Year: 2002
Module:Women in Politics
Variable:PCHAR1 - PCHAR19

Please look at ths list and tell me what characteristics you would like politicians in Northern Ireland to have.

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

 

%

Ambitious 17
Able to compromise 51
Aggressive 3
Honest 69
Ruthless 2
Crafty 1
Practical 33
Tough 10
Hard working 46
A strong leader 37
Approachable 45
Cynical 1
Confident 26
Effective 33
Level-headed 39
Believes in equality between sexes 24
Strong religious faith 5
Other 2
(Don't know) 5

 

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 20 14
Able to compromise 49 52
Aggressive 4 3
Honest 67 69
Ruthless 3 1
Crafty 2 1
Practical 34 32
Tough 12 8
Hard working 48 45
A strong leader 35 38
Approachable 41 48
Cynical 1 1
Confident 24 28
Effective 34 32
Level-headed 37 41
Believes in equality between sexes 18 29
Strong religious faith 4 5
Other 1 2
(Don't know) 3 6

  

 

Results for people of different ages

 

%

  18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+
Ambitious 21 21 15 16 15 14
Able to compromise 54 58 55 50 48 42
Aggressive 7 5 2 5 1 2
Honest 68 67 70 72 69 68
Ruthless 2 4 1 2 2 2
Crafty 2 3 1 1 <1 1
Practical 34 35 34 34 29 32
Tough 9 14 11 10 9 7
Hard working 43 47 46 47 46 47
A strong leader 41 40 35 36 36 35
Approachable 54 50 47 47 41 35
Cynical 1 3 <1 2 1 <1
Confident 37 30 24 28 24 22
Effective 41 39 37 33 29 24
Level-headed 35 41 42 43 36 39
Believes in equality between sexes 34 28 27 25 20 14
Strong religious faith 3 7 2 3 4 10
Other 2 3 1 2 2 1
(Don't know) 2 2 4 6 6 7

 

  

Results for people of different religions

 

%

  Catholic Protestant No religion
Ambitious 21 12 20
Able to compromise 58 42 59
Aggressive 4 2 6
Honest 71 68 68
Ruthless 2 2 5
Crafty 1 1 3
Practical 33 31 43
Tough 9 9 15
Hard working 45 47 51
A strong leader 35 38 35
Approachable 46 42 58
Cynical 1 1 2
Confident 30 22 33
Effective 33 30 46
Level-headed 40 38 47
Believes in equality between sexes 24 21 39
Strong religious faith 2 8 3
Other 2 2 1
(Don't know) 3 6 4

 

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