Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2012

Variable Details

Variableirbrit
LabelF2 Which, if any, of the following best describes how you see yourself?
Question text 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?
Responses
1 Irish not British 281
2 More Irish than British 150
3 Equally Irish and British 196
4 More British than Irish 184
5 British not Irish 294
6 Other description (please specify) 71
8 Don't know 9
9 (No answer/Refusal) 19
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNorthern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2012
Interviewer InstructionsSHOWCARD IF RESPONDENT STATES 'NEITHER BRITISH NOR IRISH', CODE AS 'OTHER'
UniverseNorthern Irish adults;National;Adults aged 18 or over, living in private households in Northern Ireland during 2012.
SamplingOne-stage stratified or systematic random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study; NILT has run from 2008 onwards, with a break in 2011. The survey resumed in 2012.