Northern Ireland Young Life and Times Survey: 2022

NOTE: The 2022 YLT survey was undertaken in two versions. Not all respondents were asked all questions. The question on religious identity was only included in Version 1. As such, a breakdown of results by religious identity is only provided where this is possible and only includes respondents from survey Version 1. See our technical notes for more information.

Year: 2022
Module: Politics
Variable: POLPRIOA

Politics is about how power is used. From the list below, what do you think are the most important issues that politicians in Northern Ireland should prioritise? [Multiple Response Table]

	%
Healthcare, including mental health	83
Economic growth and tackling poverty	77
Equality and human rights, including tackling racism and sectarianism	76
Environment and climate change	63
Women's rights and LGBTQ+ rights	58
Northern Ireland's constitutional status i.e. whether it should stay in the UK or unite with Ireland	34
Other	4

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Results for men and women

	%
	Male	Female
Healthcare, including mental health	75	88
Economic growth and tackling poverty	79	75
Equality and human rights, including tackling racism and sectarianism	67	83
Environment and climate change	62	64
Women's rights and LGBTQ+ rights	37	72
Northern Ireland's constitutional status i.e. whether is should stay in the UK or unite with Ireland	37	33
Other	7	3

Results for people of different religions not available.

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