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 must be able to have control over immigration from European Union countries. From the respondents, 74 percent believed that it was right for Britain to seek this target.
Do you think it is right or wrong for Britain to seek the following Brexit target: the United Kingdom (UK) must be able to have control over immigration from European Union countries?*
* 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 must be able to have control over immigration from European Union countries.
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YouGov. (January 19, 2017). Do you think it is right or wrong for Britain to seek the following Brexit target: the United Kingdom (UK) must be able to have control over immigration from European Union countries?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 13, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/665794/survey-opinion-on-control-over-immigration-from-eu-countries/
YouGov. "Do you think it is right or wrong for Britain to seek the following Brexit target: the United Kingdom (UK) must be able to have control over immigration from European Union countries?*." Chart. January 19, 2017. Statista. Accessed November 13, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/665794/survey-opinion-on-control-over-immigration-from-eu-countries/
YouGov. (2017). Do you think it is right or wrong for Britain to seek the following Brexit target: the United Kingdom (UK) must be able to have control over immigration from European Union countries?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 13, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/665794/survey-opinion-on-control-over-immigration-from-eu-countries/
YouGov. "Do You Think It Is Right or Wrong for Britain to Seek The following Brexit Target: The United Kingdom (Uk) Must Be Able to Have Control over Immigration from European Union Countries?*." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Jan 2017, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/665794/survey-opinion-on-control-over-immigration-from-eu-countries/
YouGov, Do you think it is right or wrong for Britain to seek the following Brexit target: the United Kingdom (UK) must be able to have control over immigration from European Union countries?* Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/665794/survey-opinion-on-control-over-immigration-from-eu-countries/ (last visited November 13, 2024)
Do you think it is right or wrong for Britain to seek the following Brexit target: the United Kingdom (UK) must be able to have control over immigration from European Union countries?* [Graph], YouGov, January 19, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/665794/survey-opinion-on-control-over-immigration-from-eu-countries/
