NI Life and Times Survey - 2004: FMTHREAT

Year: 2004
Module: Countryside
Variable: FMTHREAT

Which, if any, of the things on this card do you think is the greatest threat to farmers in Northern Ireland;

	%
New countries joining the European Union	15
Competition from the global food market	32
The cost of complying with EU regulations	22
The reduction in subsidies to farmers over time from 2005	21
(None of these)	2
(Don't know)	9

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Results for men and women

	%
	Male	Female
New countries joining the European Union	19	13
Competition from the global food market	31	32
The cost of complying with EU regulations	22	21
The reduction in subsidies to farmers over time from 2005	19	22
(None of these)	2	2
(Don't know)	7	10

Results for people of different ages

	%
	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
New countries joining the European Union	17	14	13	14	16	19
Competition from the global food market	41	34	33	34	26	24
The cost of complying with EU regulations	18	21	22	25	22	20
The reduction in subsidies to farmers over time from 2005	14	23	18	19	26	23
(None of these)	4	1	2	2	1	1
(Don't know)	6	7	12	6	8	12

Results for people of different religions

%

Catholic Protestant No religion

New countries joining the European Union 15 16 14
Competition from the global food market 34 29 36
The cost of complying with EU regulations 16 25 25
The reduction in subsidies to farmers over time from 2005 24 19 17
(None of these) 4 1 3
(Don't know) 8 10 6

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	%
	Catholic	Protestant	No religion
New countries joining the European Union	15	16	14
Competition from the global food market	34	29	36
The cost of complying with EU regulations	16	25	25
The reduction in subsidies to farmers over time from 2005	24	19	17
(None of these)	4	1	3
(Don't know)	8	10	6