Year: 1998
Module: Religious Observance
Variable: V6
Question: On the whole, do you think it should or should not be the government's responsibility to reduce income differences between the rich and poor?
Index
to tables on this page
-
-
%
of
people of different religions.
- % of
people of different ages.
| Overall
Results |
% |
| Definitely should be | 52 |
| Probably should be | 37 |
| Probably should not be | 7 |
| Definitely should not be | 2 |
| Can't choose | 2 |
| No Answer | 0 |
| Results for men and women |
%
|
| | Male | Female |
| Definitely should be |
50 |
53 |
| Probably should be |
37 |
37 |
| Probably should not be |
7 |
7 |
| Definitely should not be |
3 |
1 |
| Can't choose |
3 |
2 |
| No answer |
0 |
0 |
| Results
for people of different ages |
%
|
| | 16-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 64+ |
| Definitely should be |
50 |
50 |
46 |
58 |
59 |
51 |
| Probably should be |
40 |
40 |
38 |
31 |
32 |
37 |
| Probably should not be |
9 |
5 |
9 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
| Definitely should not be |
0 |
2 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
| Can't choose |
0 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
| No answer |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Results
for people of different religions |
% |
| | Catholic | Protestant | No religion |
| Definitely should be |
54 |
* |
33 |
| Probably should be |
36 |
* |
52 |
| Probably should not be |
6 |
* |
9 |
| Definitely should not be |
2 |
* |
2 |
| Can't choose |
2 |
* |
4 |
| No answer |
0 |
0 |
0 |
* indicates that the number of people in this category is
too small to allow percentages to be calculated.
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