NI Life and Times Survey

Year: 2015
Module: Social_Care_for_Older_People
Variable: PAYSC4

Supposing an older person needs so much help with daily living that they need to move into a care home. There are different ways that this care home could be paid for. How fair are each of these?
The government provides totally free care for everybody by having a special tax that you pay over your lifetime until you need care. Everybody has to pay this tax even if they don't end up needing any care.

	%
Very fair	29
Quite fair	34
Neither fair nor unfair	11
Quite unfair	10
Very unfair	9
Don't know	6

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Results for men and women

	%
	Male	Female
Very fair	31	28
Quite fair	34	34
Neither fair nor unfair	12	11
Quite unfair	10	9
Very unfair	8	11
Don't know	6	6

Results for people of different ages

	%
	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Very fair	20	28	30	32	30	32
Quite fair	38	37	29	32	36	35
Neither fair nor unfair	17	6	10	8	10	14
Quite unfair	8	11	12	12	6	8
Very unfair	7	9	10	11	12	7
Don't know	10	8	8	5	5	3

Results for people of different religions

	%
	Catholic	Protestant	No religion
Very fair	28	32	29
Quite fair	37	32	32
Neither fair nor unfair	10	11	12
Quite unfair	11	10	8
Very unfair	9	10	10
Don't know	5	4	9

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