This statistic displays the results of a survey on whether individuals have cared for someone who was suffering unbearably towards the end of their life, in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015. Of respondents, 38 percent of men and 43 percent of women said they had cared for or witnessed a dying family member or friend who was suffering unbearable towards the end of their life.
Have you cared for or witnessed a dying family member or friend who, in your opinion, was suffering unbearably towards the end of their life?
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Populus, & Dignity and Choice in Dying. (June 1, 2015). Have you cared for or witnessed a dying family member or friend who, in your opinion, was suffering unbearably towards the end of their life? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/477129/carer-individual-end-of-life-suffering-by-gender-united-kingdom-uk/
Populus, und Dignity and Choice in Dying. "Have you cared for or witnessed a dying family member or friend who, in your opinion, was suffering unbearably towards the end of their life?." Chart. June 1, 2015. Statista. Accessed May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/477129/carer-individual-end-of-life-suffering-by-gender-united-kingdom-uk/
Populus, Dignity and Choice in Dying. (2015). Have you cared for or witnessed a dying family member or friend who, in your opinion, was suffering unbearably towards the end of their life?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/477129/carer-individual-end-of-life-suffering-by-gender-united-kingdom-uk/
Populus, and Dignity and Choice in Dying. "Have You Cared for or Witnessed a Dying Family Member or Friend Who, in Your Opinion, Was Suffering Unbearably towards The End of Their Life?." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jun 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/477129/carer-individual-end-of-life-suffering-by-gender-united-kingdom-uk/
Populus & Dignity and Choice in Dying, Have you cared for or witnessed a dying family member or friend who, in your opinion, was suffering unbearably towards the end of their life? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/477129/carer-individual-end-of-life-suffering-by-gender-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited May 21, 2024)
Have you cared for or witnessed a dying family member or friend who, in your opinion, was suffering unbearably towards the end of their life? [Graph], Populus, & Dignity and Choice in Dying, June 1, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/477129/carer-individual-end-of-life-suffering-by-gender-united-kingdom-uk/