Young Life and Times Survey

Index to Results 2023

The 2023 Young Life and Times (YLT) survey was carried out between 31 March and 8 May 2023. 2065 sixteen-year-olds took part.

Click on the topics below to see all the questions asked on that topic in 2023. You can link to tables and charts of results for each question.

Age of Criminal Responsibility
Background
Community Relations
Community Safety and Perceptions of Paramilitary Influence
Cross Community Contact
Education
Family
Financial Wellbeing
Gender Based Violence
Health and Wellbeing
Identity
Minority Ethnic Groups
Relationships
Sport

Publications

Dating among 16-year-olds in Northern Ireland (Research Update 152) by Catherine McNamee
A leaflet providing a summary of results from the 2023 survey is available.
Further details can be found on the technical notes for the survey.

Citation

All work that uses or refers to the 2023 Young Life and Times Survey should acknowledge it using the following bibliographic citation:

ARK. Young Life and Times Survey, 2023 [computer file]. ARK www.ark.ac.uk/ylt [distributor], September 2023.