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Do you think a person has the right to end his or her own life if this person... has an incurable disease?
Right to end own life if incurable disease (recent wording) · Asked in 3 waves, 2021–2024 · 3,070 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
Shares of people who gave an answer. A group’s column is left blank in waves where its effective sample is under 50; hover for exact shares.
| Group | Yes | No | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 68% | 32% | 1205 | ±5 | |
| White | 75% | 25% | 856 | ±5 | |
| Black |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2024 | 2024-04-05 to 2024-12-02 | mixed | 3,309 | 627 |
| General Social Survey 2022 | 2022-05-08 to 2023-01-08 | mixed | 3,544 | 1,205 |
| General Social Survey 2021 | 2020-12-03 to 2021-05-02 | web | 4,032 | 1,238 |
| 45% |
| 55% |
| 189 |
| ±12 |
| Other races | 52% | 48% | 141 | ±13 |
General Social Survey 2022 · US adults 18+ living in households (English, and Spanish since 2006). Shares of people who gave an answer. n is unweighted; ± is the 95% margin of error at 50% from the weighted effective sample. Groups with an effective sample under 50 are grayed; under 20, hidden.