Young Life and Times Survey: Index to Results 2026

The 2026 Young Life and Times (YLT) survey was carried out between 30 March and 1 May 2026. 1965 sixteen year-olds took part.

Click on the topics below to see all the questions asked on that topic in 2026. You can then link to tables and charts of results for each question.

Background
Community Relations
Community Safety and Perceptions of Paramilitary Influence
Cross Community Contact
Environment and Global Issues
Education
Family
Gender Based Violence
Health and Wellbeing
Identity
Minority Ethnic Groups
Crime
Social Media
Politics

Publications

Young People’s Experiences of Victimisation

Summary of YLT results 2026

Further details can be found on the technical notes for the survey.

Citation

All work that uses or refers to the 2026 Young Life and Times Survey should acknowledge it using the following bibliographic citation:

ARK. Young Life and Times Survey, 2026 [computer file]. ARK www.ark.ac.uk/ylt [distributor], September 2026.