NI Life and Times Survey

Year: 2007
Module:Political_Attitudes
Variable:MINSF

Thinking about the ministers in the Northern Ireland Executive, how much would you trust a minister from each of these parties to act in the best interests of all the people in Northern Ireland? First, a minister from Sinn Féin?

	%
Definitely trust	5
Probably trust	30
Neither trust or distrust	31
Probably distrust	21
Definitely distrust	11
Don't know	2

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Results for men and women

	%
	Male	Female
Definitely trust	5	4
Probably trust	32	28
Neither trust or distrust	30	31
Probably distrust	19	24
Definitely distrust	12	10
Don't know	2	3

Results for people of different ages

	%
	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Definitely trust	1	2	4	9	6	5
Probably trust	26	30	28	30	36	30
Neither trust or distrust	31	38	35	31	26	22
Probably distrust	26	18	20	22	21	24
Definitely distrust	13	8	11	8	9	16
Don't know	3	4	3	0	3	3

Results for people of different religions

%

Catholic Protestant No religion

Definitely trust 10 1 1
Probably trust 40 24 23
Neither trust or distrust 31 30 37
Probably distrust 14 28 20
Definitely distrust 4 16 18
Don't know 3 2 1

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	%
	Catholic	Protestant	No religion
Definitely trust	10	1	1
Probably trust	40	24	23
Neither trust or distrust	31	30	37
Probably distrust	14	28	20
Definitely distrust	4	16	18
Don't know	3	2	1