NI Life and Times Survey

Year: 2000
Module: Political Attitudes
Variable: DEVECON

Since devolution, many areas of government in Northern Ireland have come under the control of the Assembly. For each of these in turn, can you tell me whether you think it has got better under the Northern Ireland Assembly, has got worse, or is the same as before?
The economy.

	%
Better	22
Worse	8
Same as before	54
Other (specify)	0
(Too early to say)	0
(Don't know)	15

Go to results for men and women, people of different ages and people of different religions.

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Results for men and women

	%
	Male	Female
Better	28	18
Worse	7	9
Same as before	51	56
Other (specify)	0	0
(Too early to say)	0	0
(Don't know)	14	16

Results for people of different ages

	%
	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Better	23	24	20	26	22	19
Worse	7	5	9	8	8	11
Same as before	48	52	58	56	56	52
Other (specify)	0	0	0	1	0	0
(Too early to say)	0	1	0	0	1	0
(Don't know)	22	18	13	10	12	18

Results for people of different religions

	%
	Catholic	Protestant	No religion
Better	24	20	31
Worse	6	9	11
Same as before	59	53	45
Other (specify)	0	0	0
(Too early to say)	0	0	0
(Don't know)	11	17	13

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