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  Northern Ireland Social Attitudes Survey - 1994

Year: 1994
Module: Poverty
Variable: WHYNEED

Question: Why do you think there are people who live in need? Of the four views on this card, which one comes closest to your own?

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 %
Because they have been unlucky14
Because of laziness or lack of willpower16
Because of injustice in our society22
It is an inevitable part of modern life42
(None of these)1
(Other answer)3
Don't know2
Not answered0

Results for men and women
%
 MaleFemale
Because they have been unlucky 15 12
Because of laziness or lack of willpower 20 13
Because of injustice in our society 16 28
It is an inevitable part of modern life 42 42
(none of these) 1 1
(other answer) 5 1
Don't know 1 3
Not answered 0 0

Table Index

Results for people of different ages
%
 18-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465+
Because they have been unlucky 16 12 12 22 9 11
Because of laziness or lack of willpower 11 14 14 12 16 31
Because of injustice in our society 35 23 21 15 25 17
It is an inevitable part of modern life 37 48 45 44 43 32
(none of these) 0 1 2 1 1 1
(other answer) 0 1 6 3 5 3
Don't know 1 1 1 3 3 6
Not answered 0 0 0 0 0 1

Table Index

Results for people of different religions
%
 CatholicProtestantNo religion
Because they have been unlucky 10 16 14
Because of laziness or lack of willpower 13 19 11
Because of injustice in our society 34 16 18
It is an inevitable part of modern life 38 43 47
(none of these) 2 1 0
(other answer) 2 3 6
Don't know 2 2 3
Not answered 0 0 1

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