Which of these words best describes your national identity?

Fieldwork dates: 1 June 2001 - 30 October 2022
Data from: Great Britain
Results from: 20 polls

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Results for: Which of these words best describes your national identity?
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30 October 2022
Poll by British Social Attitudes (NatCen)
31 October 2021
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7 December 2020
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27 October 2019
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1 November 2018
Poll by British Social Attitudes (NatCen)
1 November 2017
Poll by British Social Attitudes (NatCen)
5 November 2016
Poll by British Social Attitudes (NatCen)
1 November 2015
Poll by British Social Attitudes (NatCen)
1 November 2013
Poll by British Social Attitudes (NatCen)
1 November 2012
Poll by British Social Attitudes (NatCen)
1 November 2010
Poll by British Social Attitudes (NatCen)
30 September 2009
Poll by British Social Attitudes (NatCen)
30 September 2008
Poll by British Social Attitudes (NatCen)
30 September 2007
Poll by British Social Attitudes (NatCen)
30 September 2006
Poll by British Social Attitudes (NatCen)
30 September 2005
Poll by British Social Attitudes (NatCen)
30 September 2004
Poll by British Social Attitudes (NatCen)
30 September 2003
Poll by British Social Attitudes (NatCen)
30 September 2002
Poll by British Social Attitudes (NatCen)
30 September 2001
Poll by British Social Attitudes (NatCen)
British 46% 45% 47% 49% 47% 46% 44% 44% 45% 41% 49% 44% 42% 45% 36% 44% 46% 43% 47% 41%
English 27% 28% 31% 25% 28% 30% 33% 33% 34% 38% 30% 36% 36% 35% 41% 35% 33% 38% 33% 38%
European 9% 9% 7% 7% 5% 5% 3% 3% 3% 4% 3% 3% 3% 3% 3% 2% 3% 3% 2% 3%
Irish 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1%
Northern Irish 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Scottish 6% 6% 5% 7% 7% 6% 7% 7% 7% 7% 7% 7% 8% 7% 8% 8% 8% 9% 8% 9%
Ulster 4% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Welsh 4% 3% 3% 4% 3% 3% 4% 4% 4% 1% 3% 3% 4% 3% 4% 3% 4% 3% 4% 4%
Other answer (WRITE IN) 3% 6% 3% 5% 7% 7% 6% 5% 4% 3% 3% 2% 3% 3% 2% 3% 2% 2% 3% 2%
(None of these) 3% 0% 2% 2% 2% 1% 2% 2% 1% 2% 2% 1% 1% 1% 0% 1% 0% 0% 0% 1%
OTHER - ASIAN MENTIONED 0% 0% 0% 2% 1% 1% 2% 3% 1% 1% 1% 1% 2% 2% 1% 2% 1% 1% 1% 1%
OTHER - AFRICAN /CARIBBEAN MENTIONED 0% 0% 0% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 0% 1% 1%
(Don't know) 1% 0% 0% 0% 1% 0% 1% 1% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
(Refusal) 1% 1% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%

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And if you had to choose, which one best describes the way you think of yourself?

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