NI Life and Times Survey

Year: 2010
Module:Social Care for Older People
Variable:FAIRPC

The system at the moment is that care for older people is means-tested so that you have to pay for personal care if assets like your house or your savings exceed about Ł22,500. How fair is this system?

	%
Very fair	2
Quite fair	18
Neither fair nor unfair	11
Quite unfair	32
Very unfair	36
Don't know	2

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Results for men and women

	%
	Male	Female
Very fair	2	2
Quite fair	17	18
Neither fair nor unfair	11	11
Quite unfair	32	32
Very unfair	37	35
Don't know	1	2

Results for people of different ages

	%
	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Very fair	1	1	2	3	2	2
Quite fair	21	25	12	17	18	16
Neither fair nor unfair	20	21	8	9	9	6
Quite unfair	35	27	32	32	29	37
Very unfair	23	22	44	39	42	39
Don't know	0	4	2	<1	0	0

Results for people of different religions

%

Catholic Protestant No religion

Very fair 2 2 3
Quite fair 15 18 21
Neither fair nor unfair 11 9 20
20Quite unfair 32 33 26
Very unfair 37 37 30
Don't know 3 <1 1

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	%
	Catholic	Protestant	No religion
Very fair	2	2	3
Quite fair	15	18	21
Neither fair nor unfair	11	9	20
20Quite unfair	32	33	26
Very unfair	37	37	30
Don't know	3	<1	1