NI Life and Times Survey

Year: 2008
Module:Attitudes_to_Minority_Ethnic_People
Variable:MIGWRK5

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?
It is good for Northern Ireland that migrant workers come to work as doctors and nurses when there is a shortage of medical staff.

	%
Strongly agree	26
Agree	56
Neither agree nor disagree	9
Disagree	8
Strongly disagree	1
Don't know	0

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Results for men and women

	%
	Male	Female
Strongly agree	28	24
Agree	55	56
Neither agree nor disagree	8	11
Disagree	7	9
Strongly disagree	2	1
Don't know	0	0

Results for people of different ages

	%
	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Strongly agree	19	30	26	24	26	27
Agree	52	51	54	57	60	58
Neither agree nor disagree	13	11	11	8	8	7
Disagree	14	7	9	8	5	7
Strongly disagree	1	1	1	2	1	1
Don't know	0	0	0	0	0	1

Results for people of different religions

%

Catholic Protestant No religion

Strongly agree 31 21 32
Agree 57 56 53
Neither agree nor disagree 6 12 7
Disagree 6 10 6
Strongly disagree 1 1 3
Don't know 0 0 0

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