Thursday, 16 July 2020, 12:05 pmPress Release: Auckland University of Technology

Professor Emeritus of Sociology Charles Crothers hascompiled the existing data on New Zealanders attitudes toeuthanasia and cannabis going back decades.

Theupcoming general election is unusual for including referendaon both issues. There is a long history of polling publicattitudes on them in New Zealand.

Survey(and other social research) Data Related to the ForthcomingReferenda on Euthanasia and Cannabis summarises thesurveys to date.

"These two moral issues stand out asthe key moral issues of the day," Professor EmeritusCrothers says.

"Euthanasia and cannabis have spurredconsiderable survey research activity, with some 30 pollsfocusing on the first, and 45 or so in the second, since theturn of the millennium.

"The two issues have beendissimilar in that views on euthanasia have been broadlyconstant over time whereas those on cannabis have shown morevolatility."

The research note is designed to beof use to journalists and other researchers. It can bedownloaded from The Policy Observatory website here.

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