Year: 2009
Module:Minority_Ethnic_People
Variable:MIGWRK1

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?
Migrant workers are generally good for Northern Ireland’s economy

 

%

Strongly agree13
Agree38
Neither agree nor disagree27
Disagree16
Strongly disagree6
Don't know2

 

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Results for men and women

%

 MaleFemale
Strongly agree 15 11
Agree 37 38
Neither agree nor disagree 23 30
Disagree 18 14
Strongly disagree 7 5
Don't know 1 2

  

 

Results for people of different ages

%

 18-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465+
Strongly agree 8 15 10 18 12 12
Agree 37 33 40 37 39 40
Neither agree nor disagree 32 26 24 25 29 27
Disagree 17 22 15 14 14 12
Strongly disagree 5 5 10 5 5 5
Don't know 2 0 1 2 1 3

 

  

Results for people of different religions

%

 CatholicProtestantNo religion
Strongly agree 16 8 14
Agree 41 34 38
Neither agree nor disagree 23 30 28
Disagree 13 19 14
Strongly disagree 4 7 6
Don't know 2 2 0

 

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