Identifier of respondent
Number of people in household
In which of these ways do you (or your family) occupy this accommodation?
Gender of Respondent
Age group of respondent
Marital Status
Are you living with someone in this household as a couple?
How long have you lived in the town (city, village) where you live now?
Would you describe the place where you live as...
Have you ever lived outside of Northern Ireland for more than six months?
Lived - Elsewhere in the United Kingdom
Lived - Republic of Ireland
Lived - Outside the British Isles
Household income
Does anyone have access to the internet from this address?
Do you yourself ever use the internet for any reason other than your work?
Agree/ disagree - Northern Ireland is a place where people respect each other?
How often - are you treated with less courtesy than other people are?
How often - are you treated with less respect than other people are?
How often - do you receive poorer service than other people at restaurants or shops?
How often - do people act as if they think you are not smart?
How often - do people act as if they are afraid of you?
How often - do people act as if they think you are dishonest?
How often - do people act as if they're better than you are?
How often - are you called names or insulted?
How often - are you threatened or harassed?
Racial prejudice in Northern Ireland compared to 5 years ago
Willingly accept Irish Travellers...living in a house as a resident in my local area?
Willingly accept Irish Travellers... as a colleague at my work?
Willingly accept Irish Travellers... as a close friend of mine?
Willingly accept Irish Travellers... as a relative by way of marriage to a close member of my family?
Willingly accept Eastern Europeans as... a tourist visiting Northern Ireland?
Willingly accept Eastern Europeans as... a resident of Northern Ireland living and working here?
Willingly accept Eastern Europeans as... a resident in my local area?
Willingly accept Eastern Europeans as... a colleague at my work?
Willingly accept Eastern Europeans as... a close friend of mine?
Willingly accept Eastern Europeans as... a relative by way of marriage to a close member of my family?
Willingly accept Muslims as... a tourist visiting Northern Ireland?
Willingly accept Muslims as... a resident of Northern Ireland living and working here?
Willingly accept Muslims as... a resident in my local area?
Willingly accept Muslims as... a colleague at my work?
Willingly accept Muslims as... a close friend of mine?
Willingly accept Muslims as... a relative by way of marriage to a close member of my family?
Willingly accept other minority ethnic groups as... a tourist visiting Northern Ireland?
Willingly accept other minority ethnic groups as... a resident of Northern Ireland living and working here?
Willingly accept other minority ethnic groups as... a resident in my local area?
Willingly accept other minority ethnic groups as... a colleague at my work?
Willingly accept other minority ethnic groups as... a close friend of mine?
Willingly accept other minority ethnic groups as... a relative by way of marriage to a close member of my family?
Any friends - Other
Any friends - Black (African, Caribbean)
Any friends - Chinese
Any friends - South Asian (Indian, Pakistani or Bangladeshi)
Any friends - Irish Traveller
Any friends - Portuguese
Any friends - Polish
Any friends - Bulgarian
Any friends - Romanian
Any friends - Other Eastern European
Any friends - Filipino
Any friends - None of these
Would you describe yourself as very prejudiced against people of minority ethnic communities, a little prejudiced, or not prejudiced at all?
Display prejudiced behaviour?
Agree/disagree - Migrant workers are generally good for Northern Ireland's economy
Agree/disagree - Migrant workers take jobs away from people who were born in Northern Ireland
Agree/disagree - Migrant workers mostly take up jobs that Northern Ireland workers don't want
Agree/disagree - Migrant workers make Northern Ireland open to new ideas and cultures
Agree/disagree - People's perceptions of migrant workers are tained by the media
Should number of immigrants to NI be increased, stay the same, or reduced?
Agree/disagree - asylum seekers should be allowed to stay in Northern Ireland?
Northern Ireland is a society that welcomes refugees escaping persecution in their home country
I think it is our duty to provide protection to refugees who are escaping persecution in their home country
Relations between Protestants and Catholics - compared to 5 years ago
Relations between Protestants and Catholics - in 5 years time
Prefer to live in own religion or mixed-religion neighbourhood?
Prefer own religion or mixed-religion workplace?
Prefer to send children to own religion or mixed-religion school?
Has there been any time in the last year when you personally have felt intimidated by republican murals, kerb paintings, or flags?
And has there been any time in the last year when you personally have felt annoyed by republican murals, kerb paintings, or flags?
And has there been any time in the last year when you personally have felt intimidated by loyalist murals, kerb paintings, or flags?
And has there been any time in the last year when you personally have felt annoyed by loyalist murals, kerb paintings, or flags?
Agree/disagree - I support the flying of flags on lampposts throughout Northern Ireland on special dates for particular celebrations?
Agree/disagree - If flags appear on lampposts I would like them all taken down straightaway, even if this causes trouble?
Which of these statements about flags on public buildings in Northern Ireland comes closest to your own view?
Your workplace - is it a place where you feel you can be open about your own cultural identity?
Your neighbourhood - is it a place where you feel you can be open about your own cultural identity?
Schools your children attend - are they all places where children can be open about their cultural identity?
Which of these best describes the way you think of yourself?
Would you say that you feel a sense of belonging to this neighbourhood?
Do you feel that you have any influence when it comes to any of the local decisions made around here?
Would you say that you feel a sense of belonging to Northern Ireland?
Do you feel that you have any influence when it comes to any of the decisions made about what happens in Northern Ireland?
In this area, would you say that Protestants and Catholics tend to go to different local shops or use different GP surgeries and other services?
Do you think - Leisure centres - are shared and open in this area?
Do you think - Parks - are shared and open in this area?
Do you think - Libraries - are shared and open in this area?
Do you think - Shopping centres - are shared and open in this area?
Feel safe going to - A GAA club?
Feel safe going to - An Orange hall?
Feel safe going to - A Catholic secondary school?
Feel safe going to - A Protestant secondary school?
How favourable or unfavourable do you feel about people from the Catholic community?
How favourable or unfavourable do you feel about people from the Protestant community?
How favourable or unfavourable do you feel about people from a different ethnic group to yourself?
Agree/disagree - The culture and traditions of the Catholic community add to the richness and diversity of Northern Ireland society?
Agree/disagree - The culture and traditions of the Protestant community add to the richness and diversity of Northern Ireland society?
Agree/disagree - The culture and traditions of people from different minority ethnic groups adds to the richness and diversity of Northern Ireland society?
Agree/disagree - I feel that my own cultural identity is respected by society?
Agree/disagree - Towns and city centres in Northern Ireland are safe and welcoming places for people of all walks of life?
Thinking of the neighbourhood where you live, would you say that it was a 'neutral space'?
Have you yourself been aware of any cross-community schemes or projects like these operating in Northern Ireland in the last 5 years?
Do you know how you were fed when you were a baby?
Were any of your children breastfed at least once?
Agree/disagree - Breastfed babies get fewer ear, chest and stomach infections
Agree/disagree - Bottle-fed babies are more likely to be admitted to hospital with diarrhoea and vomiting
Agree/disagree - Breastfeeding helps protect children from childhood cancers
Agree/disagree - Breastfeeding helps promote babies' intelligence (IQ)
Agree/disagree - Bottle-fed babies are at increased risk of sudden infant death (cot-death)
Agree/disagree - Breastfeeding reduces the risk of breast cancer in women
Agree/disagree - Breastfeeding reduces the risk of ovarian cancer in women
Agree/disagree - Women should only breastfeed their babies at home or in private
Agree/disagree - There should be a law in Northern Ireland to protect women who want to breastfeed in public
Agree/disagree - Mums should feel free to breastfeed their babies in public
Agree/disagree - People should support mums who breastfeed in public
Agree/disagree - Most mums in Northern Ireland breastfeed their babies
Agree/disagree - Formula feeding is more convenient than breastfeeding
Agree/disagree - Formula is as healthy for an infant as breast milk
Agree/disagree - Breastfeeding is more convenient than formula feeding
Agree/disagree - Breast milk is healthier than formula for babies
Agree/disagreee - breastfeeding is embarrassing
Agree/disagreee - breastfeeding is offensive
Agree/disagreee - breastfeeding is normal
Agree/disagreee - breastfeeding is distasteful
Agree/disagreee - breastfeeding is good for baby
Agree/disagree - Long term it doesn't really matter if a baby is fed with breast milk or infant formula milk
Agree/disagree - Health professionals place too much importance on whether a baby is fed using breast milk or infant formula milk
Agree/disagree - It's not the type of milk that you feed a baby with that matters, but how you care for your baby
Agree/disagree - Most people I know would prefer for their baby to be fed with breast milk rather than infant formula milk
Agree/disagree - Most people I know would prefer for their baby to be bottle fed with infant formula milk
Agree/disagree - We should limit advertising from baby milk companies on TV, radio and in magazines
Agree/disagree - Women should be offered an incentive, such as shopping vouchers, to encourage them to breastfeed
Agree/disagree - The government should stop helping parents on low income to buy formula using vouchers
Agree/disagree - The government should not interfere in whether a baby is breastfed or not
Agree/disagree - Bottle feeding with formula milk makes it easier for a mother as all the pressure isn't on her
Agree/disagree - Breastfeeding makes it difficult for the partner to bond with the baby
Agree/disagree - Just because a baby is breastfed doesn't mean that the partner is less involved in the baby's care
Agree/disagree - Breastfeeding means that the partner can feel left out
Agree/disagree - Employers should provide a place and time for breastfeeding mothers to express milk
Agree/disagree - It is not the role of employers to facilitate breastfeeding
Agree/disagree - The decision on how to feed a baby should be made by the mother only
Agree/disagree - The decision on how to feed a baby should be made by the mother and her partner
How much do you know about the work of the Northern Ireland criminal justice system in general?
Had you heard of the Public Prosecution Service for Northern Ireland, 'the PPS'?
How confident are you that the Public Prosecution Service is effective at prosecuting people accused of committing a crime?
How confident are you that the Public Prosecution Service provides a fair and impartial prosecution service?
How confident are you that the Public Prosecution Service takes its prosecution decisions independently?
Have you heard of the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland?
Do you think the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland is part of the police or independent of the police?
How confident are you that the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland deals with complaints against the police in an impartial way?
If you were to make a complaint against a police officer to the Police Ombudsman, do you think that you would be treated fairly?
Do you think that the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland will help ensure that the police do a good job?
Political party support
Which, if any, of the following best describes how you see yourself?
Generally speaking, do you think of yourself as a unionist, a nationalist or neither?
Would you call yourself a very strong (unionist/nationalist), fairly strong, or not very strong?
Which of the statements on this card comes closest to your view about who should make government decisions for Northern Ireland?
Which one of these statements is closest to your view on the Good Friday or Belfast Agreement which was signed in 1998?
At any time in the next 20 years, do you think it is likely or unlikely that there will be a United Ireland?
How would the different healthcare systems influence how you would vote in a referendum on a United Ireland?
How would the different abortion laws influence how you would vote in a referendum on a United Ireland?
How would different abortion laws influence your vote in a referendum on a United Ireland - version 1
How would different abortion laws influence your vote in a referendum on a United Ireland - version 2
How would the same sex marriage influence how you would vote in a referendum on a United Ireland?
How would same sex marriage influence your vote in a referendum on a United Ireland - version 1
How would same sex marriage influence your vote in a referendum on a United Ireland - version 2
How would membership of the EU influence how you would vote in a referendum on a United Ireland?
How would the different economies influence how you would vote in a referendum on a United Ireland?
An agreement to have the Northern Ireland Assembly continue to function but with powers devolved from the Irish rather than the British parliament.
An agreement to ensure that there will always be dedicated representation in the Irish parliament for those with British or unionist identity.
Do you think the long-term policy for Northern Ireland should be for it...
If the majority of people in Northern Ireland ever voted to become part of a United Ireland do you think you...
If the majority of people in Northern Ireland never voted to become part of a United Ireland do you think you...
How would you vote if there was a referendum tomorrow on the future of Northern Ireland?
If Scotland was to become an independent country, would this make you feel more in favour of a united Ireland, less in favour, or would it make no difference?
Do you think that the UK leaving the European Union has made a United Ireland more likely, less likely, or has it made no difference?
Does the UK leaving the European Union make you yourself feel more in favour of a United Ireland, less in favour, or has it made no difference?
Thinking about the UK's relationship with the European Union, do you think of yourself as a 'Remainer', a 'Leaver', or do you not think of yourself in that way?
Do you think of yourself as a little closer to one side or the other?
Would you call yourself a very strong <Remainer/Leaver>, fairly strong or not very strong?
Do you yourself drive a car at all these days?
Agree/disagree - Fewer collisions are likely to happen on roads where safety cameras are installed. :
Agree/disagree - Cameras mean that dangerous drivers are now more likely to get caught :
Agree/disagree - 'Cameras are meant to encourage drivers to keep to the speed limits, not punish them' :
Agree/disagree - Cameras are an easy way of making money out of the motorist :
Agree/disagree - The primary aim of safety cameras is to save lives :
Agree/disagree - The use of safety cameras should be supported as a method of reducing casualties :
Agree/disagree - There are too many safety cameras in our local area :
Please choose the method of speed enforcement you believe is most effective in saving lives:
Money raised from safety cameras - Additional cameras and equipment
Money raised from safety cameras - Road Safety training
Money raised from safety cameras - Training young people in general safety issues, including road safety
Money raised from safety cameras - Other (please specify)
Money raised from safety cameras - Don't know
How is your driving behaviour affected by safety cameras?
Recoded - highest qualification
How old were you when you completed your continuous full-time education?
Which of the following best describes your current status?
Which of the following best describes your Partner's current status?
NS-SEC respondent
NS-SEC partner
Religion - recoded
Religion brought up in - recoded
Partner religion brought up in - recoded
How often nowadays do you attend services or meetings connected with your religion?
Feel part of Protestant or Catholic community?
Did you ever attend a mixed or integrated school in Northern Ireland, that is, a school with fairly large numbers of both Catholic and Protestant children?
Was this a formally integrated school or was it a school that was just fairly mixed?
And has any child in your care ever attended a mixed or integrated school in Northern Ireland, with fairly large numbers of both Catholics and Protestants attending?
May I check, is there anyone living with you who is sick, disabled or elderly whom you look after or give special help to?
What about people not living with you, do you provide some regular service or help for any sick, disabled or elderly relative, friend or neighbour not living with you?
Do you have any physical or mental health conditions or illnesses lasting or expected to last for 12 months or more?
Does your condition or illness/do any of your conditions or illnesses reduce your ability to carry-out day-to-day activities?
What is your personal income before tax and national insurance contributions?
And what is the total income of your household from all sources before tax and national insurance contributions?
Among which group would you place yourself...
Agree/disagree - The culture of Irish Travellers is more respected by people in Northern Ireland than it once was?
Minority ethnic communities participate as - School governors?
Minority ethnic communities participate as - Politicians?
Minority ethnic communities participate as - Prominent business people?
Minority ethnic communities participate as - Leaders within their churches or faith communities?
Minority ethnic communities participate as - Commentators in the media on issues concerning minority ethnic communities?
Agree/disagree - Organisations and leaders in public life, should encourage members of minority ethnic communities to participate in public life?
Important/unimportant - public bodies take into account the needs of minority ethnic communities?
Agree/disagree - Bonfires are a legitimate form of cultural celebration?
Agree/disagree - Bonfire organisers should be held to account if there is property damage or injuries as a result of their bonfires?
How far do you currently live from the nearest Peace Line used to segregate two communities?
Which one of these statements comes closest to your own view about the Peace Lines in Northern Ireland being removed?
How safe do you feel living in this area?
Would you describe your area as...
And would you describe your area as...
Agree/disagree - People in this area don't feel confident reporting crime and anti-social behaviour to the PSNI?
Agree/disagree - The PSNI keeps this area safe?
Agree/disagree - People in this area generally abide by the law?
Agree/disagree - People in this area feel that they are protected by the law and justice system?
Agree/disagree - There are low levels of crime, drugs and anti-social behaviour in this area?
Agree/disagree - There is a strong sense of community in this area?
Agree/disagree - Paramilitary groups have a controlling influence in this area?
Agree/disagree - Paramilitary groups help keep this area safe?
Agree/disagree - Paramilitary groups create fear and intimidation in this area?
Agree/disagree - Paramilitary groups contribute to crime, drug-dealing and anti-social behaviour in this area?
Agree/disagree - There is a lot of crime, drugs and anti-social behaviour among young people in this area?
Agree/disagree - Young people are being influenced too much by paramilitary groups in this area?
How close or remote a relationship do you think the UK should have with the EU in future?
Urban rural status, NISRA 2015 classification