NI Life and Times Survey - 2009: DNEGCOLL

Year: 2009
Module: Attitudes to Disability
Variable: DNEGCOLL

Sometimes people refer to disabled people in a negative way. This could include making jokes or using offensive language. What do you think most people would feel if somebody referred to disabled people in this way in different situations?
At work - in front of your colleagues.

	%
Most people would feel very comfortable	5
Most people would feel fairly comfortable	5
Most people would feel fairly uncomfortable	29
Most people would feel very uncomfortable	60
(I can't imagine this happening)	2

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
Most people would feel very comfortable	2	7
Most people would feel fairly comfortable	8	2
Most people would feel fairly uncomfortable	32	26
Most people would feel very uncomfortable	55	64
(I can't imagine this happening)	2	2

Results for people of different ages

* indicates that the number of people in this category is
too small to allow percentages to be calculated.

	%
	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Most people would feel very comfortable	10	3	3	5	5	*
Most people would feel fairly comfortable	15	5	4	3	3	0
Most people would feel fairly uncomfortable	29	26	27	28	38	*
Most people would feel very uncomfortable	46	64	63	63	50	*
(I can't imagine this happening)	1	2	2	2	4	*

Results for people of different religions

%

Catholic Protestant No religion

Most people would feel very comfortable 4 4 6
Most people would feel fairly comfortable 3 7 6
Most people would feel fairly uncomfortable 29 29 28
Most people would feel very uncomfortable 61 58 59
(I can't imagine this happening) 3 2 1

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