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Category: Odd + Funny, Technology Author : Duncan Riley Posted: July 19, 2008
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52 Percent of Americans Would Rather Be Dead Than Disabled


In a national survey commissioned by Disaboom, the online community for people touched with disability, 52 percent said that they would rather die than live with a severe disability.

The survey, launched in an effort to understand America’s perception of disability, asked, “Which would you choose: Living with a severe disability that forever alters your ability to live an independent life, or death?” The survey findings noted significant attitudinal differences based on age, income, geographic location, and level of education.

Disaboom announced the results in an effort to educate people about why this viewpoint is so tragic. How about you?











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3 Archived Responses to “ 52 Percent of Americans Would Rather Be Dead Than Disabled ”

  1. GinaT
    Jul 20, 2008

    Yep, me too :

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  2. GinaT
    Jul 20, 2008

    Umm, to correct my earlier post..I was agreeing with the 52% in the story.

  3. business networking
    Jul 20, 2008

    “Living with a severe disability that forever alters your ability to live an independent life”

    what does that mean? Are we talking about being in a coma with no brain activity or are we talking about partial paralysis from the waist down. There is a big difference in the two.