NI Life and Times Survey - 2020 : NIRELND2

Year: 2020
Module: Political_Attitudes
Variable: NIRELND2

Do you think the long-term policy for Northern Ireland should be for it...

	%
… to remain part of the United Kingdom, with direct rule	15
… to remain part of the United Kingdom, with devolved government	40
... reunify with the rest of Ireland	26
... be an independent state	7
Other answer	2
Don't know	10

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Results for men and women

	%
	Male	Female
… to remain part of the United Kingdom, with direct rule	14	16
… to remain part of the United Kingdom, with devolved government	45	36
... reunify with the rest of Ireland	28	24
... be an independent state	4	9
Other answer	3	2
Don't know	5	13

Results for people of different ages

	%
	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
… to remain part of the United Kingdom, with direct rule	15	12	17	13	18	17
… to remain part of the United Kingdom, with devolved government	31	33	36	43	45	45
... reunify with the rest of Ireland	26	25	25	26	25	27
... be an independent state	7	13	11	7	2	2
Other answer	4	2	1	2	2	3
Don't know	16	14	10	9	8	5

Results for people of different religions

	%
	Catholic	Protestant	No religion
… to remain part of the United Kingdom, with direct rule	3	24	15
… to remain part of the United Kingdom, with devolved government	22	58	33
... reunify with the rest of Ireland	50	7	31
... be an independent state	10	4	8
Other answer	4	1	3
Don't know	11	6	10

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