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  Northern Ireland Social Attitudes Survey - 1996

Year: 1996
Module: Role of Government
Variable: GOVECON6

Question: Here are some things the government might do for the economy. Please show which actions you are in favour of and which you are against.
Support for industry to develop new products and technology.

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 %
Strongly favour30
In favour of54
Neither for or against11
Against1
Strongly against1
Can't choose0
Not answered3

Results for men and women
%
 MaleFemale
Strongly favour 30 31
In favour of 58 50
Neither for or against 6 15
Against 2 1
Strongly against 1 0
Can't choose 0 0
Not answered 4 3

Table Index

Results for people of different ages
%
 18-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465+
Strongly favour 17 23 29 46 33 32
In favour of 59 52 60 46 56 51
Neither for or against 16 17 9 5 6 10
Against 1 3 1 0 1 1
Strongly against 4 1 0 1 0 0
Can't choose 1 0 0 0 0 0
Not answered 1 5 2 2 4 7

Table Index

Results for people of different religions
%
 CatholicProtestantNo religion
Strongly favour 30 29 34
In favour of 52 58 43
Neither for or against 9 11 16
Against 3 0 1
Strongly against 0 0 6
Can't choose 0 0 0
Not answered 6 2 1

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