NI Life and Times Survey

There must be TOTAL decommissioning of paramilitary weapons before an executive can be put in place

There must be SOME decommissioning of paramilitary weapons before an executive can be put in place

There need be NO decommissioning of paramilitary weapons before an executive can be put in place

Don't know

Year: 1999
Module:Political Attitudes
Variable: DECOMMIS

Which of these three statements comes closest to your own view on the need for decommissioning of paramilitary weapons?

	%
There must be TOTAL decommissioning of paramilitary weapons before an executive can be put in place	50
There must be SOME decommissioning of paramilitary weapons before an executive can be put in place	36
There need be NO decommissioning of paramilitary weapons before an executive can be put in place	10
Don't know	5

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Results for men and women

	%
	Male	Female
There must be TOTAL decommissioning of paramilitary weapons before an executive can be put in place	44	54
There must be SOME decommissioning of paramilitary weapons before an executive can be put in place	39	34
There need be NO decommissioning of paramilitary weapons before an executive can be put in place	12	8
Don't know	5	5

Results for people of different ages

Results for people of different religions

	%
	Catholic	Protestant	No religion
There must be TOTAL decommissioning of paramilitary weapons before an executive can be put in place	29	64	58
There must be SOME decommissioning of paramilitary weapons before an executive can be put in place	45	30	33
There need be NO decommissioning of paramilitary weapons before an executive can be put in place	20	2	5
Don't know	6	4	4