Year: 2005
Module: Attitudes to Minority Ethnic People
Variable: IMMREST

In May 2004 eight countries from Eastern Europe joined the European Union. Most of the existing EU member states have put restrictions on immigration from these eight countries. However the UK government did not. Do you agree with the UK government's decision or do you think they should have also placed restrictions on immigration from these countries?

 

%

Agree with the UK's decision 26
Disagree - they should have placed restrictions on immigration 63
Neither 5
Don't know 6

 

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Results for men and women

%

  Male Female
Agree with the UK's decision 27 26
Disagree - they should have placed restrictions on immigration 66 62
Neither 5 5
Don't know 3 8

  

 
Results for people of different ages

%

  18-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465+
Agree with the UK's decision 31 30 33 28 17 19
Disagree - they should have placed restrictions on immigration 51 62 61 64 71 70
Neither 8 4 4 4 4 4
Don't know 10 4 2 4 7 7

 

  

Results for people of different religions

%

  Catholic Protestant No religion
Agree with the UK's decision 32 18 45
Disagree - they should have placed restrictions on immigration 57 73 42
Neither 6 4 5
Don't know 6 6 8

 

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