Opinion on second Brexit referendum by age 2017

This statistic displays the results of a survey of GB adults broken down by age in Great Britain (GB) in March 2017, regarding their perception on whether or not there should be a second Brexit referendum after negotiations of leaving the European Union (EU) have been completed. 62 percent of respondents aged 65 and older reported they believed Britain should proceed to leave the EU without holding a second referendum, compared with 25 percent of respondents aged 18-24.

Public opinion on whether or not there should be a second EU referendum after Brexit negotiations have been completed in Great Britain (GB) in 2017, by age*

Characteristic	18-24	25-49	50-64	65+
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Release date

March 2017

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Region

United Kingdom (Great Britain)

Survey time period

March 13 to 14, 2017

Number of respondents

1,631**

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

* Original survey question: "Thinking about the process of Brexit, once Brexit negotiations between Britain and the European Union have been completed, what do you think should happen?"
** n(18-24) = 189; n(25-49) = 696; n(50-64) = 403; n(65+) = 343
Missing percentage points to 100 percent are probably due to rounding.

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