People have different opinions about the Social Security system. How much do you agree or disagree with the following statement about social security benefits that people who are not in paid employment can claim?
Social security benefits should be capped and not exceed a maximum amount irrespective of factors such as family size, housing costs etc.

	%
Strongly agree	12
Agree	26
Neither agree nor disagree	19
Disagree	25
Strongly disagree	12
I don't know	7

 

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Results for men and women

	%
	Male	Female
Strongly agree	13	11
Agree	29	23
Neither agree nor disagree	17	21
Disagree	26	23
Strongly disagree	11	12
I don't know	4	9

 

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Results for people of different ages

	%
	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Strongly agree	11	12	14	13	14	7
Agree	13	19	30	30	29	29
Neither agree nor disagree	24	23	18	18	14	20
Disagree	20	26	21	24	30	28
Strongly disagree	16	16	11	9	8	9
I don't know	15	5	6	6	5	6

 

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Results for people of different religions

	%
	Catholic	Protestant	No religion
Strongly agree	9	14	14
Agree	23	32	22
Neither agree nor disagree	18	23	15
Disagree	31	19	28
Strongly disagree	13	6	17
I don't know	7	6	5

 

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