SOL: Northern Ireland Social Attitudes Survey

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Northern Ireland Social Attitudes Survey - 1989

Year: 1989
Module: Work Orientations
Variable: PYISEXP

Question: If response to HRSWORKD is usually work 10 hours or more a week…
Think of two people doing the same kind of work in your place of work. What do you personally think is important in deciding how much to pay them?
Looking at the things below, please write '1' in the box next to the thing you think should be most important. Then write '2' next to the thing you think shold be next most important. And '3' next to the thing you think should be third most important.
At your workplace, in deciding on pay for two people doing the same kind of work, how important is the experience of the employee in doing the job?

Index to tables on this page

% of men and women
% of people of different ages
% of people of different religions.

Overall Results	%
Ranked 1st importance	22
Ranked 2nd importance	48
Ranked 3rd importance	27
No rank given	4

Table Index

Results for men and women	%
	Male	Female
Ranked 1st importance	18	28
Ranked 2nd importance	48	49
Ranked 3rd importance	31	19
No rank given	4	4

Table Index

Results for people of different ages	%
	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Ranked 1st importance	*	23	11	*	*	*
Ranked 2nd importance	*	55	50	*	*	*
Ranked 3rd importance	*	20	32	*	*	0
No rank given	*	3	7	*	*	0

* indicates that the number of people in this category is
too small to allow percentages to be calculated.

Table Index

Results for people of different religions	%
	Catholic	Protestant	No religion
Ranked 1st importance	19	25	*
Ranked 2nd importance	41	51	*
Ranked 3rd importance	38	18	*
No rank given	3	5	*

* indicates that the number of people in this category is
too small to allow percentages to be calculated.

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