NI Life and Times Survey

Year: 2003
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	34
I have mixed feelings	42
I am worried about the future	12
None of these	2
Don't know	2

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	10	8
I feel optimistic about the future	35	32
I have mixed feelings	40	43
I am worried about the future	12	13
None of these	2	1
Don't know	1	3

Results for people of different ages

%

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

I feel confident about the future 9 10 8 8 6 11
I feel optimistic about the future 37 29 37 33 36 29
I have mixed feelings 36 40 42 44 41 46
I am worried about the future 14 14 10 12 14 12
None of these 2 4 1 2 1 0
Don't know 2 2 2 2 2 2

Results for people of different religions

%

Catholic Protestant No religion

I feel confident about the future 13 5 10
I feel optimistic about the future 40 29 33
I have mixed feelings 34 48 40
I am worried about the future 9 15 11
None of these 1 1 6
Don't know 2 2 1

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