Political party best for handling immigration policies by age

This statistic shows the most suitable political parties for dealing with issues concerning asylum and immigration policies in Great Britain (GB) according to an opinion poll among adults in Great Britain in June 2017, broken down by age group. Of respondents aged 65 and older, 43 percent reported they believed the Conservative Party to be the most suitable for handling immigration policies, compared with 18 percent of respondents aged 18-24. 36 percent of respondents aged 18-24 were sure the Labour Party would be best at dealing with issues arising due to asylum and immigration policies, while 14 percent of respondents aged 65 and older believed in the ability of the Labour Party.

Distribution of opinion in Great Britain regarding the most suitable UK political party for handling immigration policies by age group in 2017

Characteristic	Conservative	Labour	UKIP	Liberal Democrat	Other	None	Don't know
65+	43%	14%	14%	5%	1%	7%	16%
50-64	35%	17%	17%	3%	2%	8%	17%
25-49	25%	21%	15%	6%	2%	8%	23%
18-24	18%	36%	10%	6%	2%	6%	22%

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Release date

June 2017

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Region

United Kingdom (Great Britain)

Survey time period

June 5 to June 7, 2017

Number of respondents

2,130 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online interview

Supplementary notes

This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Here is a list of problems facing the country. Could you say for each of them which political party you think would handle the problem best? - Asylum and immigration"

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