Year: 2005
Module: Work_orientation
Variable: V17
Question: Please tick one box to show how important you personally think it is in a job.
How important is …a job that is useful to society?
Index
to tables on this page
-
-
% of
people of different ages.
-
%
of
people of different religions.
| Overall
Results |
% |
| Very important | 42 |
| Important | 46 |
| Neither important nor unimportant | 7 |
| Not important | 3 |
| Not important at all | 1 |
| Cannot choose | 2 |
| Not answered, refused | 1 |
| Results for men and women |
%
|
| | Male | Female |
| Very important |
40 |
43 |
| Important |
44 |
48 |
| Neither important nor unimportant |
9 |
4 |
| Not important |
3 |
3 |
| Not important at all |
1 |
1 |
| Cannot choose |
2 |
1 |
| Not answered, refused |
1 |
1 |
| Results
for people of different ages |
%
|
| | 18-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65+ |
| Very important |
44 |
45 |
41 |
39 |
41 |
37 |
| Important |
44 |
38 |
49 |
51 |
48 |
48 |
| Neither important nor unimportant |
5 |
12 |
9 |
5 |
6 |
5 |
| Not important |
6 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
| Not important at all |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Cannot choose |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
| Not answered, refused |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
Results
for people of different religions |
% |
| | Roman catholic | Protestant | No religion |
| Very important |
42 |
* |
* |
| Important |
46 |
* |
* |
| Neither important nor unimportant |
6 |
* |
* |
| Not important |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| Not important at all |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Cannot choose |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Not answered, refused |
1 |
* |
0 |
* indicates that the number of people in this category is
too small to allow percentages to be calculated.
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