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• 1,011 interviews were conducted by phone using a random digit dial sample to ensure all households, including ex-directory, are covered.
• Half of the respondents were reached using a RDD (random digit dial) landline sample with the other half using an RDD mobile phone sample. This ensures we reach 98% of the population including mobile only households, landline only households and dual phone households.
• Quotas were set and final data weighted to known profiles on age, gender, class region and phone type to ensure that the sample is representative of the total Irish population aged 18+.
• Fieldwork conducted between July 25th – 27th 2011.• Sample profile as follows:
• Throughout the presentation we have used the following notations:
Higher than average Lower than average
RED Express - Methodology
Male 49%Female 51%
ABC1 41%C2DE 51%F 8%
18-24 12%25-34 23%35-44 20%45-54 17%55-64 13%65+ 15%
Gender Age Social Class
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4 4 5 3 6 9 8 12
11 13 1525 23 29 35 42
85 84 8072 71 62
57 47
8-10
4-7
1-3
Importance Of Children Groups That Should Be Prioritised By The Government
(Base: Adults 18+ - 1,011)
(Q 1)
Mean Score 8.98 8.91 8.72 8.25 8.17 7.70 7.46 6.88
Children who have
been abused by
members of the clergy
%
Children who have
been abused by
their families
%
Children who
experience mental health
problems%
Children in the
mainstream education
system%
Children whose families are poor
%
Children who
commit crime
%
Children in the traveller community
%
Children who are here to seek
asylum%
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Gender Age
TOTAL8-10
%Male
%Female
%18-24
%25-34
%35-44
%45-54
%55-64
%65+%
Children who have been abused by members of the clergy
85 85 84 83 82 84 83 89 88
Children who have been abused by their families
84 86 82 87 81 87 80 85 85
Children who experience mental health problems
80 81 79 84 78 80 80 85 80
Children in the mainstream education system
72 69 75 75 63 72 76 78 72
Children whose families are poor 71 71 70 76 68 67 75 72 68
Children who commit crime 62 56 67 56 64 54 68 67 63
Children in the traveller community 57 52 62 60 52 53 60 63 59
Children who are here to seek asylum
47 40 52 50 44 40 50 54 47
Importance Of Children Groups That Should Be Prioritised By The Government X Demographics(Base: All Adults 18+ - 1,011)
(Q 1)
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Social Class Region
TOTAL8-10
%ABC1
%C2DE
%Dublin
%
Rest Of Leinster
%Munster
%
Conn./Ulster
%
Children who have been abused by members of the clergy
85 83 86 87 84 85 81
Children who have been abused by their families
84 81 87 85 84 83 83
Children who experience mental health problems
80 77 83 81 83 78 80
Children in the mainstream education system
72 68 75 64 77 76 69
Children whose families are poor 71 66 74 67 68 74 74
Children who commit crime 62 58 65 61 63 64 58
Children in the traveller community 57 53 62 59 56 60 52
Children who are here to seek asylum
47 45 48 46 49 47 42
Importance Of Children Groups That Should Be Prioritised By The Government X Demographics(Base: All Adults 18+ - 1,011)
(Q 1)
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6 8 11 15 1214 13
1626 30
817 17 15 12 16 11 12
8168 66
48 45 3624 24
321332
Statements About Commission Of Inquiry Into Child Abuse
(Base: All Adults 18+ - 1,011)
(Q 2)
Strongly Agree(5)
Slightly Agree(4)
Slightly Disagree(2)Strongly Disagree(1)
Neither (3)
It made me angry at
those who abused these
children%
It made me angry that wider
society didn’t do
more%
It made me angry
at the state
%
I talked with my
friends or family
about it%
It made me feel helpless
%
I find the subject
overwhelming and don’t
know what to think
%
I find the subject too upsetting to engage
with%
I don’t know
what the report says
%
6
Mean Score
9 9 16 19 19 22 19
4.66 4.45 4.44 3.78 3.71 3.45 2.92 2.88
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Gender Age
TOTAL NET
AGREE%
Male%
Female%
18-24%
25-34%
35-44%
45-54%
55-64%
65+%
It made me angry at those who abused these children 89 89 90 85 87 87 89 93 97
It made me angry that wider society didn’t do more 84 80 89 80 82 82 88 87 89
It made me angry at the state 83 79 86 76 78 80 88 90 86
I talked with my friends or family about it 63 58 68 41 56 64 68 74 76
It made me feel helpless 58 52 62 41 46 55 67 67 73
I find the subject overwhelming and don’t know what to think 52 47 57 44 40 51 51 67 66
I don’t know what the report says 36 33 39 28 36 26 40 42 47
I find the subject too upsetting to engage with 35 32 38 30 27 28 38 43 50
Statements About Commission Of Inquiry Into Child Abuse X Demographics
(Base: All Adults 18+ - 1,011)
(Q 2)
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Social Class Region
TOTAL NET
AGREE%
ABC1%
C2DE%
Dublin%
Rest Of Leinster
%Munster
%
Conn./Ulster
%
It made me angry at those who abused these children 89 87 90 87 92 87 92
It made me angry that wider society didn’t do more 84 84 85 83 86 84 84
It made me angry at the state 83 82 84 81 86 81 82
I talked with my friends or family about it 63 58 68 66 65 62 57
It made me feel helpless 58 50 65 57 58 59 56
I find the subject overwhelming and don’t know what to think 52 44 57 50 54 49 57
I don’t know what the report says 36 33 36 31 37 37 41
I find the subject too upsetting to engage with 35 25 42 29 39 34 39
Statements About Commission Of Inquiry Into Child Abuse X Demographics
(Base: All Adults 18+ - 1,011)
(Q 2)
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10 9 1017
12 14 2229
14 14 1619 17
15 8
74 7149 30 30 35
26
822
16
32
Statements About Ferns, Murphy And Cloyne Report
(Base: All Adults 18+ - 1,011)
(Q 3)
Strongly Agree(5)
Slightly Agree(4)
Slightly Disagree(2)Strongly Disagree(1)
Neither (3)
Individual members of
society should have demanded
that the state act to prevent child abuse
%
Individual members of Irish society should have done more to protect these
children%
Government acts when
society demands that it act
%
Wider society is prejudiced
against children in the care of the state
today%
Wider society would
prefer to turn a blind
eye to child
abuse%
Wider society is prejudiced
against people who
were in industrial schools
%
Members of society were
powerless to protect
these children
%
6
Mean Score
9 9 23 25 16 16
4.59 4.49 3.92 3.47 3.42 3.31 2.83
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Gender Age
TOTAL NET
AGREE%
Male%
Female%
18-24%
25-34%
35-44%
45-54%
55-64%
65+%
Individual members of society should have demanded that the state act to prevent child abuse
88 87 89 87 84 92 87 91 88
Individual members of Irish society should have done more to protect these children
85 87 83 82 84 88 79 83 91
Government acts when society demands that it act 65 70 60 56 60 66 65 72 72
Wider society is prejudiced against children in the care of the state today
50 46 53 39 51 52 48 48 57
Wider society would prefer to turn a blind eye to child abuse 50 48 51 48 51 44 38 58 62
Wider society is prejudiced against people who were in industrial schools
47 47 47 33 40 52 50 50 56
Members of society were powerless to protect these children
34 33 34 27 30 24 35 47 45
Statements About Ferns, Murphy And Cloyne Report X Demographics
(Base: All Adults 18+ - 1,011)
(Q 3)
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Social Class Region
TOTAL NET
AGREE%
ABC1%
C2DE%
Dublin%
Rest Of Leinster
%Munster
%
Conn./Ulster
%
Individual members of society should have demanded that the state act to prevent child abuse
88 85 91 85 90 89 89
Individual members of Irish society should have done more to protect these children
85 84 85 82 85 88 83
Government acts when society demands that it act 65 64 64 65 65 60 71
Wider society is prejudiced against children in the care of the state today
50 47 51 44 49 52 55
Wider society would prefer to turn a blind eye to child abuse 50 43 54 47 50 47 58
Wider society is prejudiced against people who were in industrial schools
47 40 50 41 47 50 50
Members of society were powerless to protect these children 34 25 41 32 36 29 39
Statements About Ferns, Murphy And Cloyne Report X Demographics
(Base: All Adults 18+ - 1,011)
(Q 3)
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4
22 2323
27
64 58 4840
332
23
21
Rating Of Statements In Relation To Childs Rights And The Recent Published Reports In Ireland(Base: All Adults 18+ - 1,011)
(Q 4)
Strongly Agree(5)
Slightly Agree(4)
Slightly Disagree(2)Strongly Disagree(1)
Neither (3)
It is important that children have their opinions taken into
account in significant
decisions that affect them
%
Noting that the 1948 Universal Declaration of
Human Rights says that all people “should act towards
one another in a spirit of brotherhood”, ordinary
people in Ireland should accept some responsibility
for respecting and defending the human rights of other
people in Ireland%
Wider Irish society bears some
responsibility for what has been revealed in
the Ryan, Ferns, Murphy and Cloyne
reports%
Children are trustworthy when
voicing their opinions on
decisions that affect them
%
10
Mean Score
12 19 27
4.46 4.34 4.14 4.00
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Gender Age
TOTAL NET
AGREE%
Male%
Female%
18-24%
25-34%
35-44%
45-54%
55-64%
65+%
It is important the children have their opinions taken into account in significant decisions that affect them
86 85 87 86 83 86 90 84 87
Noting that the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights says that all people “should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood”, ordinary people in Ireland should accept some responsibility for respecting and defending the human rights of other people in Ireland
81 81 81 81 79 78 80 84 90
Wider Irish society bears some responsibility for what has been revealed in the Ryan, Ferns, Murphy and Cloyne reports
71 70 72 65 62 76 76 72 77
Children are trustworthy when voicing their opinions on decisions that affect them
67 64 69 64 60 60 73 74 74
Rating Of Statements In Relation To Childs Rights And The Recent Published Reports In Ireland X Demographics(Base: All Adults 18+ - 1,011)
(Q 4)
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Social Class Region
TOTAL NET
AGREE%
ABC1%
C2DE%
Dublin%
Rest Of Leinster
%Munster
%
Conn./Ulster
%
It is important the children have their opinions taken into account in significant decisions that affect them
86 86 86 85 84 89 86
Noting that the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights says that all people “should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood”, ordinary people in Ireland should accept some responsibility for respecting and defending the human rights of other people in Ireland
81 84 78 83 78 82 82
Wider Irish society bears some responsibility for what has been revealed in the Ryan, Ferns, Murphy and Cloyne reports
71 74 68 73 65 75 71
Children are trustworthy when voicing their opinions on decisions that affect them
67 65 68 65 65 71 65
Rating Of Statements In Relation To Childs Rights And The Recent Published Reports In Ireland X Demographics(Base: All Adults 18+ - 1,011)
(Q 4)