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  Northern Ireland Social Attitudes Survey - 1989

Year: 1989

Module: Public_Spending
Variable: WELFFEET


Question:
Please tick one box to show how much you agree or disagree with this statement.
If welfare benefits weren't so generous, people would learn to stand on their own two feet.


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 %
Agree strongly7
Agree25
Neither agree nor disagree21
Disagree29
Disagree strongly16
Don't know0
Not answered1


Results for men and women
%
 MaleFemale
Agree strongly 8 6
Agree 26 25
Neither agree nor disagree 20 22
Disagree 24 35
Disagree strongly 21 12
Don't know 0 0
Not answered 1 1


Table Index

Results for people of different ages
%
 18-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465+
Agree strongly 3 3 6 9 7 15
Agree 19 18 23 31 35 28
Neither agree nor disagree 28 21 18 9 22 28
Disagree 24 35 33 40 25 18
Disagree strongly 26 22 17 10 9 10
Don't know 0 0 0 0 1 0
Not answered 0 0 2 2 2 2


Table Index

Results for people of different religions
%
 CatholicProtestantNo religion
Agree strongly 3 10 4
Agree 14 35 18
Neither agree nor disagree 18 24 15
Disagree 38 22 39
Disagree strongly 26 8 25
Don't know 1 0 0
Not answered 1 2 0


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