NI Life and Times Survey - ~year: GOVCOMP

Year: 2005
Module:Political_Attitudes
Variable:GOVCOMP

Please tick one box to show how much you agree or disagree with each of these statements.
Sometimes politics and government seem so complicated that a person like me cannot really understand what is going on

	%
Strongly agree	20
Agree	46
Neither agree nor disagree	15
Disagree	14
Strongly disagree	3
Can't choose	1
Not answered	1

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Results for men and women

	%
	Male	Female
Strongly agree	17	22
Agree	43	49
Neither agree nor disagree	16	15
Disagree	18	11
Strongly disagree	4	2
Can't choose	1	2
Not answered	1	1

Results for people of different ages

	%
	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Strongly agree	32	20	21	12	14	19
Agree	42	52	44	45	42	51
Neither agree nor disagree	14	11	15	18	20	13
Disagree	7	14	16	20	20	9
Strongly disagree	4	3	2	4	1	4
Can't choose	1	0	2	0	2	2
Not answered	1	0	0	1	2	2

Results for people of different religions

%

Catholic Protestant No religion

Strongly agree 18 21 21
Agree 47 47 37
Neither agree nor disagree 14 17 12
Disagree 16 12 20
Strongly disagree 4 2 7
Can't choose 1 2 2
Not answered 1 1 2

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	%
	Catholic	Protestant	No religion
Strongly agree	18	21	21
Agree	47	47	37
Neither agree nor disagree	14	17	12
Disagree	16	12	20
Strongly disagree	4	2	7
Can't choose	1	2	2
Not answered	1	1	2