The next set of questions are about migrants to Northern Ireland. Migrants are people who come to live in Northern Ireland from other countries. They may come in order to work, study or to join family members.
There are different opinions about migrant workers in Northern Ireland. How much do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements?

Migrant workers mostly take up jobs that Northern Ireland workers don't want.

	%
Strongly agree	22
Agree	43
Neither agree nor disagree	20
Disagree	9
Strongly disagree	3
I don't know	3

 

Go to results for men and women, people of different religions, and people of different ages.
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Results for men and women

	%
	Male	Female
Strongly agree	23	22
Agree	45	42
Neither agree nor disagree	21	20
Disagree	8	9
Strongly disagree	3	3
I don't know	1	5

 

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Results for people of different ages

	%
	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Strongly agree	25	23	21	24	23	19
Agree	34	34	46	39	47	53
Neither agree nor disagree	24	25	16	23	18	16
Disagree	11	13	10	9	7	5
Strongly disagree	1	3	5	2	2	2
I don't know	4	2	2	2	2	5

 

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Results for people of different religions

	%
	Catholic	Protestant	No religion
Strongly agree	24	20	22
Agree	43	45	43
Neither agree nor disagree	18	21	20
Disagree	9	9	9
Strongly disagree	3	2	2
I don't know	2	4	3

 

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