100K |
$100K or more |
Refused |
|---|
| If a family cannot agree among itself about the fate of a patient who is dependent upon life support or feeding tubes, whose opinion should be given priority in determining the patient s fate: |
Doctor |
12% |
7% |
15% |
6% |
10% |
17% |
21% |
13% |
11% |
12% |
12% |
15% |
11% |
9% |
11% |
15% |
7% |
14% |
12% |
10% |
6% |
13% |
|---|
| Spouse or significant other |
38% |
42% |
35% |
44% |
38% |
33% |
30% |
45% |
31% |
40% |
34% |
31% |
33% |
44% |
47% |
22% |
28% |
39% |
43% |
43% |
44% |
30% |
|---|
| Courts |
1% |
|
|
2% |
1% |
1% |
1% |
1% |
0% |
1% |
0% |
0% |
|
2% |
1% |
|
1% |
0% |
|
1% |
3% |
|
|---|
| Depends on circumstances |
45% |
48% |
47% |
45% |
46% |
43% |
39% |
37% |
54% |
43% |
49% |
46% |
53% |
42% |
38% |
55% |
60% |
46% |
43% |
38% |
44% |
46% |
|---|
| Another family member (vol.) |
3% |
3% |
2% |
2% |
4% |
4% |
7% |
3% |
3% |
3% |
4% |
5% |
3% |
2% |
2% |
7% |
3% |
1% |
1% |
5% |
2% |
5% |
|---|
| Dont know Refused (vol.) |
2% |
1% |
2% |
1% |
2% |
3% |
2% |
2% |
1% |
1% |
1% |
3% |
1% |
1% |
2% |
0% |
1% |
0% |
0% |
4% |
1% |
6% |
|---|
| Total |
Unweighted Count |
803 |
60 |
93 |
120 |
197 |
156 |
150 |
386 |
417 |
580 |
207 |
245 |
208 |
178 |
164 |
95 |
84 |
147 |
130 |
96 |
134 |
52 |
|---|
PEACH STATE POLL -- Spring 2005
QL9 In the state of Oregon, terminally-ill adults may request that a physician write them a prescription for a lethal dose of medication to end their life. Do you agree or disagree with this law?
|
|
Total |
Respondent's Age |
Respondent's Gender |
Race Aggregated |
Level of Education |
Household Income |
|---|
| 18 - 25 years old |
26 - 35 years old |
36 - 45 years old |
46 - 55 years old |
56 - 65 years old |
66 and older |
Male |
Female |
White |
Nonwhite |
High School Diploma or Less |
Some College |
College Degree |
Post Grad Work |
Less than $20K |
$20K to less than $30K |
$30K to less than $50K |
$50K to less than $75K |
$75K to less than $100K |
$100K or more |
Refused |
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| In the state of Oregon, terminally-ill adults may request that a physician write them a prescription for a lethal dose of medication to end their life. Do you agree or disagree with this law? |
Agree |
43% |
46% |
53% |
39% |
46% |
42% |
27% |
44% |
43% |
49% |
34% |
36% |
43% |
56% |
42% |
33% |
40% |
48% |
49% |
42% |
53% |
27% |
|---|
| Disagree |
50% |
46% |
45% |
56% |
43% |
49% |
63% |
49% |
50% |
44% |
60% |
57% |
51% |
39% |
47% |
59% |
55% |
47% |
46% |
53% |
38% |
65% |
|---|
| DKRefused (vol.) |
7% |
8% |
2% |
5% |
11% |
10% |
9% |
7% |
7% |
7% |
6% |
7% |
6% |
6% |
10% |
8% |
5% |
5% |
5% |
5% |
9% |
7% |
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| Total |
Unweighted Count |
803 |
60 |
93 |
120 |
197 |
156 |
150 |
386 |
417 |
580 |
207 |
245 |
208 |
178 |
164 |
95 |
84 |
147 |
130 |
96 |
134 |
52 |
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