Do you think a person has the right to end his or her own life if this person... is tired of living and ready to die?
Right to end own life if tired of living (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 | 21% | 79% | 1205 | ±5 | |
| Liberals | 35% | 65% | 386 | ±8 | |
| Moderates |
| 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 |
| 21% |
| 79% |
| 405 |
| ±8 |
| Conservatives | 11% | 89% | 376 | ±9 |
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.