NI Life and Times Survey - 2006: FUTURENI

Year: 2006
Module:Political_Attitudes
Variable:FUTURENI

Which of these statements comes closest to your view?

	%
Northern Ireland should become independent separate from the	2
Northern Ireland should become independent separate from the	4
Northern Ireland should remain part of the UK with its own e	42
Northern Ireland should remain part of the UK with its own e	16
Northern Ireland should remain part of the UK without an ele	5
Northern Ireland should unify with the Republic of Ireland	23
Don’t know	9

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Results for men and women

	%
	Male	Female
Northern ireland should become independent separate from the	5	4
Northern ireland should become independent separate from the	5	4
Northern ireland should remain part of the uk with its own e	14	17
Northern ireland should remain part of the uk with its own e	14	17
Northern ireland should remain part of the uk without an ele	5	5
Northern ireland should unify with the republic of ireland	24	23
Don’t know	6	10

Results for people of different ages

	%
	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Northern ireland should become independent separate from the	4	8	5	8	2	1
Northern ireland should become independent separate from the	4	8	5	8	2	1
Northern ireland should remain part of the uk with its own e	5	12	16	22	24	11
Northern ireland should remain part of the uk with its own e	5	12	16	22	24	11
Northern ireland should remain part of the uk without an ele	4	6	3	5	6	5
Northern ireland should unify with the republic of ireland	39	23	26	20	16	19
Don’t know	14	12	7	5	7	9

Results for people of different religions

%

Catholic Protestant No religion

Northern ireland should become independent separate from the 6 3 5
Northern ireland should become independent separate from the 6 3 5
Northern ireland should remain part of the uk with its own e 8 22 17
Northern ireland should remain part of the uk with its own e 8 22 17
Northern ireland should remain part of the uk without an ele 3 7 5
Northern ireland should unify with the republic of ireland 48 2 22
Don’t know 13 5 10

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	%
	Catholic	Protestant	No religion
Northern ireland should become independent separate from the	6	3	5
Northern ireland should become independent separate from the	6	3	5
Northern ireland should remain part of the uk with its own e	8	22	17
Northern ireland should remain part of the uk with its own e	8	22	17
Northern ireland should remain part of the uk without an ele	3	7	5
Northern ireland should unify with the republic of ireland	48	2	22
Don’t know	13	5	10