Year: 2006
Module:Attitudes_to_Minority_Ethnic_People
Variable:MIGWRK1

The next few questions are about migrant workers, that is, people who come from other countries to work in Northern Ireland, and may or may not stay very long here. There are different opinions about migrant workers in Northern Ireland. How much do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements?
Migrant workers are generally good for Northern Ireland’s economy

 

%

Strongly agree11
Agree42
Neither agree or disagree20
Disagree18
Strongly disagree7
Don't know3

 

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Results for men and women

%

 MaleFemale
Strongly agree 17 7
Agree 43 41
Neither agree or disagree 16 22
Disagree 14 20
Strongly disagree 7 7
Don't know 3 3

  

 
Results for people of different ages

%

 18-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465+
Strongly agree 13 9 11 13 8 12
Agree 45 40 41 35 40 49
Neither agree or disagree 19 22 18 23 23 13
Disagree 12 21 23 19 15 14
Strongly disagree 8 6 5 8 10 5
Don't know 3 3 2 2 3 7

 

  

Results for people of different religions

%

 CatholicProtestantNo religion
Strongly agree 11 9 19
Agree 49 34 45
Neither agree or disagree 19 20 20
Disagree 13 24 12
Strongly disagree 5 10 3
Don't know 3 4 2

 

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