SOL: ISSP Ireland - 2003: 2003: V18

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ISSP Ireland - 2003

Year: 2003
Module: National_Identity
Variable: V18

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 have Irish ancestry?

Index to tables on this page

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

Overall Results	%
Very important	44
Fairly important	34
Not very important	14
Not important at all	7
Cannot choose	1
Not answered	1

Table Index

Results for men and women	%
	Male	Female
Very important	41	46
Fairly important	36	31
Not very important	12	16
Not important at all	9	5
Cannot choose	1	1
Not answered	1	1

Table Index

Results for people of different ages	%
	18 - 24	25 - 34	35 - 44	45 - 54	55 - 64	65+
Very important	35	38	35	58	46	55
Fairly important	33	36	41	24	38	29
Not very important	20	17	16	12	8	10
Not important at all	9	8	7	5	7	4
Cannot choose	2	1	0	0	0	1
Not answered	1	0	0	1	1	2

Table Index

Results for people of different religions	%
	Catholic	Protestant	No religion
Very important	47	*	25
Fairly important	34	*	33
Not very important	13	*	28
Not important at all	5	*	14
Cannot choose	1	0	0
Not answered	1	0	0

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

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