53.13% Protestant
CAIN
58% - remain a part of the UK
23% - reunify with Ireland
7% - independent state
2% - other
11% - don't know
NI Life and Times Survey
I can look at those numbers and realize their is significant crossover from the Catholic population.
I have to wonder how much of those numbers are influenced by the booming Irish economy with its high growth and low taxes and the involvement of the UK in Iraq and Afganistan. In the past the numbers have been higher to remain part of the UK. The religous numbers also do not reflect how secular the area really is. If the numbers of weekly church attenders were used to determine Catholic or Protestant, they would not have been nearly so high.
It is amazing how many US pseudo Provos seem to think that there is massive political unrest in Northern Ireland...there really isn't. Most people are happy with the current situation and want to live their lives in peace and prosperity.
Absolutely.There are many Catholics who want to remain part of the UK. That's been my experience, certainly with middle-class Catholics - just as there are Protestants who would welcome a united Ireland. I'm surprised that the number for unification isn't higher than 23%, especially with the vastly improved economy in the Republic.