Year: 1990
Module: Civil_Liberties
Variable: WEAPTELL
Question: All governments keep certain things secret. For each of the following, use this card to say whether you think British governments should or should not be allowed to keep it secret.
Suppose the government decided to start developing a new weapons system. Should the government be allowed to keep it secret or not?
Index
to tables on this page
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%
of
people of different ages
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%
of
people of different religions.
| Overall
Results |
% |
| Definitely allowed to keep it secret | 21 |
| Probably allowed | 19 |
| Probably not allowed | 17 |
| Definitely not allowed to keep it secret | 40 |
| Don't know | 2 |
| Not answered | 1 |
| Results
for men and women |
%
|
| | Male | Female |
| Definitely allowed to keep it secret |
29 |
13 |
| Probably allowed |
23 |
15 |
| Probably not allowed |
11 |
23 |
| Definitely not allowed to keep it secret |
34 |
46 |
| Don't know |
1 |
3 |
| Not answered |
1 |
0 |
| Results
for people of different ages |
%
|
| | 18-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65+ |
| Definitely allowed to keep it secret |
9 |
17 |
25 |
20 |
31 |
25 |
| Probably allowed |
29 |
22 |
15 |
17 |
13 |
18 |
| Probably not allowed |
18 |
19 |
17 |
20 |
15 |
13 |
| Definitely not allowed to keep it secret |
40 |
41 |
43 |
43 |
37 |
37 |
| Don't know |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
7 |
| Not answered |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Results
for people of different religions |
%
|
| | Catholic | Protestant | No religion |
| Definitely allowed to keep it secret |
11 |
26 |
28 |
| Probably allowed |
18 |
21 |
14 |
| Probably not allowed |
16 |
19 |
14 |
| Definitely not allowed to keep it secret |
51 |
33 |
44 |
| Don't know |
3 |
2 |
1 |
| Not answered |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
