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
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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 June 18, 2024, from https://internal.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 June 18, 2024. https://internal.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: June 18, 2024. https://internal.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://internal.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://internal.statista.com/statistics/333908/end-of-life-decisions-for-patient-and-medical-staff-in-the-us/ (last visited June 18, 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://internal.statista.com/statistics/333908/end-of-life-decisions-for-patient-and-medical-staff-in-the-us/