NI Life and Times Survey - 2017 : NIREFUGA

I would now like to ask some questions about refugees. Refugees are people who have been given permission to stay in the UK because they have been persecuted in their home country.
There are about 600 to 700 new refugees in Northern Ireland each year, including around 400 Syrians who have come here as part of a UK government scheme.
Please tell me how much you agree or disagree with the following statements about refugees in Northern Ireland.
Northern Ireland is a society that welcomes refugees escaping persecution in their home country.

	%
Strongly agree	7
Agree	42
Neither agree nor disagree	18
Disagree	20
Strongly disagree	4
Don't know	7

Go to results for men and women, people of different religions, and people of different ages.
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Results for men and women

	%
	Male	Female
Strongly agree	6	8
Agree	37	47
Neither agree nor disagree	21	16
Disagree	24	18
Strongly disagree	3	5
Don't know	8	7

Results for people of different ages

	%
	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Strongly agree	4	10	6	6	6	10
Agree	42	46	47	34	41	44
Neither agree nor disagree	13	16	19	26	13	18
Disagree	16	21	19	24	27	17
Strongly disagree	8	0	5	5	5	3
Don't know	16	7	4	5	8	8

Results for people of different religions

	%
	Catholic	Protestant	No religion
Strongly agree	9	8	4
Agree	44	41	39
Neither agree nor disagree	20	17	19
Disagree	16	23	26
Strongly disagree	5	3	3
Don't know	5	8	8