Identification number
Number of people living in household
Person 1 Gender
Age of respondent
Age - categorised
May I ask your martial status?
May I just check, are you currently living with someone in this household?
How long have you lived in the town (city, village) where you live now?
How would you describe the place where you live?
Have you ever lived outside of Northern Ireland for more than six months?
Was that elsewhere in the United Kingdom?
...in the Republic of Ireland?
...or outside the British Isles?
Looking back over the last year or so, would you say that your households income
Does anyone have access to the internet or World Wide Web from this address?
Do you yourself ever use the internet or World Wide Web for any reason (other th
Dementia Q1: Do you know anybody personally who has dementia?
Dementia Q2a: Dementia is a disease of the brain
Dementia Q2b: Dementia is a mental illness
Dementia Q2c: Dementia is part of the normal process of aging
Dementia Q2d: Dementia is another term for Alzheimers disease
Dementia Q2e: People who eat healthily and exercise are less likely to get demen
Dementia Q2f: There are drug treatments that help with dementia
Dementia Q2g: There are many different kinds of dementia
Dementia Q2h: Dementia can be cured
Describe someone with dementia: unpredictable
Q3: Describe someone with dementia: fun
Q3: Describe someone with dementia: confused
Q3: Describe someone with dementia: kind
Q3: Describe someone with dementia: trapped
Q3: Describe someone with dementia: angry
Q3: Describe someone with dementia: sad
Q3: Describe someone with dementia: pathetic
Q3: Describe someone with dementia: gentle
Q3: Describe someone with dementia: frightened
Q3: Describe someone with dementia: lost
Q3: Describe someone with dementia: dangerous
Q3: Describe someone with dementia: happy
Q3: Describe someone with dementia: none of these
Q3: Describe someone with dementia: other answer
Q3: Describe someone with dementia: don't know
Describe someone with dementia: other answer
Dementia Q4a: There comes a time when all you can do for someone with dementia i
Dementia Q4b: Other people take over making decisions for people with dementia f
Dementia Q4c: Once they have dementia the person you knew eventually disappears
Dementia Q4d: As soon as someone is diagnosed with dementia they are not treated
Dementia Q4e: For people with really bad dementia I dont think like is worth liv
Dementia Q4f: People with dementia are like children and need cared for as you w
Dementia Q5a: Thinking about someone who has just been diagnosed with dementia.
Dementia Q5b: Thinking about someone who has just been diagnosed with dementia.
Dementia Q5c: Thinking about someone who has just been diagnosed with dementia.
Dementia Q5d: Thinking about someone who has just been diagnosed with dementia.
Dementia Q6a: And what about someone who has had dementia for a long time? Do yo
Dementia Q6b: And what about someone who has had dementia for a long time? Do yo
Dementia Q6c: And what about someone who has had dementia for a long time? Do yo
Dementia Q6d: And what about someone who has had dementia for a long time? Do yo
Dementia Q7a: People with dementia should be involved in activities in the commu
Dementia Q7b: It is better for people with dementia and their families if they a
Dementia Q7c: There is little or no benefit to be gained from telling someone th
Dementia Q7d: People who have just been diagnosed with dementia are unable to ma
Dementia Q7e: There is no point in trying to talk to people with dementia as the
Relations between Protestants and Catholics compared to 5 years ago
Relations between Protestants and Catholics in next 5 years
Prefer mixed or own religion neighbourhood
Prefer mixed or own religion workplace
Prefer mixed or own religion school
National identity
How important is national identity?
Most people mind if relative marry someone of different religion
You mind if relative marry someone of different religion
Intimidated by republican murals in last year
Annoyed by republican murals in last year
More or less republican murals than 5 years ago
Intimidated by loyalist murals in last year
More or less loyalist murals than 5 years ago
Support flag flying on lampposts in your own neighbourhood
Avoid workplaces in mainly Protestant area
Avoid workplaces in mainly Catholic area
Is your workplace a neutral space?
Is your neighbourhood a neutral space?
Are shops where you do weekly shopping a neutral space?
Are your local shops a neutral space?
Can you be open about your cultural identity in your workplace?
Can you be open about your cultural identity in your neighbourhood?
Can your children be open about their cultural identity in their school?
How many friends are same religion as you?
How many relatives are same religion as you?
How many neighbours are same religion as you?
How favourable are you about people from Catholic community?
How favourable are you about people from Protestant community?
How do you understand about culture of Catholic community?
How do you understand about culture of Protestant community?
How much respect do you have for culture of Catholic community?
How much respect do you have for culture of Protestant community?
Target achieve: NI normal civic society
Target achieve: NI free from sectarian agression
Target achieve: towns safe and welcoming
Target achieve: schools prepare for life in diverse society
Target achieve: schools encourage understanding of history
Target achieve: government encourage integrated schools
Target achieve: government encourage schools to share facilities
Target achieve: government encourage shared communities
Catholics treated unfairly
Protestants treated unfairly
Gays/lesbians/bi-sexuals treated unfairly
disabled treated unfairly
Elderly treated unfairly
Travellers treated unfairly
Other ethnic minorities treated unfairly
Women treated unfairly
Men treated unfairly
Children treated unfairly
None of these treated unfairly
Don't know who treated unfairly
Consider yourself member of a minority ethnic community
Level of prejudice in NI against people from minority ethnic communities
Level of racial prejudice in NI compared with 5 years ago
Level of racial prejduice in NI in next 5 years
Group most prejudice against
In relation to colour and ethnicity, I prefer to stick with people of my own kin
Prefer company of same or different ethnic background to me
Accept Irish Traveller living in house in local areas
Accept Irish Traveller as a colleague
Accept Irish Traveller as a close friend
Accept Irish Traveller as a relative
Minority Ethnic People Check: Do you come from any of the countries on the showc
Minority Ethnic People: Could you please indicate whether you agree with the fol
Accept Eastern European as a tourst to NI
Accept Eastern European as resident of NI
Accept Eastern European as a resident in local area
Accept Eastern European as a colleague
Accept Eastern European as a close friend
Accept Eastern European as a relative
Accept other ethnic group as a tourist to NI
Accept other ethnic group as resident of NI
Accept other ethnic group as a resident in local area
Accept other ethnic group as a colleague
Accept other ethnic group as a close friend
Accept other ethnic group as a relative
Are you a Muslim?
Accept a Muslim as a tourist to NI
Accept a Muslim as resident of NI
Accept a Muslim as a resident in local area
Accept a Muslim as a colleague
Accept a Muslim as a close friend
Accept a Muslim as a relative
Q13: Friends from Black background
Q13: Friends from Chinese background
Q13: Friends from S Asian background
Q13: Friends from Irish Traveller background
Q13: Friends from Portuguese background
Q13: Friends from Polish background
Q13: Friends from Bulgarian background
Q13: Friends from Romanian background
Q13: Friends from other E European background
Q13: Friends from Filipino background
Q13: Friends from other background
Q13: No friends from following background
Q13: Friends from following background - Don't know
Q14: Contacts at work from Black background
Q14: Contacts at work from Chinese background
Q14: Contacts at work from S Asian background
Q14: Contacts at work from Irish Traveller background
Q14: Contacts at work from Portuguese background
Q14: Contacts at work from Polish background
Q14: Contacts at work from Bulgarian background
Q14: Contacts at work from Romanian background
Q14: Contacts at work from other E European background
Q14: Contacts at work from Filipino background
Q14: Contacts at work from other background
Q14: No contacts at work from following background
Q14: Contacts at work from following background - Don't know
Q15: Neighbours from Black background
Q15: Neighbours from Chinese background
Q15: Neighbours from S Asian background
Q15: Neighbours from Irish Traveller background
Q15: Neighbours from Portuguese background
Q15: Neighbours from Polish background
Q15: Neighbours from Bulgarian background
Q15: Neighbours from Romanian background
Q15: Neighbours from other E European background
Q15: Neighbours from Filipino background
Q15: Neighbours from other background
Q15: No neighbours from following background
Q15: Neighbours from following background - Don't know
Frequency of direct contact with people from different backgrounds
Type of contact with people from different backgrounds
Are you prejudiced against people of minority ethnic communities?
Behaviour consistent with feelings towards minority ethnic people
Opinion of minority ethnic people changed
Do you welcome the right to live in any other part of EU?
Do you welcome the right of EU citizens to live in NI?
Migrant workers good for NI economy
Migrant workers take jobs from people born in NI
Migrang workers take jobs NI workers do not want
Migrant workers good for NI as shortage of medical staff
Migrant workers means shortage of local housing
Migrant workers make NI open to new ideas
Migrant workers put strain on NHS
Migrant workers put strain on schools
Migrant workers come to NI just to get benefits
Perceptions of migrant workers trainted by media
Consider yourself a migrant worker
Informal Care Q1: Is there anyone living with you who is sick, disabled or elder
Informal Care Q2: Do you look after or help one person living with you or is it
Informal Care Q3: What about people not living with you, do you provide some reg
Informal Care Q4: Do you look after or help one person not living with you or is
Informal Care Q5: Now thinking of the person you mainly care for. Is that person
Informal Care Q7: Is ^CareName male or female?
Informal Care Q8: What is his/her age?
Informal Care Q9: Does ^CareName live with you?
Informal Care Q11: Taking account of all the help you give, including travelling
Informal Care Q12: And on how many days per week do you usually look after or he
Usually do for them: Help with personal care eg washing, dressing, eating, toile
Usually do for them: Physical help, eg helping in/out of bed/chair
Usually do for them: Helping up/down stairs
Usually do for them: Help with paperwork/finance
Usually do for them: Practical help eg shopping, housework
Usually do for them: Other practical help eg gardening, decorating
Usually do for them: Compansionship
Usually do for them: Take him/her out
Usually do for them: Give medicine
Usually do for them: Supervision
Usually do for them: Other help (write in)
Usually do for them: None
Usually do for them: Don't know
Informal Care Q14: Which of these things takes up most of the time you spend car
Informal Care Q15: About how long have you been caring for or helping ^CareName?
Informal Care Q16a: How often do you feel under pressure because of your caring
Informal Care Q16b: How often does your caring role make you feel happy that you
Informal Care Q16c: How often do you feel resentment because of your caring resp
Informal Care Q16d: How often do you feel a sense that you are giving something
Social Care Q1: Are you yourself getting any of this kind of help in your home a
Social Care Q1a: In general, how satisfied are you with the quality of services
Social Care Q1b: Have you ever felt that you were not treated with enough dignit
Social Care Q1c: Have you ever felt that you were treated badly by the people pr
Social Care Q2: Are any older people among your family or friends getting this k
Social Care Q2a: Have you ever felt that they were not treated with enough digni
Social Care Q2b: Have you ever felt that they were treated badly by the people p
Social Care Q3: How easy or difficult do you think it is for people to get perso
Social Care Q4: Suppose that in years to come as you get older, you yourself beg
Social Care Q4a: Do you think that your family and friends will also want to car
Social Care Q4b: Do you think that your family and friends should be paid by the
Social Care Q5: Supposing an older person who is quite well-off needs so much he
Social Care Q6: Supposing an older person who is not well-off but could sell the
Social Care Q7a: Everybody has to pay for their own personal care even if that m
Social Care Q7b: Everybody gets a basic level of care from the government but ha
Social Care Q7c: Care is means-tested so that those who cannot afford to pay any
Social Care Q7d: The government provides totally free personal care for everybod
Social Care Q8: The system at the moment is that care for older people is means-
Move into residential home: reassuring that somebody there if I need help
Move into residential home: hate leaving my home
Move into residential home:relief for family
Move into residential home:nothing to leave family
Move into residential home:nice to have company
Move into residential home: worried about losing friends
Move into residential home: worry about being treated badly
Move into residential home: none of these
Move into residential home: something else
!Move into residential home: don't know"
Social Care Q10: If the government has a limited amount of money to spend on thi
Social Care Q11: Have you ever heard of Direct Payments for the social care of o
Social Care Q11a: Are you yourself getting a Direct Payment towards the cost of
Social Care Q12: Do you think that all parts of the UK should have the same syst
Social Care Q13: Do you support or oppose private companies or businesses provid
Social Care Q14: What about charities or other not for profit organisations? Do
Social Care Q15: Have you thought about or made any plans about how you might fu
Social Care Q16: Have you heard of Age Awareness Week?
Political Attitudes Q1a: Generally speaking, do you think of yourself as a suppo
Political Attitudes Q1b: Do you think as a little closer to one political party
Political party support
Political Attitudes Q2: Generally speaking, do you think of yourself as a unioni
Political Attitudes Q2a: Would you call yourself a very strong unionist/national
Political Attitudes Q3: Do you think the long-term policy for Northern Ireland s
Political Attitudes Q4a: If the majority of people in Northern Ireland ever vote
Political Attitudes Q4b: If the majority of people in Northern Ireland never vot
Political Attitudes Q5: And are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way North
Political Attitudes Q6: From what you have seen and heard so far, do you think t
Political Attitudes Q7: Overall, do you think that the Northern Ireland Assembly
Political Attitudes Q8: Did you vote in the last Northern Ireland Assembly elect
Political Attitudes Q9: The next Northern Ireland Assembly elections will probab
Political Attitudes Q9a: Why do you think you will not vote?
Relations between Protestants and Catholics through mixing or separation?
In favour of separation in primary schools
In favour of separation in sec/grammar schools
In favour of separation where people live
In favour of separation where people work
In favour of separation in leisure/sports activities
In favour of separation in marriages
Puts up union flags on lampposts: town councils
Puts up union flags on lampposts: political parties
Puts up union flags on lampposts: cultural groups
Puts up union flags on lampposts: paramilitary groups
Puts up union flags on lampposts: other community groups
Puts up union flags on lampposts:isolated individuals
Puts up tricolour flags on lampposts:don't know
Puts up tricolour flags on lampposts: town councils
Puts up tricolour flags on lampposts: political parties
Puts up tricolour flags on lampposts: cultural groups
Puts up tricolour flags on lampposts: paramilitary groups
Puts up tricolour flags on lampposts: other community groups
Puts up tricolour flags on lampposts:isolated individuals
Self Completion Q5: Thinking about flags flown on lampposts on main streets in N
Self Completion Q6: Thinking about flags flown on lampposts on main streets in N
Self Completion Q7: Would you be less willing to shop in neighbourhoods with dis
Self Completion Q8: Would you be less willing to shop in neighbourhoods with dis
Minority ethnic comunities less respected
I know about culture of some minority ethnic communities
Culture of Irish Travellers more respected
Do minority ethnic communities participate as school governors?
Do minority ethnic communities participate as politicans?
Do minority ethnic communities participate as prominent business people
Do minority ethnic communities participate as religious leaders?
Do minority ethnic communities participate as media commentators?
Public organisations should encourage minority ethnic communities to participate
Self Completion Q12a: You cant get anything done because you have to get agreeme
Self Completion Q12b: Its a fairer system because everyone gets a voice in gover
Self Completion Q12c: In Northern Ireland you dont have a party or parties in op
Self Completion Q12d: Its a better system to have politicians from all the parti
Self Completion Q12e: It would be better if the party that won the most seats we
Self Completion Q13a: Because MLAs have to declare whether they are unionist or
Self Completion Q13b: This is a good system because you can see quickly which si
Self Completion Q13c: This is a good system because you can then see if big deci
Self Completion Q14a: Which of the things on the list do you think is the most i
Self Completion Q14b: What do you think is the second most important thing?
Self Completion Q15a: It is the job of our politicians to fight the corner for t
Self Completion Q15b: Our politicians should be working with others in different
Self Completion Q15c: The most important thing to bear in mind throughout all th
Self Completion Q15d: The most important thing to bear in mind throughout all th
Self Completion Q16: If you were to consider your life in general these days, ho
Self Completion Q17: Compared to people of your own age, would you say that your
Household tenure
Accommodation go with job of anyone in household?
Who is your landlord?
Is your accommodation furnished?
Any (other) children under 16 not living with you?
Highest educational qualification
Age when completed continuous full-time education
Respondent: current employment status
Respondent: employment status
Background Economic Activity
Background: What was the main reason you did not seek any work in the last 4 wee
Respondent: number of hours worked per week
Respondent: employed or self employed
Respondent: sector
NS Socio Economic Classification - respondent
Background: (May I just check) are you now a member of a trade union or staff as
Background: Have you ever been a member of a trade union or staff association?
Partner: current employment status
Partner: employment status
Background Economic Activity Person 2
Background: Person2: What was the main reason you did not seek any work in the l
Partner: number of hours worked per week
Partner: employed or self employed
Partner: sector
NS Socio Economic Classification - partner
Background: Person 2 : (May I just check) are you now a member of a trade union
Background: Person 2: Have you ever been a member of a trade union or staff asso
Religion - categorised
Background: Apart from special occasions such as weddings, funerals, baptisms an
Background: Did you ever attend a mixed or integrated school in Northern Ireland
Background: Was this a formally integrated school or was it a school that was ju
Background: How much contact did you have with the other main religious communit
Background: And has any child in your care ever attended a mixed or integrated s
Background: Do you have a long-standing illness, disability or infirmity?
Background: Does this illness or disability limit your activities in any way?
Background: Have you ever had a long-term illness that affected your activities?
Personal income before tax and National Insurance contributions
Total income of household
Weight factor
Family religion (background module) - categorised
Partner's religion - recoded