Year: 1989
Module: Public_Spending
Variable: DOLE
Question: Opinions differ about the level of benefits for unemployed people.
Which of these two statements comes closest to your own view?
Index
to tables on this page
-
-
%
of
people of different ages
-
%
of
people of different religions.
| Overall
Results |
% |
| Benefits for the unemployed are too low and cause hardship | 56 |
| Benefits for the unemployed are too high and discourage peop | 27 |
| (Neither) | 7 |
| (Both, low wages) | 1 |
| (Both, varies) | 3 |
| About right | 1 |
| Other answer | 1 |
| Don't know | 4 |
| Not answered | 0 |
| Results
for men and women |
%
|
| | Male | Female |
| Benefits for the unemployed are too low and cause hardship |
57 |
55 |
| Benefits for the unemployed are too high and discourage peop |
26 |
29 |
| (neither) |
9 |
5 |
| (both, low wages) |
1 |
1 |
| (both, varies) |
2 |
4 |
| About right |
1 |
1 |
| Other answer |
1 |
1 |
| Don't know |
3 |
5 |
| Not answered |
0 |
0 |
| Results
for people of different ages |
%
|
| | 18-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65+ |
| Benefits for the unemployed are too low and cause hardship |
73 |
66 |
55 |
50 |
47 |
44 |
| Benefits for the unemployed are too high and discourage peop |
16 |
19 |
28 |
34 |
32 |
37 |
| (neither) |
5 |
10 |
8 |
7 |
7 |
3 |
| (both, low wages) |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
| (both, varies) |
1 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
3 |
| About right |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
| Other answer |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
| Don't know |
3 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
12 |
| Not answered |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Results
for people of different religions |
%
|
| | Catholic | Protestant | No religion |
| Benefits for the unemployed are too low and cause hardship |
75 |
42 |
66 |
| Benefits for the unemployed are too high and discourage peop |
14 |
37 |
26 |
| (neither) |
6 |
8 |
1 |
| (both, low wages) |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| (both, varies) |
3 |
4 |
2 |
| About right |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Other answer |
1 |
2 |
0 |
| Don't know |
3 |
5 |
3 |
| Not answered |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
