Year: 1996
Module: Public Spending
Variable: DOLE
Question: Opinions differ about the level of benefits for unemployed people.
Which of these two statements comes closest to your own view?
Index
to tables on this page
-
-
%
of
people of different ages
-
%
of
people of different religions.
| Overall
Results |
% |
| Benefits
for unemployed people are too low and cause hardship |
49 |
| Benfits
for unemployed people are too high and discourage them from finding jobs |
31 |
| (Neither) |
14 |
| Both,
low wages |
0 |
| Both, varies | 1 |
| About right | 0 |
| Other answer | 2 |
| Don't know | 3 |
|
Results
for men and women
|
%
|
| |
Male |
Female |
| Benefits
for unemployed people are too low and cause hardship |
43 |
55 |
| Benfits
for unemployed people are too high and discourage them from finding jobs |
35 |
28 |
| (Neither) |
16 |
12 |
| Both,
low wages |
0 |
0 |
| Both,
varies |
1 |
1 |
| About
right |
0 |
0 |
| Other
answer |
3 |
1 |
| Don't
know |
2 |
3 |
|
Results
for people of different ages
|
%
|
| |
18-24 |
25-34 |
35-44 |
45-54 |
55-64 |
65+ |
| Benefits
for unemployed people are too low and cause hardship |
48 |
58 |
50 |
50 |
45 |
41 |
| Benfits
for unemployed people are too high and discourage them from finding jobs |
33 |
31 |
32 |
27 |
29 |
36 |
| (Neither) |
14 |
8 |
12 |
19 |
17 |
16 |
| Both,
low wages |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Both,
varies |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
| About
right |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Other
answer |
0 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
| Don't
know |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
8 |
|
Results
for people of different religions
|
%
|
| |
Catholic |
Protestant |
No religion |
| Benefits
for unemployed people are too low and cause hardship |
64 |
39 |
48 |
| Benfits
for unemployed people are too high and discourage them from finding jobs |
20 |
40 |
28 |
| (Neither) |
11 |
14 |
22 |
| Both,
low wages |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Both,
varies |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| About
right |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Other
answer |
2 |
3 |
0 |
| Don't
know |
2 |
3 |
2 |
|
