This statistic shows results from an online survey conducted in Great Britain in January 2017 on whether it is right or wrong for Britain to seek the following target when exiting the European Union (EU): Britain will look to maintain the open border with the Republic of Ireland. From the respondents, 72 percent believed that it was right for Britain to seek an open border with the Republic of Ireland after Brexit.
Do you think it is right or wrong for Britain to maintain the open border with the Republic of Ireland?*
*This question was phrased by the source as follows:
This week [January 16 to January 22, 2017] Theresa May set out what the government will seek to achieve in Britain's exit negotiations with the European Union. Below are some of the negotiating targets she set out. In each case, please say whether you think it is the right or the wrong thing to do.
- Britain will look to maintain the open border with the Republic of Ireland.
The source does not provide any information regarding percentage points exceeding 100 percent.
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YouGov. (January 19, 2017). Do you think it is right or wrong for Britain to maintain the open border with the Republic of Ireland?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/665844/survey-attitudes-on-keeping-the-open-border-with-ireland-post-brexit/
YouGov. "Do you think it is right or wrong for Britain to maintain the open border with the Republic of Ireland?*." Chart. January 19, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/665844/survey-attitudes-on-keeping-the-open-border-with-ireland-post-brexit/
YouGov. (2017). Do you think it is right or wrong for Britain to maintain the open border with the Republic of Ireland?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/665844/survey-attitudes-on-keeping-the-open-border-with-ireland-post-brexit/
YouGov. "Do You Think It Is Right or Wrong for Britain to Maintain The Open Border with The Republic of Ireland?*." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Jan 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/665844/survey-attitudes-on-keeping-the-open-border-with-ireland-post-brexit/
YouGov, Do you think it is right or wrong for Britain to maintain the open border with the Republic of Ireland?* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/665844/survey-attitudes-on-keeping-the-open-border-with-ireland-post-brexit/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Do you think it is right or wrong for Britain to maintain the open border with the Republic of Ireland?* [Graph], YouGov, January 19, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/665844/survey-attitudes-on-keeping-the-open-border-with-ireland-post-brexit/
