NI Life and Times Survey - 2001: ENCRLPOL

Year: 2001
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	40
Discourage	23
Neither	25
It depends	7
(Don't know)	5

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Results for men and women

	%
	Male	Female
Encourage	42	38
Discourage	25	22
Neither	25	26
It depends	6	8
(Don't know)	3	7

Results for people of different ages

	%
	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Encourage	36	38	34	41	39	48
Discourage	17	27	32	21	23	15
Neither	29	23	24	25	26	28
It depends	10	5	6	9	8	5
(Don't know)	7	7	4	5	5	5

Results for people of different religions

	%
	Catholic	Protestant	No religion
Encourage	32	47	37
Discourage	29	19	20
Neither	29	23	24
It depends	6	6	13
(Don't know)	5	5	6

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