NI Life and Times Survey - 1999: ENCRLPOL

Year: 1999
Module:Political Attitudes
Variable:ENCRLPOL

Suppose a close relative of yours was thinking about becoming a police officer here in Northern Ireland. Would you encourage them to join, discourage them from joining, or neither?

	%
Encourage	43
Discourage	21
Neither	24
It depends	9
(dont know)	4

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Results for men and women

	%
	Male	Female
Encourage	44	42
Discourage	20	22
Neither	24	24
It depends	9	8
(dont know)	3	5

Results for people of different ages

	%
	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Encourage	35	39	36	47	48	57
Discourage	28	27	23	18	18	8
Neither	26	22	28	22	21	23
It depends	8	8	8	9	8	8
(dont know)	3	3	4	4	6	4

Results for people of different religions

	%
	Catholic	Protestant	No religion
Encourage	28	55	43
Discourage	33	12	18
Neither	23	23	29
It depends	13	5	7
(dont know)	3	4	4

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