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  Northern Ireland Social Attitudes Survey - 1996

Year: 1996

Module: Countryside
Variable: PROTENVP


Question:
If you had to chose, which one of the following would be closest to your views?


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 %
Government should let ordinarly people decide for themselves how to protect the environment, even if it means they don't always do the right thing 22
Government should pass laws to make ordinary people protect the environment, even if it interferes with people's rights to make their own decisions 52
Can't choose 24
Not answered 2


Results for men and women
%
  Male Female
Government should let ordinarly people decide for themselves how to protect the environment, even if it means they don't always do the right thing 23 21
Government should pass laws to make ordinary people protect the environment, even if it interferes with people's rights to make their own decisions 50 53
Can't choose 24 23
Not answered 2 3


Table Index

Results for people of different ages
%
  18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+
Government should let ordinarly people decide for themselves how to protect the environment, even if it means they don't always do the right thing 9 23 24 17 31 27
Government should pass laws to make ordinary people protect the environment, even if it interferes with people's rights to make their own decisions 49 49 54 62 50 44
Can't choose 32 27 22 21 17 25
Not answered 11 1 0 0 3 5


Table Index

Results for people of different religions
%
  Catholic Protestant No religion
Government should let ordinarly people decide for themselves how to protect the environment, even if it means they don't always do the right thing 25 19 26
Government should pass laws to make ordinary people protect the environment, even if it interferes with people's rights to make their own decisions 51 53 49
Can't choose 21 26 20
Not answered 2 2 5


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