The next set of questions are about migrants to Northern Ireland. Migrants are people who come to live in Northern Ireland from other countries. They may come in order to work, study or to join family members.
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 mostly take up jobs that Northern Ireland workers don't want.

	%
Strongly agree	20
Agree	48
Neither agree nor disagree	20
Disagree	7
Strongly disagree	2
Don't know	3

 

Go to results for men and women, people of different religions, and people of different ages.
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Results for men and women

	%
	Male	Female
Strongly agree	20	21
Agree	48	48
Neither agree nor disagree	20	19
Disagree	7	7
Strongly disagree	2	2
Don't know	3	3

 

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Results for people of different ages

	%
	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Strongly agree	14	19	21	22	21	21
Agree	44	44	45	44	48	57
Neither agree nor disagree	24	25	16	23	21	13
Disagree	8	8	11	7	6	5
Strongly disagree	3	1	4	2	0	1
Don't know	6	3	3	2	3	3

 

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Results for people of different religions

	%
	Catholic	Protestant	No religion
Strongly agree	23	20	18
Agree	45	50	49
Neither agree nor disagree	19	20	21
Disagree	6	7	7
Strongly disagree	2	1	1
Don't know	4	2	3

 

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