What is your age?
999 = Not answered

Age of spouse/partner
-999 = Not answered
-9 = Not applicable

Gender of respondents
1 = Male
2 = Female

Number of adults aged 18 or over living in the household
-99 = Don't know/not sure of age of someone in house

Number of people in household excluding non relatives
-99 = Don't know/not sure of relationship of someone in house

Marital/civil partnership status
-999 = No answer/Refused
-99 = Don't know
1 = Single (never married)
2 = Married/civil partnership and living with partner
3 = Living as married
4 = Separated
5 = Divorced/dissolved civil partnership
6 = Widowed

A3 How long have you lived in the town (city, village) where you live now?
0 = Less than 1 year
999 = No answer/Refused

A4 Would you describe the place where you live as...
-99 = Don't know
1 = A big city
2 = The suburbs or outskirts of a big city
3 = A small city or town
4 = A country village
5 = A farm or home in the country

A6 Looking back over the last year or so, would you say that your household's income has...
-99 = Don't know
1 = Fallen behind prices
2 = Kept up with prices
3 = Gone up by more than prices

A7 Does anyone have access to the internet or World Wide Web from this address?
-99 = Don't know
1 = Yes
2 = No

E1 Do you consider yourself to be a member of a minority ethnic community?
-999 = Not answered/refused
-99 = Don't know
1 = Yes
2 = No

Housing tenure status
-999 = Missing/not answered
-99 = Don't know
1 = Own it outright
2 = Buying with help of a mortgage or loan
3 = Pay part rent and part mortgage (Co ownership)
4 = Rent - Housing Executive
5 = Rent - Housing Association
6 = Rent - private landlord
7 = Other

Highest qualification achieved
1 = Degree level or higher
2 = Further education
3 = A level or equivalent
4 = GCSE or equivalent
5 = GCSE grades D to G or equivalent
6 = No qualification
7 = Other qualification - level unknown

G6 How old were you when you completed your continuous full-time education?
-999 = Missing/not answered
-99 = Don't know
1 = 15 or under
2 = 16
3 = 17
4 = 18
5 = 19 or over
6 = Still at school
7 = Still at college or university
8 = Other

Work status
-9 = Not applicable/refused
1 = Employee
2 = Foreperson or supervisor
3 = Self-employed
4 = Manager

G11 In your job, do/did you have formal responsibility for supervising the work of other employees?
-9 = Not applicable/not answered
1 = Yes
2 = No

G11a How many people do/did you manage or supervise?
-9 = Not applicable/not answered

G11b And do/did you work in the public, private or voluntary sector?
-99 = Don't know
-9 = Not applicable/not answered
1 = Public sector
2 = Private sector
3 = Voluntary, charity sector
4 = Other

NS SEC- Respondent
-999 = Not answered/refused
1.1 = 1.1 Large employers and higher managerial occupations
1.2 = 1.2 Higher professional occupations
2 = 2 Lower managerial and professional occupations
3 = 3 Intermediate occupations
4 = 4 Small employers and own account workers
5 = 5 Lower supervisory and technical occupations
6 = 6 Semi-routine occupations
7 = 7 Routine occupations
8 = 8 Never worked and long-term unemployed
9 = 9 Not classified

G18 In their job, does your partner/husband/wife have formal responsibility for supervising the work of other employees?
-99 = Don't know
-9 = Not applicable/not answered
1 = Yes
2 = No

G18a How many people does/did your partner/husband/wife manage or supervise?
-99 = Don't know
-9 = Not applicable/not answered

Religion - recoded
-999 = Not answered/other
1 = Catholic
2 = Protestant
3 = No religion

Partner religion - recoded
-999 = Not answered/other
-9 = Not applicable
1 = Catholic
2 = Protestant
3 = No religion

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?
-99 = Don't know
-9 = Not applicable
1 = Several times a week
2 = Once a week
3 = 2 or 3 times a month
4 = Once a month
5 = Several times a year
6 = Once a year
7 = Less frequently
8 = Never

G31 Does your condition or illness/do any of your conditions or illnesses reduce your ability to carry out day-to-day activities?
-9 = Not applicable/Skip from ANYHCOND
1 = Yes, a lot
2 = Yes, a little
3 = Not at all

G32 What is your personal income before tax and national insurance contributions?
-999 = Not answered

Total household income divided by all family members
-9999 = Not enough information

SC13 Can you tell me which of these best describes you?
-999 = Refused/not answered
1 = I am heterosexual or straight
2 = I am gay or lesbian (homosexual)
3 = I am bi-sexual
4 = Other

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?
-999 = Not answered
-99 = Don't know
1 = Democratic Unionist Party (DUP)
2 = Sinn Fein
3 = Ulster Unionist Party (UUP)
4 = Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP)
5 = Alliance Party
6 = Other answer/party
7 = None of these

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?
-99 = Don't know
1 = Better
2 = The same
3 = Worse

B3 As you get older, do you find that people treat you with more respect or less respect?
-99 = Don't know
1 = More respect
2 = About the same
3 = Less respect

B4 What do you think are the main problems facing older people in Northern Ireland today? - 1 Making ends meet
-99 = Don't know
1 = Yes - is a problem
2 = No - not a problem

Number of problems faced by older people
-99 = Don't know

B5a Older people are admired and respected by young people
-99 = Don't know
1 = Agree strongly
2 = Agree slightly
3 = Disagree slightly
4 = Disagree strongly

B6a Do you think that all older people should get...…Winter fuel payments?
-99 = Don't know
1 = Yes, definitely
2 = Yes, probably
3 = It depends
4 = No, probably not
5 = No, definitely not

B7a Do you think that health and social care workers treat older people differently with regard to......their attitudes to them?
-99 = Don't know
1 = Yes, treated worse
2 = No
3 = Yes, treated better

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?
-99 = Don't know
-9 = Not applicable/Skip from RAGE
1 = Yes
2 = No

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?
-99 = Don't know
1 = Encouraged
2 = Neither
3 = Discouraged

= 'Number of ways in which respondent feels discriminated'
-99 = Don't know
-9 = Not applicable/Skip from RAGE

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?
-99 = Don't know
1 = A good deal
2 = A reasonable deal
3 = A poor deal
4 = Other answer

B24 And, taking account of other benefits provided for pensioners, do you think the financial provision made by the state is...
-99 = Don't know
1 = Very adequate
2 = Adequate
3 = Inadequate
4 = Very inadequate
5 = Other answer

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
-99 = Don't know
1 = Agree strongly
2 = Agree
3 = Neither agree nor disagree
4 = Disagree
5 = Disagree strongly

-99 = Don't know
-9 = Not applicable/Skip from HEARDCOM
1 = Yes, definitely
2 = Yes, probably
3 = No, probably not
4 = No, definitely not