Kids' Life and Times Survey (KLT)

The 2022 KLT survey results are now available!

Kids 2023 Results

Topics in 2022 included School Starting Age; Transfer Test; Self-Esteem; Shared Education and CRED; Sustainable Development Goals.

You can find all KLT results and publications, click here.

 

All too often the opinions of children are ignored when decisions are made about many of the issues involving them. The Kids’ Life and Times survey gives children a voice and an opportunity to help influence policies that affect them.

Kids' Life and Times is an annual survey of all Primary 7 children in Northern Ireland covering what they think about school and other issues important to children today. The survey began in 2008 and by inviting respondents to suggest topics for the next year's survey, we make sure that the issues covered are relevant to the lives of children in Northern Ireland today. Kids' Life and Times is carried out online in schools and the results of the surveys are available here.

KLT is a freely available resource for anyone interested in attitudes of people in Northern Ireland. There is no charge to use the statistics or data available on this website. However, we are always interested in how the findings are used, and so would be very grateful if you would let us know how you have used them. In particular, copies or links to reports or articles are very welcome. Our contact details are available in the Helpline section.