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  Northern Ireland Social Attitudes Survey - 1996

Year: 1996

Module: Political Trust
Variable: LAWDECID


Question:
Which of these statements comes closest to your view?


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 %
The UK's courts should be allowed to overrule parliament on any law which denies people their basic rights 57
The UK's democatically elected parliament should always have the final say on what the law should be 22
Can't choose 21
Not answered 1


Results for men and women
%
  Male Female
The UK's courts should be allowed to overrule parliament on any law which denies people their basic rights 54 59
The UK's democatically elected parliament should always have the final say on what the law should be 25 20
Can't choose 21 20
Not answered 1 2


Table Index

Results for people of different ages
%
  18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+
The UK's courts should be allowed to overrule parliament on any law which denies people their basic rights 43 70 54 61 59 41
The UK's democatically elected parliament should always have the final say on what the law should be 20 12 27 23 22 31
Can't choose 37 18 20 16 17 23
Not answered 0 0 0 1 1 6


Table Index

Results for people of different religions
%
  Catholic Protestant No religion
The UK's courts should be allowed to overrule parliament on any law which denies people their basic rights 70 48 53
The UK's democatically elected parliament should always have the final say on what the law should be 9 31 23
Can't choose 20 20 24
Not answered 1 1 0


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