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margin-top: 30px"> <table class="table-responsive" width="900" align="center"> <tr> <td> <p><strong>Year: </strong> 2025<br /> <strong>Module: </strong>Criminal Justice System<br /> <strong>Variable:</strong> PPSINDP </p> <div style="padding-right: 80px; padding-left: 80px;"> <p><strong>If response to <a href="HEARDPPS.html">HEARDPPS</a> is 'Yes'...<Br> How confident are you that the Public Prosecution Service takes its prosecution decisions independently? (that is, independent of police, Government or any other body)</strong></p> </div> <p></p> <div> <table class="table table-hover table-striped table-responsive" style="max-width:100%;" align="center"> <tr bgcolor="#FFCC99"> <td> </td> <td WIDTH="35%" VALIGN="TOP"> <div ALIGN="CENTER"> <strong>%</strong></div> </td> </tr> <TR ALIGN='CENTER'><TD bgcolor=f2f2f2 AlIGN=RIGHT ><B>Very confident</B></TD> <TD>7</TD></TR> <TR ALIGN='CENTER'><TD bgcolor=f2f2f2 AlIGN=RIGHT ><B>Fairly confident</B></TD> <TD>38</TD></TR> <TR ALIGN='CENTER'><TD bgcolor=f2f2f2 AlIGN=RIGHT ><B>Not very confident</B></TD> <TD>26</TD></TR> <TR ALIGN='CENTER'><TD bgcolor=f2f2f2 AlIGN=RIGHT ><B>Not at all confident</B></TD> <TD>11</TD></TR> <TR ALIGN='CENTER'><TD bgcolor=f2f2f2 AlIGN=RIGHT ><B>I don't know</B></TD> <TD>17</TD></TR> </table> <br /><br /> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center">Go to results for <a href="#sex">men and women</a>, people of different <a href="#rel">religions</a>, and people of different <a href="#ages">ages</a>. <br> Go to <a href="/nilt/2025/tech25.pdf" target="_blank">technical notes</a></p> <p align="center"> </p> <hr align="center" width="95%" size="1" noshade> <p> </p> </div> <div> <p><a name="sex"></a><strong>Results for men and women</strong></p> <table class="table table-hover table-striped table-responsive" style="max-width:100%;" align="center"> <tr bgcolor="#FFCC99"> <td WIDTH="35%" VALIGN="TOP"> </td> <td WIDTH="35%" COLSPAN="2" VALIGN="TOP"> <div ALIGN="CENTER"> <b>%</b></div> </td> </tr> <TR bgcolor=#f2f2f2 align='center'><TD WIDTH=55%> </TD><TD><B>Male</B></TD><TD><B>Female</B></TD></TR> <TR align='center'><TD bgcolor=f2f2f2 ALIGN=RIGHT><B>Very confident</B></TD> <TD>9</TD> <TD>6</TD> <TR align='center'><TD bgcolor=f2f2f2 ALIGN=RIGHT><B>Fairly confident</B></TD> <TD>38</TD> <TD>38</TD> <TR align='center'><TD bgcolor=f2f2f2 ALIGN=RIGHT><B>Not very confident</B></TD> <TD>26</TD> <TD>26</TD> <TR align='center'><TD bgcolor=f2f2f2 ALIGN=RIGHT><B>Not at all confident</B></TD> <TD>14</TD> <TD>9</TD> <TR align='center'><TD bgcolor=f2f2f2 ALIGN=RIGHT><B>I don't know</B></TD> <TD>13</TD> <TD>21</TD> </TR> </table> <br /><br /> <p ALIGN="CENTER"> </p> <hr align="center" width="95%" size="1" noshade> <p> </p> </div> <div> <p><a NAME="ages"></a><strong>Results for people of different ages</strong> </p> <table class="table table-hover table-striped table-responsive" style="max-width:100%;" align="center"> <tr bgcolor="#FFCC99"> <td WIDTH="35%" VALIGN="TOP"> </td> <td WIDTH="35%" COLSPAN="6" VALIGN="TOP"> <div align="center"><b>%</b></div> </td> </tr> <TR bgcolor=#f2f2f2 align='center'><TD WIDTH=35%> </TD><TD><B>18-24</B></TD><TD><B>25-34</B></TD><TD><B>35-44</B></TD><TD><B>45-54</B></TD><TD><B>55-64</B></TD><TD><B>65+</B></TD></TR> <TR align='center'><TD bgcolor=f2f2f2 ALIGN=RIGHT><B>Very confident</B></TD> <TD>4</TD> <TD>7</TD> <TD>7</TD> <TD>7</TD> <TD>7</TD> <TD>9</TD> <TR align='center'><TD bgcolor=f2f2f2 ALIGN=RIGHT><B>Fairly confident</B></TD> <TD>35</TD> <TD>28</TD> <TD>36</TD> <TD>38</TD> <TD>45</TD> <TD>41</TD> <TR align='center'><TD bgcolor=f2f2f2 ALIGN=RIGHT><B>Not very confident</B></TD> <TD>24</TD> <TD>34</TD> <TD>24</TD> <TD>31</TD> <TD>24</TD> <TD>23</TD> <TR align='center'><TD bgcolor=f2f2f2 ALIGN=RIGHT><B>Not at all confident</B></TD> <TD>15</TD> <TD>12</TD> <TD>11</TD> <TD>11</TD> <TD>10</TD> <TD>11</TD> <TR align='center'><TD bgcolor=f2f2f2 ALIGN=RIGHT><B>I don't know</B></TD> <TD>22</TD> <TD>19</TD> <TD>22</TD> <TD>13</TD> <TD>15</TD> <TD>16</TD> </TR> </table> <br /><br /> <p> </p> <hr align="center" width="95%" size="1" noshade> <p> </p> </div> <div> <p><a NAME="rel"></a><strong>Results for people of different religions</strong></p> <table class="table table-hover table-striped table-responsive" style="max-width:100%;" align="center"> <tr bgcolor="#FFCC99"> <td WIDTH="35%" VALIGN="TOP"> </td> <td WIDTH="35%" COLSPAN="3" VALIGN="TOP"> <div align="center"><b>%</b></div> </td> </tr> <TR bgcolor=#f2f2f2 align='center'><TD WIDTH=45%> </TD><TD><B>Catholic</B></TD><TD><B>Protestant</B></TD><TD><B>No religion</B></TD></TR> <TR align='center'><TD bgcolor=f2f2f2 ALIGN=RIGHT><B>Very confident</B></TD> <TD>9</TD> <TD>7</TD> <TD>9</TD> <TR align='center'><TD bgcolor=f2f2f2 ALIGN=RIGHT><B>Fairly confident</B></TD> <TD>36</TD> <TD>42</TD> <TD>37</TD> <TR align='center'><TD bgcolor=f2f2f2 ALIGN=RIGHT><B>Not very confident</B></TD> <TD>27</TD> <TD>25</TD> <TD>26</TD> <TR align='center'><TD bgcolor=f2f2f2 ALIGN=RIGHT><B>Not at all confident</B></TD> <TD>11</TD> <TD>11</TD> <TD>12</TD> <TR align='center'><TD bgcolor=f2f2f2 ALIGN=RIGHT><B>I don't know</B></TD> <TD>17</TD> <TD>15</TD> <TD>18</TD> </TR> </table> <br /><br /> <p> </p> <hr align="center" width="95%" size="1" noshade> <p> </p> </div> <center> | <a href="../../index.html"> NILT Homepage </a>| <a href="../index.html">Module Listing </a>| <a href="./index.html">Variable Index</a> | <br> <br> </center> </td> </tr> </table>   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