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  Northern Ireland Social Attitudes Survey - 1989

Year: 1989

Module: Morality
Variable: GAYPUB


Question:
Now I would like you to tell me whether, in your opinion, it is acceptable for a homosexual person to hold a responsible position in public life?


Index to tables on this page

  1. % of men and women
  2. % of people of different ages
  3. % of people of different religions.

Overall Results %
Yes48
No45
(Depends on person)3
(Depends on job)1
(If not with children)0
Don't know4
Not answered0


Results for men and women
%
 MaleFemale
Yes 48 48
No 44 45
(depends on person) 2 3
(depends on job) 1 0
(if not with children) 1 0
Don't know 4 4
Not answered 1 0


Table Index

Results for people of different ages
%
 18-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465+
Yes 59 60 51 53 34 27
No 34 38 39 38 61 61
(depends on person) 4 1 5 4 1 2
(depends on job) 0 0 2 1 0 0
(if not with children) 0 0 1 1 0 0
Don't know 4 1 2 3 5 9
Not answered 0 0 0 0 0 2


Table Index

Results for people of different religions
%
 CatholicProtestantNo religion
Yes 53 40 69
No 40 51 28
(depends on person) 3 3 1
(depends on job) 0 0 1
(if not with children) 0 0 1
Don't know 4 4 1
Not answered 0 1 0


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