NI Life and Times Survey

Year: 2008
Module:Political_Attitudes
Variable:MINSDLP

Thinking about the ministers in the Northern Ireland Executive, how much would you trust a minister from each of these parties to act in the best interests of all the people in Northern Ireland? First, a minister from the Social Democratic and Labour Party or SDLP?

	%
Definitely trust	4
Probably trust	36
Neither trust nor distrust	36
Probably distrust	13
Definitely distrust	8
Don't know	3

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Results for men and women

	%
	Male	Female
Definitely trust	5	4
Probably trust	39	32
Neither trust nor distrust	30	41
Probably distrust	14	13
Definitely distrust	10	7
Don't know	3	4

Results for people of different ages

	%
	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Definitely trust	3	3	4	5	4	5
Probably trust	24	30	33	40	42	39
Neither trust nor distrust	42	40	37	33	36	30
Probably distrust	12	13	15	13	13	15
Definitely distrust	13	9	8	8	6	8
Don't know	6	6	4	2	0	3

Results for people of different religions

%

Catholic Protestant No religion

Definitely trust 7 2 2
Probably trust 42 33 30
Neither trust nor distrust 32 38 36
Probably distrust 7 18 15
Definitely distrust 8 7 13
Don't know 4 2 5

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	%
	Catholic	Protestant	No religion
Definitely trust	7	2	2
Probably trust	42	33	30
Neither trust nor distrust	32	38	36
Probably distrust	7	18	15
Definitely distrust	8	7	13
Don't know	4	2	5