TURKEY’S HALF "TO BACK EU MEMBERSHIP" IN ANY REFERENDUM
/PanARMENIAN.Net/
06.07.2009 12:24 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Every second person in Turkey "supports European
Union (EU) membership", a survey indicated on Sunday. The Turkish Board
of Statistics (TUIK) conducted a survey on 6,465 people and showed
that 51.9 percent of Turkish people would vote for EU membership if a
referendum was held. According to the survey, only 29.5 percent will
vote against EU membership. 18.6 percent has no idea on the issue. íen,
young people and people with respectively high income are supporting
EU membership in Turkey. The survey indicated that 58.5 percent of
men and 45.6 percent of women would back EU membership in a possible
referendum. However, the rate of men opposing membership was 31.4 and
the percentage of women opposing it was 27.7 percent. 57.1 percent
of people between 18 and 24 are supporting the membership. The rate
of supporters is decreasing in older age groups. Education and income
are the other factors affecting the support for EU membership.
The rate of secondary and high school and university graduates backing
membership is 59 percent, the Anatolian Agency reported.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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