Year: 1999
Module:Community Relations
Variable:IDENT1
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 - something that is very important to you when you think of yourself, what would it be?

 

%

Working class

20

British

5

Elderly

3

A woman

19

Not a religious person

2

Irish

5

A wife

3

A catholic

2

A countryman/countrywoman

2

Chinese

0

A protestant

3

A mother

13

Middle class

2

A father

7

A man

7

A religious person

1

An ulsterman/ulsterwoman

0

A husband

1

Young

2

A white person

0

Northern irish

1

A city person

0

Other (specify)

1

(dont know)

0

 

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

26

15

British

6

4

Elderly

3

4

A woman

0

33

Not a religious person

3

2

Irish

6

4

A wife

0

6

A catholic

4

1

A countryman/countrywoman

3

1

Chinese

0

0

A protestant

5

2

A mother

0

23

Middle class

3

1

A father

16

0

A man

17

0

A religious person

2

1

An ulsterman/ulsterwoman

1

0

A husband

2

0

Young

2

2

A white person

0

0

Northern irish

1

0

A city person

0

0

Other (specify)

1

1

(dont know)

1

0

  

 

Results for people of different ages

 

%

 

18-24

25-34

35-44

45-54

55-64

65+

Working class

19

21

19

23

20

17

British

5

4

4

5

8

7

Elderly

0

0

0

0

1

21

A woman

22

22

20

16

16

13

Not a religious person

5

2

3

2

2

2

Irish

8

5

4

3

3

5

A wife

0

2

4

4

6

3

A catholic

4

2

2

1

2

2

A countryman/countrywoman

3

1

0

4

3

3

Chinese

0

0

0

0

0

0

A protestant

7

4

2

5

1

3

A mother

5

17

22

12

10

5

Middle class

2

0

0

3

3

3

A father

1

5

8

10

12

6

A man

8

8

8

8

8

5

A religious person

1

1

1

2

2

2

An ulsterman/ulsterwoman

1

0

0

0

0

1

A husband

0

2

1

1

1

1

Young

8

3

0

0

0

0

A white person

1

0

0

0

0

0

Northern irish

0

1

1

1

1

1

A city person

0

0

0

0

0

0

Other (specify)

1

0

1

1

1

0

(dont know)

0

0

0

0

1

1

 

  

Results for people of different religions

 

%

 

Catholic

Protestant

No religion

Working class

24

16

23

British

1

9

4

Elderly

2

5

2

A woman

20

17

18

Not a religious person

2

2

9

Irish

11

0

2

A wife

4

4

0

A catholic

6

0

0

A countryman/countrywoman

1

4

0

Chinese

0

0

0

A protestant

0

6

3

A mother

13

12

14

Middle class

2

2

1

A father

7

8

6

A man

7

8

10

A religious person

0

2

0

An ulsterman/ulsterwoman

0

1

0

A husband

1

1

1

Young

2

1

5

A white person

0

0

1

Northern irish

1

1

0

A city person

0

0

0

Other (specify)

1

1

1

(dont know)

0

1

1

 

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