NI Young Life and Times Survey

Year: 2020_21
Module: Community_Safety_and_Perceptions_of_Paramilitary_Influence
Variable: WHYRIOT

In your opinion, what is the main reason that some people in Northern Ireland get involved in rioting or sectarian trouble?

	%
A specific incident usually sparks it	31
It's a response to being provoked	18
People like the excitement	17
Paramilitaries organise it	9
Something else	11
I don't know	14

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Results for men and women

	%
	Male	Female
A specific incident usually sparks it	30	32
It's a response to being provoked	18	19
People like the excitement	19	16
Paramilitaries organise it	10	8
Something else	12	10
I don't know	11	16

Results for people of different religions

	%
	Catholic	Protestant	No religion
A specific incident usually sparks it	33	33	29
It's a response to being provoked	20	16	18
People like the excitement	14	16	19
Paramilitaries organise it	9	9	8
Something else	9	13	11
I don't know	15	13	14

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