Module: Income and Poverty

This page lists the questions asked on Income and Poverty module, and for which years. Clicking on the year printed after every question will bring you to the results for that year. Publications and further information on Income and Poverty can be found on the Social Inequality Resources page.

PERSINCM: Personal income before tax and National Insurance 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 (Asked in Background module)

PERSINC2: Personal income before tax and National Insurance 2007 2008 2009 2010 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 (Asked in Background module)

PERSINC3: Personal income before tax and National Insurance (revised categories) 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 (Asked in Background module)

HHLDINCM: Household income before tax and National Insurance 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 (Asked in Background module)

HHLDINC2: Household income before tax and National Insurance 2007 2008 2009 2010 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 (Asked in Background module)

HHLDINC3: Household income before tax and National Insurance (revised categories) 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 (Asked in Background module)

SRINC: Among what income group would you place yourself? 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 (Asked in Background module)

FAIRINCD: How fair or unfair do you think the income distribution is in Northern Ireland? 2021

INCDIFF: Is it the government's responsibility to reduce the differences in income between people with high incomes and those with low incomes? 1999 2001 2003 2004 2005 2006 2021 2023

PAYHLTH: Is it fair that people can pay to access private health care more quickly than they can on the NHS? 2021

NIEXPOV: How much do you agree or disagree that the Northern Ireland Executive is doing all that it can to reduce poverty? 2021

HILOWTAX: Should people with high incomes should pay a larger share of their income in taxes? 1999 2021

BENS1: Social security benefits should enable an individual or family to meet their basic living needs 2021

BENS2: Social security benefits should be set at 60% of average income 2021

BENS3: Social security benefits should be set at a level to force people into paid work 2021

BENS4: Should social security benefits enable an individual or family to live a life in dignity? 2021

BENS5: Should Social security benefits only be available for a fixed period of time? 2021

BENS6: Should Social security benefits enable an individual or family to have a normal standard of living? 2021

BENS7: Should Social security benefitsbe based on how much national insurance the person has paid? 2021

BENS8: Should Social security benefits be capped? 2021

BLEVELUK: Should social security benefits vary across the UK? 2021

PRESSEC: Before COVID-19, what did you think about the social security system in Northern Ireland? 2021

COVSSEC: Did the COVID-19 pandemic change our perception of the social security system in Northern Ireland? 2021

COVCLAIM: How has the Coronavirus pandemic affected your perception of Social Security claimants in Northern Ireland? 2021

GVINCTAX: Should government increase taxes and spend more on health, education and social benefits? 2023

GVBINCM: Should the government should provide everyone with a guaranteed basic income? 2023

BENHELP: Do most people on social security benefits need and deserve such help? 2023

FINHARDA: During the two years before COVID-19 (2018 and 2019) did you experience any financial hardship? 2021

PAYBILLSA: How well did your household keep up with bills and credit commitments in the two years before COVID-19 (2018 and 2019)? 2021

PAYBILLS21: How well has your household kept up with bills and credit commitments between March and August 2021? 2022

PAYBILLSC: How well has your household kept up with bills and credit commitments in the past year? 2022 2023

FINUSE1-FINUSE98: Due to financial hardship before COVID-19, what support did you use? 2021

HINCPAST: Has your household's income fallen behind prices over the last year? 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2008 2009 2010 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2022 2023 (Asked in the Background module)

HINCCOV: Has your household income changed since the start of the COVID-19 lockdown in March 2020? 2020 2021

FINHARDB: Have you experienced any financial hardship since the first COVID-19 lockdown in March 2020? 2021

PAYBILLSB: How well your household kept up with bills and credit commitments since the first COVID-19 lockdown in March 2020? 2021

FINUSE1A-FINUSE98A: What support did you use as a result of financial hardship since COVID-19? 2021

FHARDCOV: Is this financial hardship specifically related to COVID-19? 2021

FHARDWHY: What is the main cause of this financial hardship? 2021

IGNORECOV: Did you ever ignore government guidance on isolating or shielding? 2021

BILL500: Could your household afford to pay an unexpected, but necessary, expense of £500? 2021 2022 2023

PAYHEAT: Did your household turn heating down or off because you could not afford the costs last winter, even though it was too cold in the house/flat? 2021 2022 2023

Other relevant questions are included in the 1999 Social Inequality module, the COVID-19 module, and the Background module.

 

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