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  Northern Ireland Social Attitudes Survey - 1990

Year: 1990
Module: Civil_Liberties
Variable: CSSILENT

Question: Suppose a cabinet minister gives false information to parliament about an important national issue.

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 %
Should the law allow civil servancts in the minister's depar79
Should civil servants be required by law to keep silent?8
Can't choose11
Not answered2

Results for men and women
%
 MaleFemale
Should the law allow civil servancts in the minister's depar 82 77
Should civil servants be required by law to keep silent? 10 7
Can't choose 8 14
Not answered 1 2

Table Index

Results for people of different ages
%
 18-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465+
Should the law allow civil servancts in the minister's depar 82 81 87 85 76 65
Should civil servants be required by law to keep silent? 6 10 4 9 11 10
Can't choose 13 8 9 7 9 20
Not answered 0 1 0 0 4 5

Table Index

Results for people of different religions
%
 CatholicProtestantNo religion
Should the law allow civil servancts in the minister's depar 82 76 84
Should civil servants be required by law to keep silent? 5 11 6
Can't choose 11 12 7
Not answered 2 1 3

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