[caveat emptor]

about 20-25 percent that wanted to leave but were worried about the economic fallout.

The EU is mainly about economics. According to wiki:

"The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) and the European Economic Community (EEC), formed by the Inner Six countries in 1951 and 1958, respectively."

[Reverend Wright]

yes, but it has grown into a regulatory monster that is the source of a million idiocies and irritants.

For example

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/05/10/eu-to-launch-kettle-and-toaster-crackdown-after-brexit-vote2/