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  Environment, ISSP, Republic of Ireland - 2001/2

Year: 2001/2
Module: Environment
Variable: V40


Question:
If you had to choose, which one of the following would be closest to your views?


Index to tables on this page

  1. % of men and women
  2. % of people of different religions.
  3. % of people of different ages.

Overall Results %
Government should let ordinary people decide for themselves how to protect the environment, even if it means they don't always do the right thing 18
Government should pass laws to make ordinary people protect the environment, even if it interferes with people's rights to make their own decisions 70
Can't choose, don't know 12
Not answered, refused 1


Results for men and women
%
  Male Female
Government should let ordinary people decide for themselves how to protect the environment, even if it means they don't always do the right thing 16 19
Government should pass laws to make ordinary people protect the environment, even if it interferes with people's rights to make their own decisions 72 67
Can't choose, don't know 11 13
Not answered, refused 0 1


Table Index
Results for people of different ages
%
  18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+
Government should let ordinary people decide for themselves how to protect the environment, even if it means they don't always do the right thing 18 16 17 15 14 24
Government should pass laws to make ordinary people protect the environment, even if it interferes with people's rights to make their own decisions 64 69 75 75 79 59
Can't choose, don't know 16 14 8 9 8 17
Not answered, refused 2 1 0 1 0 0


Table Index
Results for people of different religions
%
  Catholic Protestant No religion
Government should let ordinary people decide for themselves how to protect the environment, even if it means they don't always do the right thing 17 * 25
Government should pass laws to make ordinary people protect the environment, even if it interferes with people's rights to make their own decisions 71 * 57
Can't choose, don't know 12 * 17
Not answered, refused 1 0 1
* indicates that the number of people in this category is
too small to allow percentages to be calculated.

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