South ‘drinks more and works harder’
The Central Statistics census also found more of us get married. We have a higher percentage of younger people and have more people out of work.
In the Republic, people work an average of 37 hours a week, compared to 35 in the North. According to Ireland: North and South: A Statistical Profile, unemployment fell on both sides of the Border between 1998 and 2003 by 8% in the South and 5% in the North.
