Year: 1998
Module:Community Relations
Variable:IDENT2
Some people say that whether they feel British or Irish is not as important as other things about them, other people say that their national identity is the key to who they are.

If you had to pick just one thing from this list to describe yourself , what would the second most important thing be?

 

%

Working class

7

British

5

Elderly

2

A woman

10

Not a religious person

2

Irish

4

A wife

9

A catholic

4

A countryman / countrywoman

3

Chinese

0

A protestant

6

A mother

10

Middle class

2

A father

7

A man

6

A religious person

2

An ulsterman / ulsterwoman

2

A husband

7

Young

4

A white person

1

Northern irish

4

A city person

1

Other

1

Dont know

2

 

Go to results for men and women, people of different ages and people of different religions.

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Results for men and women

 

%

 

Male

Female

Working class

8

5

British

6

3

Elderly

1

2

A woman

1

17

Not a religious person

3

2

Irish

5

4

A wife

1

17

A catholic

3

5

A countryman / countrywoman

3

2

Chinese

0

0

A protestant

7

5

A mother

1

18

Middle class

4

1

A father

14

0

A man

12

0

A religious person

1

3

An ulsterman / ulsterwoman

3

2

A husband

15

0

Young

4

4

A white person

2

1

Northern irish

4

4

A city person

1

1

Other

1

1

Dont know

2

2

  

 

Results for people of different ages

 

%

 

18-24

25-34

35-44

45-54

55-64

65+

Working class

5

6

7

7

7

6

British

3

4

2

5

7

6

Elderly

0

0

0

0

1

11

A woman

11

10

11

7

8

9

Not a religious person

4

3

2

1

4

1

Irish

4

5

3

3

6

4

A wife

1

9

15

13

8

7

A catholic

4

4

2

5

4

5

A countryman / countrywoman

3

2

2

3

4

4

Chinese

1

0

0

0

0

0

A protestant

6

8

6

3

7

6

A mother

4

9

12

14

10

9

Middle class

5

2

2

2

2

2

A father

1

3

11

11

6

5

A man

10

6

4

7

6

3

A religious person

1

1

2

3

3

4

An ulsterman / ulsterwoman

2

2

2

2

3

4

A husband

0

11

8

7

9

6

Young

21

5

0

0

0

0

A white person

4

2

0

0

0

1

Northern irish

5

5

4

3

3

1

A city person

1

2

0

0

1

1

Other

1

1

1

1

0

1

Dont know

3

2

2

2

2

3

 

  

Results for people of different religions

 

%

 

Catholic

Protestant

No religion

Working class

8

5

8

British

1

7

3

Elderly

2

2

1

A woman

11

9

12

Not a religious person

1

2

10

Irish

10

0

1

A wife

11

9

5

A catholic

10

0

1

A countryman / countrywoman

2

3

3

Chinese

0

0

2

A protestant

0

11

3

A mother

12

9

10

Middle class

2

3

2

A father

6

7

11

A man

6

5

7

A religious person

1

4

0

An ulsterman / ulsterwoman

0

4

2

A husband

6

8

5

Young

5

3

4

A white person

1

1

2

Northern irish

3

4

5

A city person

1

0

2

Other

1

1

2

Dont know

2

2

0

 

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