NI Life and Times Survey

Year: 2019
Module: Political_Attitudes
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 British	21
More Irish than British	12
Equally Irish and British	12
More British than Irish	12
British not Irish	33
Other description	8
Don't know	1

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Results for men and women

	%
	Male	Female
Irish not British	20	22
More Irish than British	13	11
Equally Irish and British	11	14
More British than Irish	12	13
British not Irish	33	32
Other description	9	7
Don't know	1	1

Results for people of different ages

	%
	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Irish not British	36	19	19	23	22	16
More Irish than British	15	8	11	17	8	11
Equally Irish and British	6	12	10	14	12	17
More British than Irish	10	10	17	11	13	13
British not Irish	25	35	28	25	37	39
Other description	6	15	15	7	6	3
Don't know	2	1	1	2	2	1

Results for people of different religions

	%
	Catholic	Protestant	No religion
Irish not British	55	1	10
More Irish than British	25	2	11
Equally Irish and British	11	12	18
More British than Irish	1	20	18
British not Irish	2	61	28
Other description	6	4	13
Don't know	1	1	3

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