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| Question | Source | Years | Waves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Right to end own life if tired of living D. Is tired of living and ready to die? | GSS | 1977–2024 | 27 |
| Right to end own life if incurable disease A. Has an incurable disease? | GSS | 1977–2024 | 27 |
| Right to end own life if bankrupt B. Has gone bankrupt? | GSS | 1977–2024 | 27 |
| Allow doctors to end life of incurable patients When a person has a disease that cannot be cured, do you think Doctors should be allowed by law to end the patient's life by some painless means if the patient and his family request it? | GSS | 1977–2024 | 27 |
| Right to end own life if dishonored family C. Has dishonored his or her family? | GSS | 1977–2022 | 26 |
| Allow doctors to end life of incurable patients, form 2 When a person has a disease that cannot be cured, do you think doctors should or should not be allowed by law to end the patient’s life by some painless means if the patient and his family request it? | GSS | 2008–2024 | 4 |
| Allow ending life if board of doctors agrees A. Would you approve of ending a patient's life if a board of doctors appointed by the court agreed that the patient could not be cured? | GSS | 1977–1983 | 4 |
| Right to end own life if tired of living (recent wording) 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? | GSS | 2021–2024 | 3 |
| Right to end own life if incurable disease (recent wording) Do you think a person has the right to end his or her own life if this person... has an incurable disease? | GSS | 2021–2024 | 3 |
| Right to end own life if bankrupt (recent wording) has gone bankrupt? | GSS | 2021–2024 | 3 |
| Right to end own life if dishonored family (recent wording) Do you think a person has the right to end his or her own life if this person... has dishonored his or her family? | GSS | 2021–2022 | 2 |
| Likelihood a vignette person is at risk of suicide How likely in your opinion is it (VIGNAME) would be at risk for taking his or her life? | GSS | 2024 | 1 |
| Likelihood that person in vignette would take own life How likely in your opinion is it (VIGNAME) would actually take his or her life? | GSS | 2024 | 1 |
| Trust in family to decide end-of-life care A. I would trust my family. | GSS | 1998 | 1 |
| Worry about second-class care if money runs out E. I worry that if I run out of money or health insurance I will get second class health care. | GSS | 1998 | 1 |
| Worry about emotional burden on family at end of life C. I worry about the emotional burden that my family might face making decisions for me at the end of life. | GSS | 1998 | 1 |
| Self or close others faced terminal illness Now in this section, I will ask you some questions about the end of life. Have you or any close friend or family members been faced with a terminal or life-threatening illness? | GSS | 1998 | 1 |
| Worry about economic burden of terminal illness on family A. I worry about the economic burden that a terminal illness might cause my family. | GSS | 1998 | 1 |
| Ask doctors to increase pain medication despite risk E. Ask doctors to increase the use of pain medication, even if it might lead to premature death. | GSS | 1998 | 1 |
| Should prepare written instructions for future care C. Prepare written instructions explaining what their future care should be. | GSS | 1998 | 1 |
| Religious community would help if terminally ill B. My religious community would be very helpful if I were terminally ill. | GSS | 1998 | 1 |
| Right to refuse further treatment except pain relief A. Have a right to refuse further treatment except for pain relief. | GSS | 1998 | 1 |
| Refuse further treatment except pain relief B. Refuse further treatment except for pain relief right now. | GSS | 1998 | 1 |
| Believe doctors can control pain at end of life D. I believe that the doctors will be able to control my pain. | GSS | 1998 | 1 |
| Choosing hospice care until the patient dies D. Choose hospice services where the patient will be cared for until the patient dies naturally. | GSS | 1998 | 1 |
| Person should ask for physician-assisted suicide F. Ask for physician-assisted suicide. | GSS | 1998 | 1 |
| Trust in courts to decide end-of-life care C. I would trust the courts. | GSS | 1998 | 1 |
| Trust in own doctor to decide end-of-life care B. I would trust my doctor. | GSS | 1998 | 1 |