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	28
More Irish than British	10
Equally Irish and British	17
More British than Irish	17
British not Irish	19
Other description	7
Don't know	3

 

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Results for men and women

	%
	Male	Female
Irish not British	28	28
More Irish than British	10	10
Equally Irish and British	17	16
More British than Irish	18	17
British not Irish	18	20
Other description	7	6
Don't know	3	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	39	32	29	29	27	19
More Irish than British	6	12	10	10	11	10
Equally Irish and British	10	11	13	16	19	26
More British than Irish	15	15	16	16	20	20
British not Irish	12	18	18	21	18	21
Other description	6	9	12	6	5	4
Don't know	13	4	2	2	1	1

 

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Results for people of different religions

	%
	Catholic	Protestant	No religion
Irish not British	64	2	22
More Irish than British	16	4	12
Equally Irish and British	9	20	21
More British than Irish	3	29	18
British not Irish	1	38	15
Other description	4	6	11
Don't know	3	1	3

 

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