NI Life and Times Survey

Year: 2002
Module:Women in Politics
Variable:FEWWOM9

And do you agree or disagree with the following explanations of why there are so few women in politics?
The world of politics is just not welcoming to women.

	%
Strongly agree	7
Agree	47
Neither agree nor disagree	16
Disagree	20
Strongly disagree	2
(Don't know)	8

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Results for men and women

	%
	Male	Female
Strongly agree	5	8
Agree	46	48
Neither agree nor disagree	17	15
Disagree	22	19
Strongly disagree	2	2
(Don't know)	8	8

Results for people of different ages

%

18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+

Strongly agree 4 7 7 7 6 7
Agree 35 47 50 51 49 46
Neither agree nor disagree 22 17 13 15 17 17
Disagree 24 21 19 20 20 18
Strongly disagree 3 2 3 2 1 2
(Don't know) 12 7 8 7 7 9

Results for people of different religions

%

Catholic Protestant No religion

Strongly agree 6 7 10
Agree 47 48 49
Neither agree nor disagree 17 16 12
Disagree 20 20 18
Strongly disagree 3 1 1
(Don't know) 7 9 10

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