Which would you rather, faced with only the following two options:

Which would you rather, faced with only the following two options: Published on 3 October 2016 → Survey conducted on 3 October 2016 on 3780 GB adults

All adults

Region

Gender

Politics

Age

A 'hard Brexit', in which Britain leaves the European single market in order to regain full control over immigration

47%

A 'soft Brexit', in which Britain accepts a modified form of freedom of movement in order to remain in the single market

39%

Don't know

14%

A 'hard Brexit', in which Britain leaves the European single market in order to regain full control over immigration

47%

A 'soft Brexit', in which Britain accepts a modified form of freedom of movement in order to remain in the single market

39%

Don't know

14%

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