NI Life and Times Survey

Year: 2002
Module:Community Relations
Variable:NEXTYRS

And thinking about the next few years and the search for peace in Northern Ireland. Choosing your answer from this card, how do you personally feel about what might happen in the next few years?

	%
I feel confident about the future	9
I feel optimistic about the future	31
I have mixed feelings	39
I am worried about the future	19
None of these	1
(Don't know)	1

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
I feel confident about the future	11	7
I feel optimistic about the future	32	30
I have mixed feelings	36	40
I am worried about the future	19	19
None of these	1	1
(Don't know)	1	2

Results for people of different ages

%

18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+

I feel confident about the future 6 9 8 11 12 9
I feel optimistic about the future 37 28 30 34 31 26
I have mixed feelings 36 45 40 35 36 40
I am worried about the future 17 17 21 19 19 22
None of these 2 1 1 1 2 1
(Don't know) 1 1 1 1 1 3

Results for people of different religions

%

Catholic Protestant No religion

I feel confident about the future 15 5 6
I feel optimistic about the future 38 23 32
I have mixed feelings 33 44 34
I am worried about the future 12 25 24
None of these 1 1 3
(Don't know) 1 1 2

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