Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the Irish and UK samples.
Ireland (N = 1041) | % | UK (N = 2025) | % |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Sex | ||
Female | 51.5 | Female | 51.7 |
Male | 48.2 | Male | 48.3 |
Age | Age | ||
18–24 | 11.1 | 18–24 | 12.1 |
25–34 | 19.2 | 25–34 | 18.8 |
35–44 | 20.6 | 35–44 | 17.4 |
45–54 | 15.9 | 45–54 | 20.2 |
55–64 | 21.0 | 55–64 | 17.2 |
65+ | 12.2 | 65+ | 14.2 |
Birthplace | Birthplace | ||
Ireland | 70.7 | UK | 90.6 |
Region of Ireland | Region of UK | ||
Leinster | 55.3 | England | 86.9 |
Munster | 27.3 | Scotland | 7.8 |
Connaught | 12.0 | Wales | 3.1 |
Ulster | 5.4 | Northern Ireland | 2.3 |
Ethnicity | Ethnicity | ||
Irish | 74.8 | White British/Irish | 85.5 |
Irish Traveller | 0.3 | White non-British/Irish | 5.7 |
Other White background | 17.3 | Indian | 2.0 |
African | 1.9 | Pakistani | 1.3 |
Other Black background | 0.3 | Chinese | 0.9 |
Chinese | 0.4 | Afro-Caribbean | 0.6 |
Other Asian | 3.2 | African | 1.3 |
Mixed background | 1.8 | Arab | 0.1 |
Bangladeshi | 0.3 | ||
Other Asian | 0.5 | ||
Living location | Living location | ||
City | 24.5 | City | 24.6 |
Suburb | 18.1 | Suburb | 28.2 |
Town | 26.8 | Town | 30.6 |
Rural | 28.8 | Rural | 16.5 |
Highest education | Highest education | ||
No qualification | 1.2 | No qualifications | 2.9 |
Finished mandatory schooling | 6.4 | O-level/GCSE or similar | 19.0 |
Finished secondary school | 22.4 | A-level or similar | 18.1 |
Undergraduate degree | 22.5 | Diploma | 5.6 |
Postgraduate degree | 19.8 | Undergraduate degree | 28.2 |
Other technical qualification | 27.9 | Postgraduate degree | 15.6 |
Technical qualification | 9.3 | ||
Other | 1.3 | ||
2019 income | 2019 income | ||
0–€19,999 | 24.6 | £0–£15490 | 20.2 |
€20,000–€29,999 | 21.3 | £15,491–£25,340 | 20.2 |
€30,000–€39,999 | 19.5 | £25,341–£38,740 | 19.0 |
€40,000–€49,999 | 12.7 | £38,741–£57,930 | 20.2 |
€50,000+ | 21.9 | £57,931+ | 20.2 |
Employment status | Employment status | ||
Full-time (self)/employed | 43.3 | Full-time (self)/employed | 48.8 |
Part-time (self)/employed | 15.7 | Part-time (self)/employed | 15.0 |
Retired | 15.0 | Retired | 16.5 |
Unemployed | 8.4 | Unemployed | 11.7 |
Student | 6.3 | Student | 4.7 |
Unemployed (disability or illness) | 5.6 | Unemployed (disability or illness) | 3.4 |
Unemployed due to COVID-19 | 5.7 | ||
Religion | Religion | ||
Christian | 69.8 | Christian | 50.4 |
Muslim | 1.6 | Muslim | 3.0 |
Jewish | 0.2 | Jewish | 0.8 |
Hindu | 1.1 | Hindu | 0.6 |
Buddhist | 0.6 | Buddhist | 0.8 |
Sikh | 0.1 | Sikh | 0.5 |
Other religion | 3.8 | Other | 6.0 |
Atheist | 15.3 | Atheist | 25.4 |
Agnostic | 7.5 | Agnostic | 12.5 |
Lone adult in household | Lone adult in household | ||
Yes | 18.4 | Yes | 22.4 |
Children in the household | Children in the household | ||
Yes | 39.7 | Yes | 29.2 |
