SOL: Northern Ireland Social Attitudes Survey

Northern Ireland Social Attitudes Survey - 1996

Year: 1996
Module: Political Trust
Variable: ECPOLICY

Question: Do you think the UK's long-term policy should be ?br>

Index to tables on this page

Overall Results	%
To leave the European Union	11
To stay in the EU and try to reduce the EU's powers	29
To leave things as they are	24
To stay in the EU and try to increase the EU's powers	14
To work for the formation of a single European government	12
Don't know	11
Not answered	1

Table Index

Results for men and women	%
	Male	Female
To leave the European Union	14	9
To stay in the EU and try to reduce the EU's powers	32	26
To leave things as they are	18	28
To stay in the EU and try to increase the EU's powers	14	14
To work for the formation of a single European government	14	10
Don't know	7	14
Not answered	1	0

Table Index

Results for people of different ages	%
	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
To leave the European Union	3	10	14	11	10	17
To stay in the EU and try to reduce the EU's powers	27	21	26	41	36	25
To leave things as they are	23	27	22	21	23	25
To stay in the EU and try to increase the EU's powers	27	16	14	11	7	11
To work for the formation of a single European government	3	20	15	11	10	5
Don't know	18	7	10	5	13	15
Not answered	0	0	0	0	1	3

Table Index

Results for people of different religions	%
	Catholic	Protestant	No religion
To leave the European Union	5	18	5
To stay in the EU and try to reduce the EU's powers	24	35	19
To leave things as they are	28	21	23
To stay in the EU and try to increase the EU's powers	16	11	19
To work for the formation of a single European government	17	6	21
Don't know	10	10	13
Not answered	0	0	0