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  Northern Ireland Social Attitudes Survey - 1996

Year: 1996
Module: Countryside
Variable: CLOSEEST

Question: A new landowner of a large estate in a beautiful part of the UK decides to fence off a remote part of his land to stop people visiting it. Should he or should he not have the right to do this?

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 %
Definitely should have the right26
Probably should have the right39
Probably should not have the right13
Definitely should not have the right7
It depends11
Can't choose4
Not answered1

Results for men and women
%
 MaleFemale
Definitely should have the right 24 27
Probably should have the right 34 42
Probably should not have the right 15 11
Definitely should not have the right 11 4
It depends 12 10
Can't choose 3 5
Not answered 1 1

Table Index

Results for people of different ages
%
 18-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465+
Definitely should have the right 21 22 31 28 22 28
Probably should have the right 52 48 36 27 33 36
Probably should not have the right 9 10 9 23 15 10
Definitely should not have the right 2 8 5 11 13 4
It depends 14 5 14 10 14 13
Can't choose 2 5 5 1 3 7
Not answered 0 1 1 0 1 4

Table Index

Results for people of different religions
%
 CatholicProtestantNo religion
Definitely should have the right 23 27 28
Probably should have the right 39 40 33
Probably should not have the right 13 11 18
Definitely should not have the right 9 6 8
It depends 10 11 11
Can't choose 6 3 1
Not answered 1 1 2

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