Year: 2007
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
Agree48
Neither agree nor disagree21
Disagree16
Strongly disagree3
Don't know1

 

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Results for men and women

%

 MaleFemale
Strongly agree 12 11
Agree 51 44
Neither agree nor disagree 17 24
Disagree 15 18
Strongly disagree 5 2
Don't know 1 2

  

 
Results for people of different ages

%

 18-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465+
Strongly agree 11 12 9 12 12 12
Agree 38 49 44 49 52 50
Neither agree nor disagree 30 17 24 21 18 18
Disagree 18 16 18 14 16 15
Strongly disagree 3 4 4 4 2 2
Don't know 1 1 1 0 1 3

 

  

Results for people of different religions

%

 CatholicProtestantNo religion
Strongly agree 10 10 19
Agree 51 44 55
Neither agree nor disagree 20 22 15
Disagree 15 19 9
Strongly disagree 3 4 2
Don't know 1 2 0

 

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