NI Life and Times Survey

Year: 2006
Module:Healthcare
Variable:HSAREA9

From what you know or have heard, please tick a box for each of the items below to show whether you think the National Health Service in your area is, on the whole, satisfactory or in need of improvement.
Staffing level of doctors in hospitals.

	%
In need of a lot of improvement	24
In need of some improvement	35
Satisfactory	28
Very good	8
Can't choose	4
Not answered	1

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
In need of a lot of improvement	23	25
In need of some improvement	35	35
Satisfactory	26	30
Very good	8	7
Can't choose	6	3
Not answered	1	1

Results for people of different ages

	%
	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
In need of a lot of improvement	13	26	33	25	31	16
In need of some improvement	31	36	37	45	35	25
Satisfactory	47	26	20	21	22	37
Very good	7	7	4	4	7	17
Can't choose	2	6	5	3	5	4
Not answered	1	0	0	2	1	1

Results for people of different religions

%

Catholic Protestant No religion

In need of a lot of improvement 22 26 27
In need of some improvement 34 36 35
Satisfactory 31 26 25
Very good 6 9 8
Can't choose 6 3 5
Not answered 2 0 1

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	%
	Catholic	Protestant	No religion
In need of a lot of improvement	22	26	27
In need of some improvement	34	36	35
Satisfactory	31	26	25
Very good	6	9	8
Can't choose	6	3	5
Not answered	2	0	1