SOL: Northern Ireland Social Attitudes Survey

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Northern Ireland Social Attitudes Survey - 1989

Year: 1989
Module: Poverty
Variable: WHYNEED

Question: Why do you think there are people who live in need? Of the four views on this card, which one comes closest to your own?

Index to tables on this page

% of men and women
% of people of different ages
% of people of different religions.

Overall Results	%
Because they have been unlucky	12
Because of laziness or lack of willpower	18
Because of injustice in our society	25
It's an inevitable part of modern life	40
None of these	1
Ignorance	0
Other answer	2
Don't know	2

Table Index

Results for men and women	%
	Male	Female
Because they have been unlucky	10	14
Because of laziness or lack of willpower	18	18
Because of injustice in our society	23	26
It's an inevitable part of modern life	43	36
None of these	0	2
Ignorance	1	0
Other answer	2	2
Don't know	3	2

Table Index

Results for people of different ages	%
	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Because they have been unlucky	11	9	13	18	10	12
Because of laziness or lack of willpower	14	12	10	16	28	29
Because of injustice in our society	29	38	27	21	12	17
It's an inevitable part of modern life	43	38	46	35	42	34
None of these	0	1	1	3	2	0
Ignorance	0	0	0	0	0	2
Other answer	0	1	2	5	3	3
Don't know	3	2	1	3	2	3

Table Index

Results for people of different religions	%
	Catholic	Protestant	No religion
Because they have been unlucky	12	12	12
Because of laziness or lack of willpower	11	24	12
Because of injustice in our society	33	17	32
It's an inevitable part of modern life	39	41	41
None of these	1	2	0
Ignorance	0	1	0
Other answer	2	3	1
Don't know	3	2	1

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