In 2022, around 22 percent of U.S. respondents stated they thought suicide was morally acceptable, while two percent said it depends on the situation. This statistic shows the moral stance of U.S. adults regarding suicide from 2001 to 2022.
Do you consider suicide morally acceptable or morally wrong?
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Gallup. (November 9, 2022). Do you consider suicide morally acceptable or morally wrong? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 01, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/579717/americans-moral-stance-towards-suicide/
Gallup. "Do you consider suicide morally acceptable or morally wrong?." Chart. November 9, 2022. Statista. Accessed April 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/579717/americans-moral-stance-towards-suicide/
Gallup. (2022). Do you consider suicide morally acceptable or morally wrong?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/579717/americans-moral-stance-towards-suicide/
Gallup. "Do You Consider Suicide Morally Acceptable or Morally Wrong?." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Nov 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/579717/americans-moral-stance-towards-suicide/
Gallup, Do you consider suicide morally acceptable or morally wrong? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/579717/americans-moral-stance-towards-suicide/ (last visited April 01, 2023)
Do you consider suicide morally acceptable or morally wrong? [Graph], Gallup, November 9, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/579717/americans-moral-stance-towards-suicide/