NI Life and Times Survey

Year: 2018
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	11
Equally Irish and British	13
More British than Irish	14
British not Irish	29
Other description	10
Don’t know	1

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Results for men and women

	%
	Male	Female
Irish not British	21	24
More Irish than British	12	9
Equally Irish and British	13	12
More British than Irish	14	15
British not Irish	30	28
Other description	9	10
Don’t know	1	2

Results for people of different ages

	%
	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Irish not British	12	25	20	29	26	20
More Irish than British	12	8	13	13	7	11
Equally Irish and British	14	10	13	12	14	13
More British than irish	21	14	11	10	14	17
British not Irish	31	26	23	25	31	36
Other description	10	14	18	10	7	2
Don’t know	0	2	3	0	1	1

Results for people of different religions

	%
	Catholic	Protestant	No religion
Irish not British	54	3	9
More Irish than British	20	2	10
Equally Irish and British	13	14	14
More British than irish	1	24	22
British not Irish	2	53	30
Other description	9	4	15
Don’t know	1	1	1

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