Year: 2010
Module:Political_Attitudes
Variable:NIRELND2

Do you think the long-term policy for Northern Ireland should be for it…

 

%

to remain part of the United Kingdom with direct rule15
to remain part of the United Kingdom with devolved government 58
or, to reunify with the rest of Ireland?16
Independent state3
Other answer3
Don't know6

 

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Results for men and women

%

  Male Female
To remain part of the United Kingdom with direct rule 14 16
To remain part of the United Kingdom with devolved government 57 58
Or, to reunify with the rest of Ireland? 18 14
Independent state 3 2
Other answer 4 2
Don't know 4 7

  

 

Results for people of different ages

%

  18-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465+
To remain part of the United Kingdom with direct rule 23 14 13 14 14 16
To remain part of the United Kingdom with devolved government 47 49 60 63 62 59
Or, to reunify with the rest of Ireland? 14 20 13 12 17 19
Independent state 7 4 4 1 1 1
Other answer 1 4 3 4 4 2
Don't know 8 9 7 6 3 3

 

  

Results for people of different religions

%

  CatholicProtestantNo religion
To remain part of the United Kingdom with direct rule 6 21 14
To remain part of the United Kingdom with devolved government 46 69 47
Or, to reunify with the rest of Ireland? 33 4 17
Independent state 4 1 4
Other answer 4 1 7
Don't know 8 3 10

 

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