Year: 1996
Module: Political Trust
Variable: PROPREP
Question: How much do you agree or disagree with this statement?
The UK should introduce proportional representation for Westminster elections, so that the number of MPs each party gets matches more closely the number of votes each party gets.
Index
to tables on this page
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-
%
of
people of different ages
-
%
of
people of different religions.
| Overall
Results |
% |
| Strongly agree | 22 |
| Agree | 36 |
| Neither agree/disagree | 16 |
| Disagree | 6 |
| Strongly disagree | 2 |
| Can't choose | 17 |
| Not answered | 1 |
|
Results
for men and women
|
%
|
| | Male | Female |
| Strongly agree |
24 |
20 |
| Agree |
32 |
40 |
| Neither agree/disagree |
17 |
15 |
| Disagree |
8 |
4 |
| Strongly disagree |
3 |
1 |
| Can't choose |
16 |
18 |
| Not answered |
1 |
1 |
|
Results
for people of different ages
|
%
|
| | 18-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65+ |
| Strongly agree |
16 |
15 |
22 |
34 |
27 |
19 |
| Agree |
29 |
40 |
34 |
28 |
40 |
47 |
| Neither agree/disagree |
32 |
18 |
14 |
11 |
15 |
10 |
| Disagree |
0 |
6 |
4 |
10 |
7 |
6 |
| Strongly disagree |
4 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
| Can't choose |
19 |
20 |
20 |
15 |
12 |
13 |
| Not answered |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
Results
for people of different religions
|
%
|
| | Catholic | Protestant | No religion |
| Strongly agree |
22 |
18 |
35 |
| Agree |
38 |
39 |
24 |
| Neither agree/disagree |
10 |
19 |
19 |
| Disagree |
5 |
7 |
5 |
| Strongly disagree |
0 |
4 |
2 |
| Can't choose |
24 |
13 |
15 |
| Not answered |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
