NILT 2012 MASTER
Serial number of respondent
s1Q1 How many people are there in your household?
s1Q1 Age of respondent
s1Q1 Age of spouse/partner
s1Q1 Gender of respondent
s1Q1 Number of adults aged 18 or over living in the household
s1Q1 Number of children aged less than 18 living in the household
s1Q1 Number of people aged 65 or more living in the household
s1Q1 Number of people in household excluding non relatives
s1Q2 Marital/civil partnership status
s1Q3 How long have you lived in the town (city, village) where you live now?
s1Q4 Would you describe the place where you live as...?
s1Q6 Looking back over the last year or so, would you say that your household’s income has…?
s1Q7 Does anyone have access to the internet or World Wide Web from this address?
s2Q1 Do you consider yourself to be a member of a minority ethnic community?
s4Q37a Are any of these groups generally treated unfairly when compared with other groups? - Catholics
s4Q37b Are any of these groups generally treated unfairly when compared with other groups? - Protestants
s4Q37c Are any of these groups generally treated unfairly when compared with other groups? - Gays/Lesbians/Bisexuals
s4Q37d Are any of these groups generally treated unfairly when compared with other groups? - Disabled people
s4Q37e Are any of these groups generally treated unfairly when compared with other groups? - Elderly
s4Q37f Are any of these groups generally treated unfairly when compared with other groups? - Travellers
s4Q37g Are any of these groups generally treated unfairly when compared with other groups? - Other ethnic minorities
s4Q37h Are any of these groups generally treated unfairly when compared with other groups? - Women
s4Q37i Are any of these groups generally treated unfairly when compared with other groups? - Men
s4Q37j Are any of these groups generally treated unfairly when compared with other groups? - Children
s4Q37k Are any of these groups generally treated unfairly when compared with other groups? - Transgender people
s5Q1a ...do you think they are generally treated better/worse/same as 5 years ago? - Catholics
s5Q1b ...do you think they are generally treated better/worse/same as 5 years ago?- Protestants
s5Q1c ...do you think they are generally treated better/worse/same as 5 years ago? - Gays/Lesbians/Bisexuals
s5Q1d ...do you think they are generally treated better/worse/same as 5 years ago?- Disabled people
s5Q1e ...do you think they are generally treated better/worse/same as 5 years ago? - Elderly
s5Q1f ...do you think they are generally treated better/worse/same as 5 years ago? - Travellers
s5Q1g ...do you think they are generally treated better/worse/same as 5 years ago? - Other ethnic minorities
s5Q1h ...do you think they are generally treated better/worse/same as 5 years ago? - Women
s5Q1i ...do you think they are generally treated better/worse/same as 5 years ago? - Men
s5Q1j ...do you think they are generally treated better/worse/same as 5 years ago? - Children
s5Q1k ...do you think they are generally treated better/worse/same as 5 years ago?- Transgender people
s7Q1-4 Housing tenure status
s7Q6 Highest Educational qualification
s7Q7 How old were you when you completed your continuous full-time education?
s7Q10,11,14 Work status
s7Q10b How many hours a week do you normally work in your job?
s7Q12 In your job, do/did you have formal responsibility for supervising the work of other employees?
s7Q12a How many people do/did you manage or supervise?
s7Q12b And do/did you work in the public, private or voluntary sector?
s7Q22-22a Ever/currently member of union or staff association?
s7Q10 Social class (NS SEC)
s7Q17b How many hours a week does your partner/spouse normally work in their job?
s7Q19 In their job, does your partner/husband/wife have formal responsibility for supervising the work of other employees?
s7Q19a How many people does/did your partner/husband/wife manage or supervise?
s7Q19b And does/did your partner/husband/wife work in the public, private or voluntary sector?
s7Q23 Do you regard yourself as belonging to any particular religion?
s7Q24 In what religion, if any, were you brought up?
s7Q25 Does your husband/wife/partner regard themselves as belonging to any particular religion?
s7Q26 Apart from special occasions such as weddings, funerals, baptisms and so on, how often nowadays do you attend services or meetings connected with your religion?
s7Q31 Is there anyone living with you who is sick, disabled or elderly whom you look after or give special help to?
s7Q32 What about people not living with you, do you provide some regular service or help for any sick, disabled or elderly relative, friend or neighbour not living with you?
s7Q33 Do you have any physical or mental health conditions or illnesses lasting or expected to last for 12 months or more?
s7Q34 Does your condition or illness/do any of your conditions or illnesses reduce your ability to carry out day-to-day activities?
s7Q35 What is your personal income before tax and national insurance contributions?
s7Q36 What is your total income of your household from all sources before tax and national insurance contributions?
s7 Total household income divided by all family members
s7 Total household income divided by all adults in family
s7Q37 Which option best describes how you think of yourself?
s6Q1c If there were a general election tomorrow, which political party do you think you would be most likely to support?
scQ24 Considering life in general these days would you say you are on the whole...
scQ25 Would you say that your health over the last 12 months has on the whole been...
s2Q3 Is there a lot of prejudice against people from minority ethnic communities in Northern Ireland nowadays?
s2Q4 Do you think there is generally more racial prejudice in Northern Ireland now than there was 5 years ago, less, or about the same amount?
s2Q5 Do you think there will be more, less or about the same amount of racial prejudice in Northern Ireland in 5 years time compared with now?
s2Q6 How much do you agree or disagree with the statement, “In relation to colour and ethnicity, I prefer to stick with people of my own kind”?
s2Q7 Social distance from Travellers (high score=MORE distance)
s2Q8 Social distance from Eastern Europeans (high score=MORE distance)
s2Q9 Social distance from other ethnic groups eg Chinese, Asian (high score=MORE distance)
s2Q11 Social distance from Muslims (high score=MORE distance)
s2Q12 Number of groups respondent has monthly contact with (at least once a month)
s2Q14 How would you describe yourself…as very prejudiced against people of minority ethnic communities, a little prejudiced, or not prejudiced at all?
s2Q16 One of the rights of being part of the European Union is that people from Northern Ireland are free to live and work in any other part of the EU. How welcome is this to you personally??
s2Q17 And what about the fact that other EU citizens are free to live and work in Northern Ireland. How welcome is this to you personally?
s2Q18 Do you consider yourself to be a migrant worker?
s2Q19 On a scale of 0 to 10, how good or bad you think the settlement of migrants in the last ten years has been for Northern Ireland
s2Q20 On a scale of 0 to 10, would you say it is generally bad or good for Northern Ireland’s economy that migrants come to Northern Ireland from other countries?
s2Q21 On a scale of 0 to 10, would you say that Northern Ireland’s cultural life is generally undermined or enriched by migrants coming to live here from other countries?
s4Q1 What about relations between Protestants and Catholics? Would you say they are better than they were 5 years ago, worse, or about the same now as then?
s4Q2 And what about in 5 years time? Do you think relations between Protestants and Catholics will be better than now, worse than now, or about the same as now?
s4Q3 Would you prefer to live in a neighbourhood with people of only your own religion, or in a mixed-religion neighbourhood?
s4Q4 And if you were working and had to change your job, would you prefer a workplace with people of only your own religion, or a mixed religion workplace?
s4Q5 And if you were deciding where to send your children to school, would you prefer a school with children of only your own religion, or a mixed-religion school?
s4Q8 Which of these best describes the way you think of yourself?
s4Q9 Do you think most people in Northern Ireland would mind or not mind if one of their close relatives were to marry someone of a different religion?
s4Q10 And you personally, would you mind or not mind if one of your close relatives were to marry someone of a different religion?
s4Q11 Has there been any time in the last year when you personally have felt intimidated by republican murals, kerb paintings, or flags?
s4Q12 Has there been any time in the last year when you personally have felt annoyed by republican murals, kerb paintings, or flags?
s4Q13 Do you think there are more republican murals and flags on display these days than there were five years ago, less, or about the same number?
s4Q14 Has there been any time in the last year when you personally have felt intimidated by loyalist murals, kerb paintings, or flags?
s4Q15 Has there been any time in the last year when you personally have felt annoyed by loyalist murals, kerb paintings, or flags?
s4Q16 Are there more loyalist murals and flags on display these days than there were five years ago, less, or about the same number?
s4Q17 In general, would you, or do you support flag flying on lampposts in your own neighbourhood?
s4Q21 In some areas the communities are divided and Protestants and Catholics tend to go to different local shops...Thinking about this area, would you say that this happens a lot, a little or not at all?
s4Q24 Number of open and shared local facilities
s4Q28 Suppose you were applying for a job, would you avoid workplaces situated in a mainly Protestant area?
s4Q29 Suppose you were applying for a job, would you avoid workplaces situated in a mainly Catholic area?
s4Q30 How many of your friends would you say are the same religion as you?
s4Q31 How many of your neighbours are the same religion as you?
s4Q36a Has this idea been achieved...Northern Ireland is a normal civic society in which all individuals are equal, where differences are resolved through dialogue and where all people are treated impartially
s4Q36b Has this idea been achieved...Northern Ireland is a place free from displays of sectarian aggression
s4Q36c Has this idea been achieved...Towns and city centres in Northern Ireland are safe and welcoming places for people of all walks of life
s4Q36d Has this idea been achieved...Schools in Northern Ireland are effective at preparing pupils for life in a diverse society
s4Q36e Has this idea been achieved...Schools in Northern Ireland are effective at encouraging understanding of the complexity of our history
s4Q36f Has this idea been achieved...The government is actively encouraging integrated schools
s4Q36g Has this idea been achieved...The government is actively encouraging schools of different religions to mix with each other by sharing facilities
s4Q36h Has this idea been achieved...The government is actively encouraging shared communities where people of all backgrounds can live, work, learn and play together
s6Q2 Which, if any, of the following best describes how you see yourself?
s6Q3 Do you think of yourself as a unionist, a nationalist or neither?
s6Q3a Would you call yourself a very strong, fairly strong, or not very strong?
s6Q5 Do you think the long-term policy for Northern Ireland should be for it...
s6Q6 Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way Northern Ireland MLAs are doing their job?
s6Q7 From what you have seen and heard so far, do you think that having a Northern Ireland Assembly is giving ordinary people…
s6Q8 Overall, do you think that the Northern Ireland Assembly has achieved...
scQ5a Are you in favour of more mixing or more separation in primary schools?
scQ5b Are you in favour of more mixing or more separation in secondary and grammar schools?
scQ5c Are you in favour of more mixing or more separation where people live?
scQ5d Are you in favour of more mixing or more separation where people work?
scQ5e. And are you in favour of more mixing or more separation in people's leisure or sports activities?
scQ5f And are you in favour of more mixing or more separation in people's marriages?
scQ5 Number of scenarios respondent would like more mixing
scQ8 And thinking about flags flown on lampposts on main streets in NI, when do you think it is legitimate to display Union flags on main streets??
scQ9 And thinking about flags flown on lampposts on main streets in NI, when do you think it is legitimate to display Irish Tricolours on main streets?
scQ10 Would you be less willing to shop in neighbourhoods with displays of loyalist flags or murals, more willing or would it make no difference?
scQ11 Would you be less willing to shop in neighbourhoods with displays of republican flags or murals, more willing or would it make no difference?
scQ12 Have there been any riots or sectarian troubles in this neighbourhood in the last twelve months?
scQ13 In your opinion, what is the main reason that some people get involved in rioting or sectarian trouble?