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  Northern Ireland Social Attitudes Survey - 1994

Year: 1994
Module: Poverty
Variable: UB1POOR

Question: Now some questions about welfare benefits. Think of a 25-year-old woman living alone. Her only income comes from state benefits. Would you say that she …

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 %
Has more than enough to live on2
Has enough to live on21
Is hard up56
Really poor14
Don't know6
Not answered0

Results for men and women
%
 MaleFemale
Has more than enough to live on 3 2
Has enough to live on 21 21
Is hard up 57 55
Really poor 12 16
Don't know 6 6
Not answered 0 0

Table Index

Results for people of different ages
%
 18-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465+
Has more than enough to live on 5 2 1 1 3 2
Has enough to live on 14 26 25 20 14 21
Is hard up 63 57 54 56 55 54
Really poor 16 13 14 16 18 10
Don't know 2 2 7 6 10 12
Not answered 0 0 0 0 0 1

Table Index

Results for people of different religions
%
 CatholicProtestantNo religion
Has more than enough to live on 1 4 0
Has enough to live on 15 26 17
Is hard up 61 54 56
Really poor 21 9 19
Don't know 3 8 8
Not answered 0 0 1

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