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Irish Central Irish American Diaspora Survey 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% 2% 1% 4% 2% 1% 2% 1% 4% 2% 3% 2% 4% 4% 2% 32% 5% 2% 3% 3% 5% 2% 0% 4% 11% 2% 2% 4% 6% 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.
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