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  ISSP Ireland - 2006

Year: 2006
Module: Role_of_government
Variable: V4


Question:
In general, would you say that people should obey the law without exception, or are there exceptional occasions on which people should follow their consciences even if it means breaking the law?


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 %
Obey the law without exception53
Follow conscience on occasions44
Cannot choose3
Not answered0



Results for men and women
%
 MaleFemale
Obey the law without exception 48 56
Follow conscience on occasions 48 41
Cannot choose 4 3
Not answered 0 0


Table Index

Results for people of different ages
%
 18-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465+
Obey the law without exception 54 50 48 51 49 64
Follow conscience on occasions 44 47 49 44 47 33
Cannot choose 2 3 3 5 4 3
Not answered 0 0 1 0 0 0


Table Index

Results for people of different religions
%
 Roman catholicProtestantNo religion
Obey the law without exception 53 56 48
Follow conscience on occasions 45 40 48
Cannot choose 3 4 3
Not answered 0 0 0


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