How much do you agree or disagree with the following statement about refugees in Northern Ireland?
Refugees are people who have been given permission to stay in the UK because they have been persecuted in their home country.
Northern Ireland is a society that welcomes refugees escaping persecution in their home country.

	%
Strongly agree	4
Agree	30
Neither agree nor disagree	28
Disagree	29
Strongly disagree	6
I don't know	4

 

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Results for men and women

	%
	Male	Female
Strongly agree	4	3
Agree	31	28
Neither agree nor disagree	28	28
Disagree	28	29
Strongly disagree	6	5
I don't know	2	6

 

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Results for people of different ages

	%
	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Strongly agree	0	3	5	5	3	4
Agree	27	25	28	28	35	33
Neither agree nor disagree	28	30	29	25	28	27
Disagree	36	27	30	29	28	28
Strongly disagree	6	10	6	8	4	2
I don't know	3	6	2	4	2	6

 

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Results for people of different religions

	%
	Catholic	Protestant	No religion
Strongly agree	3	3	5
Agree	32	32	23
Neither agree nor disagree	28	29	25
Disagree	30	25	32
Strongly disagree	5	4	11
I don't know	2	6	4

 

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