SOL: ISSP Ireland - 2003: 2003: V15

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ISSP Ireland - 2003

Year: 2003
Module: National_Identity
Variable: V15

Question: Some people say that the following things are important for being truly Irish. Other say they are not important.
How important do you think it is to be a Catholic?

Index to tables on this page

% of men and women
% of people of different ages.
% of people of different religions.

Overall Results	%
Very important	28
Fairly important	26
Not very important	19
Not important at all	25
Cannot choose	1
Not answered	1

Table Index

Results for men and women	%
	Male	Female
Very important	23	32
Fairly important	29	24
Not very important	18	20
Not important at all	28	21
Cannot choose	1	2
Not answered	2	1

Table Index

Results for people of different ages	%
	18 - 24	25 - 34	35 - 44	45 - 54	55 - 64	65+
Very important	17	13	20	34	38	57
Fairly important	28	34	26	23	28	16
Not very important	23	22	23	16	11	13
Not important at all	30	26	31	25	21	12
Cannot choose	1	4	0	0	1	1
Not answered	1	2	0	2	0	2

Table Index

Results for people of different religions	%
	Catholic	Protestant	No religion
Very important	31	*	9
Fairly important	29	*	0
Not very important	19	*	22
Not important at all	19	*	62
Cannot choose	1	*	5
Not answered	2	0	2

* indicates that the number of people in this category is
too small to allow percentages to be calculated.

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