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  Northern Ireland Social Attitudes Survey - 1996

Year: 1996

Module: Background
Variable: MAININC


Question:
Which of these is the main source of income for you (and your husband/wife/partner) at present?


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 %
Earnings from employment (own or spouse/partner's)61
Occupational pension(s) - from previous employer(s)3
State retirement or widow's pension(s)15
Unemployment benefit1
Income Support 10
Family credit0
Invalidity, sickness or disabled pension or benefit(s) 5
Interest from savings or investments1
Student grant1
Dependent on parents/other relatives2
Other main source (write in)1
Don't know0
Not answered0


Results for men and women
%
  Male Female
Earnings from employment (own or spouse/partner's) 68 55
Occupational pension(s) - from previous employer(s) 1 4
State retirement or widow's pension(s) 11 19
Unemployment benefit 1 1
Income Support 8 11
Family credit 0 0
Invalidity, sickness or disabled pension or benefit(s) 6 5
Interest from savings or investments 1 1
Student grant 0 2
Dependent on parents/other relatives 2 2
Other main source (write in) 1 1
Don't know 0 0
Not answered 0 1


Table Index

Results for people of different ages
%
  18-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465+
Earnings from employment (own or spouse/partner's) 59 78 85 72 44 8
Occupational pension(s) - from previous employer(s) 0 0 0 1 10 8
State retirement or widow's pension(s) 0 0 0 5 16 75
Unemployment benefit 1 3 2 1 1 0
Income Support 9 15 8 10 11 2
Family credit 0 1 0 0 0 0
Invalidity, sickness or disabled pension or benefit(s) 3 1 3 9 12 5
Interest from savings or investments 0 0 0 1 4 0
Student grant 8 0 1 0 0 0
Dependent on parents/other relatives 18 1 0 0 0 0
Other main source (write in) 0 0 1 0 3 1
Don't know 1 0 0 0 0 0
Not answered 0 0 0 1 0 2


Table Index

Results for people of different religions
%
  Catholic Protestant No religion
Earnings from employment (own or spouse/partner's) 57 62 71
Occupational pension(s) - from previous employer(s) 2 4 1
State retirement or widow's pension(s) 15 17 7
Unemployment benefit 2 1 2
Income Support 14 6 10
Family credit 0 0 1
Invalidity, sickness or disabled pension or benefit(s) 6 4 7
Interest from savings or investments 1 1 0
Student grant 2 0 0
Dependent on parents/other relatives 1 4 0
Other main source (write in) 0 1 1
Don't know 0 0 0
Not answered 0 0 0


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