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  Northern Ireland Social Attitudes Survey - 1993

Year: 1993
Module: Welfare
Variable: PENS5

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.
Lowering the amount of state pension for people with private incomes or private pensions.

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 %
Strong in favour3
In favour23
Neither in favour nor against19
Against36
Strongly against17
Don't know3
Not answered0

Results for men and women
%
 MaleFemale
Strong in favour 4 2
In favour 23 24
Neither in favour nor against 15 21
Against 37 36
Strongly against 19 15
Don't know 2 3
Not answered 0 0

Table Index

Results for people of different ages
%
 18-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465+
Strong in favour 0 3 4 3 3 3
In favour 42 23 15 21 29 18
Neither in favour nor against 21 19 19 14 13 25
Against 31 40 39 38 40 28
Strongly against 5 14 21 21 13 20
Don't know 1 2 2 3 3 6
Not answered 0 1 0 0 0 0

Table Index

Results for people of different religions
%
 CatholicProtestantNo religion
Strong in favour 3 2 4
In favour 29 20 21
Neither in favour nor against 19 20 8
Against 36 34 49
Strongly against 11 20 18
Don't know 3 3 1
Not answered 0 0 0

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