A poll of 843 registered voters in Hawaii found that:
- 63% would support and 22% would oppose a revised bill to legalize physician-assisted suicide for terminally ill patients.
- Support was higher among Democrats, liberals, those with a college degree, and lower among Republicans and conservatives.
- The poll had a margin of error of +/- 3.4 percentage points and was conducted from November 27-29, 2017.
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The Civil Beat Poll Dec. 2017 — Death With Dignity:
1. Civil Beat Poll
Representative Sample of 843 Registered Voters Statewide
Margin of Error +/- 3.4%
Fielded, November 27 – 29, 2017
The next issue is physician-assisted suicide for terminally ill patients, sometimes referred to as
“death with dignity” or “medical aid in dying.” After the state Senate recently passed a bill to
legalize “medical aid in dying”, a committee in the state House of Representatives rejected it,
saying that it lacked detailed safeguards for the public and for physician training. If the state
legislature were to bring up a revised “medical aid in dying” bill again next year, would you
support or oppose it, or would it not matter to you much either way?
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Support 63%
Oppose 22%
Does not matter 6%
Unsure 9%
Total 100%
DEMOGRAPHIC CROSSTABS
Gender
Male Female
Support 67% 60%
Oppose 19% 25%
Does not matter 7% 5%
Unsure 7% 10%
100% 100%
Age_Grp
Under 50 50 or older
Support 69% 63%
Oppose 19% 22%
Does not matter 4% 7%
Unsure 8% 8%
100% 100%
Ethnicity
Caucasian Japanese Filipino Hawaiian Chinese Hispanic Other/Mixed
Support 72% 70% 47% 48% 64% 54% 64%
Oppose 20% 16% 24% 34% 19% 34% 21%
Does not matter 4% 7% 7% 8% 14% 12% 5%
Unsure 5% 7% 21% 10% 4%
10%
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
2. Civil Beat Poll
Representative Sample of 843 Registered Voters Statewide
Margin of Error +/- 3.4%
Fielded, November 27 – 29, 2017
The next issue is physician-assisted suicide for terminally ill patients, sometimes referred to as
“death with dignity” or “medical aid in dying.” After the state Senate recently passed a bill to
legalize “medical aid in dying”, a committee in the state House of Representatives rejected it,
saying that it lacked detailed safeguards for the public and for physician training. If the state
legislature were to bring up a revised “medical aid in dying” bill again next year, would you
support or oppose it, or would it not matter to you much either way?
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County
Oahu Hawaii Maui Kauai
Support 65% 65% 54% 65%
Oppose 23% 21% 22% 15%
Does not matter 5% 5% 16% 11%
Unsure 8% 10% 9% 10%
100% 100% 100% 100%
District
1 2
Support 66% 62%
Oppose 19% 23%
Does not matter 5% 7%
Unsure 10% 8%
100% 100%
CollegeDeg
College
Degree
No college
Degree
Support 69% 63%
Oppose 19% 22%
Does not matter 5% 7%
Unsure 7% 8%
100% 100%
3. Civil Beat Poll
Representative Sample of 843 Registered Voters Statewide
Margin of Error +/- 3.4%
Fielded, November 27 – 29, 2017
The next issue is physician-assisted suicide for terminally ill patients, sometimes referred to as
“death with dignity” or “medical aid in dying.” After the state Senate recently passed a bill to
legalize “medical aid in dying”, a committee in the state House of Representatives rejected it,
saying that it lacked detailed safeguards for the public and for physician training. If the state
legislature were to bring up a revised “medical aid in dying” bill again next year, would you
support or oppose it, or would it not matter to you much either way?
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Party
Democrat Republican Independent
Support 74% 46% 62%
Oppose 13% 40% 26%
Does not matter 7% 8% 4%
Unsure 7% 6% 9%
100% 100% 100%
Politics
Liberal/progressive Moderate Conservative
Support 83% 68% 49%
Oppose 9% 21% 36%
Does not matter 4% 6% 6%
Unsure 5% 5% 9%
100% 100% 100%
Household Income
Less than
$50,000
$50,000 -
$100,000
More than
$100,000
Support 68% 67% 72%
Oppose 16% 22% 20%
Does not matter 6% 3% 3%
Unsure 10% 8% 4%
100% 100% 100%
4. Civil Beat Poll
Representative Sample of 843 Registered Voters Statewide
Margin of Error +/- 3.4%
Fielded, November 27 – 29, 2017
The next issue is physician-assisted suicide for terminally ill patients, sometimes referred to as
“death with dignity” or “medical aid in dying.” After the state Senate recently passed a bill to
legalize “medical aid in dying”, a committee in the state House of Representatives rejected it,
saying that it lacked detailed safeguards for the public and for physician training. If the state
legislature were to bring up a revised “medical aid in dying” bill again next year, would you
support or oppose it, or would it not matter to you much either way?
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About the Poll
Civil Beat surveyed a random sample of 843 registered voters statewide. Calls were
made from November 27 - 29, 2017, using interactive voice response technology
(touch-tone polling). Cell phones were contacted by live call-agents who asked
respondents whether they were willing to participate in a recorded survey. Respondents
who gave consent were patched through to the same recorded survey that was sent to
landlines.
Results were balanced for gender, age, race/ethnicity, county of residence, and
education level.
The margin of error for the full sample is +/- 3.4 percentage points. Other sources of
error, such as imperfect response rates, are also common in public opinion research
and may affect the results. The margin of error for any crosstabulated result is larger
than the margin of error of the corresponding topline result.
The poll was conducted by Civil Beat working with Merriman River Group, a full-service
consulting organization specializing in opinion research, election management, and
communications.