Module: Background
Year: 2024

This page lists the question asked within the Background section in 2024. Clicking on the question name printed to the left of every question will bring you to the tables of results for that question.





HOUSEHLD: Number in household

RAGECAT: Age of respondent (in age categories)


RSEX: Sex of respondent


RMARST2: Marital/partnership status of respondent

RLIVTOG: Is respondent living with someone household as a couple?

LIVEAREA: How long have you lived in the town where you live now?

PLACELIV: How would you describe the place where you live?


OUTOFNI: Have you lived outside Northern Ireland for more than six months?


ELSEUK: Did you live elsewhere in the United Kingdom?


ROIRELND: Did you live in the Republic of Ireland?


OUTELSE: Did you live outside the UK or Ireland?


TENSHT1: Household tenure

TEA: Age when completed continuous full-time education.


HIGHQUAL2: Highest educational qualification of respondent

RECONACT2: Employment status of respondent

EMPST2: Is respondent in paid employment?


ECACT: Is respondent economically active?

NSSEC1: Respondent NS_SEC (Social Economic Classification)

PECONACT2: Employment status of partner


PEMPST2: Is partner in paid employment?


PECACT: Is partner economically active?

NSSEC2: Partner NS_SEC (Social Economic Classification)

RELIGION2: Do you regard yourself as belonging to any particular religion? (Revised classification)


RELIGCAT: Do you regard yourself as belonging to any particular religion? (Classified into 3 categories)

PRTREL2: What is your spouse's/partner's religion? (Revised classification)


PRELCODE: What is your spouse's/partner's religion? (Classified into 3 categories)

FAMRELIG2: What religion were you brought up in? (Revised classification)

FAMRCODE: What religion were you brought up in? (Classified into 3 categories)

CHATTND2: How often do you attend church services/meetings?

PROTCATH: Do you see yourself as part of the Protestant community, Catholic community, or neither?


SLFMXSCH: Did you attend a mixed or integrated school in Northern Ireland?


FORMINT: Did you attend a formally integrated school?

CHDMXSCH: Has any child in your care attended a mixed/integrated school in Northern Ireland?

CAREHOME: Is there anyone living with you whom you look after?


CARESEP: Do you provide regular service/help for someone not living with you?

ANYHCOND: Do you have any physical or mental health conditions or illnesses lasting or expected to last for 12 months or more?


HCONDACT: Does your condition or illness reduce your ability to carry-out day-to-day activities?


ANYHCONDA: Does anyone else in your household have any physical or mental health conditions or illnesses lasting or expected to last for 12 months or more?


PERSINC3: Personal income before tax and National Insurance.

HHLDINC3: Household income before tax and National Insurance.

SRINC: Among what income group would you place yourself?

HINCPAST: Has your household's income fallen behind prices over the last year?

PAYBILLSC: How well has your household kept up with bills and credit commitments since October 2023?

BILL500: Could your household afford to pay an unexpected, but necessary, expense of £500?


PAYHEAT: Did your household turn heating down or off because you could not afford the costs last winter, even though it was too cold in the house/flat?


ORIENT2: Sexual orientation.

GENDERID4: Were you registered as male or female at birth?