Young Life and Times Survey

Education

Listed below are the questions asked in the Education module, and the years in which they were asked. If you want to see how young people actually answered the questions in a particular year, you can click on the year beside every question. 

Publications and further information on Education can be found on the Education Resources page.

Questions in the Education section have been grouped into the following modules

Selection Tests

  • Q11PLUS1: Does the 11+ put too much pressure on 10 and 11 year olds? 2003
  • Q11PLUS2: Does selection have to happen at some time in a child's education? 2003

Subjects and Experiences

  • EXPSCHL1: Were you bored at school? 2003
  • EXPSCH1: Were you bored at school? (new response codes) 2004
  • EXPSCHL2: Did some teachers at school really inspire you? 2003
  • EXPSCH2: Did some teachers at school really inspire you? (new response codes) 2004
  • EXPSCHL3: Is school all 'listening' and very little 'doing'? 2003
  • EXPSCH3: Is school all 'listening' and very little 'doing'? (new response codes) 2004
  • EXPSCHL4: Did school teach you the skills and knowledge you will really need later in life? 2003
  • EXPSCH4: Did school teach you the skills and knowledge you will really need later in life? (new response codes) 2004 2006
  • EXPSCHL5: Did school teach you how to think for yourself? 2003
  • EXPSCH5: Did school teach you how to think for yourself? (new response codes) 2004
  • EXPSCHL6: Did school open your mind and make you want to learn? 2003
  • EXPSCH6: Did school open your mind and make you want to learn? (new response codes) 2004
  • EXPSCHL7: Did you enjoy learning at school? 2003
  • EXPSCH7: Did you enjoy learning at school? (new response codes) 2004
  • EXPSCH8: Did you feel pressured by the school work you had to do? 2004
  • EXPSCH9: Were you bullied at school? 2004
  • EXPSCH10: On the whole, did you feel very happy while at school? 2006
  • EXPSCH11: Did most teachers not respect you as an individual? 2006
  • EXPSCH12: Are you satisfied that you have achieved at school to the best of your ability? 2006
  • TALENTS: Do the things I learn at school help me to develop my talents and abilities 2014
  • DECISION: Do the things I learn at school help me to make decisions? 2014
  • RESOLVE: Do the things I learn at school help me to resolve conflict without using violence? 2014
  • DEVHEAL: Do the things I learn at school help me to develop a healthy lifestyle? 2014
  • MAINHEAL: Do the things I learn at school help me to maintain healthy relationships? 2014
  • CRITICAL: Do the things I learn at school help me to develop critical thinking skills? 2014
  • CREATIVE: Do the things I learn at school help me to encourage my creative talents? 2014
  • DEALCHL: Has what you learnt in school helped you to deal with challenges? 2014
  • RELIFE: Is R.E. taught in a way that is relevant to your life? 2014
  • USELIVES: Is R.E. taught in a way that it helps you think about things affecting your life? 2014
  • WORLDREL: Is R.E. taught in a way that it helps you to understand other world religions? 2014
  • SCHHAPP: On the whole how happy have you been in the school you currently attend, or if you have left school how happy were you in the last school you attended? 2016
  • SCHSMOK: Have you ever had any lessons, videos or discussions in school about smoking tobacco? 2004 2016
  • SCHECIG: Have you ever had any lessons, videos or discussions in school about E-Cigarettes? 2016
  • SCHALC: Have you ever had any lessons, videos or discussions in school about drinking alcohol? 2004 2016
  • SCHDRUG: Have you ever had any lessons, videos or discussions in school about using illegal drugs? 2004 2016
  • SCHSOLV: Have you ever had any lessons, videos or discussions in school about using solvents to get high? 2004 2016
  • SCHSOLV: Have you ever had any lessons, videos or discussions in school about 'Legal Highs' (New Psychoactive Substances)? 2016
  • PRIVTUIT: Have you ever attended private tuition classes to supplement your education? 2013
  • SUPPFC: Have you been provided with support by your school or college re future career choices? 2022
  • CONFFC: Do you feel confident about your future career options? 2022
  • BSLGCSE: How interested would you have been in doing a GCSE in British Sign Language? 2022

The Health module includes questions on lessons, videos or discussions in school relating to some of these issues.

The Pressures and Influence Factors module includes questions on influences and pressures relating to some of these issues.

Participation

  • SCHHIEW:Were students at your school allowed to express their views about the running of the school? 2006
  • SCHLCNCL: Did your school have a school council? 2006
  • SCNCLEFF: How effective was the school council in raising and influencing issues affecting school life? 2006
  • STUDSAY1: What kinds of things do students have a say in? School uniform 2006
  • STUDSAY6: What kinds of things do students have a say in? The budget 2006
  • STUDSAY3: What kinds of things do students have a say in? The curriculum 2006
  • STUDSAY4: What kinds of things do students have a say in? Facilities 2006
  • STUDSAY7: What kinds of things do students have a say in? School policies 2006
  • STUDSAYO: What kinds of things do students have a say in? Other 2006
  • STUDSAY8: What kinds of things do students have a say in? School meals 2006
  • STUDSAY9: What kinds of things do students have a say in? School formals and events 2006
  • STUDSA10: What kinds of things do students have a say in? Charity and fundraising 2006

School Bullying

  • SCLOTBUL: Do students at your school get bullied by other students? 2005
  • UBULLSCH: Have you yourself ever been bullied in school? 2005 2008 2017
  • EXPSCH9: Were you bullied at school? 2004
  • OFTENBUL: How often have you yourself been bullied at school in the last two months in school? 2005 2008
  • BULL3MTH: In the last 3 months, have you personally been bullied? 2017
  • BULLCRM: During the last 3 months, how often did this bullying happen to you in the classroom? 2017
  • BULLSCH: During the last 3 months, how often did this bullying happen to you in school but not in the classroom? 2017
  • BULLTRAV: During the last 3 months how often did this bullying happen to you when you were travelling to or from school? 2017
  • BULLELSE: During the last 3 months how often did this bullying happen to you outside school or not when you were travelling to or from school? 2017
  • BULLFORM: During the last 3 months what form(s) did this bullying take? 2017
  • BULLWHO: During the last 3 months what form(s) who were you bullied by? 2017
  • BULLGEND: When you have been bullied in the last 3 months, were you bullied by boys or girls or both? 2017
  • BULLSPK: Did you speak to anyone about the bullying that was happening to you? 2017
  • BULLTELL: Who did you speak to about the bullying that was happening to you? 2017
  • BULLHAPP: Did anything happen as a result of telling this person about the bullying that was happening to you? 2017
  • STFBULJB: Are there particular staff at your school whose job is to deal with bullying? 2005
  • GOTOSTAF: Do you think that most students - if they were being bullied - would talk to staff? 2005
  • BULLPOL: Does your school have an Anti-bullying policy? 2017
  • BULLPOLW: Were young people in your school involved when your school's Anti-bullying policy was being written? 2017
  • BULLSTOP: Does your school treat bullying seriously and work to stop it? 2017
  • BULLWHAT: Has your school explained what it recognises as bullying? 2017
  • BULLDO: Has your school has explained what you should do if you are being bullied? 2017
  • BULLCONF: Are you confident that your school would help you if you were being bullied? 2017
  • BULLEQ: Do you believe your school would treat all forms of bullying equally? 2017
  • SCHLBUL: Does your school provide real help for people who are bullied or not? 2005
  • UBULLOTH: Have you yourself ever taken part in bullying other students? [QUESTION FORMAT CHANGED IN 2017] 2005 2008 2017
  • OFTENUB: How often have you taken part in bullying other students at school in the last two months in school? 2005 2008
  • UBULLTYP: What sort of bullying behaviour were you involved in? 2017
  • NAMEGAYU: Have you been called "gay" names? 2014
  • NAMEGAYC: Have classmates been called "gay" names? 2014
  • TEACINSU: Have you been insulted by a teacher using "gay" words? 2014
  • TEACINSC: Have classmates been insulted by a teacher using "gay" words? 2014
  • NAMETEAC: Have your teachers been called "gay" names? 2014
  • TEACINT: Have you seen a teacher intervene when "gay" names are used as an insult? 2014
  • BULLGBT: LGB bullying is serious and should be challenged 2014.
  • DEFTRANS: Do you know the meaning of the term "transgender"? 2014
  • NATRANSU: Have you been called "trans" names? 2014
  • NATRANSC: Have classmates been called "trans" names? 2014
  • TRANINSU: Have you ever been insulted by a teacher using "trans" words? 2014
  • TRANINSC: Have classmates been insulted by a teacher using "trans" words? 2014
  • TRANTEAC: Have teachers been called "trans" names? 2014
  • TRANINT: Have you seen a teacher intervene when "trans" words used as insults? 2014
  • BULLTRAN: Is transgender bullying serious and should be challenged? 2014

Costs and Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA)

  • COST1: Do your parents find it difficult to afford costs for school uniform? 2006 2007
  • COST2: Do your parents find it difficult to afford costs for school books and materials? 2006 2007
  • COST3: Do your parents find it difficult to afford costs for day trips/events during the school day? 2006 2007
  • COST4: Do your parents find it difficult to afford costs for day trips/events outside school hours? 2006 2007
  • COST5: Do your parents find it difficult to afford costs for school organised holiday trips? 2006 2007
  • COST6: Do your parents find it difficult to afford other costs associate with school? 2006 2007
  • HEARDEMA: Have you ever heard of the Educational Maintenance Allowance (EMA)? 2005
  • EMAFRND: Did you hear about EMA from a friend? 2005
  • EMAJOBC: Did you hear about EMA from a Job Centre/Jobs and Benefits Office? 2005
  • EMASCH: Did you hear about the EMA at school? 2005
  • EMACOLL: Did you hear about the EMA at a College of Further Education? 2005
  • EMAPAR: Did you hear about the EMA from your parents? 2005
  • EMAOFAM: Did you hear about the EMA from other family members? 2005
  • EMAGVT: Did you hear about the EMA through government information? 2005
  • EMAMEDIA: Did you hear about the EMA from the media? 2005EMAOTH: Did you hear about the EMA from other sources? 2005
  • EMADK: Don't you know how you heard about the EMA? 2005
  • INFLEMA: Did EMA influence your decision whether to continue your education in September? 2005
  • DIFFEMA: If you had known about EMA would this have made a difference to your decision whether or not to continue in education? 2005
  • STAYSCHL: Does staying on in full-time education seriously improve career prospects? 2005
  • RELYBEN: Is there nothing wrong with relying on benefits for income after leaving school? 2005
  • FTEDMNY: Do people who stay in full-time education longer eventually earn substantially more money? 2005

Shared Education

Attitudes and Perceptions towards Shared Education

  • GOVSHARE: How do you feel about plans to change schooling in Northern Ireland? 2012 2013 2014 2015
  • SEFEEL: How do you generally feel about Shared Education? 2017 2018 2020_21 2022
  • SEFAV: How favourable or unfavourable do you feel about sharing classes, facilities and teachers? 2014
  • SEFUT: Would you like to be involved in Shared Education in future? 2018 2020_21 2022
  • PROJFUT: Would enjoy doing projects with other schools in future? 2015
  • CLASSFUT: Would enjoy having classes with other schools in future? 2015
  • EQUIPFUT: Would enjoy sharing equipment and facilities with other schools? 2015
  • SEPROJGB: Is doing projects with pupils from other schools a good idea or a bad idea? 2012 2014
  • SESPORGB: Is schools allowing pupils from other schools to use sports facilities or equipment a good idea or a bad idea? 2012
  • SECLASGB: Is having classes with pupils from other schools a good idea or a bad idea? 2012
  • SEGOOD1: Is sharing sports facilities or computers a good thing? 2012
  • SEGOOD2: Is getting the opportunity to be taught by different teachers a good thing? 2012
  • SEGOOD3: Is doing classes we don't normally get to do at our school a good thing? 2012
  • SEGOOD4: Is making new friends a good thing? 2012
  • SEGOOD5: Is doing interesting projects a good thing? 2012
  • SEGOOD6: Do you not have any favourites things about shared education? 2012
  • SEGOOD7: Do you not know what is good about shared education? 2012
  • URSCHSH: Do you think that your school does a lot of sharing with other schools? 2012

Experiences and Activities related to Shared Education

  • SEFNDS: Since taking part in Share Education, how many close friends have you made with young people who are a different religion to you? 2018 2020_21 2022
  • SERESP: Since taking part in Share Education, are you able to better respect the views of others? 2018 2020_21 2022
  • SELLW: Did you have lessons on Learning for Life and Work/Citizenship as part of Shared Education? 2020_21 2022
  • SEDUC: Have you ever got together with pupils from other schools for shared education? 2015 2018 2020_21 2022
  • DONEWHAT: What are the things you have done (multiple response table)? 2015 2017 2018 2019 2020_21 2022 2023
  • SEDONE: What are the things you have done (respondents from filter SE question)? 2020_21 2022
  • SEPROJ: Have you ever done projects with pupils from other schools? 2012 2014
  • SECLASS: Have you ever had classes with pupils from other schools? 2012 2014
  • SECITZ: Did you have lessons on Learning for Life and Work/Citizenship as part of Shared Education? 2018
  • SENONE: Have you never done any shared education project? 2012 2014
  • SENTSURE: Are you not sure if you did shared education projects? 2012 2014
  • SETYPSCH: What types of schools were the other pupils from? 2014
  • SERELBG: What was the religious background of the other schools? 2014 2017
  • JOYPROJ: Did you enjoy doing projects with the other young people? 2012 2015 2017
  • JOYCLASS: Did you enjoy having classes with the other young people? 2012 2015 2017
  • JOYEQUIP: Did you enjoy sharing equipment and facilities with other young people? 2015 2017
  • SEEQUIP: Did you ever use or share sports facilities or equipment, like computers? 2012 2014
  • SETRAV1: Did you go to another school for shared education? 2012 2015
  • SETRAV2: Did pupils from another school come to you for shared education? 2012 2015
  • SETRAV3: Did you go somewhere else for shared education? 2012 2015
  • SETRAV4: Are you not sure where you went for shared education? 2012
  • SEDIFREL: Were some of the pupils from other schools a different religion to you? [question format changed in 2015] 2012 2015 2017
  • SEDIS1: How much did you like sharing classes? 2018 2020_21 2022
  • SEDIS2: How much did you like doing projects together? 2018 2020_21 2022
  • SEDIS3: How much did you like sharing sports facilities computers or equipment? 2018 2020_21 2022
  • SEDIS4: How much did you like being taught by different teachers? 2018 2020_21 2022
  • SEDIS5: How much did you like travelling to a different school? 2018 2020_21 2022
  • SEDIS6: How much did you like learning new things with pupils from another schools? 2018 2020_21 2022
  • SEDIS7: How much did you like doing classes you don't normally get to do at your school? 2018 2020_21 2022
  • SEDIS8: How much did you like making new friends? 2018 2020_21 2022
  • SEDIS9: How much did you like being with young people who are a different religion form you? 2018 2020_21 2022
  • SEDIS10: How much did you like being with young people who are a different ethnic background to you? 2018 2020_21 2022
  • SEDIS11: How much did you like being with young people who are a different social class to you? 2018 2020_21 2022
  • SHAREWHY: Why do you think your school does a lot or a little sharing? (OPEN) 2012

Preferences and Opinions about Shared Education Arrangements

  • SCLPRIO: What should the Government think about when planning schools (multiple response table)? 2012, 2015
  • SHGIRLS: Would you mind sharing with an all-girls school? 2012 2015
  • SHBOYS: Would you mind sharing with an all-boys school? 2012 2015
  • SHSNEEDS: Would you mind sharing with a school for young people with special needs or disabilities? 2012 2015 2017 2018 2020_21 2022
  • SHPRIM: Would you mind sharing with a primary school? 2012 2015 2017 2018 2020_21 2022
  • SHDIFREL: Would you mind sharing with a school where most of the pupils are a different religion to you? 2012 2015 2017 2018 2020_21 2022
  • SHDIFMEC: Would you mind sharing with a school where most of the young people are a different ethnic background to you? 2017 2018 2020_21 2022
  • SHDIFSC: Would you mind sharing with a school where most of the young people are a different social class to you? 2017 2018 2020_21 2022
  • SHINTEG: Would you mind sharing with an integrated school? 2012 2015
  • SHGRAM: Would you mind sharing with a grammar school? 2012 2015
  • SHNGRAM: Would you mind sharing with a non-grammar school? 2012 2015
  • SCHCLOSE: Would you mind if a near-by school closed and all the pupils came to your school? 2012
  • MINDWHAT: What would you mind about other pupils coming to your school? (OPEN) 2012
  • SELIKE1: How much would you like sharing sports facilities and computers or equipment? 2015 2017
  • SELIKE2: How much would you like getting different teachers? 2015 2017
  • SELIKE3: How much would you like travelling to a different school? 2015 2017
  • SELIKE4: How much would you like doing classes we don't normally get to do at our school? 2015 2017
  • SELIKE5: How much would you like making new friends? 2015 2017
  • SELIKE6: How much would you like being with young people who are a different religion? 2015 2017
  • SELIKE7: How much would you like being with young people who are a different ethnic background? 2015 2017
  • SELIKE8: How much would you like being with young people who are a different social class? 2017
  • SELIKE9: How much would you like doing projects together? 2017
  • SELIKE10: How much would you like sharing classes? 2017
  • SELIKE11: How much would you like learning new things with people from other schools? 2017
  • SEFAC: If your school was part of a Shared Education Campus should it have any of the following? [multiple response table reported separately in 2015] 2017 2018 2020_21 2022
  • SHENT: If your school was part of a shared campus should there be one entrance? 2015
  • SHSHALL: If your school was part of a shared campus should there be a shared sports hall/dining room? 2015
  • SHBUS: If your school was part of a shared campus should there be a shared bus to/from school? 2015
  • SHUNIF: If your school was part of a shared campus should there be one school uniform? 2015
  • SHCAMP: If you were in a shared campus would you like it or not? 2015 2017 2018 2020_21

Community Relations Equality and Diversity Education (CRED)

  • CREDSCH: Have you done CRED in your school? 2012 2014 2016
  • CREDYP: Have you done CRED in a youth project or youth club? 2012 2014 2016
  • NOCRED: Have you neither done CRED in your school or in a youth project? 2012 2014 2016
  • CREDSH: Have you ever done CRED in your school or in a youth project or youth centre? [asked as separate questions in earlier years] 2017 2018 2019 2020_21 2022 2023
  • CREDSCHOOLa-j: And do you think that your SCHOOL has done this for the following groups? 2012 2014 2016 2017 2018 2020_21 2022
  • CREDYPa-j: And do you think that your YOUTH PROJECT OR YOUTH CLUB has done this for the following groups? 2012 2014 2016 2017 2018 2020_21 2022
  • CREDSCHothview: Do you think that members of your CLASS felt more positive as a result of CRED? 2012 2014 2016
  • CREDYPothview: Do you think that members of your YOUTH PROJECT felt more positive as a result of CRED? 2012 2014 2016
  • CREDSCHuview: Do you think that YOU felt more positive as a result of CRED in your SCHOOL? 2012 2014 2016
  • CREDYPuview: Do you think that YOU felt more positive as a result of CRED in your YOUTH PROJECT? 2012 2014 2016
  • CREFAV1: As a result of being involved in CRED how do you feel regarding equal treatment of: People with different political opinions? 2017 2018 2020_21 2022
  • CREFAV2: As a result of being involved in CRED how do you feel regarding equal treatment of: People from different religious beliefs? 2017 2018 2020_21 2022
  • CREFAV3: As a result of being involved in CRED how do you feel regarding equal treatment of: People from different ethnic groups? 2017 2018 2020_21 2022
  • CREFAV4: As a result of being involved in CRED how do you feel regarding equal treatment of: People of different ages (older and younger people/children)? 2017 2018 2020_21 2022
  • CREFAV5: As a result of being involved in CRED how do you feel regarding equal treatment of: People who are single, cohabiting, married or divorced? 2017 2018 2020_21 2022
  • CREFAV6: As a result of being involved in CRED how do you feel regarding equal treatment of: People with different sexual orientations? 2017 2018 2020_21 2022
  • CREFAV7: As a result of being involved in CRED how do you feel regarding equal treatment of: Men and women? 2017 2018 2020_21 2022
  • CREFAV8: As a result of being involved in CRED how do you feel regarding equal treatment of: People with a disability and those without disability? 2017 2018 2020_21 2022
  • CREFAV9: As a result of being involved in CRED how do you feel regarding equal treatment of: People with dependents (e.g. children) and those without? 2017 2018 2020_21 2022
  • CREFAV10: As a result of being involved in CRED how do you feel regarding equal treatment of: People with caring responsibilities and those without caring responsibilities? 2017 2018 2020_21 2022

Integrated Education

  • DIVREL: How divided are people in terms of religion? 2014
  • DIVETH: How divided are people in terms of ethnicity? 2014
  • DIVCULT: How divided are people in terms of cultural traditions? 2014
  • DIVSCH: How divided are people in terms of schools? 2014
  • DIVSPO: How divided are people in terms of sports? 2014
  • DIVCLAS: How divided are people in terms of class? 2014
  • INTREL: How much integration should there be in terms of religion? 2014
  • INTETH: How much integration should there be in terms of ethnicity? 2014
  • INTCULT: How much integration should there be in terms of cultural traditions? 2014
  • INTSCH: How much integration should there be in terms of schools? 2014
  • INTSPO: How much integration should there be in terms of sport? 2014
  • INTCLAS: How much integration should there be in terms of social class?
  • WELRELG: How welcome would pupils in your school make a new pupil of another religion? 2014
  • WELETHN: How welcome would pupils in your school make a new pupil of a different ethnic background? 2014
  • WELCLAS: How welcome would pupils in your school make a new pupil of a different class background? 2014
  • WELRELGU: How welcome would you make a new pupil of another religion? 2014
  • WELETHNU: How welcome would you make a new pupil of a different ethnicity? 2014
  • WELCLASU: How welcome would you make a new pupil of a different social class? 2014
  • OWNMXSCH: Would you prefer a school with children of only your own religion? 2014

Relationship and Sexuality Education (RSE)

  • SCHSEX: Have you ever had any lessons, videos or discussions in school about having sexual intercourse? 2004
  • HIVSCHL: Have you been in a lesson where HIV and AIDS has been discussed? 2006
  • HIVSUBJ: In what subject areas were HIV and AIDS discussed? 2006
  • RSESCH: Do you know all schools have to have RSE policy? 2014
  • RSEEVER: Have you ever received any RSE classes? 2014
  • HOWUSE: How was useful was the information received in RSE classes? 2014
  • RSEORG: During RSE were you provided with information on support organisations? 2014
  • RSELGBT: During RSE were LGB issues discussed? 2014
  • RSETRANS: During RSE were transgender issues discussed? 2014
  • RSEFAM: During RSE were different family models discussed? 2014
  • RSESTIS: During RSE were STIs discussed? 2014
  • RSEDISC: Were students able to discuss opinions openly? 2014
  • EASYDISC: How easy or difficult was it to discuss RSE issues with teachers? 2014
  • RSEFEED: Did you have the opportunity to provide feedback on RSE? 2014

Citizenship Education

  • CITZVOT: In school have you ever had classes or assemblies, done projects or had class discussions about: Voting and Elections? 2018
  • CITZGEND: In school have you ever had classes or assemblies, done projects or had class discussions about: Sexual Orientation; Gender Identity? 2018
  • CITZABOR: In school have you ever had classes or assemblies, done projects or had class discussions about: Abortion? 2018
  • CITZRITE: In school have you ever had classes or assemblies, done projects or had class discussions about: Human Rights and Freedom of Expression? 2018
  • CITZPOV: In school have you ever had classes or assemblies, done projects or had class discussions about: Global Poverty? 2018
  • CITZHLES: In school have you ever had classes or assemblies, done projects or had class discussions about: Homelessness in Northern Ireland? 2018
  • CITZCONF: In school have you ever had classes or assemblies, done projects or had class discussions about: The Conflict in Northern Ireland? 2018
  • CITZREF: In school have you ever had classes or assemblies, done projects or had class discussions about: Immigration, Refugees and Asylum Seekers? 2018
  • CITZEXP: In school have you ever had classes or assemblies, done projects or had class discussions about: Modern Slavery? 2018
  • CITZBREX: In school have you ever had classes or assemblies, done projects or had class discussions about: Brexit? 2018
  • CITZHATE: In school have you ever had classes or assemblies, done projects or had class discussions about: Hate Crime? 2018
  • CITZGFAS: Have you been taught about the Good Friday Agreement/Belfast Agreement at school? 2018

 

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