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Year: 2025
Module: Political Attitudes
Variable: IRBRIT

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 British31
More Irish than British11
Equally Irish and British 16
More British than Irish 16
British not Irish 19
Other description 5
I don't know 2


 

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Results for men and women

 
%
 MaleFemale
Irish not British 29 33
More Irish than British 11 9
Equally Irish and British 17 15
More British than Irish 16 16
British not Irish 19 19
Other description 5 5
I don't know 2 2


 


 

Results for people of different ages

 
%
 18-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465+
Irish not British 43 39 37 26 22 25
More Irish than British 7 9 10 11 13 11
Equally Irish and British 8 17 11 16 15 23
More British than Irish 11 14 14 18 18 20
British not Irish 19 14 18 20 25 18
Other description 7 3 5 8 6 3
I don't know 5 3 4 1 1 0


 


 

Results for people of different religions

 
%
 CatholicProtestantNo religion
Irish not British 69 2 26
More Irish than British 17 4 12
Equally Irish and British 8 19 20
More British than Irish 2 31 14
British not Irish 1 38 16
Other description 2 5 9
I don't know 2 1 3


 


 

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