Year: 1998
Module:Community Relations
Variable:IDENT1
Some people say that whether they feel British or Irish is not as important as other things about them, other people say that their national identity is the key to who they are.

If you had to pick just one thing from this list to describe yourself - something that is very important to you when you think of yourself, what would it be?

 

%

Working class

16

British

6

Elderly

3

A woman

15

Not a religious person

1

Irish

6

A wife

3

A catholic

2

A countryman / countrywoman

3

Chinese

0

A protestant

3

A mother

15

Middle class

2

A father

8

A man

7

A religious person

2

An ulsterman / ulsterwoman

2

A husband

1

Young

2

A white person

0

Northern irish

2

A city person

0

Asian

0

Other

1

Dont know

0

 

Go to results for men and women, people of different ages and people of different religions.

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Results for men and women

 

%

 

Male

Female

Working class

21

13

British

7

5

Elderly

2

3

A woman

1

27

Not a religious person

2

1

Irish

8

4

A wife

0

6

A catholic

3

2

A countryman / countrywoman

3

3

Chinese

0

0

A protestant

4

3

A mother

1

27

Middle class

3

1

A father

16

0

A man

15

0

A religious person

3

2

An ulsterman / ulsterwoman

2

1

A husband

2

0

Young

2

2

A white person

0

0

Northern irish

2

1

A city person

0

0

Asian

0

0

Other

2

1

Dont know

1

0

  

 

Results for people of different ages

 

%

 

18-24

25-34

35-44

45-54

55-64

65+

Working class

14

16

14

21

16

16

British

6

6

4

5

7

7

Elderly

0

0

0

0

2

15

A woman

14

19

15

14

14

10

Not a religious person

4

2

1

0

1

0

Irish

11

8

4

5

4

4

A wife

0

2

4

4

4

3

A catholic

6

1

1

2

3

3

A countryman / countrywoman

5

0

3

1

3

5

Chinese

0

1

0

0

0

0

A protestant

7

3

3

2

4

4

A mother

6

16

22

18

12

9

Middle class

1

3

1

2

2

2

A father

1

9

8

11

10

4

A man

10

6

9

6

5

6

A religious person

1

1

3

2

3

4

An ulsterman / ulsterwoman

2

1

1

2

3

2

A husband

0

1

1

1

3

1

Young

11

2

0

0

0

1

A white person

1

0

0

0

0

0

Northern irish

0

2

2

1

2

1

A city person

1

0

1

0

0

0

Asian

0

0

0

0

0

0

Other

0

2

1

1

3

2

Dont know

1

0

0

0

0

2

 

  

Results for people of different religions

 

%

 

Catholic

Protestant

No religion

Working class

17

15

27

British

0

9

3

Elderly

2

3

1

A woman

20

11

15

Not a religious person

0

1

6

Irish

14

1

4

A wife

4

3

2

A catholic

6

0

1

A countryman / countrywoman

2

4

1

Chinese

0

0

1

A protestant

0

6

1

A mother

15

15

14

Middle class

1

3

1

A father

7

9

4

A man

6

7

9

A religious person

1

4

0

An ulsterman / ulsterwoman

0

3

2

A husband

1

2

2

Young

1

2

3

A white person

0

0

0

Northern irish

1

2

2

A city person

0

0

0

Asian

0

0

0

Other

1

1

4

Dont know

1

0

1

 

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