This statistic displays the percentage of U.S. adults that believe there are certain circumstances where the patient should be allowed to die or medical staff should do everything in their power to save the life of the patient in all circumstances, in 1990, 2005 and 2013. In 2005, 70 percent of responding adults believed that there were some circumstances where the patient should be allowed to die. In the last 15 years, the percentage of people saying that medical professionals should do everything possible to save a patients life has increased.
Views of U.S. adults on end-of-life treatment in 1990, 2005 and 2013
Percentage of U.S. adults who say there are circumstances where a patient should be allowed to die or medical staff should do everything possible to save the life of a patient in all circumstances.
Figures may not add to 100% due to rounding. In 1990, volunteered responses of "depends" are combined with responses of "don't know".
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Pew Research Center. (November 21, 2013). Views of U.S. adults on end-of-life treatment in 1990, 2005 and 2013 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/333908/end-of-life-decisions-for-patient-and-medical-staff-in-the-us/
Pew Research Center. "Views of U.S. adults on end-of-life treatment in 1990, 2005 and 2013." Chart. November 21, 2013. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/333908/end-of-life-decisions-for-patient-and-medical-staff-in-the-us/
Pew Research Center. (2013). Views of U.S. adults on end-of-life treatment in 1990, 2005 and 2013. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/333908/end-of-life-decisions-for-patient-and-medical-staff-in-the-us/
Pew Research Center. "Views of U.S. Adults on End-of-life Treatment in 1990, 2005 and 2013." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Nov 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/333908/end-of-life-decisions-for-patient-and-medical-staff-in-the-us/
Pew Research Center, Views of U.S. adults on end-of-life treatment in 1990, 2005 and 2013 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/333908/end-of-life-decisions-for-patient-and-medical-staff-in-the-us/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Views of U.S. adults on end-of-life treatment in 1990, 2005 and 2013 [Graph], Pew Research Center, November 21, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/333908/end-of-life-decisions-for-patient-and-medical-staff-in-the-us/
