Q11PLUS1:
Does the 11+ put too much pressure on 10 and 11 year olds?
1999
2001
2003
Q11PLUS2:
Does selection have to happen at some time in a child's education?
1999 2001
2003
Q11PLUS3:
Is a system of separate secondary and grammar schools unfair?
1999 2001
2003
Q11PLUS4:
Do grammar schools provide the best standard of education?
1999 2001
2003
Q11PLUS5:
Does the 11+ system mean that most children feel that they
are failures? 1999
2001
2003
Q11PLUS6:
Is the 11+ a good measure of ability? 1999
2001
2003
Q11PLUS7:
Are children aged 10 or 11 too young for selection tests?
1999 2001
2003
Q11PLUS8:
Do children not at grammar school still get a first class
education? 1999
2001
2003
CHANGE11:
Does the 11+ and then secondary/grammar school system work?
1999 2001
2003
GRAMOR11:
Change 11+ test, the secondary/grammar school system, or
both 1999
2001
2003
CHG111:
Have 11+ test at end of Primary 7? 1999
CHG112:
Have selection test at age 14? 1999
CHG113:
Have selection test at age 16? 1999
CHG114:
Have children assessed by teachers? 1999
CHG115:
Have a different kind of test? 1999
CHGGRAM1:
Same school until 14, and then secondary/grammar school?
1999
CHGGRAM2:
Same school until 16 and then 'A' levels or vocational training?
1999
CHGGRAM3:
Secondary schools select a third of pupils for 'grammar stream'?
1999
PASS11:
Did you pass 11+? 1999
Integrated and mixed-religion schools
GOVMXSCH:
Should the government encourage more mixed schooling?
1999 2001
CHLEVINT:
Have your children ever attended an integrated school? 1999
INTRES1:
Reason for not sending child to integrated school: No integrated
school nearby 1999
INTRES2:
Reason for not sending child to integrated school: Want to
learn own culture and religion 1999
INTRES3:
Reason for not sending child to integrated school: Brother
or sister was at another school 1999
INTRES4:
Reason for not sending child to integrated school: Wanted
child to go to a grammar school 1999
INTRES5:
Reason for not sending child to integrated school: Integrated
school not as good academically 1999
INTRES6:
Reason for not sending child to integrated school: Facilities
at other schools better 1999
INTRES7:
Reason for not sending child to integrated school: Other
reason 1999
INTRES8:
Reason for not sending child to integrated school: Don't
know 1999
INTOPTNS:
Options related to integrated schools 1999
SCHCHILD: Do you have school age children? 2012
GOSCHL1: Reason why picked school for child: Good reputation 2012
GOSCHL2: Reason why picked school for child: Easy to get to 2012
GOSCHL3: Reason why picked school for child: Family or friends go there 2012
GOSCHL4: Reason
why picked school for child: It's a single-sex school 2012
GLSCHL5: Reason why picked school for child: It's for both boys and girls 2012
GOSCHL6: Reason why picked school for child: It's a school of our religion 2012
GOSCHL7: Reason why picked school for child: It's mixed religion school 2012
GOSCHL8: Reason why picked school for child: It's in a safe area 2012
GOSCHL9: Reason
why picked school for child: There was no real choice 2012
GOSCHL10: Reason why picked school for child: Something else 2012
SEPDIV: Do separate schools for Protestants and Catholics fuel community
divisions? 1999
INTDKCLT: Do children at integrated schools learn enough about their
own culture and traditions? 1999
GVNOFUND: Should the government fund schools taking only Catholic or
only Protestant pupils? 1999
OWNMXSCH: Would you prefer a school with children of only your own religion? 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 (Asked in the Good/Community Relations section)
PREFINT: If you were deciding where to send your child/children to school, would you prefer an Integrated school?
2024
2025
GOSCHLNI: Do you have any children at primary or post-primary school in Northern Ireland?
2024
2025
GOIPSCHL: Did your eldest child at school in NI ever attend an Integrated primary school? 2024
2025
IPFACT1-IPFACTDK: Child ever went to Integrated primary school: 5 most important factors when deciding on primary school
2024
2025
MIPFACT: Child not go to Integrated primary school: most important factor when deciding on primary school
2024
MIPFACTA: Child not go to Integrated primary school: most important factor when deciding on primary school (revised options) 2025
NPFACT1-NPFACTDK: Child not go to Integrated primary school: 5 most important factors when deciding on primary school
2024
2025
MNPFACT: Child not go to Integrated primary school: most important factor when deciding on primary school
2024
MNPFACTA: Child not go to Integrated primary school: most important factor when deciding on primary school (revised options) 2025
LIKEIP: Would you have liked your child to have attended an Integrated primary school?
2024
2025
WHYNOIP1-WHYNOIPDK: Why did your child not attend an Integrated primary school?
2024
2025
LIKEPTRNS: Would you want/have wanted your child's primary school to transform to be an Integrated school
2024
2025
GOSSCHL: Does your eldest child currently attend a post-primary school?
2024
2025
GOISSCHL: Did your eldest child at school in NI ever attend an Integrated post-primary school
2024
2025
ISFACTFACT1-ISFACTDK: Child go to Integrated post-primary school: 5 most important factors when deciding on post-primary school 2024
MISFACT: Child go to Integrated post-primary school: most important factor when deciding on post-primary school 2024
NSFACT1-ISFACTDK: Child not go to Integrated post-primary school: most important factor when deciding on post-primary school
2024
MNSFACT: Child not go to Integrated post-primary school: most important factor when deciding on post-primary school 2024
LIKEIS: Would you have liked your child to have attended an Integrated post-primary school?
2024
2025
WHYNOIS1-WHYNOISDK: Why did your child not attend an Integrated post-primary school?
2024
2025
LIKESTRNS: Would you want/have wanted your child's post-primary school to transform to be an Integrated school?
2024
2025
Curriculum
IRSHLANG:
Should all secondary level pupils study Irish language and
culture? 1999
ILSCHL: Is learning the Irish language in school beneficial for children in Northern Ireland? 2025 (Asked in the Languages section)
ULSTLANG:
Should all secondary level pupils study Ulster-Scots language
and culture? 1999
USSCHL: Is learning about Ulster-Scots language, heritage and culture in the school beneficial for children in Northern Ireland? 2025 (Asked in the Languages section)
PROTRELG:
Should all secondary level pupils study Protestant religious
beliefs? 1999
CATHRELG:
Should all secondary level pupils study Catholic religious beliefs?
1999
NONDRELG:
Should all secondary level pupils study religious beliefs
in general? 1999
Citizenship
CITIZN1:
Is it the job of schools to teach about politics and human
rights? 1999
CITIZN2:
Is it about time schools started to openly tackle such difficult
issues? 1999
CITIZN3:
Is teaching children about politics and human rights just
trying to brainwash them 1999
CITIZN4:
Do you doubt that the people teaching this kind of thing
would do it fairly? 1999
CITIZN5:
Will children never be effective members of society unless
they learn about human rights and politics when they are young?
1999
CITIZN6:
Should schools should be a place where children can get away
from political problems? 1999
CITIZN7:
Will teaching about human rights and politics help young
people become active members of their own communities? 1999
CITIZN8:
Will teaching about human rights and politics risk encouraging
children towards extreme political views? 1999
CITIZN9:
Will discussions about politics and human rights help children
understand why other traditions feel hard done by? 1999
CITIZN10:
Will discussions about politics and human rights be too painful
for children who have suffered during the Troubles? 1999
CITIZNGD:
Is it a good idea to teach about politics and human rights
in schools? 1999
PLURAL1:
Should children at school learn about the religious festivals
of all religions and ethnic groups? 1999
PLURAL2:
Should religious education be left to parents and their churches?
1999
PLURAL3:
Should Catholic schools offer cricket and rugby? 1999
PLURAL4:
Should Protestant schools offer gaelic football, hurling
and camogie? 1999
EDGAIN1:
Schools aim towards skills and knowledge which will help
get a good job? 1999
EDGAIN2:
Schools aim towards good exam results? 1999
EDGAIN3:
Schools aim towards self-confidence? 1999
EDGAIN4:
Schools aim towards knowledge that equips them for life in
general? 1999
EDGAIN5:
Schools aim towards an ability to live among people from
different backgrounds? 1999
EDGAIN6:
Schools aim towards skills that allow them to adapt to the
changing needs of the world of work? 1999
EDGAIN7:
Schools aim towards an ability to speak and write clearly?
1999
EDGAIN8:
Schools aim towards a readiness to challenge other people's
ideas? 1999
Higher Education
OPPGOHE:
Should opportunities for higher education be increased? 2001
TUITION1:
Should students pay tuition costs while they are studying?
2001
TUITION2:
Should students pay tuition costs after they have finished
studying? 2001
UGRANT:
Should students get grants to cover living costs? 2001
STUDLOAN:
Should students take out loans to cover living costs? 2001
Training
LLEARN1:
Does learning in later life open up a whole new world? 2001
LLEARN2:
Is doing a course only worth it if it leads to something
useful? 2001
LLEARN3:
Does training necessarily lead to a better job or promotion?
2001
LLEARN4:
Does continuing to learn make people better citizens? 2001
LLEARN5:
Do employers value experience more than qualifications? 2001
LLEARN6:
Workers need to take responsibility for learning skills to
keep them up to date? 2001
LLEARN7:
Is it possible to keep up with all the new technology at
work? 2001
LLEARN8:
Should the government spend much more on life-long learning?
2001
PAYFEE1:
Who should pay for a computer skills course useful to work?
2001
PAYFEE2:
Who should support someone doing A levels or an Access course?
2001
PAYFEE3:
Should art lessons be free for retired people? 2001
EARDILA: Have you heard of Individual Learning Accounts or ILAs? 2001
APPLYILA:
Have you applied to get your ILA card? 2001
USEDILA:
Have you used any of your own account yet? 2001
FREETRN1:
Should lone mothers be given free training to get them back
to work? 2001
FREETRN2:
Should ex-prisoners be given free training to get them back
to work? 2001
FREETRN3:
Should people in their 50s be given free training to get
them back to work? 2001
FREETRN4:
Should people in their 20s be given free training to get
them back to work? 2001
FAMSUPP:
Would your family be supportive if you wanted to do an evening
class? 2001
[Further questions on training and skills are asked in the Skills section]
Experience of school
EXPSCHL1:
Were you bored at school? 2001
EXPSCHL2:
Did some teachers at school inspire you? 2001
EXPSCHL3:
Is school all 'listening' and very little 'doing'? 2001
EXPSCHL4:
Did school teach you the skills you needed later in life?
2001
EXPSCHL5:
Did school teach you to think for yourself? 2001
EXPSCHL6:
Did school open your mind and make you want to learn? 2001
EXPSCHL7:
Did you enjoy learning at school? 2001
EXPSCHL8:
Did any of the supplied statements apply to the respondent?
2001
Improving education
EDPRIOR1: Which of these groups would be your highest priority for
extra government spending on education? 2003
EDPRIOR2: Which of these groups would be your second highest priority
for extra government spending on education? 2003
IMPPRIM1: What is the most useful thing for improving education in
primary schools? 2003
IMPPRIM2: What is the next most useful thing for improving education in
primary schools? 2003
IMPSEC1: What is the most useful thing for improving education in secondary/grammar
schools? 2003
IMPSEC2: What is the next most useful thing for improving education in
secondary/grammar schools? 2003
Sex education
SEXEDUC:
What role shoulds schools have in sex education? 2003
SEXED1 -
SEXED15: What topics should school sex education classes
cover? 2003
PRIORNUR:
Should disadvantaged children be given priority when there
is a shortage of nursery school places? 2003
FUNDIMP:
If schools were better funded, would the educational standard
of children improve? 2003
NURSCH3:
Should all 3 year olds in Northern Ireland automatically
get a place at nursery school? 2003
PROBRESP:
Should parents of children who cause problems at school be
held responsible? 2003
SEMARRLF:
Does sex education help young people prepare for married
life? 2003
SEDECSNS:
Does sex education help young people make informed decisions
about their lives? 2003
SEPROM:
Does sex education encourages experimentation and promiscuity?
2003
TEENPRG1:
Agree that teenage girls who want to get on in life don't
usually become teenage mothers? 2003
TEENPRG2:
Agree that many teenage mothers simply have babies because
they want someone to love? 2003
TEENPRG3:
Agree that one of the main causes of teenage pregnancy is
the lack of morals among young people? 2003
TEENPRG4:
Agree that people in Northern Ireland are far too tolerant
of teenage pregnancies? 2003
TEENPRG5:
Agree that teenage girls living in run down areas are more
likely to become teenage mothers? 2003
TEENPRG6:
Agree that if a teenage couple aged 17 or older are in a
stable relationship, there's nothing wrong with them having
a child? 2003
TEENPRG7:
Agree that teenage pregnancy isn't really that much of a
problem in N Ireland? 2003
TEENPRG8:
Agree that a teenager can be just as good a parent as someone
who is older? 2003
TEENPRG9:
Agree that there would be fewer teenage pregnancies if sex
education at school gave more advice about sex, relationships
and contraception? 2003
