SOL: Northern Ireland Social Attitudes Survey

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Northern Ireland Social Attitudes Survey - 1990

Year: 1990
Module: Crime_and_the_Police
Variable: RUCJOIN1

Question: There are many reasons why Catholics are put off from joining the RUC. On this card are some possible reasons. Please read through the whole list and then tell me which you think is the most important reason.

Index to tables on this page

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

Overall Results	%
They try to join but are not chosen because they are Catholi	5
They do not want to join because they feel they will be trea	13
Other Catholics put pressure on them not to join	69
They are not as well-qualified as Protestants to join the RU	0
(None of these)	6
Don't know	8
Not answered	1

Table Index

Results for men and women	%
	Male	Female
They try to join but are not chosen because they are catholi	3	6
They do not want to join because they feel they will be trea	14	12
Other catholics put pressure on them not to join	70	67
They are not as well-qualified as protestants to join the ru	1	0
(none of these)	6	5
Don't know	6	9
Not answered	1	0

Table Index

Results for people of different ages	%
	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
They try to join but are not chosen because they are catholi	5	5	4	4	3	6
They do not want to join because they feel they will be trea	14	18	12	14	10	8
Other catholics put pressure on them not to join	70	67	73	69	74	62
They are not as well-qualified as protestants to join the ru	0	0	0	0	1	1
(none of these)	3	5	3	9	8	6
Don't know	5	5	7	5	4	18
Not answered	2	1	0	0	0	1

Table Index

Results for people of different religions	%
	Catholic	Protestant	No religion
They try to join but are not chosen because they are catholi	9	3	0
They do not want to join because they feel they will be trea	17	9	17
Other catholics put pressure on them not to join	55	77	77
They are not as well-qualified as protestants to join the ru	0	1	0
(none of these)	9	4	1
Don't know	10	6	5
Not answered	1	0	0

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