NI Life and Times Survey - 2020 : REFUNIFY

Year: 2020
Module: Political_Attitudes
Variable: REFUNIFY

Suppose there was a referendum tomorrow on the future of Northern Ireland and you were being asked to vote on whether Northern Ireland should unify with the Republic of Ireland. Would you vote 'yes' to unify with the Republic or 'no'?

	%
Yes, should unify with the Republic	30
No, should not unify with the Republic	53
I would not vote	4
I am not eligible to vote	1
Other answer	2
Don't know	9

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
Yes, should unify with the Republic	27	31
No, should not unify with the Republic	57	51
I would not vote	5	4
I am not eligible to vote	1	1
Other answer	3	2
Don't know	7	11

Results for people of different ages

	%
	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Yes, should unify with the Republic	38	34	31	31	26	23
No, should not unify with the Republic	40	50	53	53	58	59
I would not vote	7	4	4	4	4	5
I am not eligible to vote	4	2	2	1	1	0
Other answer	2	2	2	1	2	4
Don't know	9	9	9	10	10	9

Results for people of different religions

	%
	Catholic	Protestant	No religion
Yes, should unify with the Republic	65	6	32
No, should not unify with the Republic	17	83	48
I would not vote	4	2	7
I am not eligible to vote	0	0	2
Other answer	3	2	3
Don't know	12	7	8

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