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  Northern Ireland Social Attitudes - 1995

Year: 1995
Module: Education
Variable: UNISHLD1

Question: Here are some qualities that students may have developed by the time they leave university. In your view which is the most important quality universities should aim to develop in their students?

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 %
Self-confidence12
How to live among people with different backgrounds8
Skills and knowledge which will get them a good job40
A readiness to challenge other people's ideas2
An ability to speak and write clearly1
Knowledge that equips people for life in general18
Not answered19

Results for men and women
%
 MaleFemale
Self-confidence 12 12
How to live among people with different backgrounds 6 9
Skills and knowledge which will get them a good job 48 35
A readiness to challenge other people's ideas 3 2
An ability to speak and write clearly 2 1
Knowledge that equips people for life in general 15 20
Not answered 16 22

Table Index

Results for people of different ages
%
 18-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465+
Self-confidence 17 10 13 13 11 7
How to live among people with different backgrounds 9 9 5 4 12 10
Skills and knowledge which will get them a good job 45 43 47 42 23 33
A readiness to challenge other people's ideas 3 3 1 4 2 0
An ability to speak and write clearly 0 0 1 0 4 3
Knowledge that equips people for life in general 11 21 13 21 20 22
Not answered 15 15 20 17 29 24

Table Index

Results for people of different religions
%
 CatholicProtestantNo religion
Self-confidence 11 10 *
How to live among people with different backgrounds 12 4 *
Skills and knowledge which will get them a good job 36 43 *
A readiness to challenge other people's ideas 3 2 *
An ability to speak and write clearly 1 1 0
Knowledge that equips people for life in general 16 20 *
Not answered 21 19 *
* indicates that the number of people in this category is
too small to allow percentages to be calculated.

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