NILT 2014 MAIN DATA - USE THIS FILE
Serial number of respondent
How many people are there in your household?
What is your age?
Age of spouse/partner
Gender of respondents
Number of adults aged 18 or over living in the household
Number of children aged less than 18 living in the household
Number of people aged 65 or more living in the household
Number of people in household excluding non relatives
Marital/civil partnership status
A3 How long have you lived in the town (city, village) where you live now?
A4 Would you describe the place where you live as...
A6 Looking back over the last year or so, would you say that your household's income has...
A7 Does anyone have access to the internet or World Wide Web from this address?
E1 Do you consider yourself to be a member of a minority ethnic community?
Housing tenure status
Highest qualification achieved
G6 How old were you when you completed your continuous full-time education?
Work status
Number of hours worked per week
G11 In your job, do/did you have formal responsibility for supervising the work of other employees?
G11a How many people do/did you manage or supervise?
G11b And do/did you work in the public, private or voluntary sector?
NS SEC- Respondent
Number of hours worked per week by partner
G18 In their job, does your partner/husband/wife have formal responsibility for supervising the work of other employees?
G18a How many people does/did your partner/husband/wife manage or supervise?
G18b And does/did your partner/husband/wife work in the public, private or voluntary sector?
Religion - recoded
Religion brought up in - recoded
Partner religion - recoded
G24 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?
G28 May I check, is there anyone living with you who is sick, disabled or elderly whom you look after or give special help to (for example, a sick, disabled or elderly relative, wife, husband, partner, child, friend?)
G29 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?
G30 Do you have any physical or mental health conditions or illnesses lasting or expected to last for 12 months or more?
G31 Does your condition or illness/do any of your conditions or illnesses reduce your ability to carry out day-to-day activities?
G32 What is your personal income before tax and national insurance contributions?
G33 What is your total income of your household from all sources before tax and national insurance contributions?
Total household income divided by all family members
Total household income divided by all adults in family
SC13 Can you tell me which of these best describes you?
D34a In your view, are Catholics generally treated unfairly when compared with other groups?
D34b In your view, are Protestants generally treated unfairly when compared with other groups?
D34c In your view, are gays/lesbians/bi-sexuals generally treated unfairly when compared with other groups?
D34d In your view, are disabled people generally treated unfairly when compared with other groups?
D34e In your view, are older people generally treated unfairly when compared with other groups?
D34f In your view, are travellers generally treated unfairly when compared with other groups?
D34g In your view, are other ethnic minorities generally treated unfairly when compared with other groups?
D34h In your view, are women generally treated unfairly when compared with other groups?
D34i In your view, are men generally treated unfairly when compared with other groups?
D34k In your view, are children generally treated unfairly when compared with other groups?
D34j In your view, are transgender people generally treated unfairly when compared with other groups?
F1c IF YES AT F1a OR F1b: Which one? F NO/DON'T KNOW AT F1b: If there were a general election tomorrow, which political party do you think you would be most likely to support?
Weight for number of adults over 18 in households
B2 Do you think that older people, on the whole, are treated better or worse than people in the general population in this country because of their age?
B3 As you get older, do you find that people treat you with more respect or less respect?
B4 What do you think are the main problems facing older people in Northern Ireland today? - 1 Making ends meet
B4 What do you think are the main problems facing older people in Northern Ireland today? - 2 Fear of crime
B4 What do you think are the main problems facing older people in Northern Ireland today? - 3 Loneliness
B4 What do you think are the main problems facing older people in Northern Ireland today? - 4 Isolation
B4 What do you think are the main problems facing older people in Northern Ireland today? - 5 Transport
B4 What do you think are the main problems facing older people in Northern Ireland today? - 6 Lack of respect
B4 What do you think are the main problems facing older people in Northern Ireland today? - 7 Keeping warm in winter
B4 What do you think are the main problems facing older people in Northern Ireland today? - 8 Getting employment
B4 What do you think are the main problems facing older people in Northern Ireland today? - 9 Access to healthcare
B4 What do you think are the main problems facing older people in Northern Ireland today? - 10 Access to suitable housing
B4 What do you think are the main problems facing older people in Northern Ireland today? - 11 Boredom
B4 What do you think are the main problems facing older people in Northern Ireland today? - 12 Elder abuse
Number of problems faced by older people
B5a Older people are admired and respected by young people
B5b People in their 60s should give up work to make way for younger people
B5c Older people are too set in their ways and ideas
B5d Older people are not willing to listen to young people’s views
B5e All older people should be given reduced prices for things like gas, electricity, telephone and transport
B5f Society doesn’t recognise the contribution that many older people are still able to make
B5g People should be allowed to work for as long as they want to and are able to
B5h Older people are treated better than younger age groups in terms of benefits and financial help
B6a Do you think that all older people should get...…Winter fuel payments?
B6b Do you think that all older people should get…...Free travel after age 60?
B6c Do you think that all older people should get…...Free TV licence after age 75?
B7a Do you think that health and social care workers treat older people differently with regard to......their attitudes to them?
B7b Do you think that health and social care workers treat older people differently with regard to......the treatment of their illnesses?
B7c Do you think that health and social care workers treat older people differently with regard to......when placing them on waiting lists for tests and operations?
Number of ways health and social care workers treat older people worse
B8 Have you ever felt that you were treated with less dignity and respect by people in the health and social care professions because of your age?
B10 And have you ever felt that you were not offered medical treatment that might have helped you because of your age?
B12 Have you ever felt that a friend or family member was treated with less dignity and respect by people in the health and social care professions because of their age?
B13 And have you ever felt that a friend or family member was not offered medical treatment that might have helped them because of their age?
B14 Do you think that people in their 50's and 60's who are looking for work are generally treated better or worse than younger people by prospective employers?
B15 Have you ever felt that you were not treated as well as you might have been by people in the financial sector because of your age?
B17 Have you ever felt that a friend or family member was not treated as well as they might have been by people in the financial sector because of their age?
B18 Do you think that people over 65 years of age should be encouraged to stay in paid employment, discouraged from staying in paid employment, or neither?
B19a Let’s talk about older people who are working. Do you think that older workers are discriminated against with regard to......Job recruitment?
B19b Let’s talk about older people who are working. Do you think that older workers are discriminated against with regard to......Job promotion?
B19c Let’s talk about older people who are working. Do you think that older workers are discriminated against with regard to......Job training?
Number of ways in which older workers are discriminated
B20 Have you ever felt that you were not treated as well as you might have been by an employer because of your age?
B22 Have you ever felt that a friend or family member was not treated as well as they might have been by an employer because of their age?
= 'Number of ways in which respondent feels discriminated'
B23 In general, do you think that a pension of £113.10 per week for someone with a full contribution record is a good deal, a reasonable deal or a poor deal?
B24 And, taking account of other benefits provided for pensioners, do you think the financial provision made by the state is...
B25a How much do you agree or disagree that Northern Ireland is a good place for older people in each of the following ways? In Northern Ireland…...Older people are valued
B25b How much do you agree or disagree that Northern Ireland is a good place for older people in each of the following ways? In Northern Ireland…...Older people have equal access to health care
B25c How much do you agree or disagree that Northern Ireland is a good place for older people in each of the following ways? In Northern Ireland...…Older people have good access to social care if needed
B25d How much do you agree or disagree that Northern Ireland is a good place for older people in each of the following ways? In Northern Ireland…...The dignity of older people is upheld
B25e How much do you agree or disagree that Northern Ireland is a good place for older people in each of the following ways? In Northern Ireland…...The rights of older people are upheld
Number of ways in which NI is a good place to be old
B26 At what age do you start to think of someone as an 'older person'?
B27 Have you heard of the Commissioner for Older People for Northern Ireland?