NI Life and Times Survey

Year: 2014
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	26
More Irish than British	12
Equally Irish and British	14
More British than Irish	13
British not Irish	28
Other description - (please specify)	6
Don't know	0

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Results for men and women

	%
	Male	Female
Irish not British	27	26
More Irish than British	11	14
Equally Irish and British	16	13
More British than Irish	13	12
British not Irish	28	27
Other description - (please specify)	6	7
Don't know	0	0

Results for people of different ages

	%
	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Irish not British	34	27	20	26	31	24
More Irish than British	7	16	13	13	12	13
Equally Irish and British	10	15	16	15	14	16
More British than Irish	13	10	14	14	13	12
British not Irish	25	18	29	26	29	35
Other description - (please specify)	9	15	8	5	2	1
Don't know	0	0	0	1	0	0

Results for people of different religions

	%
	Catholic	Protestant	No religion
Irish not British	54	1	11
More Irish than British	23	3	7
Equally Irish and British	12	14	22
More British than Irish	2	23	18
British not Irish	2	56	31
Other description - (please specify)	7	3	10
Don't know	0	0	1

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