NI Life and Times Survey - 2008: BENFCHNG

Year: 2008
Module: Political Attitudes
Variable: BENFCHNG

And thinking about all the political changes that have taken place in Northern Ireland since 1998, would you say that they have benefited Catholics more than Protestants, Protestants more than Catholics or have Protestants and Catholics benefited equally?

	%
Protestants benefited a lot more than Catholics	2
Protestants benefited a little more than Catholics	2
Catholics benefited a lot more than Protestants	14
Catholics benefited a little more than Protestants	20
Protestants and Catholics benefited equally	51
Other	0
(Neither side benefited)	8
Don't know	3

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Results for men and women

	%
	Male	Female
Protestants benefited a lot more than Catholics	2	1
Protestants benefited a little more than Catholics	2	3
Catholics benefited a lot more than Protestants	17	12
Catholics benefited a little more than Protestants	20	20
Protestants and Catholics benefited equally	49	52
Other	0	0
(Neither side benefited)	8	8
Don't know	3	4

Results for people of different ages

	%
	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Protestants benefited a lot more than Catholics	0	2	2	2	2	1
Protestants benefited a little more than Catholics	2	3	4	2	2	1
Catholics benefited a lot more than Protestants	14	9	12	13	19	16
Catholics benefited a little more than Protestants	15	22	25	17	18	21
Protestants and Catholics benefited equally	59	47	47	53	52	50
Other	0	1	0	1	0	0
(Neither side benefited)	2	11	7	10	7	8
Don't know	7	6	4	2	1	2

Results for people of different religions

%

Catholic Protestant No religion

Protestants benefited a lot more than Catholics 4 0 1
Protestants benefited a little more than Catholics 4 1 2
Catholics benefited a lot more than Protestants 4 24 4
Catholics benefited a little more than Protestants 13 26 19
Protestants and Catholics benefited equally 64 39 57
Other 0 0 0
(Neither side benefited) 7 7 14
Don't know 5 2 4

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	%
	Catholic	Protestant	No religion
Protestants benefited a lot more than Catholics	4	0	1
Protestants benefited a little more than Catholics	4	1	2
Catholics benefited a lot more than Protestants	4	24	4
Catholics benefited a little more than Protestants	13	26	19
Protestants and Catholics benefited equally	64	39	57
Other	0	0	0
(Neither side benefited)	7	7	14
Don't know	5	2	4