NI Life and Times Survey

Year: 2009
Module: Attitudes to Disability
Variable: DNEGFR

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?
With your close friends.

	%
Most people would feel very comfortable	6
Most people would feel fairly comfortable	7
Most people would feel fairly uncomfortable	28
Most people would feel very uncomfortable	57
(I can't imagine this happening)	2
Don't know	0

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	6	6
Most people would feel fairly comfortable	9	5
Most people would feel fairly uncomfortable	30	28
Most people would feel very uncomfortable	54	61
(I can't imagine this happening)	2	1
Don't know	0	0

Results for people of different ages

	%
	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Most people would feel very comfortable	6	4	3	6	5	11
Most people would feel fairly comfortable	15	6	8	4	6	4
Most people would feel fairly uncomfortable	34	30	29	27	29	24
Most people would feel very uncomfortable	46	59	58	61	57	59
(I can't imagine this happening)	0	1	2	2	3	3
Don't know	0	0	0	0	0	0

Results for people of different religions

%

Catholic Protestant No religion

Most people would feel very comfortable 6 7 5
Most people would feel fairly comfortable 5 7 11
Most people would feel fairly uncomfortable 22 33 36
Most people would feel very uncomfortable 64 53 48
(I can't imagine this happening) 3 1 1
Don't know 0 0 0

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