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In total, 61 per cent of Leave voters told pollsters that they would accept “significant damage to the British economy” if it meant the UK leaving the EU, while 20 per cent said this would be too high a price.
The figure was much lower on the other side of the vote – just 34 per cent of Remain backers said that significant economic damage would be worth it to keep the UK inside the EU.
When voters were asked whether they would accept a downturn in personal circumstances to see out their decision, the figures were much lower. Of Leavers, 39 per cent said they would accept Brexit causing them or their family members to lose their job to achieve Brexit, while just 18 per cent of Remain voters were prepared to accept the same circumstances to remain in the EU.
Older Leave voters are significantly more willing than their younger counterparts to see the country, themselves and their families economically compromised in order to achieve Brexit. Whereas 46 per cent of 18-24-year-old Leave voters said significant damage to the economy is a price worth paying for Brexit, this figure increases with every subsequent age group to 71 per cent of Leave voters aged 65 and over.
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