Year: 1989
Module: Background
Variable: EMIGREAS
Question: If response to EMIGSERis 'Very', 'Fairly', or 'Not very seriously'…
Which of these reasons is the main reason why you have thought about emigrating?
Index
to tables on this page
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-
%
of
people of different ages
-
%
of
people of different religions.
| Overall
Results |
% |
| Family reasons | 12 |
| Unemployment | 19 |
| Fear or violence or crime | 30 |
| Standard of living | 26 |
| Health reasons | 1 |
| Other | 7 |
| Don't know | 2 |
| Not answered | 3 |
| Results
for men and women |
%
|
| | Male | Female |
| Family reasons |
9 |
16 |
| Unemployment |
25 |
12 |
| Fear or violence or crime |
22 |
41 |
| Standard of living |
33 |
17 |
| Health reasons |
0 |
1 |
| Other |
8 |
5 |
| Don't know |
2 |
3 |
| Not answered |
2 |
5 |
| Results
for people of different ages |
%
|
| | 18-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65+ |
| Family reasons |
1 |
12 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| Unemployment |
36 |
9 |
* |
* |
0 |
0 |
| Fear or violence or crime |
28 |
34 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| Standard of living |
23 |
33 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| Health reasons |
0 |
1 |
* |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Other |
12 |
7 |
0 |
* |
0 |
0 |
| Don't know |
0 |
1 |
* |
0 |
0 |
* |
| Not answered |
0 |
3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* indicates that the number of people in this category is
too small to allow percentages to be calculated.
| Results
for people of different religions |
%
|
| | Catholic | Protestant | No religion |
| Family reasons |
11 |
15 |
* |
| Unemployment |
27 |
12 |
* |
| Fear or violence or crime |
26 |
37 |
* |
| Standard of living |
20 |
28 |
* |
| Health reasons |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Other |
8 |
2 |
* |
| Don't know |
4 |
1 |
0 |
| Not answered |
4 |
4 |
0 |
* indicates that the number of people in this category is
too small to allow percentages to be calculated.
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