NI Life and Times Survey - 2012 : ASASTAY

Year: 2012
Module: Minority_Ethnic_People
Variable: ASASTAY

I would now like to ask you some questions about asylum seekers. Asylum seekers are people who apply to live in the UK because they claim to face a risk of being persecuted.
Please tell me how much you agree or disagree with the following statement.
Asylum seekers who have suffered persecution in their own country should be able to stay in the UK.

	%
Strongly agree	12
Agree	45
Neither agree nor disagree	21
Disagree	9
Strongly disagree	8
Don't know	4

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Results for men and women

	%
	Male	Female
Strongly agree	11	13
Agree	47	44
Neither agree nor disagree	22	21
Disagree	10	9
Strongly disagree	7	9
Don't know	4	4

Results for people of different ages

	%
	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Strongly agree	9	16	12	13	12	10
Agree	47	39	49	45	47	45
Neither agree nor disagree	23	23	19	25	21	18
Disagree	9	10	9	9	10	10
Strongly disagree	6	9	8	5	8	10
Don't know	7	3	3	4	2	7

Results for people of different religions

	%
	Catholic	Protestant	No religion
Strongly agree	15	7	18
Agree	45	46	44
Neither agree nor disagree	22	22	17
Disagree	7	11	10
Strongly disagree	6	11	6
Don't know	5	3	5

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