Oh my gosh, this is really scary!! If that is the ENTIRE question ("If a disabled person is not terminally ill, not in a coma, and not being kept alive on life support, and they have no written directive, should or should they not be denied food and water,"), it could apply to ANY disabled person.
9% of respondents think they should be denied food and water????
Should someone with Multiple Sclerosis be starved to death? Cerebral Palsy? Spinal cord injuries? Down's Syndrome?
How could anyone have said we should deny them food and water? Now our media can extol how some people think disabled individuals should be put to death, without concern for the degree of disability. That ANYONE said yes is the bigger concern.
Not necessarily. If you were to ask people "Are you a member of the ruling class of Dracon V", you'd probably get similar poll numbers.