Year: 1993
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 | 57 |
| Benefits for the unemployed are too high and discourage them | 28 |
| (Neither) | 10 |
| Both, varies | 0 |
| About right | 0 |
| Other answer | 2 |
| Don't know | 2 |
| Results
for men and women |
%
|
| | Male | Female |
| Benefits for the unemployed are too low and cause hardship |
57 |
57 |
| Benefits for the unemployed are too high and discourage them |
27 |
28 |
| (neither) |
11 |
10 |
| Both, varies |
0 |
0 |
| About right |
0 |
0 |
| Other answer |
2 |
2 |
| Don't know |
2 |
3 |
| 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 |
70 |
66 |
61 |
54 |
43 |
47 |
| Benefits for the unemployed are too high and discourage them |
21 |
24 |
26 |
28 |
34 |
35 |
| (neither) |
5 |
6 |
13 |
12 |
15 |
10 |
| Both, varies |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| About right |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| Other answer |
2 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
| Don't know |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
5 |
| Results
for people of different religions |
%
|
| | Catholic | Protestant | No religion |
| Benefits for the unemployed are too low and cause hardship |
79 |
44 |
61 |
| Benefits for the unemployed are too high and discourage them |
14 |
36 |
23 |
| (neither) |
7 |
12 |
12 |
| Both, varies |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| About right |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Other answer |
0 |
3 |
3 |
| Don't know |
0 |
4 |
1 |
|
