NI Life and Times Survey

Year: 2004
Module: Political Attitudes
Variable: TCAIM2

If there was to be a Truth Commission, what should be the next most important aim?

	%
To get at the truth	10
To punish people who committed criminal offences	8
To get compensation for victims	5
To allow a line to be drawn under the past	18
To help communities become reconciled	19
As an opportunity for people to tell their stories	3
To find out if some people or institutions abused their powre	5
To get healing and closure	22
To get the story straight about what happened during the conflict	8
Other	0
(Don't know)	2

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Results for men and women

	%
	Male	Female
To get at the truth	11	9
To punish people who committed criminal offences	8	9
To get compensation for victims	6	4
To allow a line to be drawn under the past	17	19
To help communities become reconciled	20	19
As an opportunity for people to tell their stories	3	3
To find out if some people or institutions abused their powre	6	4
To get healing and closure	19	24
To get the story straight about what happened during the conflict	9	6
Other	0	0
(Don't know)	2	2

Results for people of different ages

	%
	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
To get at the truth	11	4	12	11	11	10
To punish people who committed criminal offences	12	9	6	7	8	9
To get compensation for victims	8	5	6	3	4	5
To allow a line to be drawn under the past	15	19	13	18	25	18
To help communities become reconciled	19	17	22	18	21	17
As an opportunity for people to tell their stories	1	5	2	4	2	3
To find out if some people or institutions abused their powre	5	8	4	4	3	6
To get healing and closure	19	23	26	26	19	20
To get the story straight about what happened during the conflict	10	11	6	6	6	9
Other	0	0	0	0	0	0
(Don't know)	0	1	3	3	2	4

Results for people of different religions

%

Catholic Protestant No religion

To get at the truth 12 10 5
To punish people who committed criminal offences 6 10 9
To get compensation for victims 6 5 5
To allow a line to be drawn under the past 16 20 16
To help communities become reconciled 19 18 25
As an opportunity for people to tell their stories 3 3 6
To find out if some people or institutions abused their powre 6 4 4
To get healing and closure 25 21 18
To get the story straight about what happened during the conflict 7 7 10
Other 0 0 0
(Don't know) 1 3 2

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	%
	Catholic	Protestant	No religion
To get at the truth	12	10	5
To punish people who committed criminal offences	6	10	9
To get compensation for victims	6	5	5
To allow a line to be drawn under the past	16	20	16
To help communities become reconciled	19	18	25
As an opportunity for people to tell their stories	3	3	6
To find out if some people or institutions abused their powre	6	4	4
To get healing and closure	25	21	18
To get the story straight about what happened during the conflict	7	7	10
Other	0	0	0
(Don't know)	1	3	2