NI Life and Times Survey - 2020 : VPROTCOL

If respondent indicates that they know something about Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland at HPROTCOL ...Which of these statements best matches your view on the Protocol?

	%
The Protocol is, on balance, a good thing for Northern Ireland	16
The Protocol is a mixed bag for Northern Ireland	46
The Protocol is, on balance, a bad thing for Northern Ireland	18
I don’t know enough about the Protocol to have a strong opininion of it	20
Other answer	1
Don't know	0

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

Results for men and women

	%
	Male	Female
The Protocol is, on balance, a good thing for Northern Ireland	18	13
The Protocol is a mixed bag for Northern Ireland	47	44
The Protocol is, on balance, a bad thing for Northern Ireland	22	13
I don’t know enough about the Protocol to have a strong opininion of it	12	29
Other answer	1	0
Don't know	0	1

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.

	%
	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
The Protocol is, on balance, a good thing for Northern Ireland	*	7	14	21	14	19
The Protocol is a mixed bag for Northern Ireland	*	42	53	45	43	43
The Protocol is, on balance, a bad thing for Northern Ireland	*	22	14	12	27	16
I don’t know enough about the Protocol to have a strong opininion of it	*	29	18	23	12	22
Other answer	0	0	0	0	2	0
Don't know	0	0	0	0	2	0

Results for people of different religions

	%
	Catholic	Protestant	No religion
The Protocol is, on balance, a good thing for Northern Ireland	29	7	15
The Protocol is a mixed bag for Northern Ireland	40	45	53
The Protocol is, on balance, a bad thing for Northern Ireland	9	24	15
I don’t know enough about the Protocol to have a strong opininion of it	20	23	17
Other answer	2	0	0
Don't know	0	1	0