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Sunday Times /Behaviour & Attitudes August 2014 Opinion Poll 4th – 13th August, 2014
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Prepared by Ian McShane
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Technical Appendix
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Technical Appendix
● The results of this opinion poll are based upon a representative sample of 954 eligible Irish voters aged 18 years +.
● As such, the results can be deemed to be accurate to within plus or minus 3.3 percentage points at the 95% confidence level.
● Fieldwork was conducted over the period 4th – 13th August, 2014 with interviewing carried out at the Behaviour & Attitudes Computer Aided Telephone Interviewing (CATI) Unit at Milltown House in Dublin.
● Interviewing was conducted across all 43 constituencies in the country with households selected for interview by way of Random Digit Dialling (RDD).
● The sample is split across RDD landline numbers and RDD mobile telephone numbers, so as to ensure that individuals living in landline only households, mobile only households, and households with both a landline and mobile telephone are represented in their correct proportions.
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Technical Appendix
● The subsequent survey results are weighted to reflect the known demographic profile of Irish adults, utilising the most recently published census population estimates from the Central Statistics Office (CSO).
● Party support levels are subsequently realigned in accordance with a technical adjustment factor, designed to smooth the effects of extreme highs and lows in support levels for individual parties as measured at a single point in time, and taking variable election day turnout levels into account.
● All aspects of the survey, including the Party Support adjustment factor, are implemented in accordance with the technical and ethical guidelines set down by the Association of Irish Market Research Organisations (AIMRO) and the European Society of Opinion & Market Research (ESOMAR).
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Charted Summary
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Sunday Times/Behaviour & Attitudes Government and Party Leader Satisfaction Levels
12th Feb
2011 (f/w: 31st Jan – 12th Feb,
2011)
24th Aug, 2011 (f/w : 16th – 24th Aug,
2011)
2nd Oct, 2011 (f/w : 20th
Sept – 2nd Oct,
2011)
18th Oct, 2011 (f/w : 16th – 18th Oct,
2011)
12th Dec. 2011 (f/w : 7th-12th Dec,
2011)
20th Feb
2012 (f/w : 15th – 20th Feb.
2012)
17th Apr, 2012 (f/w : 11th – 17th Apr.
2012)
23rd May 2012 (f/w: 18th – 23rd May,
2012)
9th Sept. 2012 (f/w: 4th -9th Sept
2012)
13th Nov 2012 (f/w: 1st- 13th Nov
2012)
21st Jan
2013 (f/w: 15th –
21st Jan.
2013)
26th Mar
2013 (f/w: 11th -26th Mar.
2013)
24th Jun
2013 (f/w: 11th – 24th June
2013)
17th Sept 2013 (f/w 10th
Sept – 17th Sept
2013)
15th Dec
2013 (f/w 3rd – 15th Dec
2013)
19th Feb
2014 (f/w: 11th – 19th Feb
2014)
16th Apr
2014 (f/w: 6th – 16th Apr
2014)
13th Aug 2014 (f/w: 4th – 13th Aug
2014)
The Government
5% 42% 34% 36% 26% 26% 29% 31% 24% 26% 22% 25% 24% 24% 35% 31% 28% 27%
Micheál Martin
43% 40% 31% 36% 40% 33% 34% 41% 34% 42% 48% 44% 43% 37% 43% 43% 45% 39%
Enda Kenny
40% 62% 51% 58% 44% 41% 47% 42% 38% 41% 39% 39% 37% 34%
44% 41% 40% 35%
Eamon Gilmore/ Joan Burton
55% 52% 43% 46% 35% 34% 37% 32% 34% 29% 26% 29% 26% 26% 32% 31% 37% 45%*
Gerry Adams
40% 48% 50% 50% 48% 46% 43% 42% 39% 40% 43% 45% 43% 41% 33% 39% 48% 47%
Eamon Ryan
- 34% 30% 30% 30% 25% 29% 29% 27% 27% 30% 29% 30% 30% 30% 31% 33% 37%
Q.2 Q.3
Would you say you are satisfied or dissatisfied with the manner in which the Government is running the country? Would you say you are satisfied or dissatisfied with the way (…..) is doing his job as (…….)?
*Inclusion of Joan Burton as Tánaiste
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Sunday Times/Behaviour & Attitudes Core Party Support Levels
12th Feb. 2011 (f/w: 31st
Jan – 12th Feb,
2011)
24th Aug, 2011 (f/w: 16th – 24th Aug,
2011)
2nd Oct, 2011 (f/w: 20th
Sept – 2nd Oct,
2011)
18th Oct, 2011 (f/w: 16th – 18th Oct,
2011)
12th Dec. 2011 (f/w :
7th-12th Dec,
2011)
20th Feb. 2012 (f/w: 15th – 20th Feb.
2012)
17th Apr, 2012 (f/w: 11th – 17th Apr.
2012)
23rd May 2012 (f/w: 18th – 23rd May,
2012)
9th Sept. 2012 (f/w: 4th -9th Sept
2012)
13th Nov 2012 (f/w: 1st- 13th Nov
2012)
21st Jan
2013 (f/w: 15th – 21st
Jan. 2013)
26th Mar
2013 (f/w: 11th -26th Mar.
2013)
24th Jun
2013 (f/w: 11th – 24th June
2013)
17th Sept 2013 (f/w 10th
Sept – 17th Sept
2013)
15th Dec
2013 (f/w 3rd – 15th Dec
2013)
19th Feb
2014 (f/w: 11th – 19th Feb
2014)
16th Apr
2014 (f/w: 6th – 16th Apr
2014)
15th May 2014 (f/w: 3rd – 15th May
2014)
13th Aug 2014 (f/w: 4th – 13th Aug
2014)
Fianna Fáil 11% 12% 11% 11% 15% 11% 12% 12% 12% 16% 19% 19% 19% 15% 19% 16% 17% 16% 15%
Fine Gael 26% 35% 26% 27% 22% 23% 22% 24% 23% 23% 17% 19% 19% 19% 21% 22% 18% 20% 18%
Labour 17% 9% 10% 11% 8% 7% 7% 8% 8% 7% 7% 4% 5% 6% 5% 5% 6% 5% 7%
Sinn Féin 10% 10% 12% 14% 15% 18% 14% 17% 13% 12% 13% 13% 13% 14% 11% 16% 16% 15% 22%
Green Party 1% 2% 3% 1% 1% 1% 3% 1% 2% 1% 2% 2% 2% 3% 2% 3% 2% 1% 2%
Independents/ Others
10% 10% 10% 9% 12% 11% 12% 10% 12% 11% 9% 15% 12% 14% 13% 14% 18% 16% 17%
Undecided 25% 22% 28% 27% 27% 30% 30% 28% 30% 29% 33% 27% 29% 30% 28% 24% 24% 25% 19%
Q.7 If there was a General Election tomorrow, to which party or independent candidate would you give your first preference vote?
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Sunday Times/Behaviour & Attitudes Party Support Levels (Excluding Undecideds - Unadjusted)
12th Feb, 2011 (f/w: 31st
Jan – 12th Feb,
2011)
General
Election
Result 25th Feb
24th Aug, 2011 (f/w: 16th – 24th Aug,
2011)
2nd Oct, 2011 (f/w: 20th
Sept – 2nd Oct,
2011)
18th Oct, 2011 (f/w: 16th – 18th Oct,
2011)
12th Dec. 2011 (f/w:
7th-12th Dec,
2011)
20th Feb, 2012 (f/w: 15th – 20th Feb.
2012)
17th Apr, 2012 (f/w: 11th – 17th Apr.
2012)
23rd May 2012 (f/w: 18th – 23rd May,
2012)
9th Sept. 2012 (f/w:
4th -9th Sept
2012)
13th Nov 2012 (f/w: 1st- 13th
Nov2012)
21st Jan
2013 (f/w: 15th – 21stJa
n. 2013)
26th Mar
2013 (f/w: 11th -26th Mar.
2013)
24th Jun
2013 (f/w: 11th – 24th June
2013)
17th Sept 2013 (f/w 10th
Sept – 17th Sept
2013)
15th Dec
2013 (f/w 3rd – 15th Dec
2013)
19th Feb
2014 (f/w: 11th – 19th Feb
2014)
16th Apr
2014 (f/w: 6th – 16th Apr
2014)
15th May 2014 (f/w: 3rd – 15th May
2014)
13th Aug 2014 (f/w: 4th – 13th Aug
2014)
Fianna Fáil 15% 17% 15% 15% 15% 20% 16% 17% 17% 18% 23% 28% 27% 27% 21% 27% 21% 22% 22% 18%
Fine Gael 34% 36% 44% 36% 37% 30% 32% 32% 33% 33% 32% 26% 26% 26% 27% 29% 28% 23% 27% 22%
Labour 23% 19% 12% 14% 15% 11% 10% 10% 11% 11% 10% 10% 6% 7% 8% 7% 7% 7% 7% 9%
Sinn Féin 14% 10% 13% 17% 19% 21% 25% 20% 23% 19% 17% 20% 17% 19% 20% 15% 21% 21% 20% 27%
Green Party 2% 2% 2% 4% 1% 3% 2% 5% 1% 2% 2% 2% 3% 3% 4% 3% 4% 3% 2% 2%
Independent/ Others 14% 16% 12% 13% 13% 15% 15% 17% 14% 17% 16% 14% 21% 17% 20% 19% 18% 23% 22% 21%
Q.7 If there was a General Election tomorrow, to which party or independent candidate would you give your first preference vote?
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Party Support Adjustment Factor: Technical Note
● Predicting election results on the basis of poll data is not an exact science. All the evidence shows that support for individual parties can swing dramatically in the period between elections- very often outside the bounds of historic election results.
● What to do in these circumstances? Most polling companies in Britain and Ireland publish their raw survey results as an index of fluctuations in the emotional mood of voters. They also build in an adjustment based on a number of factors. Where we have reports of how people voted in the last general election as well as how they intend to vote in the next one we can use these data to model the likely level of swing from the last election results.
● We then add back in the forecasts of voters who have not voted last time or do not answer that particular question.
● Finally we take into account each individuals stated likelihood of voting in a forthcoming General Election.
● This is the basis of the adjusted voting forecast in Behaviour & Attitudes polls.
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Party Support Levels (Excluding Undecided - Adjusted)
● Adjusted figures based on:
All who state they would definitely vote
Weighting of those respondents who give a definite answer as to who they would vote for in a general election and who they voted for in the last election, in line with the result of the last election.
Making no adjustment to stated voting intention of those who do not indicate how they voted in last election.
2nd Oct, 2011 (f/w: 20th
Sept – 2nd Oct,
2011)
18th Oct, 2011 (f/w: 16th – 18th Oct,
2011)
12th Dec. 2011 (f/w: 7th-12th Dec,
2011)
20th Feb, 2012 (f/w: 15th – 20th Feb.
2012)
17th Apr, 2012 (f/w: 11th – 17th Apr.
2012)
23rd May 2012 (f/w: 18th – 23rd May,
2012)
9th Sept. 2012 (f/w: 4th -9th Sept
2012)
13th Nov 2012 (f/w: 1st- 13th Nov
2012)
21st Jan
2013 (f/w: 15th –
21stJan. 2013)
26th Mar
2013 (f/w: 11th -26th Mar.
2013)
24th Jun 2013 (f/w: 11th – 24th June
2013)
17th Sept 2013 (f/w 10th
Sept – 17th Sept
2013)
15th Dec
2013 (f/w 3rd – 15th Dec
2013)
19th Feb
2014 (f/w: 11th – 19th Feb
2014)
16th Apr 2014 (f/w: 6th – 16th Apr
2014)
15th May 2014 (f/w: 3rd – 15th May
2014)
13th Aug 2014 (f/w: 4th – 13th Aug
2014)
Fianna Fáil 16% 14% 18% 16% 15% 16% 16% 22% 24% 23% 24% 21% 21% 19% 20% 19% 18%
Fine Gael 34% 35% 29% 33% 33% 33% 31% 30% 26% 27% 27% 25% 30% 30% 21% 26% 24%
Labour 16% 16% 12% 13% 14% 14% 14% 12% 11% 7% 7% 11% 11% 9% 9% 7% 14%
Sinn Féin 14% 17% 19% 20% 16% 17% 18% 14% 19% 15% 16% 18% 15% 18% 20% 21% 19%
Green Party 3% 1% 3% 2% 5% 2% 2% 3% 3% 2% 3% 3% 3% 3% 4% 2% 2%
Independents/ Others 17% 16% 18% 16% 18% 18% 19% 19% 18% 25% 23% 23% 21% 21% 26% 24% 22%
Q.7 If there was a General Election tomorrow, to which party or independent candidate would you give your first preference vote?
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Birth control
Divorce
Having a baby outside marriage
Sex between an unmarried man and woman
Gay or lesbian relations
Gay adoption
Medical research using stem cells obtained from human embryos
Doctor assisted suicide
Medical testing on animals
Abortion
Sex between teenagers
Pornography
Suicide
Cloning humans
Moral Issues Acceptance Levels
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7
9
11
12
31
30
37
49
47
57
61
72
88
93
92
90
88
85
65
64
58
49
45
38
36 16
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Wrong %
Acceptable %
Q.8
Next, I’m going to read you a list of issues. For each issue, please tell me whether you personally believe that in general it is morally acceptable or morally wrong.
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Moral Issues: % Describing as Morally Wrong x Demographics
Q.8
Next, I’m going to read you a list of issues. For each issue, please tell me whether you personally believe that in general it is morally acceptable or morally wrong.
Total
Gender Age Class Region Area Male Female 18-34 35-54 55+ ABC1 C2DE F Dublin Leins
ter Munste
r Conn/ Ulster
Urban Rural
Base: 954 472 482 273 384 297 438 463 53 252 231 285 186 650 301 % % % % % % % % % % % % % % %
Cloning humans 88 86 90 78 92 94 86 88 98 83 92 89 90 86 91 Suicide 72 76 68 75 71 70 64 76 83 75 70 72 70 73 71 Pornography 61 48 74 39 60 87 56 63 71 47 67 64 69 56 69 Sex between teenagers 57 50 64 48 53 72 47 63 65 54 60 59 53 54 62
Medical testing on animals 49 40 58 63 39 47 51 50 34 44 53 49 53 51 47
Abortion 47 44 50 39 47 57 40 51 58 47 44 52 45 43 53 Doctor assisted suicide 37 40 35 32 34 48 30 42 43 31 37 39 45 33 44
Gay adoption 31 40 22 16 30 48 25 34 37 26 31 30 39 27 37 Medical research using stem cells obtained from human embryos
30 26 33 27 29 33 22 35 32 24 33 29 36 27 34
Gay or lesbian relations 12 16 9 7 10 22 6 17 15 10 12 14 15 11 14
Sex between an unmarried man and woman
11 13 9 5 6 24 9 12 16 9 11 11 14 10 13
Having a baby outside marriage
9 11 6 5 6 17 6 10 13 10 8 10 8 8 10
Divorce 7 9 6 7 5 10 3 11 5 8 5 11 5 7 8 Birth control 6 7 4 6 5 7 3 8 6 5 4 7 8 5 7
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Moral Issues: % Describing as Morally Wrong x Party Support
Q.8
Next, I’m going to read you a list of issues. For each issue, please tell me whether you personally believe that in general it is morally acceptable or morally wrong.
Total
Party Support Fianna Fail Fine Gael Labour
Party Green Party Sinn Fein Independent/
Others Would not
vote/ Don’t know
Base: 954 132 195 66 23 164 152 222 % % % % % % % %
Cloning humans 88 86 89 82 91 87 95 85 Suicide 72 77 69 64 70 83 65 69 Pornography 61 58 69 48 64 51 69 66
Sex between teenagers 57 62 52 58 36 54 62 58
Medical testing on animals 49 46 43 45 80 50 54 51
Abortion 47 54 47 41 30 51 42 46
Doctor assisted suicide 37 41 40 33 45 35 31 40
Gay adoption 31 47 29 25 14 23 38 26
Medical research using stem cells obtained from human embryos
30 33 29 25 35 29 24 34
Gay or lesbian relations 12 16 12 14 3 8 12 16
Sex between an unmarried man and woman
11 16 12 9 13 7 10 13
Having a baby outside marriage 9 11 11 9 13 4 6 13
Divorce 7 10 4 9 6 5 8 10 Birth control 6 6 4 6 - 3 5 12
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Commentary
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Sunday Times/Behaviour & Attitudes Opinion Poll Series
Background
The last poll in the Sunday Times/Behaviour & Attitudes series dealt with voting intentions in the three European Election constituencies, with fieldwork carried out a couple of weeks before votes were cast.
The findings from the May poll were of course ominous for the Labour Party, and indicated that Sinn Féin and Independent candidates were about to have an excellent European and local election, also suggesting that Fine Gael were likely to perform well in all three Euro constituencies, picking up four Euro seats in total.
All of these predictions came to pass, and the reverberations have been felt across the political spectrum ever since.
The events likely to have most influenced public opinion since those elections were the resignation of Eamonn Gilmore as leader of the Labour Party, the subsequent election of Joan Burton in his place, and the broader Government reshuffle instigated by An Taoiseach Enda Kenny.
With a raft of youthful and energetic ministers and junior ministers appointed to cabinet from across Fine Gael and Labour, Labour in particular would have hoped to witness an improvement in their last party poll rating of just 7% nationwide, with Joan Burton’s medium term objective surely to move the party back into double digits in the polls before the Dáil resumes next month.
Today’s poll confirms that she has already exceeded any such aspirations, at least during her initial honeymoon period.
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Sunday Times/Behaviour & Attitudes Opinion Poll Series
Party Support and Leader Satisfaction Levels
The last time Government and party leader satisfaction was measured in the series, Eamonn Gilmore as Tánaiste stood at a 37% personal satisfaction rating – the highest he had achieved in the two years prior to that poll. Government satisfaction was at its three year average of just 28%, as was Enda Kenny as Taoiseach with a 40% satisfaction rating.
According to today’s poll, Joan Burton as Tánaiste and leader of the Labour Party has come off the blocks flying, attracting a personal satisfaction rating of 45% - just 2 points behind Gerry Adams, who remains the country’s most popular leader. Burton’s popularity is only marginally higher amongst females (49%) than males (41%), peaks within the 55 years plus age cohort (57%) and, curiously, in rural areas around the country (55%). Crucially, the new Tánaiste commands the support of over 7 in 10 of all Labour Party and Fine Gael party supporters.
Meanwhile, both Micheál Martin and Enda Kenny have experienced a significant drop in personal satisfaction ratings, with 60% of the electorate now dissatisfied with the way Enda Kenny is doing his job as Taoiseach. His standing amongst Fine Gael voters, at 80% satisfaction, is however rock solid, and there is no chance of him facing a leadership challenge in the foreseeable future.
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Sunday Times/Behaviour & Attitudes Opinion Poll Series
Party Support and Leader Satisfaction Levels
Eamon Ryan’s personal satisfaction rating has reached an all-time high of 37% following his near-miss in the Dublin European Elections, further evidence that the Green Party may be entering the early stages of a political revival in advance of the 2015/2016 General Election.
Overall Government satisfaction still stands at just 27%, with a majority of Labour voters actually dissatisfied with the manner in which the Government is running the country.
Compared with last May’s Opinion Poll, support levels for the great majority of parties have remained statistically unchanged.
Thus, just under a quarter of all voters suggest they would vote for Fine Gael in a General Election scenario, with Sinn Féin attracting the support of one in five (19%) of the electorate and Fianna Fáil just one percentage point behind on 18%.
Support for Independent candidates is still very significant at 22%.
The only, remarkable, shift in support over the last 3 months has been for the Labour Party, whose support has doubled from its historical low of 7% in May to 14% today.
14% returns Labour to its 2011/2012 average poll rating, before the party’s fortunes took a turn for the worse from early 2013 onwards.
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Sunday Times/Behaviour & Attitudes Opinion Poll Series
Party Support and Leader Satisfaction Levels
More detailed analysis of the data reveals that Labour’s support in Dublin is neck and neck with that of Sinn Féin, at 25% and 26% respectively. This will be an enormously encouraging finding for Labour given the importance of the Capital to the outcome of any General Election, and suggests that Labour can, at least in theory, challenge Sinn Féin and Independent candidates for the urban vote next time out.
Labour’s support is, however, still weak amongst blue collar workers and those dependent on State benefits (i.e. the C2DE socio-economic grouping), attracting just 9% support amongst this cohort compared with 27% for Sinn Féin and 24% for Independents/Others.
With almost two thirds of Labour’s current support accounted for by middle to professional class voters (ABC1s), the danger is that the party has temporarily managed to attract the floating “neo-liberal” urban vote, which has historically proven to be notoriously fickle.
It is certainly early days for the reconstituted Labour Party, but Joan Burton can only but be pleased at its significant bounce in fortunes over such a short period of time.
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Sunday Times/Behaviour & Attitudes Opinion Poll Series
Moral Issues
Finally, survey respondents were asked if they found a list of pre-identified issues either morally acceptable, morally wrong, or whether they had no view on the matter either way.
The issues selected represented a mix of areas which have generated widespread debate both in Ireland and internationally over the last number of years, ranging from birth control to gay adoption, through to human cloning.
The results make fascinating reading, and confirm the trends evident in the Sunday Times/Behaviour & Attitudes series of polls that Irish society is a lot more liberal and open-minded than it was even 20 years ago.
At a macro level, a whole range of factors and behaviours are deemed entirely acceptable by the vast majority of the population, from birth control and divorce through to pre-marital sex and gay/lesbian relationships.
We then have a tranche of areas which are felt to be morally acceptable by a strong majority of people (around two thirds of voters), although still believed to be morally wrong by around a third of the population. This grouping encompasses medically assisted suicide, stem cell research and gay adoption.
There are two issues where Irish citizens are evenly conflicted from a moral perspective, namely medical testing on animals and abortion.
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Sunday Times/Behaviour & Attitudes Opinion Poll Series
Moral Issues
Finally, three of the areas researched emerge as being morally unacceptable in the eyes of the majority of voters, including the cloning of humans, pornography and, perhaps surprisingly, suicide.
A closer review of the survey findings reveal that there are, nevertheless, some differences in perceived morality depending on gender, age and urban versus rural residence.
In the case of suicide, for example, young (18-34 years) males are more likely than all others to describe it as morally wrong – an interesting finding given the prevalence of the issue amongst this very same demographic category.
Another area where opinions vary is that of pornography, whereby three quarters of all females feel it is morally unacceptable compared with their male counterparts, 49% of whom feel it is acceptable, and 48% wrong.
Tabular Data
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Table 1 Behaviour & Attitudes - Private & Confidential Page 1
Q.1 Would you say you are satisfied or dissatisfied with the manner in which the Government is running the country?
Base : All Irish Voters Total Gender Age Class Region Area
Male Female 18-34 35-54 55+ ABC1 C2DE F Dublin Leinster Munster Conn/Ulster
Urban Rural
Total 3,342 1,645 1,697 1,095 1,257 990 1,327 1,760 256 953 840 934 615 2,011 1,332
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
WTD Base: 3,342 1,645 1,697 1,095 1,257 990 1,327 1,760 256 953 840 934 615 2,011 1,332
UNWTD 954 472 482 273 384 297 438 463 53 252 231 285 186 650 301
Satisfied 917 537 380 314 314 289 442 359 116 252 211 265 188 488 428
27% 33% 22% 29% 25% 29% 33% 20% 45% 26% 25% 28% 31% 24% 32%
Dissatisfied 2,314 1,036 1,278 729 915 670 818 1,356 140 664 616 643 391 1,463 851
69% 63% 75% 67% 73% 68% 62% 77% 55% 70% 73% 69% 63% 73% 64%
No opinion 111 72 39 51 28 31 66 45 - 36 13 26 36 59 52
3% 4% 2% 5% 2% 3% 5% 3% - 4% 2% 3% 6% 3% 4%
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Table 1 Behaviour & Attitudes - Private & Confidential Page 2
Q.1 Would you say you are satisfied or dissatisfied with the manner in which the Government is running the country?
Base : All Irish Voters Total Party Support Likelihood Constituency
Fianna Fail
Fine Gael
Labour Green Party
Sinn Fein
Indep/Others
Would not/DK
Would vote
Would definitely vote
Would probablyvote
Might/might not
Would not Vote
5 Seats 4 Seats 3 Seats
Total 3,342 489 590 240 66 727 567 664 2,872 2,248 624 180 285 1,100 1,190 1,051
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
WTD Base: 3,342 489 590 240 66 727 567 664 2,872 2,248 624 180 285 1,100 1,190 1,051
UNWTD 954 132 195 66 23 164 152 222 805 638 167 58 88 309 358 287
Satisfied 917 131 395 91 23 45 85 147 837 665 172 34 43 325 310 282
27% 27% 67% 38% 35% 6% 15% 22% 29% 30% 28% 19% 15% 30% 26% 27%
Dissatisfied 2,314 349 185 129 40 671 464 476 1,952 1,514 438 145 218 757 823 735
69% 71% 31% 54% 61% 92% 82% 72% 68% 67% 70% 80% 77% 69% 69% 70%
No opinion 111 9 10 20 2 12 17 41 84 70 14 2 24 18 58 35
3% 2% 2% 8% 4% 2% 3% 6% 3% 3% 2% 1% 8% 2% 5% 3%
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Table 2 Behaviour & Attitudes - Private & Confidential Page 3
Q.2 Would you say you are satisfied or dissatisfied with the way Mr. Kenny is doing his job as Taoiseach?
Base : All Irish Voters Total Gender Age Class Region Area
Male Female 18-34 35-54 55+ ABC1 C2DE F Dublin Leinster Munster Conn/Ulster
Urban Rural
Total 3,342 1,645 1,697 1,095 1,257 990 1,327 1,760 256 953 840 934 615 2,011 1,332
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
WTD Base: 3,342 1,645 1,697 1,095 1,257 990 1,327 1,760 256 953 840 934 615 2,011 1,332
UNWTD 954 472 482 273 384 297 438 463 53 252 231 285 186 650 301
Satisfied 1,182 659 523 444 359 379 513 545 124 295 302 341 244 631 551
35% 40% 31% 41% 29% 38% 39% 31% 49% 31% 36% 36% 40% 31% 41%
Dissatisfied 2,017 917 1,100 595 838 584 763 1,125 129 590 518 552 357 1,272 745
60% 56% 65% 54% 67% 59% 58% 64% 50% 62% 62% 59% 58% 63% 56%
No opinion 143 69 74 56 60 27 51 89 3 68 20 41 15 107 36
4% 4% 4% 5% 5% 3% 4% 5% 1% 7% 2% 4% 2% 5% 3%
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Table 2 Behaviour & Attitudes - Private & Confidential Page 4
Q.2 Would you say you are satisfied or dissatisfied with the way Mr. Kenny is doing his job as Taoiseach?
Base : All Irish Voters Total Party Support Likelihood Constituency
Fianna Fail
Fine Gael
Labour Green Party
Sinn Fein
Indep/Others
Would not/DK
Would vote
Would definitely vote
Would probablyvote
Might/might not
Would not Vote
5 Seats 4 Seats 3 Seats
Total 3,342 489 590 240 66 727 567 664 2,872 2,248 624 180 285 1,100 1,190 1,051
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
WTD Base: 3,342 489 590 240 66 727 567 664 2,872 2,248 624 180 285 1,100 1,190 1,051
UNWTD 954 132 195 66 23 164 152 222 805 638 167 58 88 309 358 287
Satisfied 1,182 131 470 138 19 62 145 216 1,071 849 222 42 66 403 407 372
35% 27% 80% 58% 29% 8% 26% 33% 37% 38% 36% 23% 23% 37% 34% 35%
Dissatisfied 2,017 334 116 87 41 625 417 398 1,713 1,340 373 124 180 675 705 637
60% 68% 20% 36% 61% 86% 74% 60% 60% 60% 60% 69% 63% 61% 59% 61%
No opinion 143 24 4 14 7 40 4 50 88 59 29 14 40 22 79 42
4% 5% 1% 6% 10% 6% 1% 7% 3% 3% 5% 8% 14% 2% 7% 4%
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Table 3 Behaviour & Attitudes - Private & Confidential Page 5
Q3 Would you say you are satisfied or dissatisfied with the way Ms. Burton is doing her job as Tanaiste?
Base : All Irish Voters Total Gender Age Class Region Area
Male Female 18-34 35-54 55+ ABC1 C2DE F Dublin Leinster Munster Conn/Ulster
Urban Rural
Total 3,342 1,645 1,697 1,095 1,257 990 1,327 1,760 256 953 840 934 615 2,011 1,332
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
WTD Base: 3,342 1,645 1,697 1,095 1,257 990 1,327 1,760 256 953 840 934 615 2,011 1,332
UNWTD 954 472 482 273 384 297 438 463 53 252 231 285 186 650 301
Satisfied 1,511 672 840 427 525 560 637 694 180 357 382 464 308 785 726
45% 41% 49% 39% 42% 57% 48% 39% 71% 37% 45% 50% 50% 39% 55%
Dissatisfied 1,233 631 602 433 549 251 462 740 31 444 343 275 170 843 389
37% 38% 35% 40% 44% 25% 35% 42% 12% 47% 41% 29% 28% 42% 29%
No opinion 598 343 255 236 184 179 227 326 44 152 115 194 137 382 216
18% 21% 15% 22% 15% 18% 17% 19% 17% 16% 14% 21% 22% 19% 16%
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Q3 Would you say you are satisfied or dissatisfied with the way Ms. Burton is doing her job as Tanaiste?
Base : All Irish Voters Total Party Support Likelihood Constituency
Fianna Fail
Fine Gael
Labour Green Party
Sinn Fein
Indep/Others
Would not/DK
Would vote
Would definitely vote
Would probablyvote
Might/might not
Would not Vote
5 Seats 4 Seats 3 Seats
Total 3,342 489 590 240 66 727 567 664 2,872 2,248 624 180 285 1,100 1,190 1,051
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
WTD Base: 3,342 489 590 240 66 727 567 664 2,872 2,248 624 180 285 1,100 1,190 1,051
UNWTD 954 132 195 66 23 164 152 222 805 638 167 58 88 309 358 287
Satisfied 1,511 200 432 172 18 185 260 245 1,372 1,102 270 56 80 486 551 474
45% 41% 73% 72% 28% 25% 46% 37% 48% 49% 43% 31% 28% 44% 46% 45%
Dissatisfied 1,233 208 88 41 27 442 168 260 1,001 762 239 88 142 420 438 375
37% 42% 15% 17% 41% 61% 30% 39% 35% 34% 38% 49% 50% 38% 37% 36%
No opinion 598 82 70 27 21 101 139 159 498 383 115 37 63 194 201 202
18% 17% 12% 11% 31% 14% 25% 24% 17% 17% 18% 20% 22% 18% 17% 19%
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Q4 Would you say you are satisfied or dissatisfied with the way Mr. Martin is doing his job as leader of Fianna Fail?
Base : All Irish Voters Total Gender Age Class Region Area
Male Female 18-34 35-54 55+ ABC1 C2DE F Dublin Leinster Munster Conn/Ulster
Urban Rural
Total 3,342 1,645 1,697 1,095 1,257 990 1,327 1,760 256 953 840 934 615 2,011 1,332
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
WTD Base: 3,342 1,645 1,697 1,095 1,257 990 1,327 1,760 256 953 840 934 615 2,011 1,332
UNWTD 954 472 482 273 384 297 438 463 53 252 231 285 186 650 301
Satisfied 1,288 645 643 408 431 449 478 682 127 283 323 416 266 674 614
39% 39% 38% 37% 34% 45% 36% 39% 50% 30% 38% 45% 43% 34% 46%
Dissatisfied 1,677 851 826 499 673 505 678 877 123 529 435 404 309 1,072 605
50% 52% 49% 46% 54% 51% 51% 50% 48% 56% 52% 43% 50% 53% 45%
No opinion 377 149 228 188 153 36 171 201 6 140 82 114 41 265 112
11% 9% 13% 17% 12% 4% 13% 11% 2% 15% 10% 12% 7% 13% 8%
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Q4 Would you say you are satisfied or dissatisfied with the way Mr. Martin is doing his job as leader of Fianna Fail?
Base : All Irish Voters Total Party Support Likelihood Constituency
Fianna Fail
Fine Gael
Labour Green Party
Sinn Fein
Indep/Others
Would not/DK
Would vote
Would definitely vote
Would probablyvote
Might/might not
Would not Vote
5 Seats 4 Seats 3 Seats
Total 3,342 489 590 240 66 727 567 664 2,872 2,248 624 180 285 1,100 1,190 1,051
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
WTD Base: 3,342 489 590 240 66 727 567 664 2,872 2,248 624 180 285 1,100 1,190 1,051
UNWTD 954 132 195 66 23 164 152 222 805 638 167 58 88 309 358 287
Satisfied 1,288 371 247 79 16 185 181 209 1,126 910 216 73 87 398 477 413
39% 76% 42% 33% 24% 25% 32% 32% 39% 40% 35% 40% 30% 36% 40% 39%
Dissatisfied 1,677 81 286 135 37 446 343 350 1,465 1,123 341 71 141 593 545 540
50% 16% 48% 56% 56% 61% 61% 53% 51% 50% 55% 39% 49% 54% 46% 51%
No opinion 377 37 57 26 14 96 42 104 281 215 67 37 58 109 169 99
11% 8% 10% 11% 21% 13% 7% 16% 10% 10% 11% 21% 20% 10% 14% 9%
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Q5 Would you say you are satisfied or dissatisfied with the way Mr. Adams is doing his job as leader of Sinn Fein?
Base : All Irish Voters Total Gender Age Class Region Area
Male Female 18-34 35-54 55+ ABC1 C2DE F Dublin Leinster Munster Conn/Ulster
Urban Rural
Total 3,342 1,645 1,697 1,095 1,257 990 1,327 1,760 256 953 840 934 615 2,011 1,332
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
WTD Base: 3,342 1,645 1,697 1,095 1,257 990 1,327 1,760 256 953 840 934 615 2,011 1,332
UNWTD 954 472 482 273 384 297 438 463 53 252 231 285 186 650 301
Satisfied 1,565 811 755 554 586 426 557 921 87 523 362 438 242 1,016 549
47% 49% 44% 51% 47% 43% 42% 52% 34% 55% 43% 47% 39% 51% 41%
Dissatisfied 1,453 689 765 449 508 496 663 647 144 310 417 397 330 797 656
43% 42% 45% 41% 40% 50% 50% 37% 56% 33% 50% 42% 54% 40% 49%
No opinion 324 146 178 92 163 68 107 192 25 119 62 99 44 197 126
10% 9% 10% 8% 13% 7% 8% 11% 10% 13% 7% 11% 7% 10% 9%
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Q5 Would you say you are satisfied or dissatisfied with the way Mr. Adams is doing his job as leader of Sinn Fein?
Base : All Irish Voters Total Party Support Likelihood Constituency
Fianna Fail
Fine Gael
Labour Green Party
Sinn Fein
Indep/Others
Would not/DK
Would vote
Would definitely vote
Would probablyvote
Might/might not
Would not Vote
5 Seats 4 Seats 3 Seats
Total 3,342 489 590 240 66 727 567 664 2,872 2,248 624 180 285 1,100 1,190 1,051
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
WTD Base: 3,342 489 590 240 66 727 567 664 2,872 2,248 624 180 285 1,100 1,190 1,051
UNWTD 954 132 195 66 23 164 152 222 805 638 167 58 88 309 358 287
Satisfied 1,565 203 206 97 21 601 238 199 1,370 1,058 312 56 139 524 535 506
47% 42% 35% 40% 32% 83% 42% 30% 48% 47% 50% 31% 49% 48% 45% 48%
Dissatisfied 1,453 252 339 123 33 48 304 355 1,265 1,015 250 90 95 511 474 468
43% 51% 57% 51% 49% 7% 54% 54% 44% 45% 40% 50% 33% 46% 40% 45%
No opinion 324 34 45 20 13 78 25 109 237 175 61 35 51 66 181 77
10% 7% 8% 8% 19% 11% 4% 16% 8% 8% 10% 19% 18% 6% 15% 7%
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Q6 Would you say you are satisfied or dissatisfied with the way Mr. Ryan is doing his job as leader of The Green Party?
Base : All Irish Voters Total Gender Age Class Region Area
Male Female 18-34 35-54 55+ ABC1 C2DE F Dublin Leinster Munster Conn/Ulster
Urban Rural
Total 3,342 1,645 1,697 1,095 1,257 990 1,327 1,760 256 953 840 934 615 2,011 1,332
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
WTD Base: 3,342 1,645 1,697 1,095 1,257 990 1,327 1,760 256 953 840 934 615 2,011 1,332
UNWTD 954 472 482 273 384 297 438 463 53 252 231 285 186 650 301
Satisfied 1,251 641 610 441 465 345 472 671 108 363 318 349 222 740 512
37% 39% 36% 40% 37% 35% 36% 38% 42% 38% 38% 37% 36% 37% 38%
Dissatisfied 1,359 646 714 402 494 463 540 714 104 355 374 362 269 792 567
41% 39% 42% 37% 39% 47% 41% 41% 41% 37% 44% 39% 44% 39% 43%
No opinion 732 358 373 252 298 182 314 375 43 235 148 223 125 479 253
22% 22% 22% 23% 24% 18% 24% 21% 17% 25% 18% 24% 20% 24% 19%
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Q6 Would you say you are satisfied or dissatisfied with the way Mr. Ryan is doing his job as leader of The Green Party?
Base : All Irish Voters Total Party Support Likelihood Constituency
Fianna Fail
Fine Gael
Labour Green Party
Sinn Fein
Indep/Others
Would not/DK
Would vote
Would definitely vote
Would probablyvote
Might/might not
Would not Vote
5 Seats 4 Seats 3 Seats
Total 3,342 489 590 240 66 727 567 664 2,872 2,248 624 180 285 1,100 1,190 1,051
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
WTD Base: 3,342 489 590 240 66 727 567 664 2,872 2,248 624 180 285 1,100 1,190 1,051
UNWTD 954 132 195 66 23 164 152 222 805 638 167 58 88 309 358 287
Satisfied 1,251 222 261 122 48 243 162 193 1,105 847 258 75 69 435 485 332
37% 45% 44% 51% 72% 33% 29% 29% 38% 38% 41% 42% 24% 39% 41% 32%
Dissatisfied 1,359 159 232 83 7 299 287 292 1,152 924 228 66 139 428 438 493
41% 33% 39% 34% 11% 41% 51% 44% 40% 41% 37% 36% 49% 39% 37% 47%
No opinion 732 108 97 35 11 185 117 179 615 478 138 39 77 238 268 226
22% 22% 16% 15% 17% 25% 21% 27% 21% 21% 22% 22% 27% 22% 23% 21%
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Q7 If there was a General Election tomorrow, to which party or independent candidate would you give your first preference vote?
Base : All Irish Voters Total Gender Age Class Region Area
Male Female 18-34 35-54 55+ ABC1 C2DE F Dublin Leinster Munster Conn/Ulster
Urban Rural
Total 3,342 1,645 1,697 1,095 1,257 990 1,327 1,760 256 953 840 934 615 2,011 1,332
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
WTD Base: 3,342 1,645 1,697 1,095 1,257 990 1,327 1,760 256 953 840 934 615 2,011 1,332
UNWTD 954 472 482 273 384 297 438 463 53 252 231 285 186 650 301
Fianna Fail 489 261 228 163 169 157 194 256 39 107 149 147 85 263 226
15% 16% 13% 15% 13% 16% 15% 15% 15% 11% 18% 16% 14% 13% 17%
Fine Gael 590 288 302 179 207 204 247 272 71 125 163 165 138 315 275
18% 18% 18% 16% 16% 21% 19% 15% 28% 13% 19% 18% 22% 16% 21%
Labour 240 128 111 88 88 63 140 90 10 123 31 50 34 172 68
7% 8% 7% 8% 7% 6% 11% 5% 4% 13% 4% 5% 6% 9% 5%
Green Party 66 35 31 29 31 6 36 25 5 22 22 12 10 38 28
2% 2% 2% 3% 2% 1% 3% 1% 2% 2% 3% 1% 2% 2% 2%
Sinn Fein 727 389 339 275 319 133 224 468 35 288 163 176 100 562 165
22% 24% 20% 25% 25% 13% 17% 27% 14% 30% 19% 19% 16% 28% 12%
Independent/Other 567 303 263 159 170 237 242 266 59 143 116 167 141 291 276
17% 18% 16% 15% 14% 24% 18% 15% 23% 15% 14% 18% 23% 14% 21%
Don’t know 516 186 330 143 222 152 207 285 25 111 164 156 85 285 230
15% 11% 19% 13% 18% 15% 16% 16% 10% 12% 19% 17% 14% 14% 17%
Would not vote 148 55 93 59 51 38 37 98 13 32 33 61 23 84 64
4% 3% 5% 5% 4% 4% 3% 6% 5% 3% 4% 6% 4% 4% 5%
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Q7 If there was a General Election tomorrow, to which party or independent candidate would you give your first preference vote?
Base : All Irish Voters Total Party Support Likelihood Constituency
Fianna Fail
Fine Gael
Labour Green Party
Sinn Fein
Indep/Others
Would not/DK
Would vote
Would definitely vote
Would probablyvote
Might/might not
Would not Vote
5 Seats 4 Seats 3 Seats
Total 3,342 489 590 240 66 727 567 664 2,872 2,248 624 180 285 1,100 1,190 1,051
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
WTD Base: 3,342 489 590 240 66 727 567 664 2,872 2,248 624 180 285 1,100 1,190 1,051
UNWTD 954 132 195 66 23 164 152 222 805 638 167 58 88 309 358 287
Fianna Fail 489 489 - - - - - - 443 361 82 26 21 142 163 184
15% 100% - - - - - - 15% 16% 13% 14% 7% 13% 14% 17%
Fine Gael 590 - 590 - - - - - 557 437 120 22 11 260 183 147
18% - 100% - - - - - 19% 19% 19% 12% 4% 24% 15% 14%
Labour 240 - - 240 - - - - 222 189 33 9 8 33 127 80
7% - - 100% - - - - 8% 8% 5% 5% 3% 3% 11% 8%
Green Party 66 - - - 66 - - - 52 38 14 8 6 28 24 14
2% - - - 100% - - - 2% 2% 2% 4% 2% 3% 2% 1%
Sinn Fein 727 - - - - 727 - - 625 524 101 21 81 244 290 193
22% - - - - 100% - - 22% 23% 16% 12% 28% 22% 24% 18%
Independent/Other 567 - - - - - 567 - 538 444 93 26 3 180 161 226
17% - - - - - 100% - 19% 20% 15% 14% 1% 16% 13% 21%
Don’t know 516 - - - - - - 516 416 246 170 50 46 170 190 156
15% - - - - - - 78% 14% 11% 27% 28% 16% 15% 16% 15%
Would not vote 148 - - - - - - 148 20 10 11 18 110 43 53 51
4% - - - - - - 22% 1% 0% 2% 10% 38% 4% 4% 5%
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Q7 If there was a General Election tomorrow, to which party or independent candidate would you give your first preference vote?
Base : All Irish Voters, All voters excluding undecided (General Election)
Total Gender Age Class Region Area
Male Female 18-34 35-54 55+ ABC1 C2DE F Dublin Leinster Munster Conn/Ulster
Urban Rural
Total 2,679 1,404 1,274 893 985 800 1,083 1,377 218 809 644 718 508 1,641 1,037
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
WTD Base: 2,679 1,404 1,274 893 985 800 1,083 1,377 218 809 644 718 508 1,641 1,037
UNWTD 732 385 347 215 283 234 347 341 44 204 169 212 147 504 227
Fianna Fail 489 261 228 163 169 157 194 256 39 107 149 147 85 263 226
18% 19% 18% 18% 17% 20% 18% 19% 18% 13% 23% 21% 17% 16% 22%
Fine Gael 590 288 302 179 207 204 247 272 71 125 163 165 138 315 275
22% 21% 24% 20% 21% 25% 23% 20% 33% 15% 25% 23% 27% 19% 27%
Labour 240 128 111 88 88 63 140 90 10 123 31 50 34 172 68
9% 9% 9% 10% 9% 8% 13% 7% 4% 15% 5% 7% 7% 10% 7%
Green Party 66 35 31 29 31 6 36 25 5 22 22 12 10 38 28
2% 2% 2% 3% 3% 1% 3% 2% 2% 3% 3% 2% 2% 2% 3%
Sinn Fein 727 389 339 275 319 133 224 468 35 288 163 176 100 562 165
27% 28% 27% 31% 32% 17% 21% 34% 16% 36% 25% 25% 20% 34% 16%
Independent/Other 567 303 263 159 170 237 242 266 59 143 116 167 141 291 276
21% 22% 21% 18% 17% 30% 22% 19% 27% 18% 18% 23% 28% 18% 27%
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Q7 If there was a General Election tomorrow, to which party or independent candidate would you give your first preference vote?
Base : All Irish Voters, All voters excluding undecided (General Election)
Total Party Support Likelihood Constituency
Fianna Fail
Fine Gael
Labour Green Party
Sinn Fein
Indep/Others
Would vote
Would definitely vote
Would probablyvote
Might/might not
Would not Vote
5 Seats 4 Seats 3 Seats
Total 2,679 489 590 240 66 727 567 2,436 1,993 443 112 130 887 948 844
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
WTD Base: 2,679 489 590 240 66 727 567 2,436 1,993 443 112 130 887 948 844
UNWTD 732 132 195 66 23 164 152 663 546 117 35 34 236 274 222
Fianna Fail 489 489 - - - - - 443 361 82 26 21 142 163 184
18% 100% - - - - - 18% 18% 18% 23% 16% 16% 17% 22%
Fine Gael 590 - 590 - - - - 557 437 120 22 11 260 183 147
22% - 100% - - - - 23% 22% 27% 20% 8% 29% 19% 17%
Labour 240 - - 240 - - - 222 189 33 9 8 33 127 80
9% - - 100% - - - 9% 9% 7% 8% 6% 4% 13% 10%
Green Party 66 - - - 66 - - 52 38 14 8 6 28 24 14
2% - - - 100% - - 2% 2% 3% 7% 5% 3% 3% 2%
Sinn Fein 727 - - - - 727 - 625 524 101 21 81 244 290 193
27% - - - - 100% - 26% 26% 23% 19% 62% 28% 31% 23%
Independent/Other 567 - - - - - 567 538 444 93 26 3 180 161 226
21% - - - - - 100% 22% 22% 21% 23% 2% 20% 17% 27%
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Adjusted Party Support : Q7 If there was a General Election tomorrow, to which party or independent candidate would you give your first preference vote?
Base : All voters excluding undecided (General Election), Will definitely vote (All Irish Voters)
Total Gender Age Class Region Area
Male Female 18-34 35-54 55+ ABC1 C2DE F Dublin Leinster Munster Conn/Ulster
Urban Rural
Total 1,783 963 820 427 703 652 729 902 152 536 443 461 343 1,084 698
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
WTD Base: 1,783 963 820 427 703 652 729 902 152 536 443 461 343 1,084 698
UNWTD 546 287 259 114 224 208 272 243 31 155 129 156 106 383 163
Fianna Fail 319 183 136 70 110 140 132 168 19 59 100 101 59 172 147
18% 19% 17% 16% 16% 21% 18% 19% 13% 11% 23% 22% 17% 16% 21%
Fine Gael 428 199 229 101 139 188 187 180 61 79 132 125 92 225 203
24% 21% 28% 24% 20% 29% 26% 20% 40% 15% 30% 27% 27% 21% 29%
Labour 255 145 110 81 111 63 161 82 12 136 36 41 41 187 68
14% 15% 13% 19% 16% 10% 22% 9% 8% 25% 8% 9% 12% 17% 10%
Green Party 44 24 19 11 27 6 29 14 - 20 13 5 6 29 14
2% 3% 2% 3% 4% 1% 4% 2% - 4% 3% 1% 2% 3% 2%
Sinn Fein 336 180 156 75 186 75 79 240 17 141 86 72 38 264 73
19% 19% 19% 18% 26% 11% 11% 27% 11% 26% 19% 16% 11% 24% 10%
Independent/Other 400 232 169 89 130 181 142 217 41 101 76 116 107 207 193
22% 24% 21% 21% 19% 28% 19% 24% 27% 19% 17% 25% 31% 19% 28%
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Adjusted Party Support : Q7 If there was a General Election tomorrow, to which party or independent candidate would you give your first preference vote?
Base : All voters excluding undecided (General Election), Will definitely vote (All Irish Voters)
Total Party Support Likelihood Constituency
Fianna Fail
Fine Gael
Labour Green Party
Sinn Fein
Indep/Others
Would vote
Would definitely vote
5 Seats 4 Seats 3 Seats
Total 1,783 319 428 255 44 336 400 1,783 1,783 528 676 578
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
WTD Base: 1,783 319 428 255 44 336 400 1,783 1,783 528 676 578
UNWTD 546 99 147 50 13 116 121 546 546 163 215 168
Fianna Fail 319 319 - - - - - 319 319 92 103 125
18% 100% - - - - - 18% 18% 17% 15% 22%
Fine Gael 428 - 428 - - - - 428 428 183 132 113
24% - 100% - - - - 24% 24% 35% 20% 19%
Labour 255 - - 255 - - - 255 255 33 146 77
14% - - 100% - - - 14% 14% 6% 22% 13%
Green Party 44 - - - 44 - - 44 44 13 22 9
2% - - - 100% - - 2% 2% 2% 3% 1%
Sinn Fein 336 - - - - 336 - 336 336 100 155 82
19% - - - - 100% - 19% 19% 19% 23% 14%
Independent/Other 400 - - - - - 400 400 400 108 118 174
22% - - - - - 100% 22% 22% 20% 18% 30%
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Q8 Do you personally believe that is morally acceptable or morally wrong?
Base : All Irish Voters Total MP8AL
Birth control
Divorce Sex between
an unmarried man and
woman
Medical researchusing stem cells
obtainedfrom human embryos
Pornography
Having ababy outside marriage
Gay or lesbian relations
Gay adoption
Medical testing on
animals
Doctor assisted suicide
Abortion Sex betweenteenager
s
Suicide Cloning humans
Total 46,790 3,342 3,342 3,342 3,342 3,342 3,342 3,342 3,342 3,342 3,342 3,342 3,342 3,342 3,342
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
WTD Base: 46,790 3,342 3,342 3,342 3,342 3,342 3,342 3,342 3,342 3,342 3,342 3,342 3,342 3,342 3,342
UNWTD 13,356 954 954 954 954 954 954 954 954 954 954 954 954 954 954
Morally Acceptable 27,688 3,121 3,083 2,947 2,132 1,211 3,016 2,839 2,165 1,634 1,948 1,501 1,278 521 291
59% 93% 92% 88% 64% 36% 90% 85% 65% 49% 58% 45% 38% 16% 9%
Morally Wrong 17,317 192 246 372 994 2,045 297 417 1,029 1,649 1,245 1,580 1,898 2,411 2,945
37% 6% 7% 11% 30% 61% 9% 12% 31% 49% 37% 47% 57% 72% 88%
Don't know (DO NOT READ OUT)
1,406 17 9 20 202 66 26 63 132 49 109 192 113 312 95
3% 1% 0% 1% 6% 2% 1% 2% 4% 1% 3% 6% 3% 9% 3%
Refused (DO NOT READ OUT)
380 12 4 3 13 20 3 24 16 11 40 70 53 98 11
1% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1% 0% 1% 0% 0% 1% 2% 2% 3% 0%
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Q8 Do you personally believe that Birth control is morally acceptable or morally wrong?
Base : All Irish Voters Total Gender Age Class Region Area
Male Female 18-34 35-54 55+ ABC1 C2DE F Dublin Leinster Munster Conn/Ulster
Urban Rural
Total 3,342 1,645 1,697 1,095 1,257 990 1,327 1,760 256 953 840 934 615 2,011 1,332
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
WTD Base: 3,342 1,645 1,697 1,095 1,257 990 1,327 1,760 256 953 840 934 615 2,011 1,332
UNWTD 954 472 482 273 384 297 438 463 53 252 231 285 186 650 301
Morally Acceptable 3,121 1,513 1,607 1,018 1,197 906 1,272 1,609 240 892 804 865 560 1,893 1,228
93% 92% 95% 93% 95% 91% 96% 91% 94% 94% 96% 93% 91% 94% 92%
Morally Wrong 192 121 71 71 57 65 44 133 15 46 34 65 47 97 95
6% 7% 4% 6% 5% 7% 3% 8% 6% 5% 4% 7% 8% 5% 7%
Don't know (DO NOT READ OUT)
17 3 14 1 - 16 10 7 - 6 - 3 7 8 8
1% 0% 1% 0% - 2% 1% 0% - 1% - 0% 1% 0% 1%
Refused (DO NOT READ OUT)
12 7 5 6 3 4 1 11 - 9 2 1 1 12 -
0% 0% 0% 1% 0% 0% 0% 1% - 1% 0% 0% 0% 1% -
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Q8 Do you personally believe that Birth control is morally acceptable or morally wrong?
Base : All Irish Voters Total Party Support Likelihood Constituency
Fianna Fail
Fine Gael
Labour Green Party
Sinn Fein
Indep/Others
Would not/DK
Would vote
Would definitely vote
Would probablyvote
Might/might not
Would not Vote
5 Seats 4 Seats 3 Seats
Total 3,342 489 590 240 66 727 567 664 2,872 2,248 624 180 285 1,100 1,190 1,051
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
WTD Base: 3,342 489 590 240 66 727 567 664 2,872 2,248 624 180 285 1,100 1,190 1,051
UNWTD 954 132 195 66 23 164 152 222 805 638 167 58 88 309 358 287
Morally Acceptable 3,121 454 564 226 66 706 534 571 2,697 2,129 567 158 263 1,048 1,103 970
93% 93% 96% 94% 100% 97% 94% 86% 94% 95% 91% 88% 92% 95% 93% 92%
Morally Wrong 192 30 23 14 - 18 29 78 150 96 54 22 19 42 80 70
6% 6% 4% 6% - 3% 5% 12% 5% 4% 9% 12% 7% 4% 7% 7%
Don't know (DO NOT READ OUT)
17 5 3 - - 3 - 5 16 15 1 - - 5 7 4
1% 1% 1% - - 0% - 1% 1% 1% 0% - - 0% 1% 0%
Refused (DO NOT READ OUT)
12 - - - - - 3 9 10 8 2 - 3 4 1 7
0% - - - - - 1% 1% 0% 0% 0% - 1% 0% 0% 1%
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Table 12 Behaviour & Attitudes - Private & Confidential Page 22
Q8 Do you personally believe that Divorce is morally acceptable or morally wrong?
Base : All Irish Voters Total Gender Age Class Region Area
Male Female 18-34 35-54 55+ ABC1 C2DE F Dublin Leinster Munster Conn/Ulster
Urban Rural
Total 3,342 1,645 1,697 1,095 1,257 990 1,327 1,760 256 953 840 934 615 2,011 1,332
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
WTD Base: 3,342 1,645 1,697 1,095 1,257 990 1,327 1,760 256 953 840 934 615 2,011 1,332
UNWTD 954 472 482 273 384 297 438 463 53 252 231 285 186 650 301
Morally Acceptable 3,083 1,489 1,593 1,012 1,189 882 1,284 1,558 240 871 797 830 584 1,862 1,221
92% 91% 94% 92% 95% 89% 97% 89% 94% 91% 95% 89% 95% 93% 92%
Morally Wrong 246 151 94 82 63 101 36 197 13 78 40 99 29 139 107
7% 9% 6% 7% 5% 10% 3% 11% 5% 8% 5% 11% 5% 7% 8%
Don't know (DO NOT READ OUT)
9 3 6 1 3 6 6 4 - 3 3 1 2 8 1
0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1% 0% 0% - 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Refused (DO NOT READ OUT)
4 1 3 - 2 2 1 1 2 - - 4 1 2 2
0% 0% 0% - 0% 0% 0% 0% 1% - - 0% 0% 0% 0%
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Table 12 Behaviour & Attitudes - Private & Confidential Page 23
Q8 Do you personally believe that Divorce is morally acceptable or morally wrong?
Base : All Irish Voters Total Party Support Likelihood Constituency
Fianna Fail
Fine Gael
Labour Green Party
Sinn Fein
Indep/Others
Would not/DK
Would vote
Would definitely vote
Would probablyvote
Might/might not
Would not Vote
5 Seats 4 Seats 3 Seats
Total 3,342 489 590 240 66 727 567 664 2,872 2,248 624 180 285 1,100 1,190 1,051
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
WTD Base: 3,342 489 590 240 66 727 567 664 2,872 2,248 624 180 285 1,100 1,190 1,051
UNWTD 954 132 195 66 23 164 152 222 805 638 167 58 88 309 358 287
Morally Acceptable 3,083 440 567 218 62 691 518 588 2,672 2,098 574 172 235 1,038 1,079 966
92% 90% 96% 91% 94% 95% 91% 89% 93% 93% 92% 95% 82% 94% 91% 92%
Morally Wrong 246 49 24 22 4 34 48 65 192 145 46 8 46 61 108 78
7% 10% 4% 9% 6% 5% 8% 10% 7% 6% 7% 5% 16% 6% 9% 7%
Don't know (DO NOT READ OUT)
9 - - - - - - 9 5 3 1 - 4 1 4 5
0% - - - - - - 1% 0% 0% 0% - 2% 0% 0% 0%
Refused (DO NOT READ OUT)
4 - - - - 2 1 1 4 2 2 - - - 1 4
0% - - - - 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% - - - 0% 0%
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Table 13 Behaviour & Attitudes - Private & Confidential Page 24
Q8 Do you personally believe that Sex between an unmarried man and woman is morally acceptable or morally wrong?
Base : All Irish Voters Total Gender Age Class Region Area
Male Female 18-34 35-54 55+ ABC1 C2DE F Dublin Leinster Munster Conn/Ulster
Urban Rural
Total 3,342 1,645 1,697 1,095 1,257 990 1,327 1,760 256 953 840 934 615 2,011 1,332
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
WTD Base: 3,342 1,645 1,697 1,095 1,257 990 1,327 1,760 256 953 840 934 615 2,011 1,332
UNWTD 954 472 482 273 384 297 438 463 53 252 231 285 186 650 301
Morally Acceptable 2,947 1,427 1,521 1,037 1,173 737 1,200 1,532 215 850 748 825 524 1,789 1,159
88% 87% 90% 95% 93% 74% 90% 87% 84% 89% 89% 88% 85% 89% 87%
Morally Wrong 372 211 161 55 79 237 120 211 40 88 90 106 87 204 168
11% 13% 9% 5% 6% 24% 9% 12% 16% 9% 11% 11% 14% 10% 13%
Don't know (DO NOT READ OUT)
20 5 15 - 5 15 7 13 - 11 2 3 4 15 5
1% 0% 1% - 0% 2% 0% 1% - 1% 0% 0% 1% 1% 0%
Refused (DO NOT READ OUT)
3 2 1 2 - 1 - 3 - 2 - - 1 3 -
0% 0% 0% 0% - 0% - 0% - 0% - - 0% 0% -
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Table 13 Behaviour & Attitudes - Private & Confidential Page 25
Q8 Do you personally believe that Sex between an unmarried man and woman is morally acceptable or morally wrong?
Base : All Irish Voters Total Party Support Likelihood Constituency
Fianna Fail
Fine Gael
Labour Green Party
Sinn Fein
Indep/Others
Would not/DK
Would vote
Would definitely vote
Would probablyvote
Might/might not
Would not Vote
5 Seats 4 Seats 3 Seats
Total 3,342 489 590 240 66 727 567 664 2,872 2,248 624 180 285 1,100 1,190 1,051
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
WTD Base: 3,342 489 590 240 66 727 567 664 2,872 2,248 624 180 285 1,100 1,190 1,051
UNWTD 954 132 195 66 23 164 152 222 805 638 167 58 88 309 358 287
Morally Acceptable 2,947 409 517 210 58 675 511 568 2,547 1,985 562 168 230 969 1,040 939
88% 84% 88% 88% 87% 93% 90% 86% 89% 88% 90% 93% 80% 88% 87% 89%
Morally Wrong 372 76 72 22 8 51 54 88 303 246 57 12 56 123 143 105
11% 16% 12% 9% 13% 7% 10% 13% 11% 11% 9% 7% 20% 11% 12% 10%
Don't know (DO NOT READ OUT)
20 4 1 8 - 1 2 4 20 17 3 - - 5 7 7
1% 1% 0% 3% - 0% 0% 1% 1% 1% 0% - - 0% 1% 1%
Refused (DO NOT READ OUT)
3 - - - - - - 3 3 1 2 - - 2 1 -
0% - - - - - - 0% 0% 0% 0% - - 0% 0% -
J5729 Sunday Times/Behaviour & Attitudes Opinion Poll
Table 14 Behaviour & Attitudes - Private & Confidential Page 26
Q8 Do you personally believe that Medical research using stem cells obtained from human embryos is morally acceptable or morally wrong?
Base : All Irish Voters Total Gender Age Class Region Area
Male Female 18-34 35-54 55+ ABC1 C2DE F Dublin Leinster Munster Conn/Ulster
Urban Rural
Total 3,342 1,645 1,697 1,095 1,257 990 1,327 1,760 256 953 840 934 615 2,011 1,332
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
WTD Base: 3,342 1,645 1,697 1,095 1,257 990 1,327 1,760 256 953 840 934 615 2,011 1,332
UNWTD 954 472 482 273 384 297 438 463 53 252 231 285 186 650 301
Morally Acceptable 2,132 1,065 1,068 738 804 590 965 1,014 153 634 519 601 378 1,312 821
64% 65% 63% 67% 64% 60% 73% 58% 60% 67% 62% 64% 61% 65% 62%
Morally Wrong 994 435 559 301 367 326 297 614 82 226 280 268 220 539 455
30% 26% 33% 27% 29% 33% 22% 35% 32% 24% 33% 29% 36% 27% 34%
Don't know (DO NOT READ OUT)
202 140 63 56 81 66 64 122 17 92 29 64 17 157 46
6% 8% 4% 5% 6% 7% 5% 7% 7% 10% 3% 7% 3% 8% 3%
Refused (DO NOT READ OUT)
13 6 8 - 6 8 1 10 3 1 12 - 1 3 10
0% 0% 0% - 0% 1% 0% 1% 1% 0% 1% - 0% 0% 1%
J5729 Sunday Times/Behaviour & Attitudes Opinion Poll
Table 14 Behaviour & Attitudes - Private & Confidential Page 27
Q8 Do you personally believe that Medical research using stem cells obtained from human embryos is morally acceptable or morally wrong?
Base : All Irish Voters Total Party Support Likelihood Constituency
Fianna Fail
Fine Gael
Labour Green Party
Sinn Fein
Indep/Others
Would not/DK
Would vote
Would definitely vote
Would probablyvote
Might/might not
Would not Vote
5 Seats 4 Seats 3 Seats
Total 3,342 489 590 240 66 727 567 664 2,872 2,248 624 180 285 1,100 1,190 1,051
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
WTD Base: 3,342 489 590 240 66 727 567 664 2,872 2,248 624 180 285 1,100 1,190 1,051
UNWTD 954 132 195 66 23 164 152 222 805 638 167 58 88 309 358 287
Morally Acceptable 2,132 304 398 177 39 437 396 380 1,874 1,484 390 87 171 679 721 732
64% 62% 67% 74% 59% 60% 70% 57% 65% 66% 63% 48% 60% 62% 61% 70%
Morally Wrong 994 160 173 60 23 214 135 228 809 629 180 87 94 345 360 290
30% 33% 29% 25% 35% 29% 24% 34% 28% 28% 29% 48% 33% 31% 30% 28%
Don't know (DO NOT READ OUT)
202 23 19 2 4 69 36 50 176 123 53 7 20 75 105 22
6% 5% 3% 1% 6% 9% 6% 7% 6% 5% 9% 4% 7% 7% 9% 2%
Refused (DO NOT READ OUT)
13 1 - - - 7 - 6 13 13 1 - - 2 5 7
0% 0% - - - 1% - 1% 0% 1% 0% - - 0% 0% 1%
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Table 15 Behaviour & Attitudes - Private & Confidential Page 28
Q8 Do you personally believe that Pornography is morally acceptable or morally wrong?
Base : All Irish Voters Total Gender Age Class Region Area
Male Female 18-34 35-54 55+ ABC1 C2DE F Dublin Leinster Munster Conn/Ulster
Urban Rural
Total 3,342 1,645 1,697 1,095 1,257 990 1,327 1,760 256 953 840 934 615 2,011 1,332
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
WTD Base: 3,342 1,645 1,697 1,095 1,257 990 1,327 1,760 256 953 840 934 615 2,011 1,332
UNWTD 954 472 482 273 384 297 438 463 53 252 231 285 186 650 301
Morally Acceptable 1,211 814 397 642 462 107 540 599 72 475 261 313 162 814 397
36% 49% 23% 59% 37% 11% 41% 34% 28% 50% 31% 34% 26% 41% 30%
Morally Wrong 2,045 789 1,255 431 752 861 747 1,117 181 452 563 602 427 1,124 920
61% 48% 74% 39% 60% 87% 56% 63% 71% 47% 67% 64% 69% 56% 69%
Don't know (DO NOT READ OUT)
66 24 43 16 31 20 29 37 - 18 11 19 18 55 11
2% 1% 3% 1% 2% 2% 2% 2% - 2% 1% 2% 3% 3% 1%
Refused (DO NOT READ OUT)
20 18 2 6 12 2 10 7 3 7 5 - 8 17 3
1% 1% 0% 1% 1% 0% 1% 0% 1% 1% 1% - 1% 1% 0%
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Table 15 Behaviour & Attitudes - Private & Confidential Page 29
Q8 Do you personally believe that Pornography is morally acceptable or morally wrong?
Base : All Irish Voters Total Party Support Likelihood Constituency
Fianna Fail
Fine Gael
Labour Green Party
Sinn Fein
Indep/Others
Would not/DK
Would vote
Would definitely vote
Would probablyvote
Might/might not
Would not Vote
5 Seats 4 Seats 3 Seats
Total 3,342 489 590 240 66 727 567 664 2,872 2,248 624 180 285 1,100 1,190 1,051
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
WTD Base: 3,342 489 590 240 66 727 567 664 2,872 2,248 624 180 285 1,100 1,190 1,051
UNWTD 954 132 195 66 23 164 152 222 805 638 167 58 88 309 358 287
Morally Acceptable 1,211 194 183 121 24 340 174 176 1,003 752 251 70 139 344 550 317
36% 40% 31% 51% 36% 47% 31% 27% 35% 33% 40% 39% 49% 31% 46% 30%
Morally Wrong 2,045 284 405 115 43 373 389 436 1,792 1,444 347 107 142 719 616 709
61% 58% 69% 48% 64% 51% 69% 66% 62% 64% 56% 59% 50% 65% 52% 67%
Don't know (DO NOT READ OUT)
66 11 - 3 - 14 2 36 58 39 19 4 5 36 17 13
2% 2% - 1% - 2% 0% 5% 2% 2% 3% 2% 2% 3% 1% 1%
Refused (DO NOT READ OUT)
20 1 2 - - - 1 16 20 13 7 - - 1 7 12
1% 0% 0% - - - 0% 2% 1% 1% 1% - - 0% 1% 1%
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Table 16 Behaviour & Attitudes - Private & Confidential Page 30
Q8 Do you personally believe that Having a baby outside marriage is morally acceptable or morally wrong?
Base : All Irish Voters Total Gender Age Class Region Area
Male Female 18-34 35-54 55+ ABC1 C2DE F Dublin Leinster Munster Conn/Ulster
Urban Rural
Total 3,342 1,645 1,697 1,095 1,257 990 1,327 1,760 256 953 840 934 615 2,011 1,332
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
WTD Base: 3,342 1,645 1,697 1,095 1,257 990 1,327 1,760 256 953 840 934 615 2,011 1,332
UNWTD 954 472 482 273 384 297 438 463 53 252 231 285 186 650 301
Morally Acceptable 3,016 1,443 1,572 1,042 1,176 797 1,233 1,564 219 853 768 833 562 1,822 1,194
90% 88% 93% 95% 94% 81% 93% 89% 86% 90% 91% 89% 91% 91% 90%
Morally Wrong 297 187 110 52 76 169 81 183 33 93 64 93 48 168 129
9% 11% 6% 5% 6% 17% 6% 10% 13% 10% 8% 10% 8% 8% 10%
Don't know (DO NOT READ OUT)
26 12 14 - 5 22 11 12 4 7 9 6 5 18 8
1% 1% 1% - 0% 2% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1%
Refused (DO NOT READ OUT)
3 3 1 - 1 2 3 1 - - - 3 1 3 -
0% 0% 0% - 0% 0% 0% 0% - - - 0% 0% 0% -
J5729 Sunday Times/Behaviour & Attitudes Opinion Poll
Table 16 Behaviour & Attitudes - Private & Confidential Page 31
Q8 Do you personally believe that Having a baby outside marriage is morally acceptable or morally wrong?
Base : All Irish Voters Total Party Support Likelihood Constituency
Fianna Fail
Fine Gael
Labour Green Party
Sinn Fein
Indep/Others
Would not/DK
Would vote
Would definitely vote
Would probablyvote
Might/might not
Would not Vote
5 Seats 4 Seats 3 Seats
Total 3,342 489 590 240 66 727 567 664 2,872 2,248 624 180 285 1,100 1,190 1,051
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
WTD Base: 3,342 489 590 240 66 727 567 664 2,872 2,248 624 180 285 1,100 1,190 1,051
UNWTD 954 132 195 66 23 164 152 222 805 638 167 58 88 309 358 287
Morally Acceptable 3,016 427 528 217 58 700 519 567 2,617 2,020 597 156 240 1,017 1,042 957
90% 87% 89% 91% 87% 96% 92% 85% 91% 90% 96% 86% 84% 92% 87% 91%
Morally Wrong 297 56 63 22 8 27 37 85 226 203 23 24 45 74 137 86
9% 11% 11% 9% 13% 4% 6% 13% 8% 9% 4% 14% 16% 7% 12% 8%
Don't know (DO NOT READ OUT)
26 6 - - - 1 9 10 26 22 4 - - 9 11 6
1% 1% - - - 0% 2% 2% 1% 1% 1% - - 1% 1% 1%
Refused (DO NOT READ OUT)
3 - - - - - 3 1 3 3 - - - - 1 3
0% - - - - - 0% 0% 0% 0% - - - - 0% 0%
J5729 Sunday Times/Behaviour & Attitudes Opinion Poll
Table 17 Behaviour & Attitudes - Private & Confidential Page 32
Q8 Do you personally believe that Gay or lesbian relations is morally acceptable or morally wrong?
Base : All Irish Voters Total Gender Age Class Region Area
Male Female 18-34 35-54 55+ ABC1 C2DE F Dublin Leinster Munster Conn/Ulster
Urban Rural
Total 3,342 1,645 1,697 1,095 1,257 990 1,327 1,760 256 953 840 934 615 2,011 1,332
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
WTD Base: 3,342 1,645 1,697 1,095 1,257 990 1,327 1,760 256 953 840 934 615 2,011 1,332
UNWTD 954 472 482 273 384 297 438 463 53 252 231 285 186 650 301
Morally Acceptable 2,839 1,327 1,512 1,020 1,077 742 1,237 1,399 203 822 725 773 519 1,723 1,115
85% 81% 89% 93% 86% 75% 93% 79% 79% 86% 86% 83% 84% 86% 84%
Morally Wrong 417 268 149 74 120 222 79 299 39 96 101 128 92 226 191
12% 16% 9% 7% 10% 22% 6% 17% 15% 10% 12% 14% 15% 11% 14%
Don't know (DO NOT READ OUT)
63 36 27 1 53 9 9 53 - 36 13 10 4 56 7
2% 2% 2% 0% 4% 1% 1% 3% - 4% 1% 1% 1% 3% 1%
Refused (DO NOT READ OUT)
24 14 10 - 7 17 1 9 14 - 2 22 1 6 19
1% 1% 1% - 1% 2% 0% 1% 5% - 0% 2% 0% 0% 1%
J5729 Sunday Times/Behaviour & Attitudes Opinion Poll
Table 17 Behaviour & Attitudes - Private & Confidential Page 33
Q8 Do you personally believe that Gay or lesbian relations is morally acceptable or morally wrong?
Base : All Irish Voters Total Party Support Likelihood Constituency
Fianna Fail
Fine Gael
Labour Green Party
Sinn Fein
Indep/Others
Would not/DK
Would vote
Would definitely vote
Would probablyvote
Might/might not
Would not Vote
5 Seats 4 Seats 3 Seats
Total 3,342 489 590 240 66 727 567 664 2,872 2,248 624 180 285 1,100 1,190 1,051
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
WTD Base: 3,342 489 590 240 66 727 567 664 2,872 2,248 624 180 285 1,100 1,190 1,051
UNWTD 954 132 195 66 23 164 152 222 805 638 167 58 88 309 358 287
Morally Acceptable 2,839 388 507 206 64 630 497 547 2,450 1,883 567 162 224 963 966 909
85% 79% 86% 86% 97% 87% 88% 82% 85% 84% 91% 90% 79% 88% 81% 86%
Morally Wrong 417 76 73 34 2 61 67 104 341 292 49 14 61 119 174 124
12% 16% 12% 14% 3% 8% 12% 16% 12% 13% 8% 8% 21% 11% 15% 12%
Don't know (DO NOT READ OUT)
63 16 3 - - 36 - 7 62 56 6 - - 16 45 1
2% 3% 1% - - 5% - 1% 2% 3% 1% - - 1% 4% 0%
Refused (DO NOT READ OUT)
24 9 6 - - - 3 6 19 17 2 5 - 2 6 17
1% 2% 1% - - - 1% 1% 1% 1% 0% 3% - 0% 0% 2%
J5729 Sunday Times/Behaviour & Attitudes Opinion Poll
Table 18 Behaviour & Attitudes - Private & Confidential Page 34
Q8 Do you personally believe that Gay adoption is morally acceptable or morally wrong?
Base : All Irish Voters Total Gender Age Class Region Area
Male Female 18-34 35-54 55+ ABC1 C2DE F Dublin Leinster Munster Conn/Ulster
Urban Rural
Total 3,342 1,645 1,697 1,095 1,257 990 1,327 1,760 256 953 840 934 615 2,011 1,332
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
WTD Base: 3,342 1,645 1,697 1,095 1,257 990 1,327 1,760 256 953 840 934 615 2,011 1,332
UNWTD 954 472 482 273 384 297 438 463 53 252 231 285 186 650 301
Morally Acceptable 2,165 898 1,267 912 798 455 950 1,057 157 620 565 623 357 1,356 809
65% 55% 75% 83% 63% 46% 72% 60% 62% 65% 67% 67% 58% 67% 61%
Morally Wrong 1,029 654 374 176 377 475 330 604 95 246 258 284 240 537 491
31% 40% 22% 16% 30% 48% 25% 34% 37% 26% 31% 30% 39% 27% 37%
Don't know (DO NOT READ OUT)
132 80 53 6 68 58 35 94 3 78 17 24 13 101 31
4% 5% 3% 1% 5% 6% 3% 5% 1% 8% 2% 3% 2% 5% 2%
Refused (DO NOT READ OUT)
16 14 2 - 14 2 11 5 - 9 - 2 5 16 -
0% 1% 0% - 1% 0% 1% 0% - 1% - 0% 1% 1% -
J5729 Sunday Times/Behaviour & Attitudes Opinion Poll
Table 18 Behaviour & Attitudes - Private & Confidential Page 35
Q8 Do you personally believe that Gay adoption is morally acceptable or morally wrong?
Base : All Irish Voters Total Party Support Likelihood Constituency
Fianna Fail
Fine Gael
Labour Green Party
Sinn Fein
Indep/Others
Would not/DK
Would vote
Would definitely vote
Would probablyvote
Might/might not
Would not Vote
5 Seats 4 Seats 3 Seats
Total 3,342 489 590 240 66 727 567 664 2,872 2,248 624 180 285 1,100 1,190 1,051
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
WTD Base: 3,342 489 590 240 66 727 567 664 2,872 2,248 624 180 285 1,100 1,190 1,051
UNWTD 954 132 195 66 23 164 152 222 805 638 167 58 88 309 358 287
Morally Acceptable 2,165 240 401 175 57 495 336 461 1,813 1,368 445 146 203 738 741 687
65% 49% 68% 73% 86% 68% 59% 69% 63% 61% 71% 81% 71% 67% 62% 65%
Morally Wrong 1,029 232 172 59 9 168 218 170 918 765 153 32 78 310 388 330
31% 47% 29% 25% 14% 23% 38% 26% 32% 34% 24% 18% 27% 28% 33% 31%
Don't know (DO NOT READ OUT)
132 13 9 5 - 60 13 32 126 108 18 2 5 50 61 22
4% 3% 1% 2% - 8% 2% 5% 4% 5% 3% 1% 2% 5% 5% 2%
Refused (DO NOT READ OUT)
16 3 8 - - 4 - 1 16 8 8 - - 2 1 13
0% 1% 1% - - 1% - 0% 1% 0% 1% - - 0% 0% 1%
J5729 Sunday Times/Behaviour & Attitudes Opinion Poll
Table 19 Behaviour & Attitudes - Private & Confidential Page 36
Q8 Do you personally believe that Medical testing on animals is morally acceptable or morally wrong?
Base : All Irish Voters Total Gender Age Class Region Area
Male Female 18-34 35-54 55+ ABC1 C2DE F Dublin Leinster Munster Conn/Ulster
Urban Rural
Total 3,342 1,645 1,697 1,095 1,257 990 1,327 1,760 256 953 840 934 615 2,011 1,332
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
WTD Base: 3,342 1,645 1,697 1,095 1,257 990 1,327 1,760 256 953 840 934 615 2,011 1,332
UNWTD 954 472 482 273 384 297 438 463 53 252 231 285 186 650 301
Morally Acceptable 1,634 965 669 391 740 503 626 856 152 519 384 453 278 963 672
49% 59% 39% 36% 59% 51% 47% 49% 59% 54% 46% 49% 45% 48% 50%
Morally Wrong 1,649 658 991 695 485 469 680 882 87 421 447 455 325 1,019 630
49% 40% 58% 63% 39% 47% 51% 50% 34% 44% 53% 49% 53% 51% 47%
Don't know (DO NOT READ OUT)
49 21 28 9 25 15 15 17 17 9 7 22 10 19 30
1% 1% 2% 1% 2% 2% 1% 1% 7% 1% 1% 2% 2% 1% 2%
Refused (DO NOT READ OUT)
11 1 9 - 8 2 5 5 - 3 2 3 2 11 -
0% 0% 1% - 1% 0% 0% 0% - 0% 0% 0% 0% 1% -
J5729 Sunday Times/Behaviour & Attitudes Opinion Poll
Table 19 Behaviour & Attitudes - Private & Confidential Page 37
Q8 Do you personally believe that Medical testing on animals is morally acceptable or morally wrong?
Base : All Irish Voters Total Party Support Likelihood Constituency
Fianna Fail
Fine Gael
Labour Green Party
Sinn Fein
Indep/Others
Would not/DK
Would vote
Would definitely vote
Would probablyvote
Might/might not
Would not Vote
5 Seats 4 Seats 3 Seats
Total 3,342 489 590 240 66 727 567 664 2,872 2,248 624 180 285 1,100 1,190 1,051
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
WTD Base: 3,342 489 590 240 66 727 567 664 2,872 2,248 624 180 285 1,100 1,190 1,051
UNWTD 954 132 195 66 23 164 152 222 805 638 167 58 88 309 358 287
Morally Acceptable 1,634 259 327 130 13 360 245 300 1,470 1,187 282 62 102 498 584 552
49% 53% 55% 54% 20% 49% 43% 45% 51% 53% 45% 34% 36% 45% 49% 53%
Morally Wrong 1,649 225 253 107 53 364 306 340 1,353 1,021 331 116 179 579 598 472
49% 46% 43% 45% 80% 50% 54% 51% 47% 45% 53% 64% 63% 53% 50% 45%
Don't know (DO NOT READ OUT)
49 5 7 2 - 2 12 20 42 33 9 2 2 17 6 25
1% 1% 1% 1% - 0% 2% 3% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 2% 0% 2%
Refused (DO NOT READ OUT)
11 - 2 - - 2 3 4 8 6 2 - 3 7 3 1
0% - 0% - - 0% 1% 1% 0% 0% 0% - 1% 1% 0% 0%
J5729 Sunday Times/Behaviour & Attitudes Opinion Poll
Table 20 Behaviour & Attitudes - Private & Confidential Page 38
Q8 Do you personally believe that Doctor assisted suicide is morally acceptable or morally wrong?
Base : All Irish Voters Total Gender Age Class Region Area
Male Female 18-34 35-54 55+ ABC1 C2DE F Dublin Leinster Munster Conn/Ulster
Urban Rural
Total 3,342 1,645 1,697 1,095 1,257 990 1,327 1,760 256 953 840 934 615 2,011 1,332
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
WTD Base: 3,342 1,645 1,697 1,095 1,257 990 1,327 1,760 256 953 840 934 615 2,011 1,332
UNWTD 954 472 482 273 384 297 438 463 53 252 231 285 186 650 301
Morally Acceptable 1,948 916 1,033 721 769 458 870 941 137 586 501 547 314 1,227 722
58% 56% 61% 66% 61% 46% 66% 53% 54% 61% 60% 59% 51% 61% 54%
Morally Wrong 1,245 654 590 347 424 474 399 734 111 297 311 362 274 660 585
37% 40% 35% 32% 34% 48% 30% 42% 43% 31% 37% 39% 45% 33% 44%
Don't know (DO NOT READ OUT)
109 54 56 22 42 46 41 60 8 42 20 21 26 84 25
3% 3% 3% 2% 3% 5% 3% 3% 3% 4% 2% 2% 4% 4% 2%
Refused (DO NOT READ OUT)
40 22 18 6 22 12 16 24 - 28 7 4 1 40 -
1% 1% 1% 1% 2% 1% 1% 1% - 3% 1% 0% 0% 2% -
J5729 Sunday Times/Behaviour & Attitudes Opinion Poll
Table 20 Behaviour & Attitudes - Private & Confidential Page 39
Q8 Do you personally believe that Doctor assisted suicide is morally acceptable or morally wrong?
Base : All Irish Voters Total Party Support Likelihood Constituency
Fianna Fail
Fine Gael
Labour Green Party
Sinn Fein
Indep/Others
Would not/DK
Would vote
Would definitely vote
Would probablyvote
Might/might not
Would not Vote
5 Seats 4 Seats 3 Seats
Total 3,342 489 590 240 66 727 567 664 2,872 2,248 624 180 285 1,100 1,190 1,051
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
WTD Base: 3,342 489 590 240 66 727 567 664 2,872 2,248 624 180 285 1,100 1,190 1,051
UNWTD 954 132 195 66 23 164 152 222 805 638 167 58 88 309 358 287
Morally Acceptable 1,948 271 318 151 37 430 381 361 1,686 1,323 363 80 179 609 650 690
58% 55% 54% 63% 55% 59% 67% 54% 59% 59% 58% 44% 63% 55% 55% 66%
Morally Wrong 1,245 199 239 79 30 258 176 264 1,056 817 239 96 91 449 483 312
37% 41% 40% 33% 45% 35% 31% 40% 37% 36% 38% 53% 32% 41% 41% 30%
Don't know (DO NOT READ OUT)
109 14 16 10 - 36 3 30 92 83 8 3 15 33 51 25
3% 3% 3% 4% - 5% 1% 5% 3% 4% 1% 2% 5% 3% 4% 2%
Refused (DO NOT READ OUT)
40 6 17 - - 2 6 8 38 25 13 2 - 10 6 24
1% 1% 3% - - 0% 1% 1% 1% 1% 2% 1% - 1% 0% 2%
J5729 Sunday Times/Behaviour & Attitudes Opinion Poll
Table 21 Behaviour & Attitudes - Private & Confidential Page 40
Q8 Do you personally believe that Abortion is morally acceptable or morally wrong?
Base : All Irish Voters Total Gender Age Class Region Area
Male Female 18-34 35-54 55+ ABC1 C2DE F Dublin Leinster Munster Conn/Ulster
Urban Rural
Total 3,342 1,645 1,697 1,095 1,257 990 1,327 1,760 256 953 840 934 615 2,011 1,332
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
WTD Base: 3,342 1,645 1,697 1,095 1,257 990 1,327 1,760 256 953 840 934 615 2,011 1,332
UNWTD 954 472 482 273 384 297 438 463 53 252 231 285 186 650 301
Morally Acceptable 1,501 773 728 615 552 335 694 706 101 414 406 399 283 963 538
45% 47% 43% 56% 44% 34% 52% 40% 39% 43% 48% 43% 46% 48% 40%
Morally Wrong 1,580 727 852 422 591 566 533 899 148 450 367 486 276 868 711
47% 44% 50% 39% 47% 57% 40% 51% 58% 47% 44% 52% 45% 43% 53%
Don't know (DO NOT READ OUT)
192 104 88 40 89 63 62 125 5 64 49 35 43 133 58
6% 6% 5% 4% 7% 6% 5% 7% 2% 7% 6% 4% 7% 7% 4%
Refused (DO NOT READ OUT)
70 41 29 19 25 26 37 30 2 24 18 14 13 46 24
2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 3% 3% 2% 1% 3% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2%
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Table 21 Behaviour & Attitudes - Private & Confidential Page 41
Q8 Do you personally believe that Abortion is morally acceptable or morally wrong?
Base : All Irish Voters Total Party Support Likelihood Constituency
Fianna Fail
Fine Gael
Labour Green Party
Sinn Fein
Indep/Others
Would not/DK
Would vote
Would definitely vote
Would probablyvote
Might/might not
Would not Vote
5 Seats 4 Seats 3 Seats
Total 3,342 489 590 240 66 727 567 664 2,872 2,248 624 180 285 1,100 1,190 1,051
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
WTD Base: 3,342 489 590 240 66 727 567 664 2,872 2,248 624 180 285 1,100 1,190 1,051
UNWTD 954 132 195 66 23 164 152 222 805 638 167 58 88 309 358 287
Morally Acceptable 1,501 216 277 133 46 237 290 301 1,277 968 309 96 128 517 485 499
45% 44% 47% 56% 70% 33% 51% 45% 44% 43% 49% 53% 45% 47% 41% 47%
Morally Wrong 1,580 263 280 99 20 373 239 307 1,349 1,089 260 79 149 507 622 451
47% 54% 47% 41% 30% 51% 42% 46% 47% 48% 42% 44% 52% 46% 52% 43%
Don't know (DO NOT READ OUT)
192 8 18 7 - 101 30 27 178 148 30 4 9 63 80 49
6% 2% 3% 3% - 14% 5% 4% 6% 7% 5% 2% 3% 6% 7% 5%
Refused (DO NOT READ OUT)
70 2 15 - - 16 7 30 68 43 25 2 - 13 4 53
2% 0% 2% - - 2% 1% 4% 2% 2% 4% 1% - 1% 0% 5%
J5729 Sunday Times/Behaviour & Attitudes Opinion Poll
Table 22 Behaviour & Attitudes - Private & Confidential Page 42
Q8 Do you personally believe that Sex between teenagers is morally acceptable or morally wrong?
Base : All Irish Voters Total Gender Age Class Region Area
Male Female 18-34 35-54 55+ ABC1 C2DE F Dublin Leinster Munster Conn/Ulster
Urban Rural
Total 3,342 1,645 1,697 1,095 1,257 990 1,327 1,760 256 953 840 934 615 2,011 1,332
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
WTD Base: 3,342 1,645 1,697 1,095 1,257 990 1,327 1,760 256 953 840 934 615 2,011 1,332
UNWTD 954 472 482 273 384 297 438 463 53 252 231 285 186 650 301
Morally Acceptable 1,278 731 547 533 513 232 612 579 87 373 320 353 233 804 474
38% 44% 32% 49% 41% 23% 46% 33% 34% 39% 38% 38% 38% 40% 36%
Morally Wrong 1,898 818 1,080 523 664 710 627 1,105 166 510 504 556 328 1,078 819
57% 50% 64% 48% 53% 72% 47% 63% 65% 54% 60% 59% 53% 54% 62%
Don't know (DO NOT READ OUT)
113 58 55 25 57 31 57 56 - 58 8 14 34 92 20
3% 4% 3% 2% 5% 3% 4% 3% - 6% 1% 1% 6% 5% 2%
Refused (DO NOT READ OUT)
53 38 15 13 23 17 30 20 3 13 9 11 20 35 18
2% 2% 1% 1% 2% 2% 2% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 3% 2% 1%
J5729 Sunday Times/Behaviour & Attitudes Opinion Poll
Table 22 Behaviour & Attitudes - Private & Confidential Page 43
Q8 Do you personally believe that Sex between teenagers is morally acceptable or morally wrong?
Base : All Irish Voters Total Party Support Likelihood Constituency
Fianna Fail
Fine Gael
Labour Green Party
Sinn Fein
Indep/Others
Would not/DK
Would vote
Would definitely vote
Would probablyvote
Might/might not
Would not Vote
5 Seats 4 Seats 3 Seats
Total 3,342 489 590 240 66 727 567 664 2,872 2,248 624 180 285 1,100 1,190 1,051
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
WTD Base: 3,342 489 590 240 66 727 567 664 2,872 2,248 624 180 285 1,100 1,190 1,051
UNWTD 954 132 195 66 23 164 152 222 805 638 167 58 88 309 358 287
Morally Acceptable 1,278 161 277 85 40 287 199 229 1,123 819 303 56 100 412 459 408
38% 33% 47% 35% 60% 39% 35% 35% 39% 36% 49% 31% 35% 37% 39% 39%
Morally Wrong 1,898 303 307 140 24 390 351 384 1,590 1,288 302 125 180 632 682 583
57% 62% 52% 58% 36% 54% 62% 58% 55% 57% 48% 69% 63% 57% 57% 55%
Don't know (DO NOT READ OUT)
113 24 4 10 2 35 8 30 107 103 4 - 6 38 41 34
3% 5% 1% 4% 3% 5% 1% 5% 4% 5% 1% - 2% 3% 3% 3%
Refused (DO NOT READ OUT)
53 1 2 5 - 15 9 20 53 38 15 - - 18 8 27
2% 0% 0% 2% - 2% 2% 3% 2% 2% 2% - - 2% 1% 3%
J5729 Sunday Times/Behaviour & Attitudes Opinion Poll
Table 23 Behaviour & Attitudes - Private & Confidential Page 44
Q8 Do you personally believe that Suicide is morally acceptable or morally wrong?
Base : All Irish Voters Total Gender Age Class Region Area
Male Female 18-34 35-54 55+ ABC1 C2DE F Dublin Leinster Munster Conn/Ulster
Urban Rural
Total 3,342 1,645 1,697 1,095 1,257 990 1,327 1,760 256 953 840 934 615 2,011 1,332
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
WTD Base: 3,342 1,645 1,697 1,095 1,257 990 1,327 1,760 256 953 840 934 615 2,011 1,332
UNWTD 954 472 482 273 384 297 438 463 53 252 231 285 186 650 301
Morally Acceptable 521 218 303 167 199 155 267 224 30 113 123 164 121 269 252
16% 13% 18% 15% 16% 16% 20% 13% 12% 12% 15% 18% 20% 13% 19%
Morally Wrong 2,411 1,254 1,157 824 895 692 853 1,345 212 719 589 673 431 1,471 940
72% 76% 68% 75% 71% 70% 64% 76% 83% 75% 70% 72% 70% 73% 71%
Don't know (DO NOT READ OUT)
312 119 193 82 117 114 167 137 8 106 93 73 40 223 89
9% 7% 11% 7% 9% 12% 13% 8% 3% 11% 11% 8% 7% 11% 7%
Refused (DO NOT READ OUT)
98 54 44 22 47 29 40 54 5 15 35 25 23 47 51
3% 3% 3% 2% 4% 3% 3% 3% 2% 2% 4% 3% 4% 2% 4%
J5729 Sunday Times/Behaviour & Attitudes Opinion Poll
Table 23 Behaviour & Attitudes - Private & Confidential Page 45
Q8 Do you personally believe that Suicide is morally acceptable or morally wrong?
Base : All Irish Voters Total Party Support Likelihood Constituency
Fianna Fail
Fine Gael
Labour Green Party
Sinn Fein
Indep/Others
Would not/DK
Would vote
Would definitely vote
Would probablyvote
Might/might not
Would not Vote
5 Seats 4 Seats 3 Seats
Total 3,342 489 590 240 66 727 567 664 2,872 2,248 624 180 285 1,100 1,190 1,051
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
WTD Base: 3,342 489 590 240 66 727 567 664 2,872 2,248 624 180 285 1,100 1,190 1,051
UNWTD 954 132 195 66 23 164 152 222 805 638 167 58 88 309 358 287
Morally Acceptable 521 75 118 37 16 62 119 93 484 379 106 7 28 179 172 170
16% 15% 20% 16% 24% 9% 21% 14% 17% 17% 17% 4% 10% 16% 14% 16%
Morally Wrong 2,411 377 407 153 46 605 367 455 2,036 1,574 462 150 224 790 884 737
72% 77% 69% 64% 70% 83% 65% 69% 71% 70% 74% 83% 79% 72% 74% 70%
Don't know (DO NOT READ OUT)
312 37 47 41 4 55 35 93 270 220 51 11 29 106 98 108
9% 8% 8% 17% 7% 8% 6% 14% 9% 10% 8% 6% 10% 10% 8% 10%
Refused (DO NOT READ OUT)
98 - 18 8 - 5 45 22 82 76 5 12 5 26 36 36
3% - 3% 3% - 1% 8% 3% 3% 3% 1% 7% 2% 2% 3% 3%
J5729 Sunday Times/Behaviour & Attitudes Opinion Poll
Table 24 Behaviour & Attitudes - Private & Confidential Page 46
Q8 Do you personally believe that Cloning humans is morally acceptable or morally wrong?
Base : All Irish Voters Total Gender Age Class Region Area
Male Female 18-34 35-54 55+ ABC1 C2DE F Dublin Leinster Munster Conn/Ulster
Urban Rural
Total 3,342 1,645 1,697 1,095 1,257 990 1,327 1,760 256 953 840 934 615 2,011 1,332
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
WTD Base: 3,342 1,645 1,697 1,095 1,257 990 1,327 1,760 256 953 840 934 615 2,011 1,332
UNWTD 954 472 482 273 384 297 438 463 53 252 231 285 186 650 301
Morally Acceptable 291 191 100 183 84 24 131 160 - 106 52 78 55 203 88
9% 12% 6% 17% 7% 2% 10% 9% - 11% 6% 8% 9% 10% 7%
Morally Wrong 2,945 1,410 1,535 854 1,158 934 1,140 1,554 251 794 769 829 553 1,737 1,208
88% 86% 90% 78% 92% 94% 86% 88% 98% 83% 92% 89% 90% 86% 91%
Don't know (DO NOT READ OUT)
95 38 57 52 11 32 54 37 5 44 19 26 6 59 36
3% 2% 3% 5% 1% 3% 4% 2% 2% 5% 2% 3% 1% 3% 3%
Refused (DO NOT READ OUT)
11 7 4 6 5 1 2 9 - 9 - 2 1 11 -
0% 0% 0% 1% 0% 0% 0% 1% - 1% - 0% 0% 1% -
J5729 Sunday Times/Behaviour & Attitudes Opinion Poll
Table 24 Behaviour & Attitudes - Private & Confidential Page 47
Q8 Do you personally believe that Cloning humans is morally acceptable or morally wrong?
Base : All Irish Voters Total Party Support Likelihood Constituency
Fianna Fail
Fine Gael
Labour Green Party
Sinn Fein
Indep/Others
Would not/DK
Would vote
Would definitely vote
Would probablyvote
Might/might not
Would not Vote
5 Seats 4 Seats 3 Seats
Total 3,342 489 590 240 66 727 567 664 2,872 2,248 624 180 285 1,100 1,190 1,051
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
WTD Base: 3,342 489 590 240 66 727 567 664 2,872 2,248 624 180 285 1,100 1,190 1,051
UNWTD 954 132 195 66 23 164 152 222 805 638 167 58 88 309 358 287
Morally Acceptable 291 47 52 35 6 84 15 52 188 133 55 28 75 83 97 111
9% 10% 9% 15% 9% 12% 3% 8% 7% 6% 9% 16% 26% 8% 8% 11%
Morally Wrong 2,945 422 528 196 61 632 540 567 2,603 2,064 540 151 187 966 1,070 909
88% 86% 89% 82% 91% 87% 95% 85% 91% 92% 86% 84% 66% 88% 90% 86%
Don't know (DO NOT READ OUT)
95 21 8 9 - 11 11 35 70 42 28 1 23 52 19 25
3% 4% 1% 4% - 2% 2% 5% 2% 2% 4% 1% 8% 5% 2% 2%
Refused (DO NOT READ OUT)
11 - 2 - - - - 9 11 10 1 - - - 5 6
0% - 0% - - - - 1% 0% 0% 0% - - - 0% 1%
J5729 Sunday Times/Behaviour & Attitudes Opinion Poll
Table 25 Behaviour & Attitudes - Private & Confidential Page 48
Q9 How likely would you be to vote if there was a General Election tomorrow?
Base : All Irish Voters Total Gender Age Class Region Area
Male Female 18-34 35-54 55+ ABC1 C2DE F Dublin Leinster Munster Conn/Ulster
Urban Rural
Total 3,342 1,645 1,697 1,095 1,257 990 1,327 1,760 256 953 840 934 615 2,011 1,332
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
WTD Base: 3,342 1,645 1,697 1,095 1,257 990 1,327 1,760 256 953 840 934 615 2,011 1,332
UNWTD 954 472 482 273 384 297 438 463 53 252 231 285 186 650 301
Would definitely vote 2,248 1,147 1,101 517 905 826 922 1,154 172 652 596 576 424 1,365 883
67% 70% 65% 47% 72% 83% 70% 66% 67% 68% 71% 62% 69% 68% 66%
Would probably vote 624 264 360 294 228 102 272 313 39 178 127 177 142 355 269
19% 16% 21% 27% 18% 10% 21% 18% 15% 19% 15% 19% 23% 18% 20%
Might/might not vote 180 93 87 111 48 22 47 103 31 20 44 77 40 107 74
5% 6% 5% 10% 4% 2% 4% 6% 12% 2% 5% 8% 6% 5% 6%
Would probably not vote
162 79 82 103 43 16 61 92 9 61 42 53 5 114 48
5% 5% 5% 9% 3% 2% 5% 5% 3% 6% 5% 6% 1% 6% 4%
Would definitely not vote
124 60 64 69 32 22 23 96 5 41 29 50 4 69 55
4% 4% 4% 6% 3% 2% 2% 5% 2% 4% 4% 5% 1% 3% 4%
Don’t know 4 1 3 1 1 2 1 3 - - 1 2 1 2 2
0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% - - 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Mean 4.41 4.44 4.39 3.99 4.54 4.72 4.52 4.33 4.43 4.41 4.45 4.26 4.59 4.41 4.41
Minimum 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Maximum 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
J5729 Sunday Times/Behaviour & Attitudes Opinion Poll
Table 25 Behaviour & Attitudes - Private & Confidential Page 49
Q9 How likely would you be to vote if there was a General Election tomorrow?
Base : All Irish Voters Total Party Support Likelihood Constituency
Fianna Fail
Fine Gael
Labour Green Party
Sinn Fein
Indep/Others
Would not/DK
Would vote
Would definitely vote
Would probablyvote
Might/might not
Would not Vote
5 Seats 4 Seats 3 Seats
Total 3,342 489 590 240 66 727 567 664 2,872 2,248 624 180 285 1,100 1,190 1,051
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
WTD Base: 3,342 489 590 240 66 727 567 664 2,872 2,248 624 180 285 1,100 1,190 1,051
UNWTD 954 132 195 66 23 164 152 222 805 638 167 58 88 309 358 287
Would definitely vote 2,248 361 437 189 38 524 444 255 2,248 2,248 - - - 699 829 720
67% 74% 74% 79% 57% 72% 78% 38% 78% 100% - - - 64% 70% 69%
Would probably vote 624 82 120 33 14 101 93 181 624 - 624 - - 247 186 191
19% 17% 20% 14% 21% 14% 16% 27% 22% - 100% - - 22% 16% 18%
Might/might not vote 180 26 22 9 8 21 26 68 - - - 180 - 70 53 58
5% 5% 4% 4% 12% 3% 5% 10% - - - 100% - 6% 4% 6%
Would probably not vote
162 16 3 8 6 56 3 69 - - - - 162 59 58 44
5% 3% 1% 3% 9% 8% 0% 10% - - - - 57% 5% 5% 4%
Would definitely not vote
124 4 8 - - 25 - 87 - - - - 124 24 62 37
4% 1% 1% - - 3% - 13% - - - - 43% 2% 5% 4%
Don’t know 4 - - - - - - 4 - - - - - 1 3 -
0% - - - - - - 1% - - - - - 0% 0% -
Mean 4.41 4.59 4.65 4.68 4.26 4.43 4.73 3.68 4.78 5.00 4.00 3.00 1.57 4.40 4.40 4.44
Minimum 1.00 1.00 1.00 2.00 2.00 1.00 2.00 1.00 4.00 5.00 4.00 3.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Maximum 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 4.00 3.00 2.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
J5729 Sunday Times/Behaviour & Attitudes Opinion Poll
Table 26 Behaviour & Attitudes - Private & Confidential Page 50
Q10 And to which party or independent candidate did you give your first preference vote in the last General Election?
Base : All Irish Voters Total Gender Age Class Region Area
Male Female 18-34 35-54 55+ ABC1 C2DE F Dublin Leinster Munster Conn/Ulster
Urban Rural
Total 3,342 1,645 1,697 1,095 1,257 990 1,327 1,760 256 953 840 934 615 2,011 1,332
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
WTD Base: 3,342 1,645 1,697 1,095 1,257 990 1,327 1,760 256 953 840 934 615 2,011 1,332
UNWTD 954 472 482 273 384 297 438 463 53 252 231 285 186 650 301
Fianna Fail 414 247 167 111 130 173 167 216 32 72 127 124 91 231 184
12% 15% 10% 10% 10% 17% 13% 12% 13% 8% 15% 13% 15% 11% 14%
Fine Gael 822 407 416 156 313 353 327 403 92 142 221 244 217 385 437
25% 25% 24% 14% 25% 36% 25% 23% 36% 15% 26% 26% 35% 19% 33%
Labour 285 139 146 70 115 99 172 84 29 124 65 72 24 204 81
9% 8% 9% 6% 9% 10% 13% 5% 11% 13% 8% 8% 4% 10% 6%
Green Party 34 22 11 15 12 7 7 22 5 12 6 14 2 25 9
1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 0% 1% 2% 1% 1% 1% 0% 1% 1%
Sinn Fein 441 207 234 155 192 94 144 289 8 162 113 92 74 333 108
13% 13% 14% 14% 15% 9% 11% 16% 3% 17% 13% 10% 12% 17% 8%
Independent/Other 514 279 235 161 217 136 190 295 30 204 90 135 85 328 186
15% 17% 14% 15% 17% 14% 14% 17% 12% 21% 11% 14% 14% 16% 14%
Don’t know 341 131 210 84 153 103 93 221 27 85 96 103 56 190 151
10% 8% 12% 8% 12% 10% 7% 13% 10% 9% 11% 11% 9% 9% 11%
Did not vote 490 213 277 342 124 25 227 230 33 152 122 151 66 314 176
15% 13% 16% 31% 10% 3% 17% 13% 13% 16% 15% 16% 11% 16% 13%
J5729 Sunday Times/Behaviour & Attitudes Opinion Poll
Table 26 Behaviour & Attitudes - Private & Confidential Page 51
Q10 And to which party or independent candidate did you give your first preference vote in the last General Election?
Base : All Irish Voters Total Party Support Likelihood Constituency
Fianna Fail
Fine Gael
Labour Green Party
Sinn Fein
Indep/Others
Would not/DK
Would vote
Would definitely vote
Would probablyvote
Might/might not
Would not Vote
5 Seats 4 Seats 3 Seats
Total 3,342 489 590 240 66 727 567 664 2,872 2,248 624 180 285 1,100 1,190 1,051
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
WTD Base: 3,342 489 590 240 66 727 567 664 2,872 2,248 624 180 285 1,100 1,190 1,051
UNWTD 954 132 195 66 23 164 152 222 805 638 167 58 88 309 358 287
Fianna Fail 414 280 23 7 - 15 41 48 378 322 56 16 20 126 142 147
12% 57% 4% 3% - 2% 7% 7% 13% 14% 9% 9% 7% 11% 12% 14%
Fine Gael 822 34 442 14 20 43 129 141 775 668 107 13 34 306 227 289
25% 7% 75% 6% 31% 6% 23% 21% 27% 30% 17% 7% 12% 28% 19% 27%
Labour 285 2 12 143 2 20 81 23 277 218 59 5 - 71 131 82
9% 0% 2% 60% 3% 3% 14% 3% 10% 10% 10% 3% - 6% 11% 8%
Green Party 34 - - 4 24 - - 6 24 14 9 8 2 21 6 7
1% - - 2% 36% - - 1% 1% 1% 1% 4% 1% 2% 1% 1%
Sinn Fein 441 7 12 2 - 407 6 7 409 353 56 7 25 151 151 139
13% 1% 2% 1% - 56% 1% 1% 14% 16% 9% 4% 9% 14% 13% 13%
Independent/Other 514 72 27 12 4 108 253 39 491 411 79 19 4 133 216 165
15% 15% 5% 5% 6% 15% 45% 6% 17% 18% 13% 11% 1% 12% 18% 16%
Don’t know 341 18 24 9 2 32 48 208 282 177 105 39 20 118 112 110
10% 4% 4% 4% 4% 4% 8% 31% 10% 8% 17% 21% 7% 11% 9% 10%
Did not vote 490 76 49 48 13 102 9 193 236 84 152 73 180 174 205 112
15% 15% 8% 20% 20% 14% 2% 29% 8% 4% 24% 40% 63% 16% 17% 11%
J5729 Sunday Times/Behaviour & Attitudes Opinion Poll
Table 27 Behaviour & Attitudes - Private & Confidential Page 52
Q10 And to which party or independent candidate did you give your first preference vote in the last General Election?
Base : All Irish Voters, All Voters Excluding did not vote (Last Gen Election)
Total Gender Age Class Region Area
Male Female 18-34 35-54 55+ ABC1 C2DE F Dublin Leinster Munster Conn/Ulster
Urban Rural
Total 2,511 1,301 1,210 669 980 862 1,006 1,309 196 715 622 680 493 1,506 1,004
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
WTD Base: 2,511 1,301 1,210 669 980 862 1,006 1,309 196 715 622 680 493 1,506 1,004
UNWTD 714 364 350 159 295 260 340 333 41 180 169 210 155 483 229
Fianna Fail 414 247 167 111 130 173 167 216 32 72 127 124 91 231 184
17% 19% 14% 17% 13% 20% 17% 16% 16% 10% 20% 18% 19% 15% 18%
Fine Gael 822 407 416 156 313 353 327 403 92 142 221 244 217 385 437
33% 31% 34% 23% 32% 41% 33% 31% 47% 20% 35% 36% 44% 26% 44%
Labour 285 139 146 70 115 99 172 84 29 124 65 72 24 204 81
11% 11% 12% 11% 12% 11% 17% 6% 15% 17% 10% 11% 5% 14% 8%
Green Party 34 22 11 15 12 7 7 22 5 12 6 14 2 25 9
1% 2% 1% 2% 1% 1% 1% 2% 2% 2% 1% 2% 0% 2% 1%
Sinn Fein 441 207 234 155 192 94 144 289 8 162 113 92 74 333 108
18% 16% 19% 23% 20% 11% 14% 22% 4% 23% 18% 13% 15% 22% 11%
Independent/Other 514 279 235 161 217 136 190 295 30 204 90 135 85 328 186
20% 21% 19% 24% 22% 16% 19% 23% 15% 29% 15% 20% 17% 22% 19%
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Table 27 Behaviour & Attitudes - Private & Confidential Page 53
Q10 And to which party or independent candidate did you give your first preference vote in the last General Election?
Base : All Irish Voters, All Voters Excluding did not vote (Last Gen Election)
Total Party Support Likelihood Constituency
Fianna Fail
Fine Gael
Labour Green Party
Sinn Fein
Indep/Others
Would not/DK
Would vote
Would definitely vote
Would probablyvote
Might/might not
Would not Vote
5 Seats 4 Seats 3 Seats
Total 2,511 395 517 182 51 593 510 262 2,354 1,987 367 69 86 808 873 829
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
WTD Base: 2,511 395 517 182 51 593 510 262 2,354 1,987 367 69 86 808 873 829
UNWTD 714 105 172 53 16 137 132 99 661 555 106 25 26 225 259 230
Fianna Fail 414 280 23 7 - 15 41 48 378 322 56 16 20 126 142 147
17% 71% 5% 4% - 3% 8% 18% 16% 16% 15% 24% 23% 16% 16% 18%
Fine Gael 822 34 442 14 20 43 129 141 775 668 107 13 34 306 227 289
33% 9% 85% 8% 40% 7% 25% 54% 33% 34% 29% 18% 40% 38% 26% 35%
Labour 285 2 12 143 2 20 81 23 277 218 59 5 - 71 131 82
11% 1% 2% 79% 4% 3% 16% 9% 12% 11% 16% 8% - 9% 15% 10%
Green Party 34 - - 4 24 - - 6 24 14 9 8 2 21 6 7
1% - - 2% 48% - - 2% 1% 1% 2% 12% 2% 3% 1% 1%
Sinn Fein 441 7 12 2 - 407 6 7 409 353 56 7 25 151 151 139
18% 2% 2% 1% - 69% 1% 3% 17% 18% 15% 11% 29% 19% 17% 17%
Independent/Other 514 72 27 12 4 108 253 39 491 411 79 19 4 133 216 165
20% 18% 5% 7% 8% 18% 50% 15% 21% 21% 22% 28% 5% 16% 25% 20%
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Table 28 Behaviour & Attitudes - Private & Confidential Page 54
Q11 Are you eligible to vote in Irish General Elections, or not?
Base : All Irish Adults 18+
Total Gender Age Class Region Area
Male Female 18-34 35-54 55+ ABC1 C2DE F Dublin Leinster Munster Conn/Ulster
Urban Rural
Total 3,440 1,685 1,755 1,171 1,269 999 1,380 1,805 256 995 877 949 620 2,104 1,336
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
WTD Base: 3,440 1,685 1,755 1,171 1,269 999 1,380 1,805 256 995 877 949 620 2,104 1,336
UNWTD 982 484 498 294 389 299 451 478 53 265 239 290 188 676 303
Yes, eligible 3,342 1,645 1,697 1,095 1,257 990 1,327 1,760 256 953 840 934 615 2,011 1,332
97% 98% 97% 93% 99% 99% 96% 98% 100% 96% 96% 98% 99% 96% 100%
No – not eligible 92 40 52 71 12 9 53 39 - 40 33 15 4 88 4
3% 2% 3% 6% 1% 1% 4% 2% - 4% 4% 2% 1% 4% 0%
Don’t know (DO NOT READ OUT)
6 - 6 6 - - - 6 - 2 4 - - 6 -
0% - 0% 0% - - - 0% - 0% 0% - - 0% -
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Table 28 Behaviour & Attitudes - Private & Confidential Page 55
Q11 Are you eligible to vote in Irish General Elections, or not?
Base : All Irish Adults 18+
Total Party Support Likelihood Constituency
Fianna Fail
Fine Gael
Labour Green Party
Sinn Fein
Indep/Others
Would not/DK
Would vote
Would definitely vote
Would probablyvote
Might/might not
Would not Vote
5 Seats 4 Seats 3 Seats
Total 3,440 490 594 244 68 730 570 745 2,900 2,257 643 204 327 1,129 1,242 1,069
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
WTD Base: 3,440 490 594 244 68 730 570 745 2,900 2,257 643 204 327 1,129 1,242 1,069
UNWTD 982 133 196 69 24 166 153 241 816 642 174 60 102 321 369 292
Yes, eligible 3,342 489 590 240 66 727 567 664 2,872 2,248 624 180 285 1,100 1,190 1,051
97% 100% 99% 98% 97% 100% 99% 89% 99% 100% 97% 89% 87% 97% 96% 98%
No – not eligible 92 1 3 5 2 1 3 77 26 6 19 23 38 26 48 18
3% 0% 1% 2% 3% 0% 1% 10% 1% 0% 3% 11% 11% 2% 4% 2%
Don’t know (DO NOT READ OUT)
6 - - - - 2 - 4 2 2 - - 4 2 4 -
0% - - - - 0% - 1% 0% 0% - - 1% 0% 0% -
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Table 29 Behaviour & Attitudes - Private & Confidential Page 56
Analysis of Sample
Base : All Irish Voters Total Gender Age Class Region Area
Male Female 18-34 35-54 55+ ABC1 C2DE F Dublin Leinster Munster Conn/Ulster
Urban Rural
Total 3,342 1,645 1,697 1,095 1,257 990 1,327 1,760 256 953 840 934 615 2,011 1,332
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
WTD Base: 3,342 1,645 1,697 1,095 1,257 990 1,327 1,760 256 953 840 934 615 2,011 1,332
UNWTD 954 472 482 273 384 297 438 463 53 252 231 285 186 650 301
Male 1,645 1,645 - 561 625 459 603 909 134 545 342 452 306 1,061 584
49% 100% - 51% 50% 46% 45% 52% 52% 57% 41% 48% 50% 53% 44%
Female 1,697 - 1,697 534 632 531 724 851 122 408 498 482 309 949 748
51% - 100% 49% 50% 54% 55% 48% 48% 43% 59% 52% 50% 47% 56%
J5729 Sunday Times/Behaviour & Attitudes Opinion Poll
Table 29 Behaviour & Attitudes - Private & Confidential Page 57
Analysis of Sample
Base : All Irish Voters Total Party Support Likelihood Constituency
Fianna Fail
Fine Gael
Labour Green Party
Sinn Fein
Indep/Others
Would not/DK
Would vote
Would definitely vote
Would probablyvote
Might/might not
Would not Vote
5 Seats 4 Seats 3 Seats
Total 3,342 489 590 240 66 727 567 664 2,872 2,248 624 180 285 1,100 1,190 1,051
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
WTD Base: 3,342 489 590 240 66 727 567 664 2,872 2,248 624 180 285 1,100 1,190 1,051
UNWTD 954 132 195 66 23 164 152 222 805 638 167 58 88 309 358 287
Male 1,645 261 288 128 35 389 303 241 1,412 1,147 264 93 139 490 663 493
49% 53% 49% 54% 53% 53% 53% 36% 49% 51% 42% 52% 49% 45% 56% 47%
Female 1,697 228 302 111 31 339 263 423 1,461 1,101 360 87 146 610 528 559
51% 47% 51% 46% 47% 47% 47% 64% 51% 49% 58% 48% 51% 55% 44% 53%
J5729 Sunday Times/Behaviour & Attitudes Opinion Poll
Table 30 Behaviour & Attitudes - Private & Confidential Page 58
Analysis of Sample
Base : All Irish Voters Total Gender Age Class Region Area
Male Female 18-34 35-54 55+ ABC1 C2DE F Dublin Leinster Munster Conn/Ulster
Urban Rural
Total 3,342 1,645 1,697 1,095 1,257 990 1,327 1,760 256 953 840 934 615 2,011 1,332
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
WTD Base: 3,342 1,645 1,697 1,095 1,257 990 1,327 1,760 256 953 840 934 615 2,011 1,332
UNWTD 954 472 482 273 384 297 438 463 53 252 231 285 186 650 301
18-34 1,095 561 534 1,095 - - 478 547 70 365 294 288 148 773 322
33% 34% 31% 100% - - 36% 31% 28% 38% 35% 31% 24% 38% 24%
35-54 1,257 625 632 - 1,257 - 491 657 109 330 301 393 233 692 566
38% 38% 37% - 100% - 37% 37% 43% 35% 36% 42% 38% 34% 42%
55+ 990 459 531 - - 990 358 556 76 257 245 253 235 546 444
30% 28% 31% - - 100% 27% 32% 30% 27% 29% 27% 38% 27% 33%
J5729 Sunday Times/Behaviour & Attitudes Opinion Poll
Table 30 Behaviour & Attitudes - Private & Confidential Page 59
Analysis of Sample
Base : All Irish Voters Total Party Support Likelihood Constituency
Fianna Fail
Fine Gael
Labour Green Party
Sinn Fein
Indep/Others
Would not/DK
Would vote
Would definitely vote
Would probablyvote
Might/might not
Would not Vote
5 Seats 4 Seats 3 Seats
Total 3,342 489 590 240 66 727 567 664 2,872 2,248 624 180 285 1,100 1,190 1,051
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
WTD Base: 3,342 489 590 240 66 727 567 664 2,872 2,248 624 180 285 1,100 1,190 1,051
UNWTD 954 132 195 66 23 164 152 222 805 638 167 58 88 309 358 287
18-34 1,095 163 179 88 29 275 159 201 812 517 294 111 172 410 405 279
33% 33% 30% 37% 44% 38% 28% 30% 28% 23% 47% 61% 60% 37% 34% 27%
35-54 1,257 169 207 88 31 319 170 272 1,133 905 228 48 76 325 471 461
38% 35% 35% 37% 47% 44% 30% 41% 39% 40% 37% 26% 27% 30% 40% 44%
55+ 990 157 204 63 6 133 237 190 928 826 102 22 37 365 315 311
30% 32% 35% 26% 9% 18% 42% 29% 32% 37% 16% 12% 13% 33% 26% 30%
J5729 Sunday Times/Behaviour & Attitudes Opinion Poll
Table 31 Behaviour & Attitudes - Private & Confidential Page 60
Analysis of Sample
Base : All Irish Voters Total Gender Age Class Region Area
Male Female 18-34 35-54 55+ ABC1 C2DE F Dublin Leinster Munster Conn/Ulster
Urban Rural
Total 3,342 1,645 1,697 1,095 1,257 990 1,327 1,760 256 953 840 934 615 2,011 1,332
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
WTD Base: 3,342 1,645 1,697 1,095 1,257 990 1,327 1,760 256 953 840 934 615 2,011 1,332
UNWTD 954 472 482 273 384 297 438 463 53 252 231 285 186 650 301
ABC1 1,327 603 724 478 491 358 1,327 - - 471 322 329 204 909 417
40% 37% 43% 44% 39% 36% 100% - - 49% 38% 35% 33% 45% 31%
C2DE 1,760 909 851 547 657 556 - 1,760 - 481 452 492 335 1,091 669
53% 55% 50% 50% 52% 56% - 100% - 51% 54% 53% 54% 54% 50%
F 256 134 122 70 109 76 - - 256 - 66 113 76 10 245
8% 8% 7% 6% 9% 8% - - 100% - 8% 12% 12% 1% 18%
J5729 Sunday Times/Behaviour & Attitudes Opinion Poll
Table 31 Behaviour & Attitudes - Private & Confidential Page 61
Analysis of Sample
Base : All Irish Voters Total Party Support Likelihood Constituency
Fianna Fail
Fine Gael
Labour Green Party
Sinn Fein
Indep/Others
Would not/DK
Would vote
Would definitely vote
Would probablyvote
Might/might not
Would not Vote
5 Seats 4 Seats 3 Seats
Total 3,342 489 590 240 66 727 567 664 2,872 2,248 624 180 285 1,100 1,190 1,051
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
WTD Base: 3,342 489 590 240 66 727 567 664 2,872 2,248 624 180 285 1,100 1,190 1,051
UNWTD 954 132 195 66 23 164 152 222 805 638 167 58 88 309 358 287
ABC1 1,327 194 247 140 36 224 242 244 1,195 922 272 47 84 413 511 402
40% 40% 42% 58% 55% 31% 43% 37% 42% 41% 44% 26% 30% 38% 43% 38%
C2DE 1,760 256 272 90 25 468 266 382 1,467 1,154 313 103 187 630 593 537
53% 52% 46% 38% 38% 64% 47% 58% 51% 51% 50% 57% 66% 57% 50% 51%
F 256 39 71 10 5 35 59 37 211 172 39 31 14 57 87 112
8% 8% 12% 4% 7% 5% 10% 6% 7% 8% 6% 17% 5% 5% 7% 11%
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Table 32 Behaviour & Attitudes - Private & Confidential Page 62
Analysis of Sample
Base : All Irish Voters Total Gender Age Class Region Area
Male Female 18-34 35-54 55+ ABC1 C2DE F Dublin Leinster Munster Conn/Ulster
Urban Rural
Total 3,342 1,645 1,697 1,095 1,257 990 1,327 1,760 256 953 840 934 615 2,011 1,332
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
WTD Base: 3,342 1,645 1,697 1,095 1,257 990 1,327 1,760 256 953 840 934 615 2,011 1,332
UNWTD 954 472 482 273 384 297 438 463 53 252 231 285 186 650 301
Dublin 953 545 408 365 330 257 471 481 - 953 - - - 953 -
29% 33% 24% 33% 26% 26% 36% 27% - 100% - - - 47% -
Lein-ster 840 342 498 294 301 245 322 452 66 - 840 - - 456 384
25% 21% 29% 27% 24% 25% 24% 26% 26% - 100% - - 23% 29%
Mun-ster 934 452 482 288 393 253 329 492 113 - - 934 - 429 505
28% 28% 28% 26% 31% 26% 25% 28% 44% - - 100% - 21% 38%
Conn/Ulster 615 306 309 148 233 235 204 335 76 - - - 615 173 442
18% 19% 18% 13% 19% 24% 15% 19% 30% - - - 100% 9% 33%
J5729 Sunday Times/Behaviour & Attitudes Opinion Poll
Table 32 Behaviour & Attitudes - Private & Confidential Page 63
Analysis of Sample
Base : All Irish Voters Total Party Support Likelihood Constituency
Fianna Fail
Fine Gael
Labour Green Party
Sinn Fein
Indep/Others
Would not/DK
Would vote
Would definitely vote
Would probablyvote
Might/might not
Would not Vote
5 Seats 4 Seats 3 Seats
Total 3,342 489 590 240 66 727 567 664 2,872 2,248 624 180 285 1,100 1,190 1,051
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
WTD Base: 3,342 489 590 240 66 727 567 664 2,872 2,248 624 180 285 1,100 1,190 1,051
UNWTD 954 132 195 66 23 164 152 222 805 638 167 58 88 309 358 287
Dublin 953 107 125 123 22 288 143 144 830 652 178 20 102 190 585 178
29% 22% 21% 52% 33% 40% 25% 22% 29% 29% 28% 11% 36% 17% 49% 17%
Lein-ster 840 149 163 31 22 163 116 196 723 596 127 44 72 504 142 194
25% 31% 28% 13% 34% 22% 20% 30% 25% 27% 20% 24% 25% 46% 12% 18%
Mun-ster 934 147 165 50 12 176 167 216 753 576 177 77 102 106 384 444
28% 30% 28% 21% 19% 24% 29% 33% 26% 26% 28% 42% 36% 10% 32% 42%
Conn/Ulster 615 85 138 34 10 100 141 108 566 424 142 40 9 300 79 236
18% 17% 23% 14% 15% 14% 25% 16% 20% 19% 23% 22% 3% 27% 7% 22%
J5729 Sunday Times/Behaviour & Attitudes Opinion Poll
Table 33 Behaviour & Attitudes - Private & Confidential Page 64
Analysis of Sample
Base : All Irish Voters Total Gender Age Class Region Area
Male Female 18-34 35-54 55+ ABC1 C2DE F Dublin Leinster Munster Conn/Ulster
Urban Rural
Total 3,342 1,645 1,697 1,095 1,257 990 1,327 1,760 256 953 840 934 615 2,011 1,332
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
WTD Base: 3,342 1,645 1,697 1,095 1,257 990 1,327 1,760 256 953 840 934 615 2,011 1,332
UNWTD 951 472 479 272 383 296 438 460 53 252 229 285 185 650 301
Urban 2,011 1,061 949 773 692 546 909 1,091 10 953 456 429 173 2,011 -
60% 65% 56% 71% 55% 55% 69% 62% 4% 100% 54% 46% 28% 100% -
Rural 1,332 584 748 322 566 444 417 669 245 - 384 505 442 - 1,332
40% 35% 44% 29% 45% 45% 31% 38% 96% - 46% 54% 72% - 100%
J5729 Sunday Times/Behaviour & Attitudes Opinion Poll
Table 33 Behaviour & Attitudes - Private & Confidential Page 65
Analysis of Sample
Base : All Irish Voters Total Party Support Likelihood Constituency
Fianna Fail
Fine Gael
Labour Green Party
Sinn Fein
Indep/Others
Would not/DK
Would vote
Would definitely vote
Would probablyvote
Might/might not
Would not Vote
5 Seats 4 Seats 3 Seats
Total 3,342 489 590 240 66 727 567 664 2,872 2,248 624 180 285 1,100 1,190 1,051
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
WTD Base: 3,342 489 590 240 66 727 567 664 2,872 2,248 624 180 285 1,100 1,190 1,051
UNWTD 951 131 195 66 23 164 152 220 804 637 167 57 87 307 358 286
Urban 2,011 263 315 172 38 562 291 369 1,720 1,365 355 107 183 665 848 497
60% 54% 53% 72% 58% 77% 51% 56% 60% 61% 57% 59% 64% 60% 71% 47%
Rural 1,332 226 275 68 28 165 276 294 1,153 883 269 74 103 435 343 554
40% 46% 47% 28% 42% 23% 49% 44% 40% 39% 43% 41% 36% 40% 29% 53%
J5729 Sunday Times/Behaviour & Attitudes Opinion Poll
Table 34 Behaviour & Attitudes - Private & Confidential Page 66
Analysis of Sample
Base : All Irish Voters Total Gender Age Class Region Area
Male Female 18-34 35-54 55+ ABC1 C2DE F Dublin Leinster Munster Conn/Ulster
Urban Rural
Total 3,342 1,645 1,697 1,095 1,257 990 1,327 1,760 256 953 840 934 615 2,011 1,332
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
WTD Base: 3,342 1,645 1,697 1,095 1,257 990 1,327 1,760 256 953 840 934 615 2,011 1,332
UNWTD 954 472 482 273 384 297 438 463 53 252 231 285 186 650 301
Fianna Fail 489 261 228 163 169 157 194 256 39 107 149 147 85 263 226
15% 16% 13% 15% 13% 16% 15% 15% 15% 11% 18% 16% 14% 13% 17%
Fine Gael 590 288 302 179 207 204 247 272 71 125 163 165 138 315 275
18% 18% 18% 16% 16% 21% 19% 15% 28% 13% 19% 18% 22% 16% 21%
Labour 240 128 111 88 88 63 140 90 10 123 31 50 34 172 68
7% 8% 7% 8% 7% 6% 11% 5% 4% 13% 4% 5% 6% 9% 5%
Green Party 66 35 31 29 31 6 36 25 5 22 22 12 10 38 28
2% 2% 2% 3% 2% 1% 3% 1% 2% 2% 3% 1% 2% 2% 2%
Sinn Fein 727 389 339 275 319 133 224 468 35 288 163 176 100 562 165
22% 24% 20% 25% 25% 13% 17% 27% 14% 30% 19% 19% 16% 28% 12%
Independent/Others 567 303 263 159 170 237 242 266 59 143 116 167 141 291 276
17% 18% 16% 15% 14% 24% 18% 15% 23% 15% 14% 18% 23% 14% 21%
Would not/Don't Know
664 241 423 201 272 190 244 382 37 144 196 216 108 369 294
20% 15% 25% 18% 22% 19% 18% 22% 15% 15% 23% 23% 17% 18% 22%
J5729 Sunday Times/Behaviour & Attitudes Opinion Poll
Table 34 Behaviour & Attitudes - Private & Confidential Page 67
Analysis of Sample
Base : All Irish Voters Total Party Support Likelihood Constituency
Fianna Fail
Fine Gael
Labour Green Party
Sinn Fein
Indep/Others
Would not/DK
Would vote
Would definitely vote
Would probablyvote
Might/might not
Would not Vote
5 Seats 4 Seats 3 Seats
Total 3,342 489 590 240 66 727 567 664 2,872 2,248 624 180 285 1,100 1,190 1,051
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
WTD Base: 3,342 489 590 240 66 727 567 664 2,872 2,248 624 180 285 1,100 1,190 1,051
UNWTD 954 132 195 66 23 164 152 222 805 638 167 58 88 309 358 287
Fianna Fail 489 489 - - - - - - 443 361 82 26 21 142 163 184
15% 100% - - - - - - 15% 16% 13% 14% 7% 13% 14% 17%
Fine Gael 590 - 590 - - - - - 557 437 120 22 11 260 183 147
18% - 100% - - - - - 19% 19% 19% 12% 4% 24% 15% 14%
Labour 240 - - 240 - - - - 222 189 33 9 8 33 127 80
7% - - 100% - - - - 8% 8% 5% 5% 3% 3% 11% 8%
Green Party 66 - - - 66 - - - 52 38 14 8 6 28 24 14
2% - - - 100% - - - 2% 2% 2% 4% 2% 3% 2% 1%
Sinn Fein 727 - - - - 727 - - 625 524 101 21 81 244 290 193
22% - - - - 100% - - 22% 23% 16% 12% 28% 22% 24% 18%
Independent/Others 567 - - - - - 567 - 538 444 93 26 3 180 161 226
17% - - - - - 100% - 19% 20% 15% 14% 1% 16% 13% 21%
Would not/Don't Know
664 - - - - - - 664 436 255 181 68 155 214 243 207
20% - - - - - - 100% 15% 11% 29% 38% 54% 19% 20% 20%
J5729 Sunday Times/Behaviour & Attitudes Opinion Poll
Table 35 Behaviour & Attitudes - Private & Confidential Page 68
Analysis of Sample
Base : All Irish Voters Total Gender Age Class Region Area
Male Female 18-34 35-54 55+ ABC1 C2DE F Dublin Leinster Munster Conn/Ulster
Urban Rural
Total 3,338 1,644 1,694 1,094 1,256 988 1,325 1,757 256 953 839 932 615 2,009 1,329
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
WTD Base: 3,338 1,644 1,694 1,094 1,256 988 1,325 1,757 256 953 839 932 615 2,009 1,329
UNWTD 951 471 480 272 383 296 437 461 53 252 230 284 185 648 300
Would vote 2,872 1,412 1,461 812 1,133 928 1,195 1,467 211 830 723 753 566 1,720 1,153
86% 86% 86% 74% 90% 94% 90% 83% 82% 87% 86% 81% 92% 86% 87%
Might/might not 180 93 87 111 48 22 47 103 31 20 44 77 40 107 74
5% 6% 5% 10% 4% 2% 4% 6% 12% 2% 5% 8% 6% 5% 6%
Would not Vote 285 139 146 172 76 37 84 187 14 102 72 102 9 183 103
9% 8% 9% 16% 6% 4% 6% 11% 5% 11% 9% 11% 1% 9% 8%
Mean 4.41 4.44 4.39 3.99 4.54 4.72 4.52 4.33 4.43 4.41 4.45 4.26 4.59 4.41 4.41
Minimum 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Maximum 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
J5729 Sunday Times/Behaviour & Attitudes Opinion Poll
Table 35 Behaviour & Attitudes - Private & Confidential Page 69
Analysis of Sample
Base : All Irish Voters Total Party Support Likelihood Constituency
Fianna Fail
Fine Gael
Labour Green Party
Sinn Fein
Indep/Others
Would not/DK
Would vote
Would definitely vote
Would probablyvote
Might/might not
Would not Vote
5 Seats 4 Seats 3 Seats
Total 3,338 489 590 240 66 727 567 659 2,872 2,248 624 180 285 1,099 1,188 1,051
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
WTD Base: 3,338 489 590 240 66 727 567 659 2,872 2,248 624 180 285 1,099 1,188 1,051
UNWTD 951 132 195 66 23 164 152 219 805 638 167 58 88 308 356 287
Would vote 2,872 443 557 222 52 625 538 436 2,872 2,248 624 - - 946 1,015 912
86% 90% 94% 93% 79% 86% 95% 66% 100% 100% 100% - - 86% 85% 87%
Might/might not 180 26 22 9 8 21 26 68 - - - 180 - 70 53 58
5% 5% 4% 4% 12% 3% 5% 10% - - - 100% - 6% 4% 6%
Would not Vote 285 21 11 8 6 81 3 155 - - - - 285 84 120 81
9% 4% 2% 3% 9% 11% 0% 24% - - - - 100% 8% 10% 8%
Mean 4.41 4.59 4.65 4.68 4.26 4.43 4.73 3.68 4.78 5.00 4.00 3.00 1.57 4.40 4.40 4.44
Minimum 1.00 1.00 1.00 2.00 2.00 1.00 2.00 1.00 4.00 5.00 4.00 3.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Maximum 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 4.00 3.00 2.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
J5729 Sunday Times/Behaviour & Attitudes Opinion Poll
Table 36 Behaviour & Attitudes - Private & Confidential Page 70
Analysis of Sample
Base : All Irish Voters Total Gender Age Class Region Area
Male Female 18-34 35-54 55+ ABC1 C2DE F Dublin Leinster Munster Conn/Ulster
Urban Rural
Total 3,342 1,645 1,697 1,095 1,257 990 1,327 1,760 256 953 840 934 615 2,011 1,332
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
WTD Base: 3,342 1,645 1,697 1,095 1,257 990 1,327 1,760 256 953 840 934 615 2,011 1,332
UNWTD 954 472 482 273 384 297 438 463 53 252 231 285 186 650 301
Single 968 574 394 627 256 84 348 514 105 303 206 288 170 585 383
29% 35% 23% 57% 20% 9% 26% 29% 41% 32% 25% 31% 28% 29% 29%
Married 1,655 741 913 182 750 723 740 770 144 410 423 483 338 879 776
50% 45% 54% 17% 60% 73% 56% 44% 56% 43% 50% 52% 55% 44% 58%
Co-habiting 333 153 180 236 87 11 139 192 3 116 99 85 33 248 86
10% 9% 11% 22% 7% 1% 10% 11% 1% 12% 12% 9% 5% 12% 6%
Widowed 130 43 86 - 13 116 33 92 4 36 18 40 36 96 33
4% 3% 5% - 1% 12% 3% 5% 1% 4% 2% 4% 6% 5% 2%
Divorced/seperated 238 117 121 44 139 56 62 176 - 78 89 36 35 188 51
7% 7% 7% 4% 11% 6% 5% 10% - 8% 11% 4% 6% 9% 4%
Refused 19 16 2 6 13 - 3 16 - 10 4 2 3 16 3
1% 1% 0% 1% 1% - 0% 1% - 1% 0% 0% 1% 1% 0%
J5729 Sunday Times/Behaviour & Attitudes Opinion Poll
Table 36 Behaviour & Attitudes - Private & Confidential Page 71
Analysis of Sample
Base : All Irish Voters Total Party Support Likelihood Constituency
Fianna Fail
Fine Gael
Labour Green Party
Sinn Fein
Indep/Others
Would not/DK
Would vote
Would definitely vote
Would probablyvote
Might/might not
Would not Vote
5 Seats 4 Seats 3 Seats
Total 3,342 489 590 240 66 727 567 664 2,872 2,248 624 180 285 1,100 1,190 1,051
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
WTD Base: 3,342 489 590 240 66 727 567 664 2,872 2,248 624 180 285 1,100 1,190 1,051
UNWTD 954 132 195 66 23 164 152 222 805 638 167 58 88 309 358 287
Single 968 198 145 55 24 233 153 161 747 473 273 88 133 303 384 281
29% 40% 25% 23% 36% 32% 27% 24% 26% 21% 44% 49% 47% 28% 32% 27%
Married 1,655 249 346 96 20 287 315 342 1,518 1,233 284 47 86 534 568 553
50% 51% 59% 40% 31% 39% 56% 51% 53% 55% 46% 26% 30% 49% 48% 53%
Co-habiting 333 26 36 54 15 112 35 55 261 240 21 26 46 108 108 118
10% 5% 6% 22% 23% 15% 6% 8% 9% 11% 3% 14% 16% 10% 9% 11%
Widowed 130 8 23 2 2 37 19 38 122 106 16 3 5 62 29 40
4% 2% 4% 1% 3% 5% 3% 6% 4% 5% 3% 2% 2% 6% 2% 4%
Divorced/seperated 238 8 39 33 5 55 44 54 207 177 29 17 15 87 97 54
7% 2% 7% 14% 7% 8% 8% 8% 7% 8% 5% 9% 5% 8% 8% 5%
Refused 19 - 1 - - 4 - 14 19 19 - - - 7 6 6
1% - 0% - - 0% - 2% 1% 1% - - - 1% 1% 1%
J5729 Sunday Times/Behaviour & Attitudes Opinion Poll
Table 37 Behaviour & Attitudes - Private & Confidential Page 72
Analysis of Sample
Base : All Irish Adults 18+
Total Gender Age Class Region Area
Male Female 18-34 35-54 55+ ABC1 C2DE F Dublin Leinster Munster Conn/Ulster
Urban Rural
Total 3,440 1,685 1,755 1,171 1,269 999 1,380 1,805 256 995 877 949 620 2,104 1,336
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
WTD Base: 3,440 1,685 1,755 1,171 1,269 999 1,380 1,805 256 995 877 949 620 2,104 1,336
UNWTD 982 484 498 294 389 299 451 478 53 265 239 290 188 676 303
Male 1,685 1,685 - 598 628 459 629 922 134 551 371 456 307 1,100 585
49% 100% - 51% 49% 46% 46% 51% 52% 55% 42% 48% 50% 52% 44%
Female 1,755 - 1,755 573 642 540 751 882 122 443 506 493 313 1,004 751
51% - 100% 49% 51% 54% 54% 49% 48% 45% 58% 52% 50% 48% 56%
J5729 Sunday Times/Behaviour & Attitudes Opinion Poll
Table 37 Behaviour & Attitudes - Private & Confidential Page 73
Analysis of Sample
Base : All Irish Adults 18+
Total Party Support Likelihood Constituency
Fianna Fail
Fine Gael
Labour Green Party
Sinn Fein
Indep/Others
Would not/DK
Would vote
Would definitely vote
Would probablyvote
Might/might not
Would not Vote
5 Seats 4 Seats 3 Seats
Total 3,440 490 594 244 68 730 570 745 2,900 2,257 643 204 327 1,129 1,242 1,069
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
WTD Base: 3,440 490 594 244 68 730 570 745 2,900 2,257 643 204 327 1,129 1,242 1,069
UNWTD 982 133 196 69 24 166 153 241 816 642 174 60 102 321 369 292
Male 1,685 262 288 132 35 389 306 273 1,415 1,149 266 113 150 494 691 500
49% 53% 49% 54% 51% 53% 54% 37% 49% 51% 41% 56% 46% 44% 56% 47%
Female 1,755 228 305 112 33 342 263 471 1,485 1,108 377 91 176 635 551 569
51% 47% 51% 46% 49% 47% 46% 63% 51% 49% 59% 44% 54% 56% 44% 53%
J5729 Sunday Times/Behaviour & Attitudes Opinion Poll
Table 38 Behaviour & Attitudes - Private & Confidential Page 74
Analysis of Sample
Base : All Irish Adults 18+
Total Gender Age Class Region Area
Male Female 18-34 35-54 55+ ABC1 C2DE F Dublin Leinster Munster Conn/Ulster
Urban Rural
Total 3,440 1,685 1,755 1,171 1,269 999 1,380 1,805 256 995 877 949 620 2,104 1,336
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
WTD Base: 3,440 1,685 1,755 1,171 1,269 999 1,380 1,805 256 995 877 949 620 2,104 1,336
UNWTD 982 484 498 294 389 299 451 478 53 265 239 290 188 676 303
18-34 1,171 598 573 1,171 - - 522 579 70 404 330 291 148 850 322
34% 36% 33% 100% - - 38% 32% 28% 41% 38% 31% 24% 40% 24%
35-54 1,269 628 642 - 1,269 - 500 660 109 334 301 397 238 699 570
37% 37% 37% - 100% - 36% 37% 43% 34% 34% 42% 38% 33% 43%
55+ 999 459 540 - - 999 358 565 76 257 246 261 235 555 444
29% 27% 31% - - 100% 26% 31% 30% 26% 28% 28% 38% 26% 33%
J5729 Sunday Times/Behaviour & Attitudes Opinion Poll
Table 38 Behaviour & Attitudes - Private & Confidential Page 75
Analysis of Sample
Base : All Irish Adults 18+
Total Party Support Likelihood Constituency
Fianna Fail
Fine Gael
Labour Green Party
Sinn Fein
Indep/Others
Would not/DK
Would vote
Would definitely vote
Would probablyvote
Might/might not
Would not Vote
5 Seats 4 Seats 3 Seats
Total 3,440 490 594 244 68 730 570 745 2,900 2,257 643 204 327 1,129 1,242 1,069
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
WTD Base: 3,440 490 594 244 68 730 570 745 2,900 2,257 643 204 327 1,129 1,242 1,069
UNWTD 982 133 196 69 24 166 153 241 816 642 174 60 102 321 369 292
18-34 1,171 163 179 93 31 277 162 266 838 525 314 131 197 430 452 289
34% 33% 30% 38% 46% 38% 28% 36% 29% 23% 49% 64% 60% 38% 36% 27%
35-54 1,269 169 211 88 31 319 170 281 1,134 906 228 51 83 333 475 461
37% 34% 36% 36% 45% 44% 30% 38% 39% 40% 35% 25% 25% 29% 38% 43%
55+ 999 157 204 63 6 134 237 198 928 826 102 22 47 366 315 319
29% 32% 34% 26% 9% 18% 42% 27% 32% 37% 16% 11% 14% 32% 25% 30%
J5729 Sunday Times/Behaviour & Attitudes Opinion Poll
Table 39 Behaviour & Attitudes - Private & Confidential Page 76
Analysis of Sample
Base : All Irish Adults 18+
Total Gender Age Class Region Area
Male Female 18-34 35-54 55+ ABC1 C2DE F Dublin Leinster Munster Conn/Ulster
Urban Rural
Total 3,440 1,685 1,755 1,171 1,269 999 1,380 1,805 256 995 877 949 620 2,104 1,336
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
WTD Base: 3,440 1,685 1,755 1,171 1,269 999 1,380 1,805 256 995 877 949 620 2,104 1,336
UNWTD 982 484 498 294 389 299 451 478 53 265 239 290 188 676 303
ABC1 1,380 629 751 522 500 358 1,380 - - 497 342 331 209 958 422
40% 37% 43% 45% 39% 36% 100% - - 50% 39% 35% 34% 46% 32%
C2DE 1,805 922 882 579 660 565 - 1,805 - 497 469 504 335 1,136 669
52% 55% 50% 49% 52% 57% - 100% - 50% 53% 53% 54% 54% 50%
F 256 134 122 70 109 76 - - 256 - 66 113 76 10 245
7% 8% 7% 6% 9% 8% - - 100% - 8% 12% 12% 0% 18%
J5729 Sunday Times/Behaviour & Attitudes Opinion Poll
Table 39 Behaviour & Attitudes - Private & Confidential Page 77
Analysis of Sample
Base : All Irish Adults 18+
Total Party Support Likelihood Constituency
Fianna Fail
Fine Gael
Labour Green Party
Sinn Fein
Indep/Others
Would not/DK
Would vote
Would definitely vote
Would probablyvote
Might/might not
Would not Vote
5 Seats 4 Seats 3 Seats
Total 3,440 490 594 244 68 730 570 745 2,900 2,257 643 204 327 1,129 1,242 1,069
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
WTD Base: 3,440 490 594 244 68 730 570 745 2,900 2,257 643 204 327 1,129 1,242 1,069
UNWTD 982 133 196 69 24 166 153 241 816 642 174 60 102 321 369 292
ABC1 1,380 194 250 143 36 224 242 291 1,215 929 286 70 94 423 553 404
40% 40% 42% 58% 53% 31% 42% 39% 42% 41% 44% 34% 29% 37% 45% 38%
C2DE 1,805 256 272 92 27 471 269 417 1,474 1,156 318 103 219 649 602 553
52% 52% 46% 38% 40% 65% 47% 56% 51% 51% 49% 50% 67% 58% 48% 52%
F 256 39 71 10 5 35 59 37 211 172 39 31 14 57 87 112
7% 8% 12% 4% 7% 5% 10% 5% 7% 8% 6% 15% 4% 5% 7% 10%
J5729 Sunday Times/Behaviour & Attitudes Opinion Poll
Table 40 Behaviour & Attitudes - Private & Confidential Page 78
Analysis of Sample
Base : All Irish Adults 18+
Total Gender Age Class Region Area
Male Female 18-34 35-54 55+ ABC1 C2DE F Dublin Leinster Munster Conn/Ulster
Urban Rural
Total 3,440 1,685 1,755 1,171 1,269 999 1,380 1,805 256 995 877 949 620 2,104 1,336
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
WTD Base: 3,440 1,685 1,755 1,171 1,269 999 1,380 1,805 256 995 877 949 620 2,104 1,336
UNWTD 982 484 498 294 389 299 451 478 53 265 239 290 188 676 303
Dublin 995 551 443 404 334 257 497 497 - 995 - - - 995 -
29% 33% 25% 34% 26% 26% 36% 28% - 100% - - - 47% -
Lein-ster 877 371 506 330 301 246 342 469 66 - 877 - - 493 384
25% 22% 29% 28% 24% 25% 25% 26% 26% - 100% - - 23% 29%
Mun-ster 949 456 493 291 397 261 331 504 113 - - 949 - 444 505
28% 27% 28% 25% 31% 26% 24% 28% 44% - - 100% - 21% 38%
Conn/Ulster 620 307 313 148 238 235 209 335 76 - - - 620 173 447
18% 18% 18% 13% 19% 23% 15% 19% 30% - - - 100% 8% 33%
J5729 Sunday Times/Behaviour & Attitudes Opinion Poll
Table 40 Behaviour & Attitudes - Private & Confidential Page 79
Analysis of Sample
Base : All Irish Adults 18+
Total Party Support Likelihood Constituency
Fianna Fail
Fine Gael
Labour Green Party
Sinn Fein
Indep/Others
Would not/DK
Would vote
Would definitely vote
Would probablyvote
Might/might not
Would not Vote
5 Seats 4 Seats 3 Seats
Total 3,440 490 594 244 68 730 570 745 2,900 2,257 643 204 327 1,129 1,242 1,069
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
WTD Base: 3,440 490 594 244 68 730 570 745 2,900 2,257 643 204 327 1,129 1,242 1,069
UNWTD 982 133 196 69 24 166 153 241 816 642 174 60 102 321 369 292
Dublin 995 107 128 126 24 290 146 172 853 660 193 24 118 204 610 180
29% 22% 22% 52% 35% 40% 26% 23% 29% 29% 30% 12% 36% 18% 49% 17%
Lein-ster 877 149 163 33 22 164 116 230 726 596 130 64 80 510 167 200
25% 31% 27% 14% 33% 22% 20% 31% 25% 26% 20% 31% 25% 45% 13% 19%
Mun-ster 949 148 165 50 12 176 167 231 754 577 178 77 115 109 385 454
28% 30% 28% 21% 18% 24% 29% 31% 26% 26% 28% 38% 35% 10% 31% 42%
Conn/Ulster 620 85 138 34 10 100 141 112 566 424 142 40 13 305 79 236
18% 17% 23% 14% 14% 14% 25% 15% 20% 19% 22% 20% 4% 27% 6% 22%
J5729 Sunday Times/Behaviour & Attitudes Opinion Poll
Table 41 Behaviour & Attitudes - Private & Confidential Page 80
Analysis of Sample
Base : All Irish Adults 18+
Total Gender Age Class Region Area
Male Female 18-34 35-54 55+ ABC1 C2DE F Dublin Leinster Munster Conn/Ulster
Urban Rural
Total 3,440 1,685 1,755 1,171 1,269 999 1,380 1,805 256 995 877 949 620 2,104 1,336
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
WTD Base: 3,440 1,685 1,755 1,171 1,269 999 1,380 1,805 256 995 877 949 620 2,104 1,336
UNWTD 979 484 495 293 388 298 451 475 53 265 237 290 187 676 303
Urban 2,104 1,100 1,004 850 699 555 958 1,136 10 995 493 444 173 2,104 -
61% 65% 57% 73% 55% 56% 69% 63% 4% 100% 56% 47% 28% 100% -
Rural 1,336 585 751 322 570 444 422 669 245 - 384 505 447 - 1,336
39% 35% 43% 27% 45% 44% 31% 37% 96% - 44% 53% 72% - 100%
J5729 Sunday Times/Behaviour & Attitudes Opinion Poll
Table 41 Behaviour & Attitudes - Private & Confidential Page 81
Analysis of Sample
Base : All Irish Adults 18+
Total Party Support Likelihood Constituency
Fianna Fail
Fine Gael
Labour Green Party
Sinn Fein
Indep/Others
Would not/DK
Would vote
Would definitely vote
Would probablyvote
Might/might not
Would not Vote
5 Seats 4 Seats 3 Seats
Total 3,440 490 594 244 68 730 570 745 2,900 2,257 643 204 327 1,129 1,242 1,069
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
WTD Base: 3,440 490 594 244 68 730 570 745 2,900 2,257 643 204 327 1,129 1,242 1,069
UNWTD 979 132 196 69 24 166 153 239 815 641 174 59 101 319 369 291
Urban 2,104 264 318 176 40 565 294 446 1,747 1,373 374 130 219 689 899 515
61% 54% 54% 72% 59% 77% 52% 60% 60% 61% 58% 64% 67% 61% 72% 48%
Rural 1,336 226 275 68 28 165 276 299 1,153 883 269 74 107 439 343 554
39% 46% 46% 28% 41% 23% 48% 40% 40% 39% 42% 36% 33% 39% 28% 52%
J5729 Sunday Times/Behaviour & Attitudes Opinion Poll
Table 42 Behaviour & Attitudes - Private & Confidential Page 82
Analysis of Sample
Base : All Irish Adults 18+
Total Gender Age Class Region Area
Male Female 18-34 35-54 55+ ABC1 C2DE F Dublin Leinster Munster Conn/Ulster
Urban Rural
Total 3,440 1,685 1,755 1,171 1,269 999 1,380 1,805 256 995 877 949 620 2,104 1,336
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
WTD Base: 3,440 1,685 1,755 1,171 1,269 999 1,380 1,805 256 995 877 949 620 2,104 1,336
UNWTD 982 484 498 294 389 299 451 478 53 265 239 290 188 676 303
Fianna Fail 490 262 228 163 169 157 194 256 39 107 149 148 85 264 226
14% 16% 13% 14% 13% 16% 14% 14% 15% 11% 17% 16% 14% 13% 17%
Fine Gael 594 288 305 179 211 204 250 272 71 128 163 165 138 318 275
17% 17% 17% 15% 17% 20% 18% 15% 28% 13% 19% 17% 22% 15% 21%
Labour 244 132 112 93 88 63 143 92 10 126 33 50 34 176 68
7% 8% 6% 8% 7% 6% 10% 5% 4% 13% 4% 5% 6% 8% 5%
Green Party 68 35 33 31 31 6 36 27 5 24 22 12 10 40 28
2% 2% 2% 3% 2% 1% 3% 1% 2% 2% 3% 1% 2% 2% 2%
Sinn Fein 730 389 342 277 319 134 224 471 35 290 164 176 100 565 165
21% 23% 19% 24% 25% 13% 16% 26% 14% 29% 19% 19% 16% 27% 12%
Independent/Others 570 306 263 162 170 237 242 269 59 146 116 167 141 294 276
17% 18% 15% 14% 13% 24% 18% 15% 23% 15% 13% 18% 23% 14% 21%
Would not/Don't Know
745 273 471 266 281 198 291 417 37 172 230 231 112 446 299
22% 16% 27% 23% 22% 20% 21% 23% 15% 17% 26% 24% 18% 21% 22%
J5729 Sunday Times/Behaviour & Attitudes Opinion Poll
Table 42 Behaviour & Attitudes - Private & Confidential Page 83
Analysis of Sample
Base : All Irish Adults 18+
Total Party Support Likelihood Constituency
Fianna Fail
Fine Gael
Labour Green Party
Sinn Fein
Indep/Others
Would not/DK
Would vote
Would definitely vote
Would probablyvote
Might/might not
Would not Vote
5 Seats 4 Seats 3 Seats
Total 3,440 490 594 244 68 730 570 745 2,900 2,257 643 204 327 1,129 1,242 1,069
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
WTD Base: 3,440 490 594 244 68 730 570 745 2,900 2,257 643 204 327 1,129 1,242 1,069
UNWTD 982 133 196 69 24 166 153 241 816 642 174 60 102 321 369 292
Fianna Fail 490 490 - - - - - - 443 361 82 26 21 142 163 184
14% 100% - - - - - - 15% 16% 13% 13% 6% 13% 13% 17%
Fine Gael 594 - 594 - - - - - 557 437 120 26 11 260 186 147
17% - 100% - - - - - 19% 19% 19% 13% 3% 23% 15% 14%
Labour 244 - - 244 - - - - 223 189 34 9 12 35 129 80
7% - - 100% - - - - 8% 8% 5% 5% 4% 3% 10% 8%
Green Party 68 - - - 68 - - - 54 38 16 8 6 28 24 16
2% - - - 100% - - - 2% 2% 3% 4% 2% 2% 2% 2%
Sinn Fein 730 - - - - 730 - - 627 526 101 21 82 247 290 193
21% - - - - 100% - - 22% 23% 16% 10% 25% 22% 23% 18%
Independent/Others 570 - - - - - 570 - 538 444 93 26 6 180 164 226
17% - - - - - 100% - 19% 20% 14% 13% 2% 16% 13% 21%
Would not/Don't Know
745 - - - - - - 745 458 262 197 88 189 237 285 223
22% - - - - - - 100% 16% 12% 31% 43% 58% 21% 23% 21%
J5729 Sunday Times/Behaviour & Attitudes Opinion Poll
Table 43 Behaviour & Attitudes - Private & Confidential Page 84
Analysis of Sample
Base : All Irish Adults 18+
Total Gender Age Class Region Area
Male Female 18-34 35-54 55+ ABC1 C2DE F Dublin Leinster Munster Conn/Ulster
Urban Rural
Total 3,430 1,678 1,752 1,165 1,268 997 1,378 1,796 256 995 870 946 619 2,097 1,334
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
WTD Base: 3,430 1,678 1,752 1,165 1,268 997 1,378 1,796 256 995 870 946 619 2,097 1,334
UNWTD 978 482 496 292 388 298 450 475 53 265 237 289 187 673 302
Would vote 2,900 1,415 1,485 838 1,134 928 1,215 1,474 211 853 726 754 566 1,747 1,153
85% 84% 85% 72% 89% 93% 88% 82% 82% 86% 83% 80% 91% 83% 86%
Might/might not 204 113 91 131 51 22 70 103 31 24 64 77 40 130 74
6% 7% 5% 11% 4% 2% 5% 6% 12% 2% 7% 8% 6% 6% 6%
Would not Vote 327 150 176 197 83 47 94 219 14 118 80 115 13 219 107
10% 9% 10% 17% 7% 5% 7% 12% 5% 12% 9% 12% 2% 10% 8%
Mean 4.36 4.40 4.33 3.93 4.51 4.68 4.47 4.28 4.43 4.35 4.39 4.22 4.57 4.34 4.40
Minimum 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Maximum 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
J5729 Sunday Times/Behaviour & Attitudes Opinion Poll
Table 43 Behaviour & Attitudes - Private & Confidential Page 85
Analysis of Sample
Base : All Irish Adults 18+
Total Party Support Likelihood Constituency
Fianna Fail
Fine Gael
Labour Green Party
Sinn Fein
Indep/Others
Would not/DK
Would vote
Would definitely vote
Would probablyvote
Might/might not
Would not Vote
5 Seats 4 Seats 3 Seats
Total 3,430 490 594 244 68 730 570 735 2,900 2,257 643 204 327 1,127 1,239 1,064
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
WTD Base: 3,430 490 594 244 68 730 570 735 2,900 2,257 643 204 327 1,127 1,239 1,064
UNWTD 978 133 196 69 24 166 153 237 816 642 174 60 102 320 367 291
Would vote 2,900 443 557 223 54 627 538 458 2,900 2,257 643 - - 953 1,033 914
85% 90% 94% 91% 79% 86% 94% 62% 100% 100% 100% - - 85% 83% 86%
Might/might not 204 26 26 9 8 21 26 88 - - - 204 - 70 76 58
6% 5% 4% 4% 12% 3% 5% 12% - - - 100% - 6% 6% 5%
Would not Vote 327 21 11 12 6 82 6 189 - - - - 327 105 130 92
10% 4% 2% 5% 9% 11% 1% 26% - - - - 100% 9% 10% 9%
Mean 4.36 4.59 4.64 4.63 4.25 4.43 4.71 3.57 4.78 5.00 4.00 3.00 1.54 4.34 4.35 4.41
Minimum 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 2.00 1.00 2.00 1.00 4.00 5.00 4.00 3.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Maximum 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 4.00 3.00 2.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
J5729 Sunday Times/Behaviour & Attitudes Opinion Poll
Table 44 Behaviour & Attitudes - Private & Confidential Page 86
Analysis of Sample
Base : All Irish Adults 18+
Total Gender Age Class Region Area
Male Female 18-34 35-54 55+ ABC1 C2DE F Dublin Leinster Munster Conn/Ulster
Urban Rural
Total 3,440 1,685 1,755 1,171 1,269 999 1,380 1,805 256 995 877 949 620 2,104 1,336
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
WTD Base: 3,440 1,685 1,755 1,171 1,269 999 1,380 1,805 256 995 877 949 620 2,104 1,336
UNWTD 982 484 498 294 389 299 451 478 53 265 239 290 188 676 303
Single 1,015 604 411 674 257 84 377 534 105 319 237 289 170 633 383
30% 36% 23% 58% 20% 8% 27% 30% 41% 32% 27% 31% 27% 30% 29%
Married 1,682 744 938 196 754 732 751 787 144 426 424 493 339 905 777
49% 44% 53% 17% 59% 73% 54% 44% 56% 43% 48% 52% 55% 43% 58%
Co-habiting 353 160 193 252 90 11 153 197 3 126 105 85 37 264 89
10% 9% 11% 22% 7% 1% 11% 11% 1% 13% 12% 9% 6% 13% 7%
Widowed 130 43 86 - 13 116 33 92 4 36 18 40 36 96 33
4% 3% 5% - 1% 12% 2% 5% 1% 4% 2% 4% 6% 5% 2%
Divorced/seperated 241 117 124 44 142 56 62 179 - 78 89 39 35 190 51
7% 7% 7% 4% 11% 6% 5% 10% - 8% 10% 4% 6% 9% 4%
Refused 19 16 2 6 13 - 3 16 - 10 4 2 3 16 3
1% 1% 0% 1% 1% - 0% 1% - 1% 0% 0% 1% 1% 0%
J5729 Sunday Times/Behaviour & Attitudes Opinion Poll
Table 44 Behaviour & Attitudes - Private & Confidential Page 87
Analysis of Sample
Base : All Irish Adults 18+
Total Party Support Likelihood Constituency
Fianna Fail
Fine Gael
Labour Green Party
Sinn Fein
Indep/Others
Would not/DK
Would vote
Would definitely vote
Would probablyvote
Might/might not
Would not Vote
5 Seats 4 Seats 3 Seats
Total 3,440 490 594 244 68 730 570 745 2,900 2,257 643 204 327 1,129 1,242 1,069
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
WTD Base: 3,440 490 594 244 68 730 570 745 2,900 2,257 643 204 327 1,129 1,242 1,069
UNWTD 982 133 196 69 24 166 153 241 816 642 174 60 102 321 369 292
Single 1,015 198 145 60 26 235 156 196 761 481 280 108 146 311 422 283
30% 41% 24% 24% 38% 32% 27% 26% 26% 21% 44% 53% 45% 28% 34% 26%
Married 1,682 249 349 96 20 288 315 365 1,520 1,233 287 51 108 548 571 563
49% 51% 59% 39% 30% 39% 55% 49% 52% 55% 45% 25% 33% 49% 46% 53%
Co-habiting 353 26 36 54 15 112 35 75 272 240 31 26 50 112 118 123
10% 5% 6% 22% 23% 15% 6% 10% 9% 11% 5% 13% 15% 10% 10% 12%
Widowed 130 8 23 2 2 37 19 38 122 106 16 3 5 62 29 40
4% 2% 4% 1% 3% 5% 3% 5% 4% 5% 2% 1% 2% 5% 2% 4%
Divorced/seperated 241 8 39 33 5 55 44 57 207 177 29 17 18 90 97 54
7% 2% 7% 13% 7% 8% 8% 8% 7% 8% 5% 8% 5% 8% 8% 5%
Refused 19 - 1 - - 4 - 14 19 19 - - - 7 6 6
1% - 0% - - 0% - 2% 1% 1% - - - 1% 0% 1%
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Questionnaire
BEHAVIOUR & ATTITUDES POLL QUESTIONNAIRE – AUGUST 2014
Good Morning/afternoon/evening my name is ………………… (Name) and I am calling from Behaviour and Attitudes, the independent market research company based in Dublin.
We are currently conducting a study on a number of issues. The study will take less than 10 minutes to complete.
The interview will be conducted in accordance with Market Research Society guidelines - all results will be shown in aggregate form and for quality control purposes this call may be monitored by a supervisor.
ASK ALL ADULTS 18YRS+
Q.1 Would you say you are satisfied or dissatisfied with the manner in which the Government is running the country?
Satisfied 1
Dissatisfied 2
No opinion 3
Q.2 Would you say you are satisfied or dissatisfied with the way Mr. Kenny is doing his job as Taoiseach?
Satisfied 1
Dissatisfied 2
No opinion 3
Q.3 Would you say you are satisfied or dissatisfied with the way Ms. Burton is doing her job as Tanaiste?
Satisfied 1
Dissatisfied 2
No opinion 3
Q.4 Would you say you are satisfied or dissatisfied with the way Mr. Martin is doing his job as leader of Fianna Fail?
Satisfied 1
Dissatisfied 2
No opinion 3
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Q.5 Would you say you are satisfied or dissatisfied with the way Mr. Adams is doing his job as leader of Sinn Fein?
Satisfied 1
Dissatisfied 2
No opinion 3
Q.6 Would you say you are satisfied or dissatisfied with the way Mr. Ryan is doing his job as leader of The Green Party?
Satisfied 1
Dissatisfied 2
No opinion 3
Q.7 If there was a General Election tomorrow, to which party or independent candidate would you give your first preference vote? DO NOT READ OUT
Fianna Fail 1
Fine Gael 2
Labour Party 3
Green Party 4
Workers Party 5
Sinn Fein 6
Independent 7
Other specify _________________ 8
Don’t know 9
Would not vote 10
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Q.8 Next, I’m going to read you a list of issues. For each issue, please tell me whether you
personally believe that in general it is morally acceptable or morally wrong. READ OUT, ROTATE ORDER. Firstly, do you personally believe that_______ (READ OUT ISSUE) is morally
acceptable, or morally wrong? And how about_____ (READ OUT)? REPEAT FOR ALL OTHER ISSUES
Morally
Acceptable Morally Wrong
Don’t Know
Refused
Birth control 1 2 3 4 Divorce 1 2 3 4 Sex between an unmarried man and woman
1 2 3 4
Medical research using stem cells obtained from human embryos
1 2 3 4
Pornography 1 2 3 4 Having a baby outside marriage 1 2 3 4
Gay or lesbian relations 1 2 3 4 Gay adoption 1 2 3 4 Medical testing on animals 1 2 3 4 Doctor assisted suicide 1 2 3 4 Abortion 1 2 3 4 Sex between teenagers 1 2 3 4 Suicide 1 2 3 4 Cloning humans 1 2 3 4
Q.9 How likely would you be to vote if there was a General Election tomorrow? PROBE TO APPROPRIATE CODE
Would definitely vote 1 Would probably vote 2 Might/might not vote 3 Would probably not vote 4 Would definitely not vote 5 Don’t know 6
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Q.10 And to which party or independent candidate did you give your first preference vote in the last General Election? DO NOT READ OUT
Q.11 Are you eligible to vote in Irish General Elections, or not?
Yes, eligible 1
No – not eligible 2
Don’t know 3
Q.12 And are you an Irish citizen, or not?
Yes 1
No 2
Don’t know 3
Fianna Fail 1
Fine Gael 2
Labour 3
Green Party 4
Workers Party 5
Sinn Fein 6
Independent 7
Other specify _________________ 8
Don’t know 9
Did not vote 10
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