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  Northern Ireland Social Attitudes - 1995

Year: 1995

Module: Countryside
Variable: PROTENVP


Question:
If you had to chose, which one of the following would be closest to your views?


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 %
Government should let ordinary people decide for themselves how to protect the environment, even if it means they don't always do the right thing 19
Government should pass laws to make ordinary people protect the environment, even if it interferes with people's rights to make their own decisions 53
Can't choose 26
Not answered 2


Results for men and women
%
  Male Female
Government should let ordinary people decide for themselves how to protect the environment, even if it means they don't always do the right thing 18 20
Government should pass laws to make ordinary people protect the environment, even if it interferes with people's rights to make their own decisions 58 49
Can't choose 22 29
Not answered 2 2


Table Index

Results for people of different ages
%
  18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+
Government should let ordinary people decide for themselves how to protect the environment, even if it means they don't always do the right thing 21 22 15 24 15 18
Government should pass laws to make ordinary people protect the environment, even if it interferes with people's rights to make their own decisions 43 48 61 53 61 50
Can't choose 34 29 23 21 22 28
Not answered 2 1 2 2 3 3


Table Index

Results for people of different religions
%
  Catholic Protestant No religion
Government should let ordinary people decide for themselves how to protect the environment, even if it means they don't always do the right thing 15 22 21
Government should pass laws to make ordinary people protect the environment, even if it interferes with people's rights to make their own decisions 51 54 56
Can't choose 31 23 22
Not answered 3 2 1


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