NI Life and Times Survey

Year: 2008
Module:Political_Attitudes
Variable:MINSF

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 Sinn Féin?

	%
Definitely trust	2
Probably trust	20
Neither trust nor distrust	33
Probably distrust	23
Definitely distrust	19
Don't know	3

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Results for men and women

	%
	Male	Female
Definitely trust	2	2
Probably trust	24	17
Neither trust nor distrust	30	36
Probably distrust	22	24
Definitely distrust	21	18
Don't know	3	3

Results for people of different ages

	%
	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Definitely trust	0	1	2	2	3	1
Probably trust	18	15	21	23	21	21
Neither trust nor distrust	32	38	32	35	32	30
Probably distrust	19	19	26	22	26	22
Definitely distrust	25	21	15	17	18	23
Don't know	5	6	4	2	0	3

Results for people of different religions

%

Catholic Protestant No religion

Definitely trust 2 1 1
Probably trust 32 13 16
Neither trust nor distrust 38 30 33
Probably distrust 14 29 26
Definitely distrust 10 26 20
Don't know 4 2 5

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	%
	Catholic	Protestant	No religion
Definitely trust	2	1	1
Probably trust	32	13	16
Neither trust nor distrust	38	30	33
Probably distrust	14	29	26
Definitely distrust	10	26	20
Don't know	4	2	5