NI Life and Times Survey

Year: 2016
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	24
More Irish than British	11
Equally Irish and British	17
More British than Irish	18
British not Irish	21
Other description (WRITE IN)	9
Don't know	0

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

Results for men and women

	%
	Male	Female
Irish not British	23	24
More Irish than British	10	12
Equally Irish and British	17	17
More British than Irish	18	18
British not Irish	20	21
Other description (write in)	11	8
Don't know	0	0

Results for people of different ages

	%
	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	54-64	65+
Irish not British	29	24	25	25	22	20
More Irish than British	15	9	9	12	12	10
Equally Irish and British	16	14	18	16	16	19
More British than Irish	16	15	15	15	23	20
British not Irish	11	18	19	22	22	28
Other description (write in)	11	20	12	9	4	2
Don't know	0	1	1	0	0	0

Results for people of different religions

	%
	Catholic	Protestant	No religion
Irish not British	53	1	12
More Irish than British	21	3	9
Equally Irish and British	13	19	21
More British than Irish	2	31	26
British not Irish	1	41	21
Other description (write in)	10	5	11
Don't know	0	0	0

| NILT Homepage | Module Listing | Variable Index |