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  Environment, ISSP, Republic of Ireland - 2001/2

Year: 2001/2
Module: Environment
Variable: V41


Question:
And 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 businesses decide for themselves how to protect the environment, even if it means they don't always do the right thing 7
Government should pass laws to make businesses protect the environment, even if it interferes with businesses' rights to make their own decisions 83
Can't choose, don't know 9
Not answered, refused 1


Results for men and women
%
  Male Female
Government should let businesses decide for themselves how to protect the environment, even if it means they don't always do the right thing 7 7
Government should pass laws to make businesses protect the environment, even if it interferes with businesses' rights to make their own decisions 85 81
Can't choose, don't know 8 10
Not answered, refused 1 2


Table Index
Results for people of different ages
%
  18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+
Government should let businesses decide for themselves how to protect the environment, even if it means they don't always do the right thing 6 3 5 9 7 9
Government should pass laws to make businesses protect the environment, even if it interferes with businesses' rights to make their own decisions 76 86 89 85 87 77
Can't choose, don't know 16 11 5 5 6 13
Not answered, refused 3 1 1 1 0 1


Table Index
Results for people of different religions
%
Government should let businesses decide for themselves how to protect the environment, even if it means they don't always do the right thing Catholic Protestant No religion
Government should pass laws to make businesses protect the environment, even if it interferes with businesses' rights to make their own decisions 6 * 11
Pass laws 85 * 71
Can't choose, don't know 8 * 16
Not answered, refused 1 0 2
* indicates that the number of people in this category is
too small to allow percentages to be calculated.

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