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  Northern Ireland Social Attitudes Survey - 1989

Year: 1989
Module: Work Orientations
Variable: PYSHQUAL

Question: Think of two people doing the same kind of work. What do you personally think should be 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.
In deciding on pay for two people doing the same kind of work, how important should be the employee's education and formal qualifications?

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 %
Ranked 1st importance21
Ranked 2nd importance28
Ranked 3rd importance47
No rank given5

Results for men and women
%
 MaleFemale
Ranked 1st importance 17 24
Ranked 2nd importance 31 25
Ranked 3rd importance 47 46
No rank given 6 5

Table Index

Results for people of different ages
%
 18-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465+
Ranked 1st importance * * 22 * * *
Ranked 2nd importance * * 32 * * *
Ranked 3rd importance * * 39 * * *
No rank given 0 * 7 * * *
* 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
%
 CatholicProtestantNo religion
Ranked 1st importance 27 18 *
Ranked 2nd importance 25 31 *
Ranked 3rd importance 41 48 *
No rank given 8 4 *
* indicates that the number of people in this category is
too small to allow percentages to be calculated.

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