SOL: Community Relations - Perceptions of prejudice

Community Relations: Perceptions of prejudice

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% saying there is a lot of prejudice against Catholics
% saying there is a lot of prejudice against Protestants
% saying they are very or a little prejudiced against people of other religions
% feeling that the National Health Service treats Catholic and Protestant patients both equally
% feeling that the Northern Ireland Housing Executive treats Catholic and Protestant who apply for a home both equally
% feeling that their local district council treats Catholic and Protestant who apply for jobs both equally
% feeling that central government in Stormont treats Catholic and Protestant who apply for jobs both equally
% feeling that government programmes for the unemployed treats Catholic and Protestant who apply for places both equally
% saying that the RUC treats Catholic and Protestant members of the public both equally
% saying that the army treats Catholic and Protestant members of the public both equally
% saying that the Ulster Defence Regiment treats Catholic and Protestant members of the public both equally
% saying that the courts treat Catholics and Protestants accused of committing non-terrorist offences both equally
% saying that the courts treat Catholics and Protestants accused of committing terrorist offences both equally

Variable: PREJRC

Question: First, thinking of Catholics - do you think there is a lot of prejudice against them in Northern Ireland nowadays, a little, or hardly any?

% saying there is a lot of prejudice against Catholics

	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	33	-	32	25	29	21	25	-	23	-	-	-	-	-	19	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Female	32	-	26	24	30	19	26	-	21	-	-	-	-	-	17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

18 - 30	35	-	37	31	34	22	34	-	22	-	-	-	-	-	24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
31 - 39	33	-	24	28	30	21	18	-	22	-	-	-	-	-	24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
40 - 59	35	-	28	23	28	19	28	-	21	-	-	-	-	-	18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
60+	26	-	21	17	25	18	21	-	22	-	-	-	-	-	13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Protestant	28	-	21	18	23	15	22	-	12	-	-	-	-	-	11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Catholic	38	-	38	35	36	26	29	-	37	-	-	-	-	-	27	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
No Religion	39	-	41	32	37	20	29	-	21	-	-	-	-	-	20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

All	33	-	29	24	29	20	26	-	22	-	-	-	-	-	18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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Variable: PREJPROT

Question: And now, thinking or Protestants - do you think there is a lot of prejudice against them in Northern Ireland nowadays, a little or hardly any?

% saying there is a lot of prejudice against Protestants

	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	25	-	20	20	23	17	16	-	19	-	-	-	-	-	16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Female	21	-	18	17	21	16	19	-	17	-	-	-	-	-	11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

18 - 30	20	-	21	23	23	18	22	-	17	-	-	-	-	-	16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
31 - 39	18	-	15	15	22	13	11	-	16	-	-	-	-	-	15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
40 - 59	28	-	21	21	21	17	19	-	19	-	-	-	-	-	13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
60+	24	-	14	15	23	17	14	-	19	-	-	-	-	-	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Protestant	27	-	21	19	24	20	21	-	23	-	-	-	-	-	18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Catholic	16	-	15	15	18	12	12	-	10	-	-	-	-	-	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
No Religion	31	-	22	30	27	16	19	-	23	-	-	-	-	-	15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

All	23	-	19	19	22	17	17	-	18	-	-	-	-	-	13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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Variable: SRRLPREJ

Question: How would you describe yourself?

% saying they are very or a little prejudiced against people of other religions

	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	20	-	22	17	15	12	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Female	16	-	12	15	10	11	11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

18 - 30	27	-	25	27	17	15	14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
31 - 39	18	-	24	17	14	13	13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
40 - 59	16	-	12	15	9	11	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
60+	10	-	9	5	10	9	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Protestant	22	-	21	21	16	15	15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Catholic	14	-	11	8	8	7	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
No Religion	14	-	11	6	5	11	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

All	18	-	17	16	12	12	11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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Variable: NHSRLGPJ

Question: First, the National Health Service in Northern Ireland. How does it treat Catholic and Protestant patients?

% feeling that the National Health Service treats Catholic and Protestant patients both equally

	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	90	-	89	88	91	89	-	90	-	-	-	87	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Female	89	-	89	88	91	89	-	87	-	-	-	85	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

18 - 30	86	-	90	88	90	91	-	87	-	-	-	86	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
31 - 39	91	-	90	93	92	90	-	87	-	-	-	85	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
40 - 59	93	-	91	87	93	88	-	89	-	-	-	86	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
60+	87	-	84	85	88	86	-	90	-	-	-	86	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Protestant	87	-	88	85	90	86	-	87	-	-	-	81	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Catholic	94	-	92	94	93	93	-	90	-	-	-	92	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
No Religion	90	-	89	86	88	87	-	90	-	-	-	86	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

All	89	-	89	88	91	89	-	88	-	-	-	86	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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Variable: NIHRLGPJ

Question: How about the Northern Ireland Housing Executive. How does it treat Catholics and Protestants who apply for a home?

% feeling that the Northern Ireland Housing Executive treats Catholic and Protestant who apply for a home both equally

	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	65	-	64	62	65	95	-	65	-	-	-	71	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Female	69	-	63	60	65	62	-	68	-	-	-	71	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

18 - 30	63	-	61	54	59	59	-	57	-	-	-	68	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
31 - 39	66	-	64	65	66	64	-	66	-	-	-	70	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
40 - 59	73	-	63	63	65	66	-	71	-	-	-	72	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
60+	66	-	68	60	71	63	-	72	-	-	-	72	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Protestant	64	-	63	58	65	62	-	66	-	-	-	62	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Catholic	71	-	63	67	67	64	-	67	-	-	-	81	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
No Religion	73	-	70	58	58	66	-	67	-	-	-	77	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

All	67	-	64	61	65	63	-	67	-	-	-	71	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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Variable: DCRLGPJ

Question: How about your local district council - how does it treat Catholics and Protestants who apply for jobs?

% feeling that their local district council treats Catholic and Protestant who apply for jobs both equally

	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	49	-	50	81	54	57	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Female	51	-	52	52	52	52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

18 - 30	43	-	51	46	53	52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
31 - 39	46	-	49	49	50	51	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
40 - 59	54	-	48	52	55	58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
60+	56	-	58	56	55	54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Protestant	55	-	57	57	60	59	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Catholic	45	-	42	43	45	49	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
No Religion	39	-	49	42	51	52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

All	50	-	51	51	54	54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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Variable: STRRLGPJ

Question: And what about central government in Stormont - how does it treat Catholics and Protestants who apply for jobs?

% feeling that central government in Stormont treats Catholic and Protestant who apply for jobs both equally

	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	53	-	52	55	56	54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Female	50	-	56	53	54	53	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

18 - 30	55	-	51	49	51	53	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
31 - 39	49	-	51	54	51	51	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
40 - 59	50	-	56	54	59	55	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
60+	53	-	59	57	57	55	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Protestant	56	-	59	59	60	54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Catholic	42	-	47	46	46	50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
No Religion	55	-	54	47	59	65	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

All	52	-	54	54	55	54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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Variable: GSURLGPJ

Question: What about government programmes for the unemployed - how do they treat Catholics and Protestants who apply for places?

% feeling that government programmes for the unemployed treats Catholic and Protestant who apply for places both equally

	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	76	-	70	74	75	77	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Female	73	-	71	65	75	71	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

18 - 30	76	-	78	70	80	80	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
31 - 39	76	-	73	76	71	75	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
40 - 59	76	-	66	65	77	72	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
60+	72	-	67	68	70	67	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Protestant	70	-	68	66	72	69	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Catholic	81	-	74	73	81	78	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
No Religion	75	-	73	75	72	77	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

All	75	-	71	68	75	73	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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Variable: POLRLGPJ

Question: And the RUC - how do they treat Catholic and Protestant members of the public?

% saying that the RUC treats Catholic and Protestant members of the public both equally

	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	53	-	54	65	-	-	-	55	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Female	59	-	59	55	-	-	-	55	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

18 - 30	39	-	37	43	-	-	-	43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
31 - 39	45	-	54	49	-	-	-	52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
40 - 59	64	-	62	64	-	-	-	57	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
60+	74	-	76	78	-	-	-	68	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Protestant	71	-	71	71	-	-	-	70	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Catholic	38	-	39	41	-	-	-	36	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
No Religion	46	-	43	48	-	-	-	53	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

All	56	-	57	59	-	-	-	55	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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Variable: ARMRLGPJ

Question: And what about the army - how do they treat Catholic and Protestant members of the public?

% saying that the army treats Catholic and Protestant members of the public both equally

	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	61	-	55	63	-	56	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Female	61	-	58	59	-	57	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

18 - 30	38	-	37	36	-	35	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
31 - 39	58	-	56	56	-	57	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
40 - 59	69	-	66	68	-	63	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
60+	77	-	67	76	-	70	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Protestant	74	-	70	70	-	68	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Catholic	43	-	38	44	-	41	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
No Religion	55	-	41	55	-	61	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

All	61	-	56	61	-	57	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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Variable: UDRRLGPJ

Question: And the Ulster Defence Regiment - how do they treat Catholic and Protestant members of the public?

% saying that the Ulster Defence Regiment treats Catholic and Protestant members of the public both equally

	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	42	-	38	51	-	44	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Female	46	-	45	47	-	49	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

18 - 30	24	-	25	34	-	33	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
31 - 39	38	-	39	40	-	42	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
40 - 59	55	-	47	54	-	52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
60+	58	-	56	61	-	59	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Protestant	63	-	57	60	-	62	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Catholic	22	-	20	29	-	27	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
No Religion	34	-	33	41	-	48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

All	44	-	42	48	-	47	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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Variable: NTRRLPGJ

Question: And the courts - how do they treat Catholics and Protestants accused of committing non-terrorist offences?

% saying that the courts treat Catholcs and Protestants accused of committing non-terrorist offences both equally

	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	83	-	86	85	-	86	-	80	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Female	81	-	83	81	-	83	-	76	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

18 - 30	80	-	84	84	-	84	-	74	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
31 - 39	85	-	87	86	-	87	-	78	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
40 - 59	84	-	86	84	-	86	-	80	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
60+	81	-	81	78	-	81	-	79	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Protestant	84	-	87	86	-	85	-	85	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Catholic	76	-	80	79	-	82	-	67	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
No Religion	91	-	88	80	-	90	-	82	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

All	82	-	84	83	-	85	-	78	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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Variable: TERRLGPJ

Question: And how do the courts treat Catholics and Protestants accused of committing terrorist offences?

% saying that the courts treat Catholcs and Protestants accused of committing terrorist offences both equally

	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	71	-	71	71	-	76	-	70	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Female	72	-	68	70	-	69	-	68	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

18 - 30	69	-	67	68	-	68	-	64	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
31 - 39	71	-	73	69	-	77	-	68	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
40 - 59	71	-	73	72	-	73	-	72	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
60+	73	-	66	71	-		-	71	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
						71
Protestant	79	-	79	79	-	80	-	78	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Catholic	54	-	52	53	-	57	-	55	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
No Religion	89	-	82	77	-	82	-	74	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

All	71	-	69	70	-	72	-	69	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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