SOL: Northern Ireland Social Attitudes Survey

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Northern Ireland Social Attitudes Survey - 1989

Year: 1989
Module: Political_Attitudes
Variable: NIRELAND

Question: What do you think the long-term policy for Northern Ireland should be?

Index to tables on this page

% of men and women
% of people of different ages
% of people of different religions.

Overall Results	%
To remain part of the United Kingdom	69
To reunify with the rest of Ireland	24
(Independent state)	1
Up to Irish to decide	0
Other answer	2
Don't know	4
Not answered	1

Table Index

Results for men and women	%
	Male	Female
To remain part of the united kingdom	66	73
To reunify with the rest of ireland	27	20
(independent state)	1	0
Up to irish to decide	1	0
Other answer	3	1
Don't know	3	5
Not answered	1	0

Table Index

Results for people of different ages	%
	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
To remain part of the united kingdom	60	61	68	68	84	80
To reunify with the rest of ireland	36	31	24	27	10	13
(independent state)	1	1	0	0	2	0
Up to irish to decide	0	2	0	0	0	0
Other answer	2	2	2	4	0	1
Don't know	1	3	4	2	4	7
Not answered	0	1	2	0	0	0

Table Index

Results for people of different religions	%
	Catholic	Protestant	No religion
To remain part of the united kingdom	32	93	83
To reunify with the rest of ireland	56	3	13
(independent state)	0	1	0
Up to irish to decide	0	1	0
Other answer	3	1	1
Don't know	7	2	2
Not answered	1	0	0

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