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  Northern Ireland Social Attitudes Survey - 1994

Year: 1994
Module: Civil_Liberties
Variable: BANBLASF

Question: Some books or films offend people who have strong religious beliefs. Should books and films that attack religions be prohibited by law or should they be allowed?

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 %
Definitely should be prohibited19
Probably should be prohibited25
Probably should be allowed28
Definitely should be allowed14
Can't choose13
Not answered1

Results for men and women
%
 MaleFemale
Definitely should be prohibited 18 20
Probably should be prohibited 25 25
Probably should be allowed 28 29
Definitely should be allowed 19 8
Can't choose 10 16
Not answered 1 2

Table Index

Results for people of different ages
%
 18-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465+
Definitely should be prohibited 6 11 14 23 15 42
Probably should be prohibited 28 25 18 30 25 24
Probably should be allowed 34 29 35 24 31 19
Definitely should be allowed 14 19 16 13 17 4
Can't choose 15 17 17 10 12 9
Not answered 3 0 1 1 1 3

Table Index

Results for people of different religions
%
 CatholicProtestantNo religion
Definitely should be prohibited 19 21 7
Probably should be prohibited 30 23 19
Probably should be allowed 26 30 26
Definitely should be allowed 13 11 31
Can't choose 12 14 17
Not answered 2 1 0

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