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  Northern Ireland Social Attitudes Survey - 1989

Year: 1989

Module: Work Orientations
Variable: WORKHARD


Question:
If response to HRSWORKD is usually work 10 hours or more a week…
Which of the following statements best describes your feelings about your job?


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 %
I only work as hard as I have to8
I work hard, but not so that it interferes with the rest of30
I make a point of doing the best work I can, even if it some58
Can't choose2
Not answered2


Results for men and women
%
 MaleFemale
I only work as hard as i have to 7 10
I work hard, but not so that it interferes with the rest of 31 29
I make a point of doing the best work i can, even if it some 58 59
Can't choose 3 1
Not answered 2 1


Table Index

Results for people of different ages
%
 18-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465+
I only work as hard as i have to 10 9 5 6 * 0
I work hard, but not so that it interferes with the rest of 36 30 26 35 * *
I make a point of doing the best work i can, even if it some 48 59 66 55 * *
Can't choose 6 1 3 0 0 0
Not answered 1 1 0 5 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
%
 CatholicProtestantNo religion
I only work as hard as i have to 10 8 *
I work hard, but not so that it interferes with the rest of 26 30 *
I make a point of doing the best work i can, even if it some 61 57 *
Can't choose 3 2 0
Not answered 1 2 *
* indicates that the number of people in this category is
too small to allow percentages to be calculated.


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