Year: 2006
Module:Attitudes_to_Minority_Ethnic_People
Variable:MIGWRK4

The next few questions are about migrant workers, that is, people who come from other countries to work in Northern Ireland, and may or may not stay very long here. There are different opinions about migrant workers in Northern Ireland. How much do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements?
Employers take on migrant workers because they are prepared to work for lower wages than local workers.

 

%

Strongly agree35
Agree50
Neither agree or disagree4
Disagree7
Strongly disagree2
Don't know1

 

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Results for men and women

%

 MaleFemale
Strongly agree 35 35
Agree 48 51
Neither agree or disagree 4 4
Disagree 8 7
Strongly disagree 3 1
Don't know 2 1

  

 
Results for people of different ages

%

 18-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465+
Strongly agree 33 30 43 31 36 36
Agree 49 47 45 55 51 51
Neither agree or disagree 5 9 3 4 3 3
Disagree 9 12 5 7 8 5
Strongly disagree 3 0 4 3 1 1
Don't know 2 2 1 0 1 3

 

  

Results for people of different religions

%

 CatholicProtestantNo religion
Strongly agree 38 32 38
Agree 45 55 46
Neither agree or disagree 5 4 4
Disagree 8 7 8
Strongly disagree 3 2 2
Don't know 2 1 2

 

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