In Northern Ireland, some people think of themselves first as British, some people think of themselves as Irish, and some people think of themselves as both. Which, if any, of the following best describes how you see yourself?

	%
Irish not British	26
More Irish than British	11
Equally Irish and British	17
More British than Irish	17
British not Irish	19
Other description	8
I don't know	3

 

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Results for men and women

	%
	Male	Female
Irish not British	25	26
More Irish than British	10	11
Equally Irish and British	17	17
More British than Irish	19	15
British not Irish	18	21
Other description	8	7
I 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	33	26	19	29	28	21
More Irish than British	5	8	14	9	12	14
Equally Irish and British	17	15	11	15	17	23
More British than Irish	16	16	19	16	16	20
British not Irish	15	21	20	22	20	17
Other description	8	10	10	7	6	5
I don't know	5	3	7	2	0	1

 

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Results for people of different religions

	%
	Catholic	Protestant	No religion
Irish not British	60	1	16
More Irish than British	18	2	15
Equally Irish and British	11	21	19
More British than Irish	1	29	22
British not Irish	2	38	16
Other description	5	7	10
I don't know	3	1	2

 

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