Background This page lists the Background questions and the year(s) in which they were asked. Clicking on the year printed after every question will bring you to the results for that year. MODE: Method of completing survey (postal, telephone or web) 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 VERSION: Which version of the survey was completed 2020_21 2022 2023 2024 2025 RSEX: Sex of respondent [WORDING CHANGED IN 2014] 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020_21 2022 2023 2024 2025 LIVEAREA: How would you describe the area you live in? 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020_21 2022 2023 2024 2025 YEARSNI: How many years have you lived in N Ireland? 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020_21 2022 2023 2024 2025 PLACELIV: How would you describe the place where you live? 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020_21 2022 2023 2024 2025 RACE1: To which of these groups do you consider you belong? 2003 2004 ETHNCAT: To which ethnic group do you consider you belong [open question categorised]? 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020_21 2022 2023 ETHNCAT1: To which ethnic group do you consider you belong? 2023 2024 2025 MEMMEC: Do you consider yourself to be a member of a minority ethnic community? 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020_21 2022 2023 2024 2025 THISOCT: What do you think you will be doing this October? 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020_21 2022 2023 2024 2025 OCT2YRS: What do you think you will be doing in two years time? 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020_21 2022 2023 2024 2025 ANYRELIG: Do you regard yourself as belonging to any particular religion? 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020_21 2022 2023 2024 2025 RELIGION: Which religion do you regard yourself as belonging to? 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020_21 2022 2023 2024 2025 IMPREL: How important is your religion to you? 2003 CHATTEND: How often do you attend church services/meetings? 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 TYPESCHL: What type of school do you (did you last) attend? 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020_21 2022 2023 2024 2025 SCHGEND: How would you describe the gender mix of your school? 2019 2020_21 2022 2023 2024 2025 RELSCHL: How would you describe the religious mix of your school? 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020_21 2022 2023 2024 2025 TENHOME: How would you describe the accommodation where you live most of the time? 2020_21 WELLOFF: How well off do you think you family is financially? 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020_21 2022 2023 2024 2025 COFBIRTH: what is your country of birth? 2025 MAINLANG: what is your country of birth? 2025 LEAVENI: Do you think you will stay in Northern Ireland? 2005 2006 2008 2011 2014 WHYGONI1: Do you think you will leave because of better job prospects elsewhere? 2005 2006 2008 2011 2014 WHYGONI2: Do you think you will leave because of the Troubles? 2005 2006 2008 2011 2014 WHYGONI3: Do you think you will leave to seek a better future in general? 2005 2006 2008 2011 2014 WHYGONI4: Do you think you will leave because of a relationship? 2005 2006 2008 2011 2014 WHYGONI5: Do you think you will leave to go to college/university? 2005 2006 2008 2011 2014 WHYGONI6: Do you think you will leave for some other reason? 2005 2006 2008 2011 2014 WHYGONI7: Don't you know why you think you will leave? 2005 2006 2008 2011 2014 WHYGONI8: Do you think you will leave to go travelling and see the world? 2005 2006 2008 2011 2014 BACKNI: Do you think that you would ever come back to live? 2005 2006 2008 2011 2014 DISAB1: Do you have a long standing illness, disability? [WORDING CHANGED IN 2012 & 2019] 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020_21 2022 2023 2024 2025 LIMDISAB: Does this illness or disability limit your activities in any way? 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020_21 2022 2023 2024 2025 OMARDISB: Would most people mind if a close relative were to marry someone with a physical disability? 2007 SMARDISB: Would you mind if a close relative were to marry someone with a physical disability? 2007 FRNDDISB: How many of your friends have a disability? 2007 CLFRREC: How many close friends do you have? 2006 2008 2009 SRELFRND: How many of your friends are the same religion as you? 2006 SRELREL: How many of your relatives are the same religion as you? 2006 SETHFRND: How many of your friends are the same ethnic origin as you? 2006 2007 2008 2009 SETHREL: How many of your relatives are the same ethnic origin as you? 2006
Background
This page lists the Background questions and the year(s) in which they were asked. Clicking on the year printed after every question will bring you to the results for that year.
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