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  Northern Ireland Social Attitudes - 1995

Year: 1995

Module: Welfare
Variable: SMUMSCH1


Question:
And what about when the child reaches school age? Which one of these statements comes closest to your view about what the single mother should do?


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 %
She has a special duty to go out to work to support her chil25
She has a special duty to stay at home to look after her chi10
She should do as she chooses, like everyone else58
Can't choose5
Not answered3


Results for men and women
%
 MaleFemale
She has a special duty to go out to work to support her chil 29 22
She has a special duty to stay at home to look after her chi 12 8
She should do as she chooses, like everyone else 50 65
Can't choose 7 3
Not answered 3 2


Table Index

Results for people of different ages
%
 18-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465+
She has a special duty to go out to work to support her chil 30 22 18 26 28 33
She has a special duty to stay at home to look after her chi 1 5 11 4 20 13
She should do as she chooses, like everyone else 54 66 67 66 45 44
Can't choose 14 6 3 2 3 3
Not answered 2 2 1 2 4 7


Table Index

Results for people of different religions
%
 CatholicProtestantNo religion
She has a special duty to go out to work to support her chil 15 30 34
She has a special duty to stay at home to look after her chi 12 8 12
She should do as she chooses, like everyone else 63 57 48
Can't choose 7 2 5
Not answered 3 3 1


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