NI Life and Times Survey

Year: 2020
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	19
More Irish than British	13
Equally Irish and British	18
More British than Irish	18
British not Irish	23
Other description	7
Don't know	1

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Results for men and women

	%
	Male	Female
Irish not British	18	20
More Irish than British	12	14
Equally Irish and British	19	17
More British than Irish	19	17
British not Irish	24	22
Other description	7	7
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	25	22	24	23	12	13
More Irish than British	11	16	13	10	17	13
Equally Irish and British	11	12	15	18	21	25
More British than Irish	15	17	15	18	20	23
British not Irish	21	21	20	25	25	24
Other description	16	10	11	5	5	1
Don't know	0	2	2	1	0	0

Results for people of different religions

	%
	Catholic	Protestant	No religion
Irish not British	54	1	14
More Irish than British	26	5	14
Equally Irish and British	12	18	23
More British than Irish	1	31	18
British not Irish	0	42	16
Other description	5	4	14
Don't know	2	0	1

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