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Young Life and Times Survey, 2018

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Label58. Please explain your answer to question 57 about the Good Friday/Belfast Agreement
Responses
ack Friday agreement, and none was present. - The black Friday agreement stoped this from happening and allow my generation To grow up without being in the presence of fire armed patrolling police, etc 1
allowed a better platform to rebuild Northern Ireland on, despite the fact that other political parties who are not directly unionist or nationalist, may not have a chance to lead Northern Ireland in a new direction due to power sharing . Overa 1
amending articles 2 and 3 of the Irish constitution. There are also terms i agree with such as a new devolved assembly for NI that required executive party to be shared by parties that represent both communities. However, overall i recognise the impact t 1
and protestant communities. 1
cantly decreased. 1
claim victimhood. 1
communities in NI and to ensure the continuation of the peace process. As i was born after the signing of this agreement i cannot fully understand what life during the troubles was like however i know that it is vital the GFA is protected to ensure we do 1
cted us from many border solutions which would be harmful to Northern Ireland. 1
d to what we would have felt if we were 20 years older. 1
e here so far and that it will still need to be improved upon 1
e in their own communities. 1
een a decrease, 1
ern Ireland. 1
es the generation before us had to 1
eve Northern Ireland is a much better place to live now. 1
more safe and happy. 1
n order to move on from the past. 1
nd could risk falling back into violence if the brexit border issue is not sorted out. 1
nd nothing is being done. 1
ne could stop bickering for a bit and sort something out, at least for a while 1
of being persecuted for their religion 1
of violence. 1
oint of having a little peace for a short while then have it start again as a minor issue with no one in power to prevent history from repeating itself however i think more people are open to those from diffeent backgrounds, brexit could be the spark that 1
ould be serious issues, the same ones that made them get the agreement. 1
own the island. 1
prosperity. 1
r become a veryones enemies. I believe this would then lead to a further collapse of the entire country and cause a situation similar to that of Syria 1
rrorize some communities. 1
s community relationships and allowed a building process to commence between two conflicted communities 1
ss and better understanding. 1
such as an Irish Language Act have yet to be fulfilled due to the bigoted DUP. 1
they did it. Is it because they just don't like either protestants or catholics. 1
towards the 'enemy'. 1
ty to express opinions 1
was in Belfast during a peaceful petition, and I was petrified!! I know now - that there was a boarder down south and in think it was an awfull idea. Ireland is better off without one. The good Friday agreement truly has helped Ireland I belive 1
which divided our nation so therefore it wa a good agreement. 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationYoung Life and Times Survey, 2018
UniverseAll 16-year olds in Northern Ireland who received child benefit payments and had her/his birthday in January, February or March of the survey year.
SamplingOne-stage stratified or systematic random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study