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  Northern Ireland Social Attitudes Survey - 1996

Year: 1996
Module: Political Trust
Variable: REFPR

Question: Here are some decisions that could be made either by the MPs we elect to parliament or by everyone having a say in a special vote or referendum.
And who do you think should decide whether or not 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? Should that decision be made ?br>

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 %
By elected MPs in parliament12
By everyone in a referendum68
Can't choose19
Not answered1

Results for men and women
%
 MaleFemale
By elected MPs in parliament 14 9
By everyone in a referendum 63 72
Can't choose 21 18
Not answered 2 1

Table Index

Results for people of different ages
%
 18-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465+
By elected MPs in parliament 10 7 16 13 4 18
By everyone in a referendum 53 70 64 73 83 63
Can't choose 32 23 19 14 11 18
Not answered 5 0 1 0 1 2

Table Index

Results for people of different religions
%
 CatholicProtestantNo religion
By elected MPs in parliament 7 15 10
By everyone in a referendum 69 66 72
Can't choose 23 18 15
Not answered 1 1 2

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