NI Life and Times Survey - 2004: IMP2WKPL

Year: 2004
Module: Men's Life and Times
Variable:IMP2WKPL

From 2003, all fathers are entitled to two weeks off work on paternity leave when their new baby is born. How important or unimportant do you think it is that men should be entitled to those two weeks’ paternity leave?

	%
Very important	70
Fairly important	23
Neither important nor unimportant	3
Fairly unimportant	3
Very unimportant	1
(Don't know)	1

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Results for men and women

	%
	Male	Female
Very important	61	77
Fairly important	28	18
Neither important nor unimportant	4	2
Fairly unimportant	5	2
Very unimportant	1	1
(Don't know)	1	0

Results for people of different ages

	%
	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Very important	77	79	83	67	60	55
Fairly important	19	18	15	27	27	28
Neither important nor unimportant	1	3	1	3	5	5
Fairly unimportant	2	0	2	2	6	7
Very unimportant	0	0	0	0	1	3
(Don't know)	1	0	0	0	0	2

Results for people of different religions

%

Catholic Protestant No religion

Very important 79 63 70
Fairly important 17 27 23
Neither important nor unimportant 2 4 3
Fairly unimportant 2 5 3
Very unimportant 0 1 1
(Don't know) 1 1 0

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	%
	Catholic	Protestant	No religion
Very important	79	63	70
Fairly important	17	27	23
Neither important nor unimportant	2	4	3
Fairly unimportant	2	5	3
Very unimportant	0	1	1
(Don't know)	1	1	0