How much do you agree or disagree with the following statement about asylum seekers in Northern Ireland?
An asylum seeker is someone seeking refugee status who has not yet received a decision from the Immigration Authorities on whether their application has been successful or not.
It should be easier for asylum seekers to obtain refugee status in Northern Ireland.

	%
Strongly agree	12
Agree	24
Neither agree nor disagree	28
Disagree	21
Strongly disagree	10
I don't know	5

 

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Results for men and women

	%
	Male	Female
Strongly agree	12	11
Agree	25	23
Neither agree nor disagree	25	30
Disagree	21	21
Strongly disagree	12	8
I don't know	4	7

 

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Results for people of different ages

	%
	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Strongly agree	19	9	11	13	11	12
Agree	24	18	22	17	29	31
Neither agree nor disagree	32	30	33	25	25	24
Disagree	12	22	20	28	23	19
Strongly disagree	4	14	11	11	9	9
I don't know	9	6	3	6	4	6

 

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Results for people of different religions

	%
	Catholic	Protestant	No religion
Strongly agree	12	7	19
Agree	29	22	20
Neither agree nor disagree	28	24	32
Disagree	21	27	15
Strongly disagree	6	15	8
I don't know	4	6	6

 

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