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  Northern Ireland Social Attitudes Survey - 1996

Year: 1996

Module: Political Trust
Variable: MPOTHJOB


Question:
Which of these statements about MPs 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 %
It is a bad thing for MPs to have another paid job because being an MP is a full-time job in itself 69
It is a good thing for MPs to have another paid job because it keeps them in touch with the outside world 20
Can't choose 10
Not answered 1


Results for men and women
%
  Male Female
It is a bad thing for MPs to have another paid job because being an MP is a full-time job in itself 74 64
It is a good thing for MPs to have another paid job because it keeps them in touch with the outside world 14 26
Can't choose 11 9
Not answered 1 1


Table Index

Results for people of different ages
%
  18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+
It is a bad thing for MPs to have another paid job because being an MP is a full-time job in itself 48 69 66 72 76 76
It is a good thing for MPs to have another paid job because it keeps them in touch with the outside world 44 19 20 19 16 14
Can't choose 8 13 13 9 7 8
Not answered 0 0 2 0 1 3


Table Index

Results for people of different religions
%
  Catholic Protestant No religion
It is a bad thing for MPs to have another paid job because being an MP is a full-time job in itself 67 69 72
It is a good thing for MPs to have another paid job because it keeps them in touch with the outside world 22 20 19
Can't choose 10 11 7
Not answered 1 0 3


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