District Council
1 = Antrim and Newtownabbey
2 = Ards and North Down
3 = Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon
4 = Belfast
5 = Causeway Coast and Glens
6 = Derry City and Strabane
7 = Fermanagh and Omagh
8 = Lisburn and Castlereagh
9 = Mid and East Antrim
10 = Mid Ulster
11 = Newry, Mourne and Down

Version of survey completed.
1 = Version 1
2 = Version 2

1. What is your gender identity?
1 = Male
2 = Female
3 = Other Identities
99 = Missing

2rec. How many years have you lived in Northern Ireland [Years NI recoded]
1 = 1-5 years
2 = 6-10 years
3 = 11-15 years
4 = 16 years

4. How would you describe the place where you live?
1 = A big city
2 = The suburbs or outskirts of a big city
3 = A small city or town
4 = A country village
5 = A farm or home in the country
6 = I don't know
99 = Missing

5. How would you describe your area?
1 = Mainly Catholic
2 = Mainly Protestant
3 = Neither Catholic nor Protestant
4 = Mixed
5 = I don't know
99 = Missing

6. What have you been doing since October 2023?
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
99 = Missing

7. What do you think you will be doing in two years' time, in October 2025?
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
99 = Missing

8. What type of school do you attend? If you have left school what type did you last attend?
1 = Planned Integrated
2 = Grammar
3 = Secondary
4 = Irish Language
5 = Special School
6 = Further Education College
7 = Other
99 = Missing

9. How would you describe the gender make up of your school/college?
1 = An all-girls school/college
2 = An all-boys school/college
3 = A mixed boys and girls school/college
98 = Missing (coding error: gender mix not recorded for Grammar Schools in version1)
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 = I don't know
99 = Missing

11. Do you have any physical, mental or developmental/sensory health condition/illnesses lasting or expected to last 12 months or more?
1 = Yes
2 = No
99 = Missing

12. Do any of these conditions/illnesses reduce your ability to carry out day to day activities?
-1 = Skip from DISAB - has no disability
1 = Yes, a lot
2 = Yes, a little
3 = No, not at all
99 = Missing

13. Which of the following statements best applies to you? I have felt sexually attracted to ..
1 = Only to females and never to males
2 = More often to females and 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
99 = Missing

14. 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 my father for some of the time
5 = Other
99 = Missing

15. 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 = I don't know
99 = Missing

17. If yes, which religion do you belong to?
-1 = Skip from ANYRELIG - does not belong to an religion
1 = Church of Ireland (Anglican)
2 = Catholic
3 = Presbyterian
4 = Methodist
5 = Baptist
6 = Free Presbyterian
7 = Brethren
8 = Muslim
9 = Other
99 = Missing

RELIGION CATEGORISED
1 = Catholic
2 = Protestant
3 = No religion
4 = Other religion
99 = Missing

19a. Which of these best describes the way you think of yourself? British
0 = Not ticked
1 = Ticked
99 = Missing

20. To which ethnic group do you consider you belong? Please choose one option that best describes your ethnic group or background
1 = White
2 = Irish Traveller
3 = White and Black Caribbean
4 = White and Black African
5 = White and Asian
6 = Other mixed/multiple ethnic background
7 = Indian
8 = Pakistani
9 = Bangladeshi
10 = Chinese
11 = Other Asian background
12 = African
13 = Caribbean
14 = Other Black/African/Caribbean background
15 = Arab
16 = Any other ethnic group
99 = Missing

22. Do you feel a sense of belonging to your neighbourhood?
-2 = Not asked in Version 2
1 = Yes, definitely
2 = Yes, probably
3 = Probably not
4 = Definitely not
5 = I don't know
99 = Missing

26. How much do you agree or disagree that Northern Ireland is a place where people respect each other?
-2 = Not asked in version 2
1 = Strongly agree
2 = Agree
3 = Neither agree nor disagree
4 = Disagree
5 = Strongly disagree
6 = I don't know
99 = Missing

27a. Do you think leisure centres in this area are shared and open to Protestants and Catholics?
-2 = Not asked in version 2
1 = Yes, definitely
2 = Yes, probably
3 = No, probably not
4 = No, definitely not
5 = None in this area
6 = I don't know
99 = Missing

29a. How safe would you feel going to an event in a nearby town if it was held in a GAA club?
-2 = Not asked in version 2
1 = Very safe
2 = Quite safe
3 = Neither safe nor unsafe
4 = Quite unsafe
5 = Very unsafe
6 = I don't know
99 = Missing

30a. Has there been a time in the last year when you personally have felt intimidated by Republican kerb paintings, murals, or flags?
-2 = Not asked in version 2
1 = Yes
2 = No
3 = I don't know
99 = Missing

32. How often do you socialise or play sport with people from a different religious community to yourself?
-2 = Not asked in version 2
1 = Very often
2 = Sometimes
3 = Rarely
4 = Never
5 = I don't know
99 = Missing

34a. How favourable or unfavourable do you feel towards people from the Catholic community?
-2 = Not asked in version 2
1 = Very favourable
2 = Quite favourable
3 = Neither favourable nor unfavourable
4 = Quite unfavourable
5 = Very unfavourable
6 = I don't know
99 = Missing

35a. How much do you think MOST YOUNG PEOPLE in Northern Ireland would mind if one of their close friends were to date someone with a different religious backgorund?
-2 = Not asked in Version 2 of the survey
1 = Would mind a lot
2 = Would mind a little
3 = Would not mind
4 = I don't know
99 = Missing

37. Have you or anyone in your family taken part in any government/local council organised/funded camps or cross community projects or used joint community facilities?
-2 = Not asked in version 2
1 = Yes, I have
2 = Yes, someone in my family has
3 = Both I and others in my family have
4 = No
5 = I don't know
99 = Missing

38a. Have you ever been involved in Shared Education? Yes, I have had classes with pupils from other schools.
-2 = Not asked in version 2
0 = Not Ticked
1 = Ticked
99 = Missing

39a. Have you ever been involved in CRED [as defined in questionnaire]? - Yes, in school as part of Shared Education
-2 = Version 2 respondents
0 = Not Ticked
1 = Ticked
99 = Missing

40. Thinking about your time in school, have you ever witnessed any kind of racist bullying or harassment in your school?
-2 = Not asked in version 2
1 = Yes
2 = No
99 = Missing

41. Would you describe yourself as very prejudiced against people from minority ethnic communities, a little prejudiced or not prejudiced at all?
-2 = Not asked in version 2
1 = Very prejudiced
2 = A little prejudiced
3 = Not at all prejudiced
4 = I don't know
99 = Missing

42. Would you say relations between Protestants and Catholics are better, worse or about the same now as they were 5 years ago?
-2 = Not asked in version 2
1 = Better
2 = Worse
3 = About the same
4 = Other
5 = I don't know
99 = Missing

44. Do you think religion will always make a difference to the way people feel about each other in Northern Ireland?
-2 = Not asked in version 2
1 = Yes
2 = No
3 = Other
4 = I don't know
99 = Missing

45. 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?
-2 = Not asked in version 2
1 = Own religion only
2 = Mixed-religion neighbourhood
3 = Other
4 = I don’t know
99 = Missing

46. If you were looking for a job, would you prefer a workplace with people of only your own religion, or a mixed-religion workplace?
-2 = Not asked in version 2
1 = Own religion only
2 = Mixed-religion workplace
3 = Other
4 = I don’t know
99 = Missing

47. If you were deciding where to send your children to school, would you prefer a school with children of only your own religion or a mixed-religion school?
-2 = Not asked in version 2
1 = Own religion only
2 = Mixed-religion school
3 = Other
4 = I don’t know
99 = Missing

50. 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

51. 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

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

53. Have you recently felt capable of making decisions about things?
1 = More so than usual
2 = Same as usual
3 = Less so than usual
4 = Much less capable
99 = Missing

56. Have you recently been able to enjoy your normal day-to-day activities?
1 = More so than usual
2 = Same as usual
3 = Less so than usual
4 = Much less than usual
99 = Missing

57. Have you recently been able to face up to your problems?
1 = More so than usual
2 = Same as usual
3 = Less able than usual
4 = Much less able
99 = Missing

61. 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

GHQ12 caseness
0 = less than 4
1 = 4 or more

62. Have you heard of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, also known as the UNCRC?
1 = Yes
2 = No
3 = Don't know
99 = Missing

64. What do you think the Children's Commissioner does?
1 = Carries out school inspections
2 = Protects and promotes the rights of children and young people
3 = Gives money to children to do projects
4 = I don't know what the Commissioner does
99 = Missing

65a. How would you prefer to get information from the Commissioner? Through school or youth group
0 = Not Ticked
1 = Ticked
99 = Missing

68. How safe do you feel living in this area?
-2 = Not asked in version 2
1 = Very safe
2 = Fairly safe
3 = Neither safe nor unsafe
4 = Fairly unsafe
5 = Very unsafe
6 = I can't choose
99 = Missing

69. Would you describe your area as...
-2 = Not asked in version 2
1 = Mainly Loyalist
2 = Mainly Republican
3 = Neither Republican nor Loyalist
4 = I can't choose
99 = Missing

70a. How much do you agree or disagree that people in this area do not feel confident reporting crime and anti-social behaviour to the PSNI?
-2 = Not asked in version 2
1 = Strongly agree
2 = Agree
3 = Neither agree nor disagree
4 = Disagree
5 = Strongly disagree
6 = I can't choose
99 = Missing

73a.Thinking back to the time when you changed from primary school to your post-primary school, how important or unimportant was the following for your parents/carers? The school was easy to get to.
-2 = Not asked in version 2 of the survey
1 = Very important
2 = Quite important
3 = Not very important
4 = Not at all important
5 = I don't know
99 = Missing

73j. Thinking back to when you changed from primary school to your post-primary school, how important or unimportant was the following for your parents/carers? The school was attended by pupils from a mix of Catholic, Proestant & other backgrounds.
-2 = Not asked in version 2
1 = Very important
2 = Quite important
3 = Not very important
4 = Not at all important
5 = I don't know
99 = Missing

74. Did you have any say at the time when your post-primary school was chosen?
-2 = Not asked in version 2 of the survey
1 = I was asked what school I wanted to go to, and I got a place in my preferred school
2 = I was asked what school I wanted to go to, but I did not get a place in that school
3 = I was not asked what school I wanted to go to
4 = I can't remember
99 = Missing

76. Do you think schools should be allowed to ask pupils for their religious background when they decide who to offer a place?
-2 = Not asked in version 2
1 = Yes, if they have a religious ethos
2 = Yes, if they need to know the background of pupils to make sure they have a mixed intake
3 = No, they should not ask
4 = I don't know
99 = Missing

79a. Do you think integrated schools have to do the following? Have a Board of Governors that is religiously mixed.
-2 = Not asked in version 2
1 = Yes
2 = No
3 = Don't know
99 = Missing

80. Thinking about your current school or, if you have left school, the last school you attended, would you personally be in favour of your school being or becoming an integrated school?
-2 = Not asked in Version 2
1 = Yes, I would be in favour of this
2 = No, I would not be in favour of this
3 = My school is already integrated, and I would keep it that way
4 = My school is integrated, but I would prefer if it was not
5 = I don't know
99 = Missing

81a. Northern Ireland is often described as a divided society. How much integration do you personally think there should be between the people who live here in terms of: Their religion?
-2 = Not asked in Version 2
1 = Much more integration
2 = A bit more integration
3 = Keep things as they are
4 = A bit less integration
5 = Much less integration
6 = Don't know
99 = Missing

40. How easy or hard do you think most people find talking about bereavement?
-2 = Not asked in version 1
1 = Very hard
2 = Hard
3 = Neither hard nor easy
4 = Easy
5 = Very easy
6 = I don't know
99 = Missing

42. Have you experienced the death of someone close to you?
-2 = Not asked in version 1
1 = Yes
2 = No
3 = I prefer not to say
99 = Missing

43. How important do you think it is for schools to support pupils who have been bereaved?
-2 = Not asked in version 1
1 = Very important
2 = Important
3 = Neither important nor unimportant
4 = Not important
5 = Not important at all
6 = I don't know
99 = Missing

44a. What practical support do you think schools could offer to pupils who have experienced a bereavement? A quiet space to go when feeling overwhelmed
-2 = Not asked in Version 1
0 = Not Ticked
1 = Ticked
99 = Missing

46a. How much do you agree or disagree with this statement? Grief Education shows that bereavement is something that happens to everyone at some point.
-2 = Not asked in version 1
1 = Agree
2 = Disagree
3 = Don't know
99 = Missing

46b. How much do you agree or disagree with this statement? Dealing with bereavement is not something that can be taught.
-2 = Not asked in version 1
1 = Agree
2 = Disgaree
3 = Don't know
99 = Missing

47. Have you ever been involved in Shared Education?
-2 = Not asked in version 1
1 = Yes
2 = No
98 = Deletions
99 = Missing

48. Would you like to be involved in Shared Education? [only includes those who have not done SE]
-2 = Not asked in version 1
1 = Yes
2 = No
3 = I don't know
97 = Skip from SEDUC - had already taken part in SE
98 = Deletions
99 = Missing

What have you done?: I have had classes with pupils from other schools.
-2 = Not asked in Version 1
1 = Ticked
2 = Not ticked
97 = Child did not do SE
99 = Missing

50a. How much did you like or dislike doing classes together?
-2 = Not asked in version 1
1 = Liked it a lot
2 = Liked it a little
3 = Did not like it very much
4 = Did not like it at all
5 = I did not do this
96 = Did not do SEDONE1
97 = Skip SEFUT did not do SE
98 = Deletions
99 = Missing

50b. How much did you like or dislike doing projects together?
-2 = Not asked in version 1
1 = Liked it a lot
2 = Liked it a little
3 = Did not like it very much
4 = Did not like it at all
5 = I did not do this
96 = Did not do SEDONE2
97 = Skip SEFUT did not do SE
98 = Deletions
99 = Missing

50c. How much did you like or dislike sharing sports facilities and computers or equipment?
-2 = Not asked in version 1
1 = Liked it a lot
2 = Liked it a little
3 = Did not like it very much
4 = Did not like it at all
5 = I did not do this
96 = Did not do SEDONE3
97 = Skip SEFUT did not do SE
98 = Deletions
99 = Missing

51. How much do you agree or disagree with the statement: Since taking part in in Shared Education, I am better able to respect the views of others?
-2 = Version 1 or child has not done SE or missing
1 = Strongly agree
2 = Agree
3 = Neither agree nor disagree
4 = Disagree
5 = Strongly disagree
6 = I don't know
97 = Skip from SEDUC - did not do SE
98 = Deletions
99 = Missing

52. Since taking part in Shared Education, how many close friends have you made with young people who are a different religion to you in the other school(s)?
-2 = Version 1 or child has not done SE or missing
1 = None
2 = 1
3 = 2-4
4 = 5-9
5 = 10 or more
6 = I don't know how many close friends I made
7 = I don't know what religions the friends I made are
97 = Skip from SEDUC did not do SE
98 = Deletions
99 = Missing

53. Did you have lessons on Learning for Life and Work/Citizenship as part of Shared Education?
-2 = Version 1 or child has not done SE or missing
1 = Yes
2 = No
3 = I can't remember
97 = Skip from SEDUC did not do SE
98 = Deletions
99 = Missing

54. How do you generally feel about Shared Education?
-2 = Version 1 or child has not done SE or missing
1 = Very favourable
2 = Favourable
3 = Neither favourable nor unfavourable
4 = Unfavourable
5 = Very unfavourable
6 = I don't know
97 = Did not do SE
98 = Deletions
99 = Missing

56a. Suppose a group of young people from another school/college were coming to do a project with your class would you mind if they were from a primary school?
-2 = Not Asked in Version 1
1 = I would mind a lot
2 = I would mind a little
3 = I would not mind at all
4 = I don't know
98 = Deletions
99 = Missing

57. Would you like your school, or the school you last attended, to be part of a Shared Education Campus?
-2 = Not asked in version 1
1 = Yes
2 = No
3 = I don't know
98 = Deletions
99 = Missing

58a. If your school was on a Shared Education Campus, do you think it should have one main school entrance?
-2 = Not asked in Version 1
1 = Ticked
2 = Not ticked
99 = Missing

60a. Have you ever taken part in CRED [as described in the definition in the survey questionnaire] ? Yes, in school as part of ‘Shared Education’
-2 = Not asked in version 1
0 = Not ticked
1 = Ticked
99 = Missing

61a. Do you think your school has encouraged understanding and promoted equal treatment of people with different political opinions through these activities?
-2 = Not asked in version 1
0 = Not ticked
1 = Ticked
2 = Not ticked
97 = Respondent did not do CRED
98 = Respondent did not do CRED in school
99 = Respondent has not ticked any of the 4 in V2 or missing in V2

62a. Do you think your youth project or youth centre has encouraged understanding and promoted equal treatment of people with different political opinions through these activities?
-2 = Not asked in version 1
0 = Not ticked
1 = Ticked
2 = Not ticked
97 = Respondent did not do CRED
98 = Respondent did not do CRED in youth club
99 = Respondent has not ticked any of the 4 in V2 or missing in V2

62k. I have never attended a youth project or a youth centre.
-2 = Not asked in version 1
0 = Not ticked
1 = Ticked
97 = Did not do CRED in youth projects
99 = Missing

63a. As a result of being involved in CRED activities in your school or youth centre or project do you now feel more favourable, more unfavourable or just the same regarding people with different political opinions?
-2 = Not asked in version 1
1 = I feel more favourable than I did before
2 = No change- I feel just as favourable now as I did before
3 = No change - I feel just as unfavourable now as I did before
4 = I feel more unfavourable now than I did before
97 = Skip NOCRED did not do CRED
98 = Respondent has not ticked any of the 4 in V2 or missing in V2
99 = Missing in variable

64a. Have you personally experienced any of the following in the last year because of your gender? Physical Violence (e.g. Being beaten, slapped, pushed or restrained)
-2 = Not asked in version 1
0 = Not Ticked
1 = Ticked
99 = Missing

65a. Where did the violence take place? At home
-2 = Not asked in version 1
-1 = SKIP from GVTYP5-6 - has not experienced GBV or not sure
0 = Not Ticked
1 = Ticked
99 = Missing

66. How easy or difficult would it be for you to get help and support if you were a victim of gender-based violence?
-2 = Not asked in version 1
1 = Very easy
2 = Quite easy
3 = Quite difficult
4 = Very difficult
5 = Don't know
99 = Missing

69. Compared with two years ago, do you think women and girls in Northern Ireland are more likely or less likely to become victims of gender-based violence?
-2 = Not asked in version 1
1 = More likely
2 = Less likely
3 = About the same
4 = I don't know
99 = Missing

71. How safe or unsafe do you feel in the following? In a quiet street close to your home
-2 = Not asked in version 1
1 = Always safe
2 = Mostly safe
3 = Mostly unsafe
4 = Always unsafe
5 = I don't know
99 = Missing

72. How much do you agree or disagree with the following statement? In my school or college we are taught about how to develop and maintain positive relationships with other people (for example family, friends and other students).
-2 = Not asked in version 1
1 = Strongly agree
2 = Agree
3 = Neither agree nor disagree
4 = Disagree
5 = Strongly disagree
6 = I don't know
99 = Missing

73. And do you think you generally have positive relationships with the following person? Your mother
-2 = Not asked in version 1
1 = Always
2 = Most of the time
3 = Rarely
4 = Never
5 = I don't have this person
99 = Missing