Community Relations Issues: Constitutional issues

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  1. % saying that the long-term policy for Northern Ireland should be for it to remain part of the United Kingdom
  2. % saying that the long-term policy for Northern Ireland should be for it to reunify with the rest of Ireland
  3. % saying that they would find it almost impossible to accept if the majority of people in Northern Ireland ever voted to become part of a United Ireland
  4. % saying that they would happily accept the wishes of the majority if the majority of people in Northern Ireland ever voted to become part of a United Ireland
  5. % saying that they would find it almost impossible to accept if the majority of people in Northern Ireland never voted to become part of a United Ireland
  6. % saying that they would happily accept the wishes of the majority if the majority of people in Northern Ireland never voted to become part of a United Ireland
  7. % saying that a united Ireland in the next 20 years is 'very' or 'fairly' unlikely

Variable: NIRELAND

Question: Do you think the long-term policy for Northern Ireland should be for it to remain part of the United Kingdom, or to reunify with the rest of Ireland?

 

% saying that the long-term policy for Northern Ireland should be for it to remain part of the United Kingdom*

 

1989

1990

1991

1993

1994

1995

1996

1998

 1998a

1999
2000
2001
2002
 2003
2003a
 2004 2005 2006 2007* 2008* 2009* 2010*

2012*
 
Percentages %
Male
66
66
68
70
62
59
64
59
59
56
60
49
55
55
60
58
60
54
66
69
71
71
64
Female
73
69
74
70
63
68
60
55
64
57
59
50
55
55
60
59
57
55
66
70
68
73
62
 
18 - 30
60
55
69
68
56
64
60
52
56
52
51
48
43
45
54
48
49
45
62
64
68
66
51
31 - 39
65
70
69
63
62
61
56
54
59
51
64
51
52
53
55
55
57
51
64
68
70
71
64
40 - 59
73
70
72
73
59
63
64
58
57
58
60
46
54
58
58
58
56
54
67
70
69
74
64
60+
80
75
74
72
75
67
67
63
74
64
64
54
65
61
69
70
72
65
71
74
69
75
71
 
Protestant
93
93
92
89
89
86
85
84
87
87
83
79
83
82
84
85
84
85
89
89
91
91
86
Catholic
32
33
35
36
24
34
35
19
22
16
20
15
22
21
27
24
25
22
39
43
47
51
42
No Religion
83
68
78
71
67
68
54
58
67
65
53
46
53
45
53
51
46
46
71
71
66
60
66
 
All
69
68
71
70
63
64
62
57
61
56
60
50
55
55
60
59
58
54
66
70
69
72
63

*Note: in 2007, the response option relating to remaining part of the UK were changed to 'Remain part of the United Kingdom with direct rule' and 'Remain part of the United Kingdom with devolved government'. The figures shown in this table for 2007 include both these categories.

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Variable: NIRELAND

Question: Do you think the long-term policy for Northern Ireland should be for it to remain part of the United Kingdom, or to reunify with the rest of Ireland?

% saying that the long-term policy for Northern Ireland should be for it to reunify with the rest of Ireland

 

1989

1990

1991

1993

1994

1995

1996

1998

 1998a

1999
2000
2001
2002
 2003
2003a
 2004 2005 2006 2007* 2008*
2009*
 2010*

2012*
 
Percentages %
Male
27
25
25
21
28
32
22
22
23
23
19
32
24
27
25
26
25
31
24
19
22
18
18
Female
21
25
20
20
26
24
25
22
18
20
16
24
21
21
22
19
21
29
21
16
20
15
14
 
18 - 30
34
36
26
21
32
27
22
24
26
19
20
24
30
28
26
19
23
35
25
18
23
19
16
31 - 39
27
20
22
23
25
30
30
23
25
26
16
28
23
23
32
23
25
30
22
16
16
13
11
40 - 59
23
25
21
18
29
29
23
21
19
22
16
30
22
21
24
25
24
29
23
16
21
14
18
60+
12
17
20
19
19
21
24
20
13
17
17
27
17
23
17
19
18
25
21
21
22
18
13
 
Protestant
3
5
4
6
6
7
8
4
5
3
4
5
4
5
3
5
4
7
3
4
4
4
2
Catholic
56
55
53
49
60
56
47
49
47
48
42
59
46
49
51
47
49
56
47
38
40
32
32
No Religion
14
21
12
14
18
16
20
19
13
10
15
16
15
27
30
18
23
30
21
11
15
18
8
 
All
24
25
22
20
27
27
24
22
20
21
17
28
22
24
23
22
23
30
23
18
21
16
16

*Note: in 2007, the response option relating to remaining part of the UK were changed to 'Remain part of the United Kingdom with direct rule' and 'Remain part of the United Kingdom with devolved government', which may have affected the responses to this question.

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Variable: FUTURE1

Question: If the respondent did not give the response 'to reunify with the rest of Ireland' to NIRELAND ...
If the majority of people in Northern Ireland ever voted to become part of a United Ireland do you think you ...

% saying that they would find it almost impossible to accept if the majority of people in Northern Ireland ever voted to become part of a United Ireland

 

1989

1990

1991

1993

1994

1995

1996

1998

 1998a

1999
2000
2001
2002
 2003
2003a
 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

2012
 
Percentages %
Male
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
16
-
20
21
19
20
14
-
11
24
12
12
16
15
12
12
Female
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
16
-
18
14
17
18
13
-
10
13
9
12
12
10
14
14
 
18 - 30
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
18
-
21
13
16
20
16
-
9
17
13
14
15
12
13
11
31 - 39
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
16
-
23
18
20
21
11
-
8
23
6
10
15
10
17
15
40 - 59
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
16
-
20
19
21
16
13
-
13
17
9
10
13
12
11
12
60+
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
13
-
14
17
14
21
14
-
11
16
11
14
13
14
12
16
 
Protestant
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
23
-
29
22
26
28
19
-
14
24
14
18
21
19
18
23
Catholic
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
<1
2
2
1
1
-
3
2
1
2
2
2
4
3
No Religion
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
11
-
15
16
6
8
6
-
7
9
7
6
7
11
9
9
 
All
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
16
-
19
17
18
19
13
-
11
18
10
12
14
12
13
13

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Variable: FUTURE1

Question: If the respondent did not give the response 'to reunify with the rest of Ireland' to NIRELAND ...
If the majority of people in Northern Ireland ever voted to become part of a United Ireland do you think you ...

% saying that they would happily accept the wishes of the majority if the majority of people in Northern Ireland ever voted to become part of a United Ireland

 

1989

1990

1991

1993

1994

1995

1996

1998

 1998a

1999
2000
2001
2002
 2003
2003a
 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
2010

2012
 
Percentages %
Male
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
43
-
39
34
36
39
38
-
41
47
38
38
38
40
38
50
Female
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
40
-
44
40
41
43
36
-
39
52
44
40
41
46
37
47
 
18 - 30
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
43
-
42
41
38
51
40
-
47
57
40
44
45
45
45
48
31 - 39
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
41
-
39
34
32
42
35
-
41
50
45
47
39
41
36
52
40 - 59
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
41
-
39
39
41
43
36
-
40
46
45
39
41
47
39
50
60+
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
41
-
48
34
40
34
35
-
34
46
37
31
35
38
31
44
 
Protestant
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
26
-
25
26
26
24
24
-
29
37
31
24
23
26
23
30
Catholic
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
75
-
80
68
72
61
61
-
67
75
63
69
72
69
59
70
No Religion
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
56
-
41
41
53
67
67
-
45
67
51
42
41
50
52
55
 
All
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
41
-
42
37
39
42
37
-
40
49
42
39
40
43
38
48

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Variable: FUTURE2

Question: If the respondent did not give the response 'to remain part of the United Kingdom' to NIRELAND ...
If the majority of people in Northern Ireland never voted to become part of a United Ireland do you think you ...

% saying that hey would find it almost impossible to accept if the majority of people in Northern Ireland never voted to become part of a United Ireland

 

1989

1990

1991

1993

1994

1995

1996

1998

 1998a

1999
2000
2001
2002
 2003
2003a
 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
2010

2012
 
Percentages %
Male
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
-
3
3
6
1
3
-
3
5
3
5
3
2
1
3
Female
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
5
-
1
3
2
2
1
-
1
1
4
4
2
3
2
3
 
18 - 30
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
8
-
1
4
3
2
3
-
4
1
3
10
2
1
4
4
31 - 39
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
6
-
3
7
7
3
1
-
2
3
4
4
3
*
2
2
40 - 59
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
1
2
4
<1
3
-
2
2
3
1
2
1
1
3
60+
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
3
1
2
2
2
-
2
6
4
1
4
6
1
2
 
Protestant
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
-
2
6
5
2
3
-
0
1
1
3
3
*
0
6
Catholic
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
5
-
2
2
4
1
2
-
3
3
4
4
3
3
1
3
No Religion
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
3
-
1
2
3
1
3
-
0
5
2
3
2
*
3
3
 
All
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
4
-
2
3
4
2
2
-
2
3
3
4
3
3
1
3

* indicates that the number of respondents is too small to calculate percentages.

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Variable: FUTURE2

Question: If the respondent did not give the response 'to remain part of the United Kingdom' to NIRELAND ...
If the majority of people in Northern Ireland never voted to become part of a United Ireland do you think you ...

% saying that they would happily accept the wishes of the majority if the majority of people in Northern Ireland never voted to become part of a United Ireland

 

1989

1990

1991

1993

1994

1995

1996

1998

 1998a

1999
2000
2001
2002
 200357
2003a
 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
2010

2012
 
Percentages %
Male
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
62
-
66
59
62
68
62
-
67
65
60
54
62
63
62
61
Female
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
66
-
70
64
65
65
66
-
62
70
59
62
60
59
62
57
 
18 - 30
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
52
-
69
56
65
67
57
-
62
71
49
55
63
65
59
52
31 - 39
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
69
-
60
60
55
65
58
-
65
71
59
63
62
*
*
59
40 - 59
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
69
-
69
68
64
67
67
-
65
66
67
59
55
59
63
60
60+
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
70
-
72
60
70
66
70
-
68
65
60
58
67
57
59
65
 
Protestant
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
71
-
69
65
62
69
63
-
74
86
73
63
64
*
*
58
Catholic
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
60
-
68
59
66
63
63
-
60
60
55
56
57
58
58
59
No Religion
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
74
-
72
67
61
81
71
-
74
75
66
65
74
*
71
63
 
All
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
64
-
68
61
64
66
64
-
64
68
60
58
61
34
62
59

* indicates that the number of respondents is too small to calculate percentages.

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Variable: UNTDIREL

Question: At any time in the next 20 years, do you think it is likely or unlikely that there will be a united Ireland?

% saying that a united Ireland in the next 20 years is 'very' or 'fairly' unlikely

 

1989

1990

1991

1993

1994

1995

1996

1998

 1998a

1999
2000
2001
2002
 2003
2003a
 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
2010

2012
 
Percentages %
Male
70
-
70
70
64
58
71
46
48
47
53
41
53
52
58
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
69
Female
61
-
69
69
58
49
60
38
46
43
45
35
51
53
54
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
64
 
             
18 - 30
66
-
77
77
63
50
69
37
49
48
50
43
55
51
59
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
63
31 - 39
71
-
69
73
59
54
60
47
49
45
51
40
52
59
61
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
70
40 - 59
67
-
73
69
61
55
66
44
44
44
50
35
54
54
53
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
67
60+
59
-
55
59
57
50
61
39
48
42
43
39
50
46
54
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
64
 
             
Protestant
64
-
70
68
58
48
62
44
46
49
49
39
49
56
54
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
68
Catholic
65
-
66
71
67
59
70
39
48
40
47
38
55
49
56
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
66
No Religion
77
-
77
76
55
54
65
46
47
45
47
33
50
57
64
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
65
 
             
All
65
-
69
69
61
53
65
42
47
45
48
38
52
52
55
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
66

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