NI Life and Times Survey

Year: 2017
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	23
More Irish than British	10
Equally Irish and British	15
More British than Irish	18
British not Irish	23
Other description (WRITE IN)	9
Don't know	1

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Results for men and women

	%
	Male	Female
Irish not British	25	23
More Irish than British	10	10
Equally Irish and British	14	16
More British than Irish	19	18
British not Irish	22	24
Other description (WRITE IN)	10	8
Don't know	1	1

Results for people of different ages

	%
	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Irish not British	21	27	28	20	24	21
More Irish than British	14	14	8	10	13	5
Equally Irish and British	20	12	17	15	16	14
More British than Irish	15	12	18	17	20	24
British not Irish	19	17	16	28	21	32
Other description (WRITE IN)	11	17	11	8	6	4
Don't know	0	1	1	2	1	1

Results for people of different religions

	%
	Catholic	Protestant	No religion
Irish not British	54	2	10
More Irish than British	20	2	7
Equally Irish and British	12	14	22
More British than Irish	2	33	24
British not Irish	1	44	22
Other description (WRITE IN)	11	3	13
Don't know	0	1	0

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