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  Religious Observance, British Social Attitudes, ISSP - 1998

Year: 1998

Module: Religious Observance
Variable: ACCWOULD


Question:
Suppose you were riding in a car driven by a close friend. You know he is going too fast. He hits a pedestrian. He asks you to tell the police he was obeying the speed limit.

What would you do in this situation?


Index to tables on this page

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

Overall Results %
Definitely tell the police that your friend was going faster than the speed limit 25
Probably tell the police that your friend was going faster than the speed limit 45
Probably tell the police that your friend was not going faster than the speed limit limit 11
Definitely tell the police that your friend was not going faster than the speed limit limit 1
Can't choose 15
Not answered 3


Results for men and women
%
  Male Female
Definitely tell the police that your friend was going faster than the speed limit 20 28
Probably tell the police that your friend was going faster than the speed limit 46 45
Probably tell the police that your friend was not going faster than the speed limit limit 15 8
Definitely tell the police that your friend was not going faster than the speed limit limit 2 1
Can't choose 13 16
Not answered 4 2


Table Index

Results for people of different ages
%
  18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+
Definitely tell the police that your friend was going faster than the speed limit 20 23 31 29 26 18
Probably tell the police that your friend was going faster than the speed limit 36 48 43 48 45 48
Probably tell the police that your friend was not going faster than the speed limit limit 19 12 12 4 16 6
Definitely tell the police that your friend was not going faster than the speed limit limit 6 1 1 1 1 1
Can't choose 14 16 10 19 9 21
Not answered 6 1 3 0 3 6


Table Index

Results for people of different religions
%
  Catholic Protestant No religion
Definitely tell the police that your friend was going faster than the speed limit 27 25 23
Probably tell the police that your friend was going faster than the speed limit 40 47 46
Probably tell the police that your friend was not going faster than the speed limit limit 12 6 15
Definitely tell the police that your friend was not going faster than the speed limit limit 1 1 2
Can't choose 15 17 14
Not answered 6 3 2


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