Year: 2008
Module:Attitudes_to_Minority_Ethnic_People
Variable:MIGWRK9

The next few questions are about migrant workers, that is, people who come from other countries to work in Northern Ireland, and may or may not stay very long here. There are different opinions about migrant workers in Northern Ireland. How much do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements?
The needs of migrant workers’ children are putting a strain on schools.

 

%

Strongly agree11
Agree39
Neither agree nor disagree19
Disagree25
Strongly disagree3
Don't know3

 

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Results for men and women

%

 MaleFemale
Strongly agree 10 12
Agree 41 38
Neither agree nor disagree 19 19
Disagree 25 25
Strongly disagree 2 3
Don't know 2 3

  

 

Results for people of different ages

%

 18-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465+
Strongly agree 14 9 11 11 11 13
Agree 38 34 41 40 41 41
Neither agree nor disagree 21 21 18 15 20 20
Disagree 20 30 26 29 24 20
Strongly disagree 4 4 3 3 1 2
Don't know 3 2 1 2 3 4

 

  

Results for people of different religions

%

 CatholicProtestantNo religion
Strongly agree 7 14 13
Agree 34 44 34
Neither agree nor disagree 18 20 18
Disagree 35 16 30
Strongly disagree 3 2 5
Don't know 3 3 1

 

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