Irish Central Irish American Diaspora Survey

Home , American ancestry, A Date for Mad Mary

Survey undertaken by Amárach Research in partnership between Irishcentral.com, Glucksman Ireland House, NYU and UCD Clinton Institute, with support of the Government of Ireland, Emigrant support programme October 2017/MMCL/SR/S17-137 and The Ireland Funds TABLE OF CONTENTS

Methodology

The Survey Findings – Respondents and Profile – Links to Ireland – History and Culture – Irish Favorites – Charitable behaviour – Organizational involvement – Politics

2 Methodology

The survey is conducted fully online

The survey was conducted between September 12th – 26th

The final sample was 1368.

The survey was undertaken in partnership between Irishcentral.com, Amárach Research, Glucksman Ireland House, NYU, UCD Clinton Institute with support of the Government of Ireland, Emigrant support programme and The Ireland Funds.

3 Respondents & Profile Respondent Profile (Base: All respondents-1368) GENDER AGE ETHNICITY % % % 18-20 3 21-25 10

Male 41 26-30 15

31-35 18 Irish 74

36-40 23

Female 58 Irish traveller 1

41-45 30 Other/ mixed European 21

Prefer not to say 1 Other 4

Q2 Please state your gender Q3 How old are you? Q4 From the list below choose the option that best describes your ethnic background 5 Marital status (Base: All respondents – 1368)

MARITAL STATUS SPOUSE/PARTNER OR IRISH DESCENT N=800 % Divorced Separated

Single/never 2% Yes 46 married 6%

35% Married 45%

13% No 46

Living together Don’t know 8

Q.C Marital Status Q.6b is your spouse/partner of Irish decent 6 4 in 10 have children with an average of 2 children (Base: All respondents – 1368)

NUMBER OF CHILDREN %

% 1 29

41% Yes 2 No 59% 40

3 21

4 7 5+ 3 Mean= 2

Q. Do you have any children Q.How many children do you have 7 Level of Education (Base: All respondents – 1368) SECONDARY/HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION COMPLETED IN %

Doctoral Degree Masters degree Professional degree/MD Less than High School 2% 1% High School/GED 4% 20% 7%

22% Some college USA 92 36% 4 year college degree 9%

2 year college degree Ireland 6 Elsewhere 2

Q.6. What is the highest level of education you have completed? 8 Employment (Base: All respondents – 1368) HOUSEHOLD INCOME

$0 – $9,999 2% $10,000 – $19,999 2% $20,000 – $29,999 4% Work full-time $30,000-$39,999 8%

$40,000 – $49,999 6% 70% $50,000 – $59,999 6% $60,000 – $69,999 7%

$70,000 – $79,999 7% Retired 1% $80,000 – $89,999 6% Other 1% $90,000 – $99,999 6% 9% Student $100,000 – $124,999 12% 5% 6% 3% 5% $125,000 – $149,999 6% Homemaker Work Unemployed/ part-time $150,000 – $199,999 6% seeking a job Self – employed $200,000+ 7% Prefer not to say 12%

9 The average age for Irish Born respondents leaving Ireland to go to the U.S. is 21 (Base: All respondents – 1368)

Age when they left Ireland

% AGE PERCENT

U10 18

11-20 17 Born in Ireland Irish Born American Born 8% (n=111) 92% 21-25 32

26-30 23

31+ 10

Average age = 21 years of age

Q.5 Were you born in Ireland? Q.5 What age were you when you left Ireland 10 Religion FAITH (Base: All respondents – 1368) % Roman Catholic 74 Protestant (Other) 9 Christian (Other) 4 HAVE A RELIGION Wican 3 Baptist 2 Presbyterian 2 Evangelical 2 Church of Ireland 1 Jewish 1 Islamic 1 No 22% All with faith Buddhism 1 70% Yes (n=961) Methodist 1 Other 2 8% ATTEND SERVICES REGULARILY % Don’t know

No 59% 41% Yes

11 Sample Split

The sample was split into four regions based on the census regions: West; Midwest; Northeast; and South. The split by state is as follows: – West: Alaska; Arizona; California; Colorado; Hawaii; Idaho; Montana; Nevada; New Mexico; Oregon; Utah; Washington; Wyoming. – Midwest: Illinois; Indiana; Iowa; Kansas; Michigan; Minnesota; Missouri; Nebraska; North Dakota; Ohio; South Dakota; Wisconsin . – Northeast: Connecticut; Maine; Massachusetts; New Hampshire; New Jersey; New York; Pennsylvania; Rhode Island; Vermont. – South: Alabama; Arkansas; Delaware; District of Columbia (Washington D.C.); Florida; Georgia; Kentucky; Louisiana; Maryland; Mississippi; North Carolina; Oklahoma; South Carolina; Tennessee; Texas; Virginia; West Virginia.

12 Distribution of Sample (Base: All respondents – 1368)

1% 1% 1% * 1% * 6% 1% 1% 2% 1% * 1% 19% * 2% * 5% 1% 7% * 1% 3% 1% 1% 5% 1% 3% 7% 2% 1% 1% 2% 1% 2% 2% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% * 1% 1% 3% 1%

* 3% Other 2% *

* Caution small base size Q1. Where in the US do you currently live? 13 Irish Family Origins (Base: All who were born in Ireland – 111) 2% 5% 3%

1% 4% 2%

1% 2% 1% 4% 2%

3% 2% 4% 4% 2%

32% 5% 2% 3%

3% 5% 2%

4% 11% 2% 2%

13%

Q.4c What county is your family from? 14 Three quarters identify strongly as Irish American (Base: All respondents – 1368)

% Highest Amongst

Strongly identifies

Strongly identify as Irish American 75 → First and second generation– 90%

Somewhat identify as Irish American 19

Do not identify as Irish American 6

Q.17 How strongly do you identify as Irish American? 15 Links to Ireland Ireland in one word…. (Base: All respondents – 1368) % Community 27

Beautiful 19

Majestic 17

Friendly 6

Green 5

Interesting 3

Comforting 3

Craic 2

Proud 2

Traditional 1

Dynamic 1

Cultural 1

*All others 1% or less

Q12 From your point of view, describe Ireland in one word 17 America in one word… (Base: All respondents – 1368) % Community 18 Diverse 8 Chaotic 8 Turmoil 7 Opportunity 6 Freedom 6 Crowded 4 Troubled 4 Commercial 4 Divided 3 Complicated 2 Patriotic 2 Confusing 2 Angry 2 Changing 1

*All others 1% or less

Q13 From your point of view, describe America in one word 18 The majority identify as Irish American (Base: All respondents – 1368)

ARE YOU … % %

Irish 14 First generation Irish 12

Second generation Irish 17 American 22

Third generation Irish 30

Irish American 56

Further Removed 27

Born in Ireland 8 Scot-Irish 5 Other 3 Don’t know 6

Q.19 Do you consider yourself to be : Q.27 If the term ‘first generation’ refers to children born of an emigrant from Ireland, what generation Irish are you? 19 The majority have chosen Irish American ancestry over other ancestries (Base: All respondents – 1368)

CHOSEN IRISH AMERICAN CHECKED ANCESTRY OVER OTHER POSSIBLE ANCESTRY % % Ancestry.com 19

23andME 5 Yes Other 1 59% None 75

41%

No 25% have checked their ancestry with a DNA test.

Q20 Have you chosen Irish American ancestry over other possible ancestries? Q8 Have you ever checked your ancestry with a DNA test kit for example with ancestry.com? 20 People choose to be Irish American because of genetics and a strong bond with Ireland (Base: All those who choose Irish American ancestry over other possible – 806)

% Largest part of genetic background 35

Identify most strongly with Ireland 25

Strong influence from Irish part of family/brought up that way 21

Interest/pride in Irish culture/ Irishness /perceived personality traits 14

Irish name/perceived appearance 6

Know more about Irish roots than other roots 6

Less opportunity to celebrate non Irish heritage 4

Ireland feels like home 2

Participate most in Irish events/activities/organisation 2

Q21. Have you chosen Irish American ancestry over other possible ancestries? Q21. Why have you chosen Irish American ancestry over other possible ancestries? All others 1 % or less 21 Half of respondents have been to Ireland in the past five years (Base: All respondents – 1368) EVER % NUMBER OF VISITS %

No 35% 65% Yes Once 46

OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS 21 % Twice

Three times 13 Four times 6 51% 49% Yes No Five times or more 14

S.3 Have you previously visited Ireland? Q.10 How many times in total have you visited Ireland in the past 5 years? 22 Vacationing and visiting family and friends drive people to Ireland (Base: All respondents – 1368)

Visiting family/ friends 53

Vacation 52

Study 7 Business 6 Other 1

Q.11 All who have visited Ireland – what is typically the purpose of your visit? 23 One third catch up on Irish news daily through online resources (Base: All respondents – 1368) FREQUENTLY ONLINE TO IRISH FOCUSED MEDIA SOURCE MOST FIND OUT IRISH NEWS FREQUENTLY VISITED (EXCL Irish Central)* % % Facebook 26 Irishtimes.com 16 At least once a day 33 RTE.ie 15 Independent.ie 13 Guardian.co.uk 7 Irishnews.com 4 Once a week or more 33 Twitter 4 Local/regional papers 3 Irishexaminer.com 2 Belfasttelegraph.co.uk 1 More than once a month 17 Breakingnews.ie 1 Journal.ie 1 Less often 15 Instagram 1 Never 2 Other 4

Q.30 How often, if at all, do you go online to find out what is going on in Ireland? Q.32 Apart from IrishCentral, which Irish focused media source do you go to most often when looking for news and updates? 24 Social media plays a major role in engaging Irish Americans with Ireland… (Base: All respondents – 1368)

DEMOGRAPHICS FOR YES Gender Irish Generation % % % Male 83 1st 87

Female 87 2nd 88

Age 3rd 83

18-25 89 Further 86 26-30 Born No 15% 85% Yes 85 87 31-35 86 Region

36-40 84 West 83

41-45 83 Midwest 87

Northeast 84

South 86

Q.33 Have social media platforms e.g. Facebook and Twitter increased your engagement with Ireland? 25 …with Facebook leading the way in facilitating engagement (Base: All who feel social media platforms have increased their engagement with Ireland – 1163)

1st Mention TOTAL

Facebook 83 98

Instagram 4 72

Twitter 10 68

Snapchat * 49

1 46 WhatsApp

*All others 1% or less

Q.34 What social media platforms have most increased your engagement with Ireland? 26 Social media allows for easy access to news and contact with friends (Base: All who feel social media platforms have increased their engagement with Ireland – 1163)

% Access to news/current affairs regularly Ireland 52

Contact with friends and relatives 39

Access to articles/links of Irish interest (history/cultural) 28

Improved understanding from pictures./visual aids 13

All information is easily to find/aggregated into one place 11

Access to information about Irish events and organisations 9

Access to Irish perspective 6

View of day to day life in Ireland 2

*All others 1% or less

Q33a. In what way have social media platforms increased your engagement with Ireland? 27 Staying connected to Ireland is of upmost importance to Irish Americans (Base: All respondents – 1368)

Very important 70

Somewhat Important 25

Neither/ Nor Not important 4 Not at all important 1*

Q. 25 How important if at all, do you think it is that Irish Americans stay connected to Ireland? 28 Visits to Ireland and connecting with friends and family will help Irish Americans sustain their heritage (Base: All respondents – 1368) % 76 Visits to Ireland

73 Through Family/ Community

67 Involvement with Irish organizations in the U.S.

Irish Studies at American universities 57

Cultural programs in Ireland for students 45

Cultural programs in Ireland for "culturally curious" adults 42

Distance learning courses in America related to Irish studies 39

Irish Studies at Irish universities 30

Other 3

Q. 26 How can Irish Americans best sustain their heritage? 29 7 in 10 would be interested in getting an Irish passport while 15% already have one (Base: All respondents – 1368)

% Highest Amongst

Yes 71 → Third generation or further – 84%

No 10

I already have one 15 I am currently applying for one 4

Q.28 Would you be interested in getting an Irish passport? 30 Th majority feel that it is important for their children to identify as Irish American (Base: All parents – 559)

DEMOGRAPHICS FOR % IMPORTANT Gender Irish Generation % % Male 74 1st 77 Very important to them 37 Female 72 2nd 78

Age 3rd 74

18-25 75 Further 63 26-30 Born Important to them 35 67 83 31-35 66 Region

36-40 73 West 69

41-45 74 Midwest 64 Neither/Nor 24 Northeast 80 Not important to them 12 Not at all important to them South 68

Q.29 How important if at all is it for your children to identify as Irish American? 31 Irish History and Culture There is a strong interest in cultural or Irish studies when visiting Ireland (Base: All respondents – 1368)

DEMOGRAPHICS FOR YES Gender Irish Generation % % % Male 79 1st 75

Female 85 2nd 84

Age 3rd 90

18-25 88 Further 89 26-30 Born No 18% 82% Yes 83 37 31-35 81 Region

36-40 80 West 83

41-45 82 Midwest 87

Northeast 80

South 84

Q.27 Would you attend university-organized cultural or Irish studies courses while on vacation in Ireland? 33 3 in 10 would be interested in attending a week long course (Base: All respondents – 1368) Highest Amongst %

→ 26-30 years – 26% One day 20

2 – 3 days 31 → 41-45 years – 37%

→ 41-45 years born in Ireland – 24% Once a week 20

Longer than once a week 29 → 26-30 years – 34% First Generation

Q.27a What duration would you attend the course for? 34 There is a clear passion for learning about Irish history… (Base: All respondents – 1368)

% DEMOGRAPHICS FOR YES Gender Irish Generation % % Male 97 1st 97

Female 98 2nd 98

Age 3rd 100 Very interested 80 18-25 98 Further 98

26-30 97 Born 86

31-35 97 Region

36-40 98 West 98

41-45 97 Midwest 98 Somewhat interested 18 Northeast Neither/ Nor 96 1 2 Not at all interested/Not really South 98

Q.14 How interested are you in studying/ learning about Irish history? 35 …with peoples own personal roots of most interest (Base: All respondents – 1368) % Your personal Irish history and roots 80

1916 and the War of Independence 61

Contemporary Ireland 57

The Famine 50

The recent Irish peace process 49

The partition of Ireland 48

Irish US relations 48

The Good Friday Agreement 40

Ancient Ireland/ Celts 6

Cultural history 6

Other 5

Q15 What aspects of Irish History would you most like to study? 36 People are most interested in learning about personal experiences and exploring their own family history (Base: All respondents – 1368) % Your family experience in America 59

Post Famine 19th century Irish immigration to America 51

20th Century Immigration from Ireland 45

The economic success of the Irish in America 45

Irish American support for 1916 40

The Irish American support for the Irish peace process 38

Irish Brigade in the American Civil War 33 and Thomas Francis Meagher

The Scots Irish immigration 32

Other please specify 3

Not interested 1

Q16 What interests you most in Irish history? 37 Personal experiences with family and friends were most likely to trigger an interest in ones Irish heritage (Base: All respondents – 1368) % Interaction with/ knowledge of Irish relatives/ friends 26

Was taught about Irish heritage as a child/ always knew about heritage 26

No particular event 21

Visited/ lived in Ireland 9

Researching/ interest in family genealogy/ history 9

Was exposed to Irish books/ plays/ music/ films/ 7 performances/ events etc

Historical/ academic interest 5

Death/ illness of an Irish friend/ relative 2

Attended Irish related course 1

Irish partner/ birth of son or daughter 1

All others 1% or less Q18 Is there a particular event that triggered your interest in your Irish heritage? 38 People are keen to take part in Irish cultural and sporting activities especially Music and Literature (Base: All respondents – 1368)

TAKE PART IN IRISH CULTURAL CULTURAL AND SPORTING ACTIVIES STUDIES OR SPORTING ACTIVITIES % % Music 82

Literature 54

Yes The Irish language 52 90% Dancing 47

Cinema 41

10% GAA 35

Rugby 29 No Theatre 26

Other 2

Q23 Do you take part in any Irish cultural or sporting activities Q24 What Irish cultural and sporting activities do you participate in or have an interest ? 39 Irish Favourites Guinness tops the list of favourite Irish brands (Base: All respondents – 1368)

Top mentions ALL MENTIONS

Guinness 27 55

Kerrygold 18 53

Jameson 12 37

Cadbury 11 37

Barry's Tea 9 25

Aer Lingus 5 21

Tayto 4 15

Yoplait 2 9

Lyons Tea 2 6

Bewley's 1 3

*All others 3% or less

Q.35 What are your favourite Irish Brands? 41 Important figures in Irish literature… (Base: All respondents – 1368)

1st Mention TOTAL MENTIONS James Joyce 32 63 W.B. Yeats 23 61 Samuel Beckett 7 33 Seamus Heaney 9 29 Maeve Binchy 6 19 Roddy Doyle 4 14 Colm Toibin 3 13 Enda Walsh 1 9 Anne Enright 2 8 Marita Conlon-McKenna 1 5 Not interested in Irish literature * 13

*All others 4% or less

Q.37 Who would you most wish to study in Irish literature? 42 Favoured Irish American Writers… (Base: All respondents – 1368)

Top Mentions ALL MENTIONS

F. Scott Fitzgerald 35 66

Frank McCourt 21 39

Flannery O’Connor 9 29

Mary Higgins Clark 8 27

Eugene O’Neill 6 23

Cormac McCarthy 5 23

Alice McDermott 2 10

Maeve Brennan 2 9

William Kennedy 1 8

Colum McCann 2 7

*All others 5% or less

Q.37 Which Irish American writer would you most wish to study? 43 Commonly watched Irish movies… (Base: All respondents – 1368) HEARD OF WATCHED % % The Quiet Man 76 55 PS I love you 73 58 The Crying Game 69 42 Brooklyn 63 47 In the Name of the Father 61 45 The Wind that Shakes the Barley 52 40 The Commitments 49 39 The Secret of Roan Irish 47 33 Once 40 31 Ryan's Daughter 30 14 The Guard 29 20 Room 28 13 Sing Street 23 14 Calvary 17 11 Intermission 15 10 The Young Offenders 14 8 Handsome Devil 7 3 A Date for Mad Mary 6 2

*All others 2% or less

Q.39/39a Of the Irish movies listed below, which ones have you heard of/watched? 44 Favourite Irish Movies… (Base: All respondents – 1368) FAVOURITE % The Quiet Man 14 PS I love you 14 The Wind that Shakes the Barley 13 Brooklyn 11 In the Name of the Father 11 The Commitments 7 The Secret of Roan Irish 7 Once 5 The Crying Game 3 The Guard 3 Sing Street 2 The Young Offenders 1 Calvary 1 Room 1 Intermission 1

*All others 5% or less

Q.39/39a Of the Irish movies listed below, which ones have you heard of/watched? 45 Favourite Irish Plays… (Base: All respondents – 1368) FAVOURITE % The Importance of Being Earnest 23

Dancing at Lughnasa 8

Waiting for Godot 8

The Field 8

The Plough and the Stars 6

Philadelphia Here I Come 3

Playboy of the Western World 3

Da 3

The Beauty Queen of Leenane 2

None of these 34

*All others 1% or less

Q.40 What is your favourite Irish play? 46 Favourite Irish Dance (Base: All respondents – 1368) FAVOURITE %

Step Dancing 54

Riverdance 33

None of the above 8

Other 5

*All others 1% or less

Q.41 What is your favourite Irish Dance? 47 Favourite Irish Books… (Base: All respondents – 1368)

% Angela's Ashes 7 Dubliners 5 Mythology'/'Poetry'/'Play 4 Ulysses 3 Dracula 2 The Picture of Dorian Gray 2 How The Irish Saved Civilization 2 Circle of Friends 2 Trinity 2 A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man 1 ‘Tis 1 Brooklyn 1 PS I Love You 1 The Book of Kells 1 Gulliver's Travels 1 No Favourite Irish Book 39

*All others 1% or less

Q.42 What is your favourite Irish book? 48 U2 are the most favoured Irish band (Base: All respondents – 1368)

Top mentions ALL MENTIONS

U2 20 41 Dropkick Murphys 10 30 The Chieftains 8 25

Van Morrison 7 25 Dubliners 8 24

Ed Sheeran 8 24 The Cranberries 5 21 Celtic Woman 4 14 The Clancy Brothers 5 13 Hozier 3 10 Christy Moore 3 10 Snow Patrol 1 9 Glen Hansard 2 6

*All others 4% or less

Q.43 Who are your favourite Irish (or those with Irish links) Performers? Pick the top three, where one is your favourite. 49 Apart from friends and relatives, Bono is the most admired living Irish person (Base: All respondents – 1368)

% % Family/ relative 17 Sinead O'Connor 1

Bono 11 Pierce Brosnan 1

Liam Neeson 6 Daniel Day-Lewis 1 Mary Robinson 5 Shane MacGowan 1 Gerry Adams 4 Cillian Murphy 1 Conor McGregor 3 Roy Keane 1 Leo Varadkar 2 Mary McAleese 1 Michael D. Higgins 2 Anne Anderson 1 Saoirse Ronan 2

Ed Sheeran 2 Enda Kenny 1

Colin Farrell 1 Other 24

Q.44 What living person do you most admire? 50 Charitable Behaviour Irish Americans are a charitable group… (Base: All respondents – 1368)

Yes I give money to charity 40

82% give either their money, time Yes, I volunteer with charity 11 or both to charity.

I volunteer and give money to charities 31

No 17

Q.46 Do you give to charity on a regular basis (at least once a year)? 52 Males are more likely to give money, while females are more likely to volunteer (Base: All who give to charity on a regular basis – 1129)

Gender Age Irish Heritage Area 25 30 35 40 45 - - - - - Total Total Male Female 18 26 31 36 41 First generation First Second generation generation Third removed Further Ireland inBorn West Midwest Northeast South % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % %

Yes, I give money to charity 40 44 38 24 40 41 44 45 41 37 44 37 48 40 37 44 38

Yes, I volunteer with charities 11 8 13 26 14 9 7 8 11 11 10 14 5 11 12 11 11

Yes, I volunteer and give money to charity 31 28 33 26 25 33 35 32 28 34 33 31 28 26 36 29 24

No 17 19 16 24 22 17 13 16 19 18 13 18 18 22 16 17 17

Q.46 Do you give to charity on a regular basis (at least once a year)? 53 Charitable areas of interest… (Base: All who give to charity on a regular basis – 1129)

IRELAND USA % % Culture 53 40

Arts and Culture 50 43

Education 46 59

Human Rights 45 54

Peace and Reconciliation 37 32

Community Development 37 51

Environment 31 44

Ireland’s Overseas Aid Programme 13 12

*All others 1% or less

Q.47 What philanthropic/ charitable areas are you interested in, firstly for Ireland and then for the U.S.? 54 Charitable motivators… (Base: All who give to charity on a regular basis – 1129)

% Giving back to my community 66

Making a positive change 66

Believing in the organization’s mission 63

Personal reasons 48

Social reasons 36

Tax reasons 5

Positive self-image 5

*All others 1% or less

Q.47 What are the key motivators for your philanthropic donations/volunteering? 55 The majority annually donate 500 dollars or less (Base: All respondents – 1368) Highest Amongst % Less than $ 500 → 18-30 years – 68%

Less than $ 500 53

$ 500 – $5,000

36 → 31-35 years – 41% $ 500 – $5,000 41-45 – 41% Section generation – 47% Born in Ireland – 41% $5,001 – $15,000 3 More than $15,000 2 Don’t know 7

Q.48 How much do you estimate you donate to charity annually 56 3 in 10 families support Irish causes in the U.S. (Base: All respondents – 1368)

DEMOGRAPHICS FOR YES Gender Irish Generation % % % Male 32 1st 43 Yes Female 30 2nd 41

Age 3rd 33 31% 18-25 34 Further 21

26-30 34 Born 24

31-35 30 Region

69% 36-40 30 West 24

41-45 29 Midwest 32

No Northeast 35

South 28

Q.50 Does your family provide philanthropic support to Ireland or to Irish causes in the U.S? 57 There is a desire for those who do not currently donate to learn more about supporting Irish causes in the U.S. and Ireland (Base: All who do not give to charity on a regular basis– 239)

Yes very much so 23

72% of those who do not take part in charitable activities are interested in Yes somewhat so learning more about supporting Irish 49 causes in Ireland and the US.

No 28

Q.51 Would you be interested in learning more about supporting Irish causes in Ireland and in the U.S? 58 Organisational Involvement Irish organisation membership (Base: All respondents– 1368) % Other Irish Cultural or sporting society 8 GAA 7 AOH (pls specify) 5 Local Irish Centre Please specify 4 Irish American Cultural Centre 4 The Hibernian Society 4 The Ireland Funds 3 American Irish Historical Society 3 American Irish Heritage Society 3 Irish Arts Centre 3 The Irish Repertory Theatre 2 Glucksman Ireland House, NYU 2 Friendly Sons of St Patrick 2 Gaelic League 2 Emerald Society 2 IrishNetwork USA 2 None 64

*All others 1% or less

Q.52 Which of the following Irish Organizations do you belong to in America? 60 Activity within The Ireland Funds (Base: All a member of The Ireland Funds – 35)*

% Weekly 6 Monthly 9

A few times a year 34

Annually 11

Rarely 23

Not active at all 9

Q.53 Are you active within the organization; how often do you interact with the organization? 61 Non-Irish organisation membership (Base: All respondents – 1368)

% Professional organisation 5 Arts and Culture 4 Religious party 3 Community welfare 3 Academic 2 Personal hobby 2 Masons 1 Scouts 1 Political party 1 Human rights advocacy 1 Environmental conservation 1 Charitable 1 I am not a member of any non-Irish organizations 73 Other 8

Q.55 Are you a member of any other non-Irish organizations? 62 The majority would be interested in attending an annual conference of Irish Americans in Ireland (Base: All respondents – 1368)

DEMOGRAPHICS FOR INTERESTED % Gender Irish Generation % % Male 89 1st 85

Female 91 2nd 91 Yes very much so 57 Age 3rd 93

18-25 91 Further 93

26-30 89 Born 72

31-35 89 Region

36-40 92 West 90 Yes somewhat so 33 41-45 89 Midwest 94

Northeast 88 No 10 South 91

Q.58 Would you be interested in attending an annual conference or gathering of Irish Americans in Ireland? 63 Attendance of American Community festivals (Base: All respondents – 1368) % %

The Great Irish Festival NYC 9 Pittsburgh Irish Festival 3

Gaelic Park Irish Fest 9 Bethlehem Celtic Classic 2

Great Irish Fair of New York 8 Irish Fair Minnesota 2

Milwaukee 7 North Texas Irish Fest 2

2 Chicago Celtic Fest 7 Indy Irish Fest

2 Irish Day Festival Long Beach, NY 7 ShamrockFest RFK

Los Angeles County Irish Fair 2 North Wildwood Irish Fall Festival 4 & Music Festival 2 Kansas City Irish Fest 4 Syracuse Irish Festival

10 Dublin Irish Fest 3 Irish Fest (not named)

None 33 Cleveland Irish Cultural Festival 3

All other 1% or less Q.45 What Irish American Community Festivals have you attended? 64 GAA is the most prominent Irish organisation to which respondents belong (Base: All respondents – 1368) % % % GAA 7 Gaelic League 2 Shamrock Clubs 1

AOH (pls specify) 5 Emerald Society (pls specify) 2 Irish Business Organization 1

Local Irish Centre Please specify 4 IrishNetwork USA (pls specify) 2 Irish Theatre Company 1 The IIBN Irish American Cultural Centre 4 1 1 (Irish International Business Network) American Irish Immigration Committee The Hibernian Society 4 U.S. Ireland Alliance 1 None 64

The Ireland Funds 3 Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann 1 Other Irish Cultural or sporting society 8

American Irish Historical Society 3 American Conference for Irish Studies 1

American Irish Heritage Society 3 Sons and Daughters of Erin 1

Irish Arts Centre 3 United Irish County Association 1

The Irish Repertory Theatre 2 Scotch Irish Society 1

Glucksman Ireland House, NYU 2 Irish County Association (pls specify) 1

Friendly Sons of St Patrick 2 Society of Irish American Lawyers 1

Q.52 Which of the following Irish Organizations do you belong to in America? 65 The parade is the most popular way to spend St. Patricks day (Base: All respondents – 1368)

Go to/ take part in a parade 43

Go to a pub or bar 40

Spend time with family at home/ a friend’s house 35

Spend time with friends at an event outside the home 28

Spend time with friends at home 22

Spend time with family at an event outside the home 19

Go to an Irish centre or organization 14

I do not celebrate St Patricks day 4

I try to go to Ireland 1

Other please specify 10

All others 1% or less Q.57 How do you usually celebrate St Patricks day in America? 66 Friendship Groups… (Base: All respondents – 1368)

Mixture with mostly American 44

Mixture with mostly Irish American 15

All American 13

Irish and Americans/Irish-Americans 13

50:50 split 8

Multi-Cultural mix 5

All Irish American 2

Other 1

Q.56 Does your friend group consist of mostly Americans or Irish Americans? 67 Those aged 26-30 are most likely to have an all American friend group (Base: All who give to charity on a regular basis – 1129)

Mixture with mostly American 44 42 45 49 42 46 43 42 40 36 46 52 26 45 45 42 46

Mixture with mostly Irish American 15 18 45 19 17 12 13 16 19 26 14 11 9 10 15 19 12

All American 13 13 13 11 17 12 14 11 8 11 14 12 14 14 15 10 16

Irish and Americans/Irish-Americans 13 15 12 7 13 15 15 14 19 12 12 9 31 14 14 13 13

50:50 split 8 5 10 9 8 9 8 7 8 9 7 8 13 6 7 10 6

Multi-Cultural mix 5 4 5 4 2 5 5 6 5 3 4 7 7 6 4 5 4

All Irish American 2 3 1 1 0 2 2 3 2 3 2 1 1 1 1 2 2

Q.56 Does your friend group consist of mostly Americans or Irish Americans? 68 Politics x 17 31 20 42 16 51 18 41 11 53

15 42 13 Political parties… 48 (Base: All respondents – 1368) Republican 70 Democrat 70 21 PARTY DEMOGRAPHICS 44 % Strongly Republican Gender Irish Generation 4 % % Generally Republican 13 Male 21 1st 17 37 31 Female 14 2nd 21 54 42 Neither/nor 20 Age 3rd 16 51 18-25 16 Further 17 51 41 Generally Democrat 21 26-30 16 Born 11 50 53 31-35 19 Region 50 36-40 14 West 15 Strongly Democrat 25 53 42 41-45 19 Midwest 13 42 48 No preference 18 13 Northeast 48 21 Other 4 South 44

Q.59 In political terms, in the American context, do you regard yourself as … 70 The influence that being Irish has in political perspectives decreases as the generations go further back (Base: All respondents – 1368)

DEMOGRAPHICS FOR INFLUENTIAL % Gender Irish Generation Very influential 13 % % Male 57 1st 62

Female 48 2nd 56 Age 3rd Somewhat influential 39 54 18-25 56 Further 44

26-30 55 Born 64

31-35 50 Region Neither/nor 26 36-40 50 West 52

41-45 49 Midwest 47 Somewhat influential 11 Northeast 52 Not at all influential 11 South 54

Q.60 In your own opinion, do you feel being Irish has an influence on your political perspective? 71 Relative to the U.S. Ireland Today Is …. (Base: All respondents – 1368)

More liberal 46

About the same 23

More conservative 13

Don’t know 17

Q.61 Relative to the US, do you think Ireland today is … 72 Males are more likely to feel that relative to the U.S. Ireland is more liberal (Base: All respondents – 1368)

More liberal 46 57 39 51 47 43 48 46 56 52 43 39 72 45 44 48 46

About the same 23 20 26 19 25 24 20 26 18 23 26 26 13 24 22 22 27

More conservative 13 9 17 11 15 14 14 13 11 14 14 15 7 13 13 13 15

Q.61 Relative to the US, do you think Ireland today is … 73 Investment in culture is most important for sustaining Irish Americans in America (Base: All respondents – 1368)

1st 2nd 3rd 4th % % % %

Investment in culture 48 30 15 7

Bridging Generation gaps 20 27 32 21

Immigration reform 17 12 15 55

Community cohesion 15 30 38 17

Q.62 When thinking about sustaining Irish Americans in America, rank in order of importance the following 74 Investment in culture is more important to younger age groups (Base: All respondents – 1368)

Gender Age Irish Heritage Area

Most important 25 30 35 40 45 - - - - - Total Total Male Female 18 26 31 36 41 First generation First Second generation generation Third removed Further Ireland inBorn West Midwest Northeast South % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % %

Investment in culture 48 48 47 53 51 48 45 45 42 45 51 54 26 45 52 46 49

Bridging Generation gaps 20 16 23 20 20 18 18 23 21 17 20 21 16 27 21 18 18

Immigration reform 17 19 16 15 16 19 20 16 21 21 13 12 47 14 13 22 15

Community cohesion 15 16 14 12 14 14 17 16 16 17 16 13 11 14 13 15 17

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