SOL: Northern Ireland Social Attitudes

Tuesday March 18, 2025

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Northern Ireland Social Attitudes - 1995

Year: 1995
Module: Welfare
Variable: MSTRETIR

Question: Now suppose a very high earner and a very low earner in a large firm retired. Do you think the very high earner should be entitled to ?

Index to tables on this page

% of men and women
% of people of different ages
% of people of different religions.

Overall Results	%
A bigger state retirement pension than the very low earner	14
The same amount	75
A lower state pension	8
No state pension at all	2
Other answers	0
Don't know	1

Table Index

Results for men and women	%
	Male	Female
A bigger state retirement pension than the very low earner	13	15
The same amount	75	75
A lower state pension	10	6
No state pension at all	1	2
Other answers	1	0
Don't know	0	2

Table Index

Results for people of different ages	%
	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
A bigger state retirement pension than the very low earner	21	16	15	15	9	13
The same amount	60	72	75	78	80	76
A lower state pension	15	7	8	7	8	6
No state pension at all	1	4	1	0	3	1
Other answers	3	0	1	0	0	0
Don't know	0	1	0	1	1	4

Table Index

Results for people of different religions	%
	Catholic	Protestant	No religion
A bigger state retirement pension than the very low earner	14	15	12
The same amount	77	74	70
A lower state pension	7	8	12
No state pension at all	1	2	5
Other answers	1	0	1
Don't know	1	2	0

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