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
  

Maintained by Dirk Schubotz