Year: 1993
Module: Welfare
Variable: PENS2
Question: Pensions are taking up a larger and larger part of government spending. Here are some things that might be done about it. Please use this card to say how far you are are in favour of or against each one.
Raising the legal retirement age for women to 65, the same as for men.
Index
to tables on this page
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-
%
of
people of different ages
-
%
of
people of different religions.
| Overall
Results |
% |
| Strong in favour | 7 |
| In favour | 24 |
| Neither in favour nor against | 9 |
| Against | 35 |
| Strongly against | 25 |
| (It depends) | 0 |
| Don't know | 1 |
| Not answered | 0 |
| Results
for men and women |
%
|
| | Male | Female |
| Strong in favour |
8 |
6 |
| In favour |
21 |
26 |
| Neither in favour nor against |
9 |
8 |
| Against |
36 |
34 |
| Strongly against |
25 |
25 |
| (it depends) |
0 |
0 |
| Don't know |
1 |
1 |
| Not answered |
0 |
0 |
| Results
for people of different ages |
%
|
| | 18-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65+ |
| Strong in favour |
15 |
6 |
4 |
8 |
5 |
8 |
| In favour |
38 |
25 |
20 |
26 |
23 |
16 |
| Neither in favour nor against |
14 |
12 |
5 |
3 |
5 |
14 |
| Against |
27 |
37 |
37 |
30 |
44 |
34 |
| Strongly against |
6 |
21 |
35 |
33 |
23 |
25 |
| (it depends) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Don't know |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| Not answered |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Results
for people of different religions |
%
|
| | Catholic | Protestant | No religion |
| Strong in favour |
6 |
6 |
15 |
| In favour |
21 |
23 |
36 |
| Neither in favour nor against |
6 |
11 |
6 |
| Against |
37 |
35 |
23 |
| Strongly against |
29 |
24 |
20 |
| (it depends) |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Don't know |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Not answered |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
