District Council
Mode of questionnaire completion
1. What is your gender identity?
2. How many years have you lived in Northern Ireland?
4. Would you describe the place where you live as
5 To which ethnic group do you consider you belong? [open responses recoded]
6. Do you consider yourself to be a member of a minority ethnic community?
7. What have you been doing since October 2014?
8. What do you think you will be doing in two years time, in October 2016?
9. What type of school did you last attend?
10. Would you describe your school as …
11.Do you have any physical or mental health conditions or illnesses lasting or expected to last for 12 months or more?
12. Does your condition or illness/do any of your conditions or illnesses reduce your ability to carry-out day-to-day activities?
13. Which of the following statements applies best to you?
14. Do you currently live with your parents, including adoptive parents?
15. How well off do you think your family is financially?
16. Most young people help out at home with, for example, shopping or cleaning. However, some also provide ongoing care and support to someone [...] Do you give any special help or extra care to someone?
17a. Please tell us who you care for. Your mother
17b. Please tell us who you care for. Your mother
17c. Please tell us who you care for. Your brother or sister
17d. Please tell us who you care for. Your grandmother or grandfather
17e. Please tell us who you care for. Somebody else
18. Does the person/people you care for live with you?
19a. Why do they need your help and care? They are elderly
19b. Why do they need your help and care? They have a physical illness or disability
19c. Why do they need your help and care? They have a learning disability
19d. Why do they need your help and care? They have a mental illness
19e. Why do they need your help and care? They have problems with drugs and alcohol
19f. Why do they need your help and care? Some other reason
19g. Why do they need your help and care? I don't know
19h. Why do they need your help and care? I don't provide regular care or support to anyone
20.Taking account of all the help you give, including travelling time, about how long do you spend looking after people in an average week?
21. How long have you been caring or helping like this?
22a. What kind of caring task do you do? Personal care e.g. helping with washing, dressing, eating, toilet
22b. What kind of caring task do you do? Physical care e.g. helping in/out of bed/chair, getting up/down stairs
22c. What kind of caring task do you do? Practical care e.g. shopping, housework, gardening
22d. What kind of caring task do you do? Emotional care e.g. providing reassurance, helping them not to stress, keeping them company
22e. What kind of caring task do you do? Helping to manage household finances
22f. What kind of caring task do you do? Managing medication
22d. What kind of caring task do you do? Looking after my brothers and sisters when my parent or guardiancan't cope
22e. What kind of caring task do you do? Other
22f. What kind of caring task do you do? OTHER. Please specify
23. Have you told anyone outside your family about your caring role?
24. Do YOU feel that the caring you do is private and should not be spoken about outside your family?
25. Does YOUR FAMILY feel that the caring that you do is private and should not be spoken about outside the family?
26. Is there any person and/or organisation that you can go to for help if you are feeling stressed about your caring responsibilities?
27a. Everyone’s experience of caring for someone is different. Please say how much you agree or disagree with the following statement: I enjoy caring
27b. Everyone’s experience of caring for someone is different. Please say how much you agree or disagree with the following statement: I am unable to attend out-of- school activities due to my caring responsibilities
27c. Everyone’s experience of caring for someone is different. Please say how much you agree or disagree with the following statement: I never miss school because of my caring role
27d. Everyone’s experience of caring for someone is different. Please say how much you agree or disagree with the following statement: I worry all the time about the person I care for when I am not with them
27e. Everyone’s experience of caring for someone is different. Please say how much you agree or disagree with the following statement: Caring does not stop me from going out and doing things with my friends
27f. Everyone’s experience of caring for someone is different. Please say how much you agree or disagree with the following statement: I often get stressed out due to my caring role
27g. Everyone’s experience of caring for someone is different. Please say how much you agree or disagree with the following statement: Caring does not affect my schoolwork
27h. Everyone’s experience of caring for someone is different. Please say how much you agree or disagree with the following statement: I’m always fully involved in decisions made about the care of the person I care for
27i. Everyone’s experience of caring for someone is different. Please say how much you agree or disagree with the following statement: I feel guilty about going out, socialising and leaving the person I care for
27j. Everyone’s experience of caring for someone is different. Please say how much you agree or disagree with the following statement: I have been excluded or bullied because I care for someone
28. Is there anything else you would like to say about being a Young Carer?
29. Would you describe your area as
30. Thinking about this immediate neighbourhood, the kind of place it is and the kind of people who live around here, would you say that you feel a sense of belonging to this neighbourhood?
32. Do you feel that you have any influence when it comes to any of the local decisions made around here?
33. And thinking about Northern Ireland as a whole, the kind of place it is and the kind of people who live here, would you say that you feel a sense of belonging to Northern Ireland?
35. Do you feel that you have any influence when it comes to any of the decisions made about what happens in Northern Ireland?
36a. Do you think the following facilities in this area are ‘shared and open’ to both Protestants and Catholics? Leisure Centres
36b. Do you think the following facilities in this area are ‘shared and open’ to both Protestants and Catholics? Parks
36c. Do you think the following facilities in this area are ‘shared and open’ to both Protestants and Catholics? Libraries
36d. Do you think the following facilities in this area are ‘shared and open’ to both Protestants and Catholics? Shops
37a. Supposing there was an event that you wanted to go to in a nearby town. How safe do you think you would feel going to it if it was to be held on these premises? A GAA Club
37b. Supposing there was an event that you wanted to go to in a nearby town. How safe do you think you would feel going to it if it was to be held on these premises? An Orange Hall
37c. Supposing there was an event that you wanted to go to in a nearby town. How safe do you think you would feel going to it if it was to be held on these premises? A Catholic Secondary School
37d. Supposing there was an event that you wanted to go to in a nearby town. How safe do you think you would feel going to it if it was to be held on these premises? A Protestant Secondary School
38a. Has there been any time in the last year when you personally have felt intimidated by: Republican kerb paintings murals or flags
38b. Has there been any time in the last year when you personally have felt intimidated by: Loyalist kerb paintings murals or flags
39. Do you regard yourself as belonging to any particular religion?
40. If yes, which?
RELIGION CATEGORISED
41. Which of these best describes the way you think of yourself?
42. 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?
43. How often do you socialise or play sport with people from a different religious community to yourself?
44. About how many of your friends would you say have the same religious background as you?
45. And how often do you socialise or play sport with people from a different ethnic background to yourself?
46. About how many of your friends would you say are the same race or ethnic origin as you?
47a. How favourable or unfavourable do you feel about people from the Catholic community?
47b. How favourable or unfavourable do you feel about people from the Protestant community?
47c. How favourable or unfavourable do you feel about people from minority ethnic communities?
48. Thinking about your time in school, have you yourself ever witnessed any kind of racist bullying or harassment in your school?
49. Do you yourself know anyone personally who has been the victim of any kind of racist harassment or assault outside of school?
50. And would you describe yourself as very prejudiced against people of minority ethnic communities, a little prejudiced, or not prejudiced at all?
52. 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?
53. And what about in 5 years time? Do you think relations between Protestants and Catholics will be better than now, worse than now, or about the same as now?
54. Do you think that religion will always make a difference to the way people feel about each other in Northern Ireland?
55. 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?
56. And if you were looking for a job, would you prefer a workplace with people of only your own religion, or a mixed-religion workplace?
57. Thinking about the future, if you had children or your own would you prefer them to attend a school where all the children had the same religions as you, or would your prefer them to attend a mixed-religion school?
58. Is there anything else you would like to say about community relations in Northern Ireland?
59a. The next few questions are about sports and physical activities.[...] In a normal week, would you do any of the following things? Walk or cycle to school, college or work
59b. The next few questions are about sports and physical activities.[...] In a normal week, would you do any of the following things? Do PE in school, college or work
59c. The next few questions are about sports and physical activities.[...] In a normal week, would you do any of the following things? Take part in sports in a sports club, organised activity or a gym outside school
59d. The next few questions are about sports and physical activities.[...] In a normal week, would you do any of the following things? Take part in outdoor adventure activities e.g. canoeing, mountain biking, climbing
59e. The next few questions are about sports and physical activities.[...] In a normal week, would you do any of the following things? Undertake any other physical activity in your spare time
59f. The next few questions are about sports and physical activities.[...] In a normal week, would you do any of the following things? I do none of these things
60. How many times during a normal week would you spend at least 60 minutes during a day playing sports or doing some physical activity? You don’t have to do the 60 minutes all together, but you have to be active for at least 10 minutes at a time doing so
61a. Please name the three main types of sport you play or physical activities you do in a normal week.
61b. Please name the three main types of sport you play or physical activities you do in a normal week.
61c. Please name the three main types of sport you play or physical activities you do in a normal week.
62a. How much do you enjoy the following? PE classes in school/college
62b. How much do you enjoy the following? Sports outside of school e.g. in a sports club or leisure centre
62c. How much do you enjoy the following? Physical activity not organised by school, or sports or leisure clubs e.g. family cycle or walk
62d. How much do you enjoy the following? Doing outdoor adventure activities e.g. surfing, orienteering, kayaking
63a. Below are some reasons why people take part in sports or physical activity. How important are these reasons to you? To be fit and healthy
63b. Below are some reasons why people take part in sports or physical activity. How important are these reasons to you? To gain new skills
63c. Below are some reasons why people take part in sports or physical activity. How important are these reasons to you? To have fun and meet friends
63d. Below are some reasons why people take part in sports or physical activity. How important are these reasons to you? To look good
63e. Below are some reasons why people take part in sports or physical activity. How important are these reasons to you? To compete with others
64. Compared to how much sports or physical activity your currently do, would you like to do more, less or about the same?
65a. Which, if any, of the following reasons prevent you from taking part in sports and physical activity more often? Not enough time
65b. Which, if any, of the following reasons prevent you from taking part in sports and physical activity more often? Poor health or a disability
65c. Which, if any, of the following reasons prevent you from taking part in sports and physical activity more often? I don’t have anyone I can go with
65d. Which, if any, of the following reasons prevent you from taking part in sports and physical activity more often? Difficulty in getting there/lack of transport
65e. Which, if any, of the following reasons prevent you from taking part in sports and physical activity more often? The costs involved
65f. Which, if any, of the following reasons prevent you from taking part in sports and physical activity more often? I don’t know where I can do the activities I want to do
65g. Which, if any, of the following reasons prevent you from taking part in sports and physical activity more often? Some other reason
65g. Which, if any, of the following reasons prevent you from taking part in sports and physical activity more often? Nothing prevents me.
66a. Has anyone ever encouraged or inspired you to take part in sports? My family
66b. Has anyone ever encouraged or inspired you to take part in sports? A teacher in my school/college
66c. Has anyone ever encouraged or inspired you to take part in sports? My friends
66d. Has anyone ever encouraged or inspired you to take part in sports? A famous person
66e. Has anyone ever encouraged or inspired you to take part in sports? Someone else
66f. Has anyone ever encouraged or inspired you to take part in sports? - Nooen has encouraged or inspird me
67. And do you have any sports idols or role models? These are sports personalities that you admire.
68. Have you ever received any tuition or coaching from an instructor or coach (other than in PE lessons) to help improve your performance in any sport or physical activity
69. Have you ever helped with any sports coaching or instructions, including helping in sports-based summer schemes?
70a. How much do you think sport and physical activity help you to improve: YOUR PHYSICAL HEALTH
70b. How much do you think sport and physical activity help you to improve: YOUR MENTAL HEALTH
71. And, in general, how would you say your health is?
72. And do you think your body size is:
73. Do you think you are good at sport?
74. Are you involved in an organised squad or programme for talented sportspeople in your sport (e.g. at county or Northern Ireland level)?
75. Have you ever participated in a project that used sports to bring young people from different ethnic or religious backgrounds together?
76. And would you like to participate in a sports project like that in the future?
77. The Government is currently working on plans to change schooling in Northern Ireland whereby All schools will be expected to think about sharing classes, teachers or facilities with other schools. How do you feel about these chnages?
78a. When the Government is working on its plans for schools, what do you think are the things it should think about? Saving Money
78b. When the Government is working on its plans for schools, what do you think are the things it should think about? Making sure pupils can study any subjects they want to, no matter what school they go to
78c. When the Government is working on its plans for schools, what do you think are the things it should think about? Not having separate schools for Catholic and Protestant pupils
78d. When the Government is working on its plans for schools, what do you think are the things it should think about? Keeping separate schools, but giving more opportunities for Catholic and Protestant pupils to get to know each other and do things togeth
78e. When the Government is working on its plans for schools, what do you think are the things it should think about? Making all post-primary schools ‘all-ability’ schools, so there are no grammar schools and no transfer tests
78f. When the Government is working on its plans for schools, what do you think are the things it should think about? Keeping the transfer tests and grammar schools
78g. When the Government is working on its plans for schools, what do you think are the things it should think about? Making sure pupils don’t have to travel too far to get to school
78h. When the Government is working on its plans for schools, what do you think are the things it should think about? Other
79. Sometimes schools get together with other schools. Pupils might go to another school to use the computers or swimming pool, or do classes or projects with the pupils from the other school. Have you ever done anything like this?
80a. If yes, please tick ALL the things you have done: We have done projects with pupils from other schools
80b. If yes, please tick ALL the things you have done: We have used or shared sports facilities or equipment, like computers
80c. If yes, please tick ALL the things you have done: We have had classes with pupils from other schools
80d. If yes, please tick ALL the things you have done: We have done something else
81. When you had classes, or did projects together or shared facilities did you go to another school or did the other pupils you were sharing with come to your school? - We went to the other school
81. When you had classes, or did projects together or shared facilities did you go to another school or did the other pupils you were sharing with come to your school?- The other pupils came to us
81. When you had classes, or did projects together or shared facilities did you go to another school or did the other pupils you were sharing with come to your school? - We were not in school
82. Were some of the pupils from other schools a different religion to you?
83a. And how much do you agree or disagree with the following statements? I enjoyed doing projects with other schools
83b. And how much do you agree or disagree with the following statements? I enjoyed having classes with other schools
83c. And how much do you agree or disagree with the following statements? I enjoyed sharing equipment and facilities with other schools
84a. How do you think you would feel if your school did get together with other schools to do classes or projects or share facilities with them? I would enjoy doing projects with other schools.
84b. How do you think you would feel if your school did get together with other schools to do classes or projects or share facilities with them? I would enjoy having classes with other schools.
84c. How do you think you would feel if your school did get together with other schools to do classes or projects or share facilities with them? I would enjoy sharing equipment and facilities with other schools.
85a. Here are some of the things that you might like or dislike about pupils from different schools getting together to share classes or facilities or to do projects. Sharing sports facilities and computers or equipment
85b. Here are some of the things that you might like or dislike about pupils from different schools getting together to share classes or facilities or to do projects. Getting different teachers
85c. Here are some of the things that you might like or dislike about pupils from different schools getting together to share classes or facilities or to do projects. Travelling to a different school
85d. Here are some of the things that you might like or dislike about pupils from different schools getting together to share classes or facilities or to do projects. Doing classes we don’t normally get to do at our school
85e. Here are some of the things that you might like or dislike about pupils from different schools getting together to share classes or facilities or to do projects. Making new friends
85f. Here are some of the things that you might like or dislike about pupils from different schools getting together to share classes or facilities or to do projects. Being with young people who are a different religion to me
85g. Here are some of the things that you might like or dislike about pupils from different schools getting together to share classes or facilities or to do projects. Being with young people who are a different ethnic background to me
86a Suppose a group of young people from another school were coming to do a project with your class. Would you mind if they were from these kinds of schools? An all-boys school.
86b. Suppose a group of young people from another school were coming to do a project with your class. Would you mind if they were from these kinds of schools? An all-girls school.
86c. Suppose a group of young people from another school were coming to do a project with your class. Would you mind if they were from these kinds of schools? A school for young people with special needs or disabilities
86d. Suppose a group of young people from another school were coming to do a project with your class. Would you mind if they were from these kinds of schools? A primary school
86e. Suppose a group of young people from another school were coming to do a project with your class. Would you mind if they were from these kinds of schools? A school where most of the pupils are a different religion to you.
86f. Suppose a group of young people from another school were coming to do a project with your class. Would you mind if they were from these kinds of schools? An integrated school
86g. Suppose a group of young people from another school were coming to do a project with your class. Would you mind if they were from these kinds of schools? A grammar school
86h. Suppose a group of young people from another school were coming to do a project with your class. Would you mind if they were from these kinds of schools? A non-grammar school
87a. If your school was part of a shared campus do you think there should be: One school entrance
87b. If your school was part of a shared campus do you think there should be: Shared sports hall/dining room
87c. If your school was part of a shared campus do you think there should be: Shared bus to/from school
87d. If your school was part of a shared campus do you think there should be: One school uniform
88. If you were in a shared campus do you think you would …
89. What do you think you would like or dislike about a shared campus?
90. How much do you know about the sexual exploitation of children and young people?
91. Do you think child sexual exploitation happens:
93a. If you know any MALES this has happened to, what age were they when this first happened to them? Under 13
93b. If you know any MALES this has happened to, what age were they when this first happened to them? 13-15 years
93c. If you know any MALES this has happened to, what age were they when this first happened to them? 16-17 years
93d. If you know any MALES this has happened to, what age were they when this first happened to them? This has not happened to any male I know
93e. If you know any MALES this has happened to, what age were they when this first happened to them? I don't know
94. Do you think reporting of sexual exploitation is:
95. If someone tried to take advantage of you sexually, how likely would you be to report this?
96a. And who would you report this to? A friend
96b. And who would you report this to? A parent/carer
96c. And who would you report this to? A teacher
96d. And who would you report this to? A youth worker
96e. And who would you report this to? A sibling
96f. And who would you report this to? The police
96g. And who would you report this to? A helpline, such as Childline
96h. And who would you report this to? A confidential website
96i. And who would you report this to? Other
96k. And who would you report this to? Not sure
97a. If someone tried to take advantage of you sexually, do you think any of these would be reasons why you would not report it? Not wanting to be seen as a victim
97b. If someone tried to take advantage of you sexually, do you think any of these would be reasons why you would not report it? A feeling of shame
97c. If someone tried to take advantage of you sexually, do you think any of these would be reasons why you would not report it? A feeling of helplessness
97d. If someone tried to take advantage of you sexually, do you think any of these would be reasons why you would not report it? Having got a poor response when trying to tell before
97e. If someone tried to take advantage of you sexually, do you think any of these would be reasons why you would not report it? Difficulty explaining what happened
97f. If someone tried to take advantage of you sexually, do you think any of these would be reasons why you would not report it? The feeling: ‘I should be able to protect myself’
97g. If someone tried to take advantage of you sexually, do you think any of these would be reasons why you would not report it? No one will believe me
97h. If someone tried to take advantage of you sexually, do you think any of these would be reasons why you would not report it? Other reasons
98. Do you think professionals are likely to view sexual exploitation more seriously when it happens to young males or young females?
99a. What do you think are the reasons for this? They think boys can’t be victims
99b. What do you think are the reasons for this? Males are seen as abusers rather than victims of CSE
99c. What do you think are the reasons for this? If abuser is female and the victim is male, this is viewed as a ‘conquest’ for the male
99d. What do you think are the reasons for this? Other reasons
100. Is this the same for males and females?
102a. When you finish school/college in Northern Ireland would you consider:Studying outside the UK
102b. When you finish school/college in Northern Ireland would you consider:Doing an apprenticeship/internship outside the UK
102c. When you finish school/college in Northern Ireland would you consider:Working outside the UK
103a. Thinking of the future, do you think that learning an additional language will be valuable for you? Yes, for study
103b. Thinking of the future, do you think that learning an additional language will be valuable for you? Yes, for work
103c. Thinking of the future, do you think that learning an additional language will be valuable for you? Yes, for travel/leisure
103d. Thinking of the future, do you think that learning an additional language will be valuable for you? Yes, for something else