SOL: Community Relations - Perceptions of relations

Community Relations: Perceptions of relations

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% saying relations between Protestants and Catholics are better than they were 5 years ago
% saying relations between Protestants and Catholics will be better than now in 5 years time
% saying religion will always make a difference in Northern Ireland

Variable: RLRELAGO

Question: What about relations between Protestants and Catholics? Would you say they are better than they were 5 years ago, worse, or about the same now as then?

% saying relations between Protestants and Catholics are better than they were 5 years ago

	1989	1990	1991	1993	1994	1995	1996	1998	1998a	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2003a	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2012
Percentages %
Male	26	-	33	23	29	60	44	51	38	48	40	27	31	46	55	57	50	57	64	63	60	63	49
Female	18	-	26	27	24	54	46	49	32	51	44	29	30	43	50	55	53	55	66	68	60	61	54

18 - 30	29	-	33	27	35	63	57	52	44	57	50	32	36	45	56	58	58	53	69	69	63	55	44
31 - 39	21	-	27	30	23	59	53	51	30	50	46	30	35	48	53	60	54	64	65	66	62	65	55
40 - 59	22	-	31	22	23	55	37	48	35	46	41	29	31	46	52	57	49	58	67	67	62	66	57
60+	15	-	21	25	23	49	37	51	29	48	34	24	23	38	49	49	47	51	58	61	53	60	49

Protestant	20	-	29	25	26	51	43	44	29	42	37	25	26	42	46	53	51	54	64	63	59	59	54
Catholic	23	-	31	27	26	62	47	60	42	60	52	33	37	49	61	59	54	60	67	68	61	67	53
No Religion	28	-	19	23	28	61	47	48	41	47	40	30	28	41	43	58	44	54	58	65	62	59	41

All	22	-	29	25	26	56	45	50	35	50	42	28	30	44	52	56	52	56	65	65	60	62	52

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Variable: RELFUT

Question: And what about in 5 years time? Do you think relations between Protestants and Catholics will be better than now, worse than now, or about the same as now?

% saying relations between Protestants and Catholics will be better in the future

	1989	1990	1991	1993	1994	1995	1996	1998	1998a	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2003a	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2010
Percentages %
Male	32	-	37	27	35	65	43	62	49	53	39	35	41	51	53	55	48	58	65	57	50	53	47
Female	20	-	31	29	30	61	44	61	46	57	41	32	37	45	50	57	52	53	64	60	54	50	48

18 - 30	29	-	34	29	31	66	50	61	49	60	38	31	39	44	54	54	51	55	62	57	54	46	41
31 - 39	21	-	34	30	29	67	49	62	36	58	45	33	38	48	47	52	52	54	60	57	56	49	52
40 - 59	27	-	36	24	34	63	40	62	55	53	43	34	42	51	51	59	50	57	69	63	53	57	52
60+	25	-	31	34	34	56	36	60	46	52	35	33	34	46	52	55	48	52	63	56	48	49	45

Protestant	22	-	30	27	30	52	39	53	37	46	37	27	30	41	44	53	48	50	59	53	46	45	45
Catholic	30	-	40	32	36	78	48	75	60	67	48	40	49	56	61	60	52	61	72	67	58	60	53
No Religion	32	-	30	28	33	61	44	61	57	59	37	33	39	46	53	56	49	55	64	61	58	52	39

All	26	-	34	29	32	63	43	62	47	55	40	33	39	48	51	56	50	55	64	59	52	51	48

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Variable: RELGALWY

Question: Do you think religion will always make a difference to the way people feel about each other in Northern Ireland?

% saying religion will always make a difference in Northern Ireland

	1989	1990	1991	1993	1994	1995	1996	1998	1998a	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2003a	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2012
Percentages %
Male	89	-	82	83	85	77	87	79	-	78	80	86	85	85	-	82	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Female	85	-	84	86	86	86	85	77	-	80	80	84	85	83	-	82	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

18 - 30	90	-	86	93	90	84	89	74	-	82	78	86	86	84	-	80	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
31 - 39	91	-	90	87	89	88	91	83	-	79	80	87	82	86	-	83	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
40 - 59	86	-	81	84	82	80	87	81	-	80	81	84	87	83	-	82	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
60+	82	-	76	75	82	80	77	77	-	76	81	83	82	83	-	83	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Protestant	88	-	85	87	87	88	91	82	-	81	81	81	87	85	-	85	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Catholic	84	-	79	81	83	74	82	75	-	77	79	89	83	83	-	81	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
No Religion	89	-	87	85	90	83	82	76	-	83	80	83	83	78	-	73	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

All	87	-	83	85	86	82	86	78	-	79	80	85	85	84	-	82	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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