Year: 2006
Module:Attitudes_to_Minority_Ethnic_People
Variable:MIGWRK11

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?
People’s perceptions of migrant workers are tainted by the media.

 

%

Strongly agree16
Agree50
Neither agree or disagree14
Disagree15
Strongly disagree1
Don't know4

 

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Results for men and women

%

 MaleFemale
Strongly agree 19 14
Agree 49 51
Neither agree or disagree 13 14
Disagree 14 16
Strongly disagree 0 1
Don't know 5 4

  

 
Results for people of different ages

%

 18-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465+
Strongly agree 20 16 17 13 14 18
Agree 53 51 49 46 51 51
Neither agree or disagree 16 16 11 16 13 14
Disagree 9 13 19 21 15 10
Strongly disagree 0 1 2 2 1 1
Don't know 3 5 3 3 7 7

 

  

Results for people of different religions

%

 CatholicProtestantNo religion
Strongly agree 19 12 20
Agree 46 54 50
Neither agree or disagree 13 16 9
Disagree 16 14 15
Strongly disagree 1 1 2
Don't know 6 3 5

 

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