NI Life and Times Survey - 2019 : UIABORTNA

It would encourage me to vote for a united Ireland

It would not make any difference to how I would vote

It would discourage me from voting for a united Ireland

Don't know

When people are deciding how to vote in an election or referendum, they often take many factors into consideration. Please tell me in what way, if at all, the following issues would affect your decision on how to vote in a referendum on a united Ireland?
The Republic of Ireland allows termination of pregnancy up to 12 weeks and in cases of fatal foetal abnormality. Abortion is illegal in Northern Ireland except when the mother 's life is in danger. In what way might this difference influence how you would vote in a referendum on a united Ireland?
Note: The legislation in Northern Ireland changed on 23 October. Until 22 October, respondents were asked UIABORTNA. From 23 October onwards, respondents were asked UIABORTNB. The tables below combine the responses to UIABORTNA and UIABORTNB.

	%
It would encourage me to vote for a united Ireland	16
It would not make any difference to how I would vote	51
It would discourage me from voting for a united Ireland	22
Don't know	11

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Results for men and women

	%
	Male	Female
It would encourage me to vote for a united Ireland	16	16
It would not make any difference to how I would vote	54	48
It would discourage me from voting for a united Ireland	20	23
Don't know	9	13

Results for people of different ages

* indicates that the number of people in this category is
too small to allow percentages to be calculated.
Graphs not available for this table.

Results for people of different religions

	%
	Catholic	Protestant	No religion
It would encourage me to vote for a united Ireland	25	6	24
It would not make any difference to how I would vote	50	56	47
It would discourage me from voting for a united Ireland	19	28	11
Don't know	7	10	18