Year: 1990
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 people from finding
jobs |
30 |
| (Neither) |
5 |
| (Both,
low wages) |
1 |
| (Both,
varies) |
3 |
| About
right |
1 |
| Don't
know |
5 |
| Not
answered |
0 |
|
Results
for men and women |
%
|
| |
Male |
Female |
| Benefits
for the unemployed are too low and cause hardship |
58 |
54 |
| Benefits
for the unemployed are too high and discourage people from finding
jobs |
28 |
31 |
| (neither) |
6 |
4 |
| (both,
low wages) |
1 |
0 |
| (both,
varies) |
2 |
3 |
| About
right |
0 |
1 |
| Don't
know |
4 |
7 |
| 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 |
72 |
64 |
58 |
47 |
55 |
43 |
| Benefits
for the unemployed are too high and discourage people from finding
jobs |
21 |
25 |
32 |
33 |
30 |
38 |
| (neither) |
5 |
4 |
3 |
8 |
4 |
6 |
| (both, low wages) |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| (both, varies) |
0 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
| About right |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Don't know |
0 |
2 |
3 |
9 |
6 |
12 |
| Not answered |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Results
for people of different religions |
%
|
| | Catholic | Protestant | No religion |
| Benefits for the unemployed are too low and cause hardship |
73 |
42 |
66 |
| Benefits
for the unemployed are too high and discourage people from finding
jobs |
16 |
41 |
25 |
| (neither) |
4 |
6 |
5 |
| (both, low wages) |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| (both, varies) |
1 |
3 |
3 |
| About right |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Don't know |
4 |
7 |
1 |
| Not answered |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
