NI Life and Times Survey - 2008: TRNPLUMB

Year: 2008
Module:Attitudes_to_Older_People
Variable:TRNPLUMB

Suppose there was just one place left on an apprenticeship course to train plumbers. One applicant is a 16 year old boy who has just left school and the other is a 50 year old man who has just been made redundant and wants to retrain. If you were in charge of the course, which one would you prefer to offer the place to?

	%
Younger man	48
Older man	32
(It depends)	20
(Other)	0
Don't know	0

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Results for men and women

	%
	Male	Female
Younger man	52	44
Older man	28	36
(it depends)	20	20
(other)	0	0
Don't know	0	0

Results for people of different ages

	%
	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Younger man	54	43	40	49	49	54
Older man	26	32	36	33	32	31
(it depends)	20	24	24	19	19	15
(other)	0	0	1	0	0	0
Don't know	0	1	0	0	0	0

Results for people of different religions

%

Catholic Protestant No religion

Younger man 53 47 37
Older man 27 34 40
(it depends) 20 19 22
(other) 0 0 0
Don't know 1 0 0

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