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  Northern Ireland Social Attitudes Survey - 1990

Year: 1990

Module: Civil_Liberties
Variable: BLASFEMY


Question:
There is a blasphemy law in the UK to punish people who offend against Christian beliefs. Should the law …


Index to tables on this page

  1. % of men and women
  2. % of people of different ages
  3. % of people of different religions.

Overall Results %
Apply just to Christianity10
Apply to other religions as well46
Should the law be abolished altogether34
Don't know10
Not answered1


Results for men and women
%
 MaleFemale
Apply just to christianity 10 9
Apply to other religions as well 47 44
Should the law be abolished altogether 34 34
Don't know 8 13
Not answered 1 0


Table Index

Results for people of different ages
%
 18-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465+
Apply just to christianity 12 9 11 7 13 9
Apply to other religions as well 42 36 45 51 51 52
Should the law be abolished altogether 36 47 32 34 24 24
Don't know 9 7 12 9 12 14
Not answered 2 1 0 0 0 2


Table Index

Results for people of different religions
%
 CatholicProtestantNo religion
Apply just to christianity 9 13 3
Apply to other religions as well 48 48 28
Should the law be abolished altogether 29 31 59
Don't know 14 8 11
Not answered 1 1 0


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