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	13
Equally Irish and British	16
More British than Irish	16
British not Irish	21
Other description	6
Don't know	2

 

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Results for men and women

	%
	Male	Female
Irish not british	26	27
More irish than british	12	13
Equally irish and british	16	16
More british than irish	19	14
British not irish	21	21
Other description	6	6
Don't know	1	3

 

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Results for people of different ages

	%
	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Irish not british	29	31	28	23	27	21
More irish than british	22	12	10	12	10	12
Equally irish and british	11	12	15	16	19	23
More british than irish	12	13	17	19	16	19
British not irish	18	21	23	22	22	20
Other description	3	8	6	8	5	3
Don't know	5	3	2	1	1	1

 

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Results for people of different religions

	%
	Catholic	Protestant	No religion
Irish not british	61	3	20
More irish than british	22	3	14
Equally irish and british	10	17	21
More british than irish	1	30	16
British not irish	1	41	20
Other description	4	5	7
Don't know	2	1	2

 

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