Year: 2007
Module:Identity
Variable:IRBRIT

Some people think of themselves first as British. Others may think of themselves first as Irish. Which, if any, of the following best describes how you see yourself?

 

%

Irish not British18
More Irish than British17
Equally Irish and British17
More British than Irish24
British not Irish19
Other4
Don't know0

 

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

 

 

Results for men and women

%

 MaleFemale
Irish not british 19 18
More irish than british 18 16
Equally irish and british 17 17
More british than irish 22 26
British not irish 18 19
Other 5 4
Don't know 0 0

  

 

Results for people of different ages

%

 18-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465+
Irish not british 27 21 16 19 12 18
More irish than british 21 16 24 17 16 11
Equally irish and british 15 11 21 13 21 22
More british than irish 16 22 18 33 26 27
British not irish 18 19 18 15 21 21
Other 3 12 4 3 3 1
Don't know 0 0 0 1 0 1

 

  

Results for people of different religions

%

 CatholicProtestantNo religion
Irish not british 43 0 7
More irish than british 32 4 23
Equally irish and british 14 18 22
More british than irish 4 40 26
British not irish 1 35 14
Other 6 2 8
Don't know 1 0 0

 

| NILT Homepage | Module Listing | Variable Index |

Disclaimer:© ARK 2003 Last Updated on Thursday, 17-May-2007 16:27