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  Northern Ireland Social Attitudes Survey - 1996

Year: 1996
Module: Political Trust
Variable: GOVTWORK

Question: Which of these statements best describes your opinion on the present system of governing in UK?

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 %
Works extremely well and could not be improved 2
Could be improved in small ways but mainly works well 25
Could be improved quite a lot46
Needs a great deal of improvement25
Don't know2
Not answered0

Results for men and women
%
  Male Female
Works extremely well and could not be improved 2 2
Could be improved in small ways but mainly works well 26 24
Could be improved quite a lot 44 48
Needs a great deal of improvement 27 23
Don't know 0 3
Not answered 0 0

Table Index

Results for people of different ages
%
  18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+
Works extremely well and could not be improved 2 0 2 1 3 6
Could be improved in small ways but mainly works well 36 26 20 25 22 25
Could be improved quite a lot 48 52 52 46 45 31
Needs a great deal of improvement 11 20 25 26 32 33
Don't know 4 1 1 1 0 4
Not answered 0 0 0 0 0 1

Table Index

Results for people of different religions
%
  Catholic Protestant No religion
Works extremely well and could not be improved 2 2 1
Could be improved in small ways but mainly works well 17 32 23
Could be improved quite a lot 49 43 53
Needs a great deal of improvement 30 21 21
Don't know 2 1 2
Not answered 0 0 0

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