Year: 2002
Module:Women in Politics
Variable:MCHAR1 - MCHAR19

Of the characteristics on this list that a politician might possess, are there any that you would consider to be characteristic of a male politician rather than a female politician?

This table shows the show the percentage of respondents identifying with each characteristic.

 

%

Ambitious 25
Able to compromise 8
Aggressive 37
Honest 9
Ruthless 27
Crafty 22
Practical 6
Tough 17
Hard working 14
A strong leader 17
Approachable 7
Cynical 13
Confident 15
Effective 5
Level-headed 8
Believes in equality between sexes 2
Strong religious faith 5
Other 3
(Don't know) 11

 

Go to results for men and women, people of different ages and people of different religions.
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Results for men and women

 

%

  Male Female
Ambitious 24 26
Able to compromise 9 8
Aggressive 35 39
Honest 10 8
Ruthless 23 30
Crafty 20 23
Practical 6 6
Tough 17 17
Hard working 16 12
A strong leader 18 15
Approachable 9 6
Cynical 13 14
Confident 15 14
Effective 6 4
Level-headed 7 9
Believes in equality between sexes 2 3
Strong religious faith 6 5
Other 3 3
(Don't know) 10 12

  

 

Results for people of different ages

 

%

  18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+
Ambitious 22 24 30 25 27 21
Able to compromise 11 8 8 8 8 8
Aggressive 40 44 41 39 35 27
Honest 8 6 9 9 10 11
Ruthless 28 27 33 32 22 20
Crafty 18 23 24 28 20 17
Practical 7 9 4 6 5 6
Tough 13 20 19 16 18 16
Hard working 13 9 13 13 17 19
A strong leader 19 14 17 14 15 21
Approachable 12 7 5 7 7 9
Cynical 12 12 16 16 15 8
Confident 14 16 19 15 11 13
Effective 9 4 3 6 4 5
Level-headed 7 5 10 8 6 11
Believes in equality between sexes 2 1 2 2 4 3
Strong religious faith 8 7 7 5 4 3
Other 2 2 1 5 4 2
(Don't know) 14 12 7 9 11 17

 

  

Results for people of different religions

 

%

  Catholic Protestant No religion
Ambitious 27 23 29
Able to compromise 12 6 7
Aggressive 40 32 48
Honest 11 8 5
Ruthless 30 24 34
Crafty 23 20 25
Practical 6 6 5
Tough 17 17 18
Hard working 16 13 9
A strong leader 17 16 13
Approachable 10 6 4
Cynical 13 11 24
Confident 17 12 16
Effective 5 5 6
Level-headed 8 9 6
Believes in equality between sexes 2 2 2
Strong religious faith 5 4 14
Other 2 3 5
(Don't know) 9 14 9

 

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