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  Northern Ireland Social Attitudes Survey - 1990

Year: 1990
Module: Crime_and_the_Police
Variable: RUCJOIN2

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 next most important reason.

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 %
They try to join but are not chosen because they are Catholi9
They do not want to join because they feel they will be trea33
Other Catholics put pressure on them not to join11
They are not as well-qualified as Protestants to join the RU3
(None of these)24
Don't know18
Not answered2

Results for men and women
%
 MaleFemale
They try to join but are not chosen because they are catholi 10 8
They do not want to join because they feel they will be trea 31 35
Other catholics put pressure on them not to join 11 12
They are not as well-qualified as protestants to join the ru 2 5
(none of these) 29 19
Don't know 16 20
Not answered 2 2

Table Index

Results for people of different ages
%
 18-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465+
They try to join but are not chosen because they are catholi 9 9 11 11 5 7
They do not want to join because they feel they will be trea 46 39 35 27 27 24
Other catholics put pressure on them not to join 12 15 7 11 11 9
They are not as well-qualified as protestants to join the ru 2 3 1 5 4 5
(none of these) 17 22 30 30 22 22
Don't know 10 11 15 15 31 29
Not answered 5 1 1 1 1 4

Table Index

Results for people of different religions
%
 CatholicProtestantNo religion
They try to join but are not chosen because they are catholi 11 7 12
They do not want to join because they feel they will be trea 24 37 39
Other catholics put pressure on them not to join 13 9 14
They are not as well-qualified as protestants to join the ru 1 5 2
(none of these) 27 23 21
Don't know 22 17 12
Not answered 3 2 1

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