MORE than half of people in the UK think we would be better off economically in Europe - and a majority want to stick with the Single Market.

A Brexit survey of almost 220,000 readers of Johnston Press, Trinity Mirror and Newsquest websites revealed 52 per cent believe Britain would be better off economically inside Europe, while 56 per cent said the country should continue to be part of the single market.

The figures show a split between those who voted Leave and those who voted Remain. Among Leave voters, 9 per cent think Britain is better off economically in Europe compared to 85 per cent of Remain voters, with 74 per cent of Leave voters saying Britain would be better off economically outside Europe.

More than a fifth of Leave voters think we should continue to be part of the Single Market, as did 83% of Remain voters.

One in eight Leave voters aged between 18 and 24 said Britain would be better off economically inside Europe, while it was one in 10 among 25 to 44-year-olds.

In comparison, just 7 per cent of Leave voters aged 65 and over think Britain will be better off economically inside Europe, with 82 per cent saying it will be better off outside.

Three in 10 Leave voters aged 18 to 34 believe the UK should still be part of the Single Market,

Whatever they think are the best options for Britain economically, most people surveyed are not happy with the status of Brexit negotiations at the moment.

More than three-fifths of those surveyed on the site (62%) said they were not happy, with just less than a fifth (18%) saying they were happy (the rest weren't sure).

Those who think Britain would be better off economically inside Europe were almost twice as likely to be unhappy with negotiations (81%) than those who think Britain would be better off outside (44%), with a similar gap between those who think Britain should be part of the Single Market, 77%, and those who don't, 47%.

Regardless of how those surveyed voted in the referendum, they were more likely to be unhappy than happy with the way negotiations are going. Among those who said they voted Leave, 46% are unhappy with the status of negotiations compared to 31% who were happy. More than three-quarters of those who voted Remain (76%) said they were unhappy, compared to 8% who said they were happy.

Half of Leave voters in Scotland and Northern Ireland (50%) are unhappy with the status of negotiations. Leave voters in the South West were the most likely to be happy, but even then its just a third (34%).

The proportion saying they were unhappy saw a steady decrease from 67% of those aged 18 to 24 to 55% of those aged 65 and over. Those aged over 65 were the most likely to be happy with progress, at just over a quarter (27%), but only 12% of those aged under 35 were happy with negotiations.

However, most of those surveyed said they would still stick with how they voted - 89% of people who said they voted in the referendum said they would vote the same way as last time if another referendum was held next week. Figures were similar for men (88%) and women (89%).

How happy people were with negotiations appears to have an impact on whether they'd change their vote - 12% of Leave voters who were unhappy said they would vote differently, with 18% of Remain voters who were happy with negotiations said they would change their vote.

The older the person, the more likely they were to stick with their voting decision, but not by much. The survey showed 87% of 18 to 24-year-olds would vote the same way compared to 90% of those aged over 65.

Overall, 6% of those surveyed said they would not vote the same way, with 6% saying they were not sure.

The survey results suggest the gap between young Remain supporters and older Leave supporters may be increasing.

The study, run in partnership with Google Surveys, was completed online by 216,800 people who visited the website.