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  ISSP Ireland - 2006

Year: 2006
Module: Role_of_government
Variable: V43

Question: Suppose the government suspected that a terrorist act was about to happen. Do you think the authorities should have the right to…
stop and search people in the street at random?

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 %
Definitely should have right22
Probably should have right28
Probably should not have right15
Definitely should not have right31
Cannot choose4
Not answered0


Results for men and women
%
 MaleFemale
Definitely should have right 24 20
Probably should have right 30 27
Probably should not have right 13 17
Definitely should not have right 30 32
Cannot choose 3 4
Not answered 0 1

Table Index

Results for people of different ages
%
 18-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465+
Definitely should have right 17 22 24 22 27 17
Probably should have right 22 31 32 29 25 26
Probably should not have right 14 15 16 14 14 18
Definitely should not have right 41 29 26 30 32 34
Cannot choose 6 4 2 6 1 5
Not answered 0 0 0 1 1 1

Table Index

Results for people of different religions
%
 Roman catholicProtestantNo religion
Definitely should have right 21 24 13
Probably should have right 27 40 19
Probably should not have right 16 11 19
Definitely should not have right 32 22 45
Cannot choose 3 2 3
Not answered 0 0 0

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