Northern Ireland Young Life and Times Survey

Social Capital (2003 onwards)

Listed below are the questions asked in the Social Capital module and the years in which they were asked. If you want to see how young people actually answered the questions in a particular year, you can click on the year beside every question.

Publications and further information on Social Capital can be found on the Community Relations Resources page.

  • LOCAREA: How would you define the area in which you live? 2003
  • KNOWAREA: Do you know many people in your area? 2003
  • WALKAREA: How long would it take you to walk outside of your area? 2003 2004 2005 2006
  • WALKCENT: How long would it take you to walk to the centre of your area? 2004 2005 2006
  • LOCAREA1: Is your area a close tight-knit community? 2003
  • LOCAREA2: Is your area a friendly place to live? 2003
  • LOCAREA3: Is you area a place where local people look after each other? 2003
  • LOCAREA4: Do most people who live in your area trust one another? 2003
  • LOCAREA5: Do you often see strangers in your area? 2003
  • TRUSTLOC: Do you trust most people in your area? 2003
  • DAYSAFE: How safe do you feel walking alone in your area during the daytime? 2003
  • DARKSAFE: How safe do you feel walking alone in your area after dark? 2003
  • PHONEREL: How often do you speak to relatives on the phone? 2003
  • SEEREL: How often do you see relatives? 2003
  • SEEFRND: How often do you see friends? 2003
  • SEENEIGH: How often do you see your neighbours? 2003
  • RELNEAR: How many relatives live within a 12-20 minutes walk or within a 5-10 minute drive? 2003
  • FRNDNEAR: How many friends live within a 12-20 minutes walk or within a 5-10 minute drive? 2003
  • FAVNEIGH: In the past 6 months, have you done a favour for a neighbour? 2003
  • FAVFORU: In the past 6 months, have any of your neighbours done a favour for you? 2003
  • ORG1: Are you involved in social clubs? 2003
  • ORG2: Are you involved in sports/hobbies clubs? 2003
  • ORG3: Are you involved in associations? 2003
  • ORG4: Are you involved in religious groups? 2003
  • ORG5: Are you involved in other types of organisation? 2003
  • ORG6: Are you involved in no organisations? 2003
  • OFTENORG: How often do you attend these organisations? 2003
  • TRAVOUT: How often do you travel outside your area? 2003
  • RELAREA: What is the religious composition of this area? 2003 2004 2005 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
  • TRAVAREA: How often do you travel to areas or through areas in which you feel less safe? 2003
  • LESSSAF1: Do you feel less safe in mainly Catholic areas? 2003
  • LESSSAF2: Do you feel less safe in mainly Protestant areas? 2003
  • LESSSAF3: Do you feel less safe in mixed areas? 2003
  • LESSSAF4: Do you feel less safe in poor areas? 2003
  • LESSSAF5: Do you feel less safe in areas of high crime? 2003
  • LESSSAF6: Do you feel less safe in isolated areas? 2003
  • ISSHELP: If you were faced with an issue, do you know who to turn to for help? 2003
  • INFLDEC: How strongly do you feel that you can influence decisions that affect your area? 2003
  • TEENAGES: Are there enough social places for teenagers? 2005
  • SAFENGH: Do you feel safe in the neighbourhood you live in? 2005

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