NI Life and Times Survey

Thursday March 27, 2025

Year: 2000
Module: Political Attitudes
Variable: ASSMPOL

This card shows a few political issues that the Northern Ireland Assembly will have to deal with in years to come. Which of these, if any, do you think is the most important for the Assembly to deal with?

	%
Bringing about decommissioning	52
Securing Northern Ireland's union with the United Kingdom	23
Bringing about a united Ireland	8
(None of these)	11
(Don't know)	6

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

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Results for men and women

	%
	Male	Female
Bringing about decommissioning	51	52
Securing Northern Ireland's union with the United Kingdom	25	22
Bringing about a united Ireland	10	7
(None of these)	10	11
(Don't know)	5	8

Results for people of different ages

	%
	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Bringing about decommissioning	55	55	47	55	49	49
Securing Northern Ireland's union with the United Kingdom	17	23	24	18	29	28
Bringing about a united Ireland	12	9	9	6	7	9
(None of these)	8	9	13	14	11	8
(Don't know)	8	4	8	8	5	7

Results for people of different religions

	%
	Catholic	Protestant	No religion
Bringing about decommissioning	44	54	60
Securing Northern Ireland's union with the United Kingdom	4	35	13
Bringing about a united Ireland	23	1	5
(None of these)	20	5	15
(Don't know)	9	5	7

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