Mode of completion
1 = paper
2 = online

1. Are you male or female?
1 = Male
2 = Female
99 = Missing

4. Would you describe the place where you live as
1 = A big city
2 = The suburbs or outskirts of a big city
3 = A small city or town
4 = A country village
5 = Or, a farm or home in the country?
6 = Don’t know
99 = Missing

5.To which ethnic group do you consider you belong? (recoded)
1 = White/Caucasian
2 = White European
3 = White Catholic
4 = White Protestant
5 = White Irish
6 = White British
7 = Northern Irish
8 = Protestant
9 = Catholic/Irish Catholic/Roman Catholic
10 = Christian/White Christian
11 = British
12 = Irish
13 = Mixed origin
14 = don't know/none
15 = other
99 = Missing

6. Do you consider yourself to be a member of a minority ethnic community?
1 = Yes
2 = No
99 = Missing

7. What have you been doing since October 2008?
1 = At school or college full time
2 = Working full time
3 = Working part time
4 = At school or college and working part time
5 = On a training scheme
6 = Unemployed
7 = Other

8. What do you think you will be doing in two years time, in October 2010?
1 = Going to college or university full time
2 = Working full time
3 = Working part time
4 = At college or university and working part time
5 = On a training scheme
6 = Unemployed
7 = Other

9. What type of school did you last attend?
1 = Planned Integrated
2 = Grammar
3 = Secondary
4 = Irish language
5 = Special School
6 = Other
99 = Missing

10. Would you describe your school as …
1 = All or nearly all Protestant
2 = All or nearly all Catholic
3 = Mostly Protestant
4 = Mostly Catholic
5 = About half Protestant and half Catholic
6 = Don’t know
99 = Missing

11. Do you currently live with your parents, including adoptive parents?
1 = Yes, with my mother and my father in the same household
2 = Yes, with my mother, but not my father
3 = Yes, with my father, but not my mother
4 = Yes, with my mother for some of the time, and with my father for some of the time
5 = Other
99 = Missing

12. Most young people have occasional quarrels with their parents. How often do you quarrel with your mother?
1 = Most days
2 = More than once a week
3 = Less than once a week
4 = Hardly ever
5 = Don’t have a mother
6 = Don’t know
99 = Missing

16. Some people have extra family responsibilities because they look after someone who is sick, disabled or elderly. Is there anyone living with you who is sick, disabled or elderly whom you personally look after or give special help to?
1 = Yes
2 = No
3 = Don’t know
99 = Missing

18. How well off do you think your family is financially?
1 = Not at all well off
2 = Not very well off
3 = Average
4 = Well off
5 = Very well off
6 = Don’t know
99 = Missing

19. How many close friends do you have - friends you could talk to if you were in some kind of trouble?
0 = None
1 = 1
2 = 2-3
3 = 4-5
4 = 6-10
5 = more than 10
9 = not answered

21. Does this illness or disability limit your activities in any way?
1 = Yes
2 = No
99 = Missing
999 = Not Applicable

22.Below is a list of some minority ethnic groups. Please tell us if you yourself belong to any of these groups.Black African Caribbean
0 = Not ticked
1 = Ticked
99 = Missing

25. And how have you come in contact with people from other ethnic backgrounds? Staff at school
0 = Not Ticked
1 = Ticked
999 = Not Applicable

26. Among the figures below, which one, in your opinion, comes closest to the actual percentage of people from minority ethnic groups currently living in Northern Ireland?
1 = Less than 1%
2 = Between 1 and 5%
3 = Between 6 and 10%
4 = Between 11 and 20%
5 = More than 20%
6 = Don’t know
99 = Missing

27. Thinking about how you feel about people from other ethnic backgrounds to yourself, what do you think has been the most important influence on your views?
1 = My church or place of worship
2 = My family
3 = My school
4 = My friends
5 = The media
6 = Other
7 = Don’t know
99 = Missing

28. How favourable or unfavourable do you feel about people from minority ethnic groups?
1 = Very favourable
2 = Favourable
3 = Neither favourable nor unfavourable
4 = Unfavourable
5 = Very unfavourable
6 = Don’t know
99 = Missing

29.How much do you agree or disagree with the statement, “In relation to colour and ethnicity, I prefer to stick with people of my own kind”?
1 = Strongly agree
2 = Agree
3 = Neither agree nor disagree
4 = Disagree
5 = Strongly disagree
6 = Don’t know

30. Based on the definition of minority ethnic group at the start of this section, how often do you socialise or play sport with people from a different ethnic background to yourself?
1 = Very often
2 = Sometimes
3 = Rarely
4 = Never
5 = Don’t know
99 = Missing

31. About how many of your friends would you say are the same race or ethnic origin as you?
1 = All
2 = Most
3 = Half
4 = Less than half
5 = None
6 = Don’t know
7 = Other
99 = Missing

32. Have any of your friends called someone names to their face because of their colour or ethnic origin?
1 = Often
2 = Sometimes
3 = Only once or twice
4 = Never
5 = Can’t choose
99 = Missing

38. Do you think that most people in Northern Ireland would mind or not mind if one of their close relatives were to marry someone from a different ethnic background?
1 = Most people would mind a lot
2 = Most people would mind a little
3 = Most people would not mind
4 = Don’t know
99 = Missing

39. And you personally? Would you mind or not mind?
1 = I would mind a lot
2 = I would mind a little
3 = I would not mind
4 = Don’t know
99 = Missing

41 (a.) The sectarian hatred is now being directed towards minority ethnic communities, especially foreign workers coming into Northern Ireland.
1 = Strongly agree
2 = Agree
3 = Neither agree nor disagree
4 = Disagree
5 = Strongly disagree
6 = Don’t know
99 = Missing

43. Have you recently been able to concentrate on whatever you're doing?
1 = Better than usual
2 = Same as usual
3 = Less than usual
4 = Much less than usual
99 = Missing

44. Have you recently lost much sleep over worry?
1 = Not at all
2 = No more than usual
3 = Rather more than usual
4 = Much more than usual
99 = Missing

45. Have you recently felt you were playing a useful part in things?
1 = More so than usual
2 = Same as usual
3 = Less useful than usual
4 = Much less useful
99 = Missing

54. Have you recently been feeling reasonably happy, all things considered?
1 = More so than usual
2 = About the same as usual
3 = Less so than usual
4 = Much less than usual
99 = Missing

55. How often do you get stressed?
1 = Very often
2 = Often
3 = Sometimes
4 = Rarely
5 = Never
99 = Missing

57. In general, are you able to talk to the following people about things that really bother you? Your Father
1 = No
2 = Yes
3 = I don’t have this person

58. When you are worried or upset how often do you do any of the following things? Talk to someone
1 = Never
2 = Sometimes
3 = Often
99 = Missing

59. All young people have problems at some time or another, and sometimes they may try to get help. Have you in the past year had any serious personal, emotional, behavioural or mental health problem for which you felt you needed professional help?
1 = Yes, but I did not try to get professional help
2 = Yes, and I did ask for professional help
3 = No, I have had few or no problems
4 = I have had, or now have, serious problems, but have never felt the need for professional help
99 = Missing

60 (f.) Most young people who harm themselves are lonely and depressed.
1 = I agree
2 = I don’t know
3 = I disagree
99 = Missing

61. Have you during the past month or past year seriously thought about taking an overdose or trying to harm yourself, but not actually done so?
1 = No
2 = Yes, the last time was in the past month
3 = Yes, the last time was over a month ago, but less than a year ago.
99 = Missing

63. Have you ever deliberately taken an overdose? (For example of pills or other medication, or tried to harm yourself in some other way, such as cut yourself)
1 = No
2 = Yes, once
3 = Yes, more than once
99 = Missing

64. When was the last time you took an overdose or tried to harm yourself?
1 = Less than a month ago
2 = Between a month and a year ago
3 = More than a year ago
99 = Missing
999 = Not Applicable

65. Please describe what you did to harm yourself on that occassion. (categorised)
-1 = SKIP from Q63
1 = Cutting
2 = Tablet overdose
3 = Cutting and tablet overdose
4 = Alcohol and tablets
6 = Other
99 = Missing

70. If no, please say why you didn't try to get any help.
-2 = Skip from Q69 - DID ask for help
-1 = Skip from Q63 - never self-harmed
1 = Too embarrassed/ashamed/scared to ask
2 = Did not want any fuss
3 = Did not feel the need for help
4 = Did not anyone else to know
5 = Nobody cared/helped
6 = Was confused at the time
7 = Did not want any help
8 = Other
99 = Missing

74. Would you describe your area as
1 = Mainly Catholic
2 = Mainly Protestant
3 = Or mixed?
4 = Don’t know
99 = Missing

76. If yes, which?
-1 = SKIP FROM ANYRELIG
1 = Church of Ireland (Anglican)
2 = Catholic
3 = Presbyterian
4 = Methodist
5 = Baptist
6 = Free Presbyterian
7 = Brethren
8 = Other
99 = Missing
999 = Not Applicable

77. Some people feel very strongly about their religious identity, that is, whether they are Catholic, Protestant or something else - even if they don't go to church. Other people say that their religious identity is not important to them. How important i
1 = Very important
2 = Quite important
3 = Neither important nor unimportant
4 = Not very important
5 = Not at all important
6 = I don’t have a religious identity
99 = Missing

78. Which of these best describes the way you think of yourself?
1 = British
2 = Irish
3 = Ulster
4 = Northern Irish
5 = Other
6 = Don't know
99 = Missing

79. Some people feel very strongly about their national identity, that is, whether they feel British or Irish or something else. Other people say that their national identity is not important to them. How important is your national identity to you?
1 = Very important
2 = Quite important
3 = Neither important nor unimportant
4 = Not very important
5 = Not at all important
6 = Don’t know
99 = Missing

80. And do you see yourself as:
1 = Part of the Protestant community
2 = Part of the Catholic community
3 = Neither
99 = Missing

81. What about relations between Protestants and Catholics? Would you say they are better than they were 5 years ago, worse, or about the same now as then?
1 = Better
2 = Worse
3 = About the same
4 = Other
5 = Don’t know
99 = Missing

83. Do you think that religion will always make a difference to the way people feel about each other in Northern Ireland?
1 = Yes
2 = No
3 = Other
4 = Don’t know
99 = Missing

84. If you had a choice, would you prefer to live in a neighbourhood with people of only your own religion, or in a mixed-religion neighbourhood?
1 = Own religion only
2 = Mixed-religion neighbourhood
3 = Other
4 = Don’t know
99 = Missing

88. Which of the following statements applies best to you?
1 = …only to females and never to males
2 = …more often to females ad at least once to a male
3 = …about equally often to females and males
4 = …more often to males and at least once to a female
5 = …only to males and never to females
6 = I have never felt sexually attracted to anyone at all.
99 = Missing

90. If you answered 'yes' to any of the above, did the pressure mainly come from friends, peers, the media or from some other source? Join a paramilitary organisation
1 = Friends
2 = Peers, but not friends
3 = The media
4 = Other source
99 = Missing
999 = Not Applicable

91. And have you yourself ever done any of these things? Used illegal drugs
1 = No
2 = Once
3 = A few times
4 = Many times
5 = Can’t remember
99 = Missing

93. How often have you yourself been bullied at school in the last two months in school?
1 = A lot
2 = A little
3 = Not at all
99 = Missing
999 = Not Applicable

96. Thinking about the future, do you think that you yourself will stay in Northern Ireland, or do you think that you will leave at some point?
1 = Stay
2 = Leave
3 = Don’t know
4 = Other
99 = Missing

98. And do you think that you would ever come back to live?
1 = Yes
2 = No
3 = Don’t know
99 = Missing
999 = Not Applicable

1 = Catholic
2 = Protestant
3 = Other
4 = No religion