In Northern Ireland, some people think of themselves first as British, some people think of themselves as Irish, and some people think of themselves as both. Which, if any, of the following best describes how you see yourself?

	%
Irish not British	31
More Irish than British	11
Equally Irish and British	17
More British than Irish	14
British not Irish	19
Other description	6
I don't know	2

 

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Results for men and women

	%
	Male	Female
Irish not British	28	33
More Irish than British	11	12
Equally Irish and British	20	14
More British than Irish	15	13
British not Irish	18	20
Other description	6	6
I don't know	2	2

 

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Results for people of different ages

	%
	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Irish not British	40	34	34	31	31	20
More Irish than British	13	9	11	12	12	10
Equally Irish and British	10	11	13	18	17	28
More British than Irish	15	12	9	10	14	22
British not Irish	15	23	21	21	18	15
Other description	3	8	7	7	7	3
I don't know	3	3	4	1	1	1

 

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Results for people of different religions

	%
	Catholic	Protestant	No religion
Irish not British	71	2	22
More Irish than British	17	4	14
Equally Irish and British	9	22	23
More British than Irish	1	27	13
British not Irish	0	37	17
Other description	1	5	11
I don't know	1	4	0

 

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