Interest
in politics/party affiliation
POLITICS:
How much interest do
you generally have in what is going on in politics?
1998
2005
2007
2009
(Asked in the Leisure Time and Sport
module in 2009)
NIPARTY:
Which Northern Ireland
political party do you support?
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
POLPARTY:
Which of these political parties do you feel closest to? 2007
2008
POLPART2:
Which
of these political parties do you feel closest to? 2009
2010
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
RELMIX: What is the religious mix of this area?
2000
RELAREA: Would you describe your area as mainly Catholic, mainly Protestant, or mixed?
2017 2018
2019
2020
2021
2022 (Asked in the Community Safety module)
Voting
VOTED: Did
you vote in the 2001 general election? 2001
2002
VOTENI:
Which party did you vote for in the general election? 2001
2003
GEDECIDE:
How did you decide who to vote for? 2001
NIAVOTE:
Who would you vote for in an Assembly election? 2001
PREF1998:
Who was your first preference in the 1998 Assembly election?
2001
NIA03A:
Which party would you vote for as your first preference in the
next Northern Ireland Assembly elections? 2003
NIA03B:
Which party did you vote for as your first preference in
the recent Northern Ireland Assembly elections? 2003
VOTELGE:
Did you vote in the last general election? 2008
2009
VOTEDNIA:
Did you vote in the last Northern Ireland Assembly election
(May 2007)? 2010
NEXTNIA:
Are you likely to vote in next NI Assembly Election (May
2011)? 2010
YNOTVOTE:
Why are you not going to vote in the next NI Assembly Election?
2010
VOTEGE19: How did you vote in the general election in December 2019?
2020
2021
VOTEA22: How did you vote in the Assembly Election in May 2022?
2022
Questions
on Democratic
Participation were also asked in 2005.
Identity
UNINATID: Do you think of yourself as a unionist, a nationalist or neither?
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
UNINATST:
Are you a very strong (unionist/nationalist)? 1998
2004
2005
2006
2008
2009
2010
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
UNINAT5: Thinking back to around five years ago, how would you have thought of yourself?
2020
2021
2022
IDBRIT -
IDNONE: How do you think of yourself?
British, English, European, Irish, Northern Irish, Scottish,
Ulster, Welsh, Other, None 2001
2003
IDENTITY:
National identity 2001
2003
IDENT1:
How would you describe yourself? 1998
1999
2001
IDENT2:
What is the second most important way you would describe yourself?
1998
2001
IDENT3:
What is the third most important way you would describe yourself?
1998
2001
NIMORNAT:
In terms of culture and everyday life, is N Ireland a more nationalist
place than ten years ago? 2003
NIMORUN:
In terms of culture and everyday life, is N Ireland a more
unionist place than ten years ago? 2003
PROUDBR:
How proud are you of being British? 2003
PROUDIR:
How proud are you of being Irish? 2003
IRBRIT:
Do you see yourself as Irish or British? (Asked in the Identity section in
2007)
2007
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
Other
questions on identity were included in the Identity
module in 2007.
Northern Ireland
Assembly/Executive
ASSEMBL1:
What is the most important thing for the assembly to bring about?
1998
ASSEMBL2:
What is the second most important thing for the assembly to
bring about? 1998
ASSMDAY:
Most important day-to-day issue for the Assembly? 1999
2000
ASSMDAY2:
Most important policy issue for the Assembly? 2007
ASSMDAY3: Most important day-to-day issue for the Assembly? 2013 2014
ASSMPOL:
Most important political issue for the Assembly? 1999
2000
ASSMPOL2:
Most important constitutional issue for the Assembly? 2007
ASSMPOL3: Most important political issue for the Assembly? 1999 2000 2013 2014
DAYORPOL:
Day-today issues more important than political issues for
Assembly? 1999
2000
DAYPOL2:
Political issues more important than constitutional issues
for Assembly? 2007
DAYPOL3: Day-today issues more important than political issues for
Assembly? 2013 2014
ASSEFF:
Will day-to-day services be more efficient under control
of the Assembly? 1999
ASSEXP:
Will day-to-day services be more expensive under control
of the Assembly? 1999
PPLKNOW:
Do most people understand how Assembly and other bodies work?
1999
YOUKNOW:
Do you understand how Assembly and other bodies work? 1999
OPENOUGH:
Was setting up of the Assembly and other bodies open? 1999
2007
ASSMBDO1:
Should Assembly be responsible for policing in Northern Ireland?
1999
2000
ASSMBDO2:
Should Assembly have the power to raise or lower income tax?
1999
2000
ASSMBDO3:
Should Assembly provide extra subsidies for farmers? 1999
ASSMBDO4:
Should Assembly promote Irish by introducing bi-lingual road
signs? 1999
ASSMBDO5:
Should Assembly better integrate the economies North and
South? 1999
2000
ASSMBDO6:
Should Assembly develop closer links with the Scottish Parliament?
1999
ASSMBDO7:
Should Assembly develop closer links with the Welsh Assembly?
1999
ASSMBDO8:
Should Assembly legalise abortion? 1999
ASSMBDO9:
Should Assembly support the single European currency? 1999
ASSMB3YR:
Will Assembly be in place in 3 years time? 1999
2000
2001
MYFIRSTM:
Best choice for First Minister? 1999
MYDEPM:
Best choice for Deputy First Minister? 1999
MINDUP:
Would
you trust a DUP minister in the Executive? 2000
2007
2008
MINSF: Would
you trust a Sinn Fein minister in the Executive? 2000
2007
2008
MINSDLP:
Would
you trust an SDLP minister in the Executive? 2000
2007
2008
MINDUUP:
Would
you trust a UUP minister in the Executive? 2000
2007
2008
NIAVOTE:
Who would you vote for in an Assembly election? 2001
PREF1998:
Who was your first preference in the 1998 Assembly election?
2001
NIVOICE:
Does the Assembly give N Ireland a stronger voice in the
UK? 2001
PUBVOICE:
Is the Assembly is giving ordinary people more say in how N
Ireland is governed? 2001
2007
2008
2009
2010
2012
2013 2014
NIAINTNI: How much do you trust the Assembly to work in Northern Ireland’s
best interests? 2001 2003 2007 2015
NIAVALUE:
Is the Assembly is good value for money for people in Northern
Ireland? 2001 2015
AACHIEVE:
How much has the N Ireland Assembly achieved? 2002
2003
2007
2008
2009
2010
2012
2013 2014 2015
AERUNNI:
How good a job did the Assembly and Executive do in day to day
running of N Ireland? 2002
2003
SUSPNDYR:
Would you be pleased if the Assembly was suspended for a number
of years? 2002
SFNIEXEC:
Should Sinn Fein be included in any N Ireland Executive? 2002
SFNIENOW:
Should Sinn Fein be included in any N Ireland Executive now?
2002
SHAREPWR:
Should any N Ireland government ensure that Protestants and
Catholics share power? 2002
2003
REPDEC:
Should there be an assembly before republican decommissioning?
2001
LOYDEC:
Should there be an assembly before loyalist decommissioning?
2001
NIAABOL:
Would you be pleased if the N Ireland Assembly were to be
abolished? 2003
2005
SATMLAS:
Are you satisfied with the way Northern Ireland MLAs are
doing their job? 2007
2008
2009
2010
2012 2013 2014
NIARUN1:
Does current Assembly system mean nothing gets done? 2010
NIARUN2:
Is current Assembly system fairer because power is shared
out? 2010
NIARUN3:
Is current Assembly system mean there is no opposition and
there is no criticism of government decisions? 2010
NIARUN4:
Is current Assembly system better, that is all parties are
in government and no party dominates? 2010
NIARUN5:
Would it be better if the party with most seats went into
government? 2010
MLADECL1:
Does having MLAs declaring if they are unionist or nationalist
mean we are stuck in sectarian camps? 2010
MLADECL2:
Is having MLAs declaring if they are unionist or nationalist
a good system as we can see which side they are on? 2010
MLADECL3:
Is having MLAs declaring if they are unionist or nationalist
a good system because we can see if big decisions are getting
cross-community support? 2010
NIGOVDO1:
What is the most important thing for the government in Northern
Ireland to be doing? 2010
NIGOVDO2:
What is the second most important thing for the government
in Northern Ireland to be doing? 2010
CORNER:
Is it the job of our politicians to fight the corner for the
community that they come from? 2010
COMPREC:
Should our politicians be working with others in different
communities so that there is compromise and reconciliation?
2010
DIVNATUN:
Is the most important thing to bear in mind throughout all
the issues facing Northern Ireland the divide between nationalists
and unionists? 2010
DIVRCHPR:
Is the most important thing to bear in mind throughout all the
issues facing Northern Ireland the divide between the rich and
the poor? 2010
MLAPAY: What should happen to MLAs' pay when Assembly is suspended?
2018
NIGOVDEC: How should government decisions for Northern Ireland be made? 2019
GOVRIGHT: Progress should be made on a Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland, to expand the protection of rights and reflect NI's particular circumstances 2021
GOVTROUB: There should be no more criminal investigations, prosecutions or civil action against any Troubles-related deaths and serious crimes that occurred before 1998 2021
GOVEXEC: The NI Executive must always include the largest nationalist party and the largest unionist party 2021
GOVVOTE: Key votes in the Assembly should be passed on the basis of a weighted majority, e.g. 60% of all MLAs regardless of their unionist/nationalist/other affiliation 2021
GOVPETIT: 30 MLAs from 2 or more parties should be able to use a 'petition of concern' to block legislation that has been passed by a majority in the Assembly 2021
GOVCIVIC: Representatives of business, trade unions and voluntary sectors should be appointed to a Civic Forum for consultation by the NI Executive on social, economic and cultural issues 2021
GOVINCR: The devolved powers of the NI Assembly should be increased, e.g. to allow Northern Ireland to set its own trade and immigration policies 2021
Constitutional
preference
NIRELAND:
What do you think the long-term policy for Northern Ireland
should be? 1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
NIRELND2:
What do you think the long-term policy for Northern Ireland
should be? (new response options) 2007
2008
2009
2010
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
FUTURE1: How would you feel if the majority of people in Northern Ireland
ever voted to become part of a united Ireland?
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2012
2013
2014
2019
FUTURE2:How would you feel if the majority of people in Northern Ireland never voted to become part of united Ireland?
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2012
2013
2014
2019
UNTDIREL:
Do you think it likely that there will be a united Ireland in
the next 20 years?
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2012
2013
2014
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
UKIN20YR: Do you think it is likely that the United Kingdom will still exist in 20 years' time?
2020
2021
2022
2023
REFUNIFY: Would you vote to unify with the Republic of Ireland?
2002
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
REF6MTHS:
Will there be a referendum about unification within next 6 months?
2002
FUTURENI:
View on future of Northern Ireland.
2005
2006
SCOTREF: Did the result of the Scottish Referendum make you think differently about the future for Northern Ireland?
2014
SCOTREF1: Did the result of the Scottish Referendum make you more worried?
2014
SCOTREF2: Did the result of the Scottish Referendum make you less worried?
2014
SCOTREF3: Did the result of the Scottish Referendum make you more optimistic?
2014
SCOTREF4: Did the result of the Scottish Referendum make you less optimistic?
2014
SCOTREF5: Did the result of the Scottish Referendum make you feel something else?
2014
SCOTIND: If Scotland was to become independent, would you feel more in favour of a united Ireland?
2019
UNIRLIKL: Does the UK leaving the European Union make a United Ireland more likely?
2016
2017
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
UNIRFAV: Does the UK leaving the European Union make you feel more in favour of a United Ireland?
2016
2017
2019
2020
2021
2021
2022
BRXDRIFT: Will Brexit mean that Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland will drift further apart?
2017
BORDPOLL: How would you vote in a referendum on whether Northern Ireland should leave the UK and unite with the Republic of Ireland? 2017
JAUTHLKLY: Has suspension of the Assembly made joint UK/Irish government authority over N Ireland more likely?
2018
FEELJAUTH: How would you feel if UK and Irish governments agreed to have joint authority over N Ireland?
2018
UIHCARE: Would differences in the healthcare system affect how you would vote in a referendum on a united Ireland?
2019
UIABORTNA: Would differences in abortion legislation affect how you would vote in a referendum on a united Ireland? (asked until 22 October)
2019
UIABORTNB: Would differences in abortion legislation affect how you would vote in a referendum on a united Ireland? (asked from 23 October onwards)
2019
UIABORTN: Would differences in abortion legislation affect how you would vote in a referendum on a united Ireland? (Derived from UIABORTNA and UIABORTNB) 2019
UISSMARRA: Would differences in same-sex marriage legislation affect how you would vote in a referendum on a united Ireland? (asked until 22 October)
2019
UISSMARRB: Would differences in same-sex marriage legislation affect how you would vote in a referendum on a united Ireland? (asked from 23 October onwards)
2019
UISSMARR: Would differences in same-sex marriage legislation affect how you would vote in a referendum on a united Ireland? (Derived from UISSMARRA and UISSMARRB) 2019
UIEU: Would differences in EU membership affect how you would vote in a referendum on a united Ireland?
2019
UIECON: Would differences in the economy affect how you would vote in a referendum on a united Ireland?
2019
AGNIA: Would the NI Assembly having powers devolved form the Irish parliament affect how you would vote in a referendum on a united Ireland?
2019
AGBRITID: Would an agreement to have representation in the Irish Parliament for those with a British/unionist identity affect how you would vote in a referendum on a united Ireland?
2019
Equality
NHSRLGPJ:
Does the NHS in Northern Ireland treat Catholic and Protestant
patients equally? 1998
NIHRLGPJ:
Does the NIHE treat Catholics and Protestants equally?
1998
POLRLGPJ:
Do the police treat Catholics and Protestants equally?
1998
POLFAIR:
Do the police treat Catholics and Protestants equally? 1999
2000
2001
NTRRLGPJ:
Do the courts treat Catholics and Protestants accused of non-terrorist
offences equally? 1998
TERRLGPJ:
Do the courts treat Catholics and Protestants accused of terrorist
offences equally? 1998
CHNPEACE:
Do you think the chances of peace in Northern Ireland are better
now than five years ago? 1998
1999
2000
HEARDEQ:
Have you heard of the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland?
1999
2000
EQGOAHD:
Should Equality Commission go ahead even though power has
not been devolved? 1999
HEARDHR:
Have you heard of the Human Rights Commission? 1999
2000
HRGOAHD:
Should Human Rights Commission go ahead even though power
has not been devolved? 1999
Peace
process
AVDAREAS:
Is it easier now to go into different areas?
1998
IRGOV:
Has the Irish government been helpful in the search for peace?
1998
BRGOV:
Has the British government been helpful in the search for peace?
1998
USGOV:
Has the American government been helpful in the search for peace?
1998
PARAGRP:
Have some paramilitary groups been helpful in the search for
peace? 1998
PUBOPIN:
Has public opinion in general been helpful in the search for
peace? 1998
PEACEPPL
: Do you think there are any particular
people that stand out as being helpful in the search for peace
over the last year? 1998
HELPPOL:
Who do you think stands out as being helpful in the search for
peace over the last year?
1998
PTYHPEAC:
Has the party you support done a lot to help the chances of
peace? 1999
Good
Friday Agreement
GOODFRI:
Has the Good Friday Agreement benefited unionists or nationalists
more? 1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2005
BENFCHNG:
Have political changes since 1998 benefited Catholics or Protestants
more? 2008
VOTESAME:
Would you still vote same way as in Good Friday Agreement
Referendum? 1999
HOWVOTE:
How did you vote (last) May (1998)? 1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2005
2006
VOTEGFA:
How would you vote if Good Friday Referendum was held again?
2000
2001
2002
2003
2005
VOTESTA:
How would you vote in 2007 if a referendum on the St Andrew's
Agreement were held? 2006
WHYNO:
Why would you vote 'No' today? 2000
IMPLMNT1:
I am angry at the politicians for blocking progress on the Good
Friday Agreement? 1999
IMPLMNT2:
I am angry at the paramilitaries for blocking progress on the
Good Friday Agreement? 1999
IMPLMNT3:
I don't blame anyone for the lack of progress on the Good Friday
Agreement? 1999
IMPLMNT4:
Sympathetic to the difficulties in trying to implement the
Good Friday Agreement? 1999
GFAPROP1:
Opinion on the guarantee that N Ireland will be in the UK
while a majority of people in N Ireland wish it 2000
GFAPROP2:
Opinion on the creation of North-South bodies 2000
GFAPROP3:
Opinion on the setting up of a Northern Ireland Assembly
2000
GFAPROP4:
Opinion on the removal of the Republic of Ireland's constitutional
claim to N Ireland 2000
GFAPROP5:
Opinion on the creation of a commission into the future of
the RUC 2000
GFAPROP6:
Opinion on the decommissioning of paramilitary weapons
2000
GFAPROP7:
Opinion on the early release of prisoners 2000
GFAPROP8:
Opinion on the requirement that the Executive is power-sharing
2000
NOGFAVIO:
If the Agreement is brought to an end, will the level of
violence increase? 2001
GFAVIO:
If the Agreement remains in place, will the level of violence
increase? 2001
NOGFANI:
If the Agreement is brought to an end, will future prosperity
increase? 2001
GFANI: If
the Agreement remains in place, will future prosperity increase?
2001
VIEWGFA:
Is the Agreement basically right or wrong? 2003
2005
VIEWGFA2: What is your view on the Good Friday or Belfast Agreement?
2019
VIEWGFA3: What is your view on the Good Friday or Belfast Agreement?
2020
2021
2022
2023
GFAFORNI:
Was
the Good Friday/Belfast Agreement a good thing for N Ireland?
2007
Paramilitaries
and decommissioning
LOYVIOL:
Do you have sympathy with the reasons why some Loyalists groups have used violence?
1998
2007
2022
REPVIOL:
Do you have sympathy with the reasons why some Republican groups
have used violence?
1998
2007
2022
REPVIOLA: Was violence by Republican groups intended to support Nationalist and Republican communities? 2022
LOYVIOLA: Was violence by Loyalist groups intended to support Loyalist and Unionist communities? 2022
DECOMMIS:
View on the need for decommissioning of paramilitary weapons.
1999
IRADECOM:
Has the IRA done enough towards decommissioning? 2000
UVFDECOM:
Has the
UVF done enough towards decommissioning? 2000
UDAUFFDC:
Have the
UDA and the UFF done enough towards decommissioning? 2000
NOGFAVIO:
If the Agreement is brought to an end, will the level of
violence increase? 2001
GFAVIO:
If the Agreement remains in place, will the level of violence
increase? 2001
REPDEC:
Should there be an assembly before republican decommissioning?
2001
LOYDEC:
Should there be an assembly before loyalist decommissioning?
2001
Life-right
scale
WEALTH1: Do ordinary working
people get their fair share of the nation's wealth?
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
RICHLAW: Is there one law for
the rich and one for the poor? 1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
TRADVALS: Is
there a need for strong trade unions to protect employees' working
conditions and wages? 1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
PRENTBST:
Is private enterprise the best way to solve Northern Ireland's
economic problems?
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
PUBOWNST:
Should major public services and industries be in state ownership?
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
GOVJOB:
Is it the government's responsibility to provide a job for everyone
who wants one? 1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
INCDIFF:
Should
the government reduce differences in income?
1999
2001
2003
2004
2005
2006
2021
2023
(Asked in the Income and Poverty section in 2021)
LEFTRGHT:
In political matters, how would you place your views on a
scale of left to right? 2008
GVINCTAX: Should government increase taxes and spend more on health, education and social benefits?
2023
PUBOWNST: Should major public services and industries be in state ownership?
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
OBEYLAW: Should the law always be obeyed, even when a particular law is felt to be wrong?
2023
EOWOMEN: Have attempts to give equal opportunities to women gone far enough?
2023
SENTLEN: Are criminal sentences in Northern Ireland generally too lenient? 2023
SEXBCERT: Should it be possible for someone to change the sex recorded on their birth certificate?
2023
YPRESP: Should young people today have more respect for conventional values and authority?
2023
Other related questions were included in the Income and Poverty section.
Political
efficacy and trust
GOVNOSAY:
Do people have no say in what the
government does? 1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
GOVCOMP:
Can politics and government seem so
complicated that a person cannot understand what is going on?
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
LOSETCH:
Do those we elect lose touch with
the people pretty quickly?
1998
1999
2000
2001
2003
PTYNTMT:
Do things go on much the same whatever
party is in power?
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
VOTEINTR:
Are parties only interested in people's
votes, not in their opinions?
1998
1999
2000
2001
2003
VOTEONLY: Is
voting the only way people can have any say about how the government
runs things? 1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
LEADCOMP:
Should party leaders stick to their principles? 2001
DFWNNIA:
What difference does it make who does best in Assembly elections?
2001
DFWNGNI:
What difference does it make who wins a general election?
2001
GOVTWORK:
What do you think about the present system of governing in
the UK? 2001
2003
IMPGNAS:
Has the Assembly improved the way the UK is governed? 2001
DEVUK: Has
devolution strengthened the UK as a whole? 2001
2003
NIMPENG:
Should N Ireland MPs be allowed to vote on laws affecting
only England? 2001
GOVINTNI:
How much do you trust the UK government to work in Northern
Ireland's best long-term interest? 2001
2003 2015
NINUMREP:
Does N Ireland have too many elected representatives? 2003
LESSMEPS:
Should there be fewer MEPs?
2003
LESSMPS:
Should there be fewer MPs? 2003
LESSMLAS:
Should there be fewer MLAs? 2003
LESSCOUN:
Should there be fewer local councillors? 2003
REP2FORA:
Should MLAs be able to be local councillors? 2003
LCOUNEFF:
How effective are councils in delivering services? 2003
NUMCOUNS:
Are there too many local councils? 2003
KNOWCFOR:
Are you aware of the work of the Civic Forum? 2003
CFOREFF:
How effective has the Civic Forum been? 2003
INFNIRUN:
Who has most influence over the way Northern Ireland is run?
2001
INFNI2:
Who has most influence over the way Northern Ireland is run?
(new response options) 2007
OUGHTINF:
Who do you think ought to have most influence over the way
Northern Ireland is run? 2001
2003
OUGHTIN2:
Who do you think ought to have most influence over the way
Northern Ireland is run? (new response options) 2007
VIEWNI:
How should N Ireland be governed? 2001
2003
LOCGOVEF:
Chances of getting local government to make some improvement.
2001
NIA03A:
Which party would you vote for as your first preference in the
next Northern Ireland Assembly elections? 2003
NIA03B:
Which party did you vote for as your first preference in
the recent Northern Ireland Assembly elections? 2003
BESTNIA:
How much difference does it make who does best in elections
to the Northern Ireland Assembly? 2003
BESTUKHC:
How much difference does it make who wins in general elections
to the UK House of Commons? 2003
DRRUNNI:
How good a job does the present government under Direct Rule
do in day to day running of N Ireland? 2003
NIAABOL:
Would you be pleased if the N Ireland Assembly were to be
abolished? 2003
MLAWKTOG:
Do MLAs from different parties work together to help solve
N Ireland's problems? 2001 2015
ROIINNI:
To what extent should the Republic of Ireland be involved
in Northern Ireland's affairs? 2003
UKINWRLD:
How much influence does the UK have in the world? 2003
POLTRUST:
How much do you trust politicians generally? 2007
2008
2009
TRUSTPOL:
Which Northern Ireland politicians would you generally trust
to act in the best interests of all the people in Northern Ireland? 1998
TRUSTUKG: How much do you trust the UK government at Westminster? 2022
TRUSTIG: How much do you trust the Irish Government? 2022
TRUSTEU: How much do you trust the European Union (EU)? 2022
TRUSTNIEX: How much do you trust the Northern Ireland Executive? 2022
TRUSTNICS: How much do you trust the Northern Ireland Civil Service? 2022
TRUSTDUP: How much do you trust the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP)? 2022
TRUSTSF: How much do you trust Sinn Fein? 2022
TRUSTAP: How much do you trust the Alliance Party? 2022
Other
related questions were included in the Democratic
Participation module in 2005.
Women
in politics
WLOSEVOT:
Are there not more women in politics
in Northern Ireland because women lose votes?
1998
WNOOPP: Are
there not more women in politics in Northern Ireland because
women aren't given opportunities by political parties? 1998
MBETPOL: Are
there not more women in politics in Northern Ireland because
men are better politicians than women?1998
Other
related questions were included in the Women
in Politics module in 2002.
Parades
RMARCHFR:
Is the right to march an important
freedom? 1998
1999
2000
AREAMAR: Should
no marches be allowed through areas of another tradition unless
the residents approve? 1998
1999
2000
PARCOMM: Is the Parades Commission
impartial? 1998
1999
2000
Policing
POLFAIR:
Do the police treat Catholics and Protestants equally? 1999
2000
2001
ENCRLPOL:
Would you encourage a relative to become a police officer?
1999
2000
2001
2002
REFORMOK:
Has police reform gone too far? 2001
2003
Cross
border bodies
CROSSBD1:
Do you support cross-border co-operation in tourism? 1999
2000
CROSSBD2:
Do you support cross-border co-operation in transport? 1999
2000
CROSSBD3:
Do you support cross-border co-operation in agriculture?
1999
2000
CROSSBD4:
Do you support cross-border co-operation in health? 1999
2000
CROSSBD5:
Do you support cross-border co-operation in security? 1999
2000
CROSSBD6:
Do you support cross-border co-operation in NI's political
future? 1999
2000
Devolution
POWERNI1:
Who has the most power over everyday life in Northern Ireland?
1999
POWERNI2:
Who should have the most power over everyday life in Northern
Ireland? 1999
POWERNIA:
Who has the most power over everyday life in Northern Ireland?
2000
POWERNIB:
Who should have the most power over everyday life in Northern
Ireland? 2000
DEV1: Will
devolution bring economic prosperity to Northern Ireland?
1999
2000
DEV2: Will
local politicians who become ministers be able to work with
each other? 1999
2000
DEV3: Will
devolution help secure peace in Northern Ireland? 1999
2000
DEV4: Will
devolution lead to a fall in living standards in Northern Ireland?
1999
2000
DEV5: Will
devolution lead to the break-up of the UK? 1999
2000
DEV6:
Will devolution bring political stability to Northern Ireland?
2000
DEVEDUC:
Has
education got better under the Assembly? 2000
2001
2003
DEVHEAL:
Has health got better under the Assembly? 2000
2001
2003
DEVTRANS:
Has transport got better under the Assembly? 2000
DEVEMP:
Has employment got better under the Assembly? 2000
DEVECON:
Has the economy got better under the Assembly? 2000
2001
2003
DEVENV:
Has the environment got better under the Assembly? 2000
DREDUC:
Did education get better under Direct Rule? 2003
DRHEAL:
Did health get better under Direct Rule? 2003
DRECON:
Did the economy get better under Direct Rule? 2003
DEVECON2:
Over the last 10 years in N Ireland, has the economy got
better or worse? 2007
2008
DEVHEAL2:
Over the last 10 years in N Ireland, has health got better
or worse? 2007
DEVHEAL3:
Over the last 10 years in N Ireland, has health care provision
got better or worse? 2008
DEVEDUC2:
Over the last 10 years in N Ireland, has education got better
or worse? 2007
2008
DEVPOLLF:
Over the last 10 years in N Ireland, has political life got
better or worse? 2007
Flags
WHATFLAG:
What flag should be flown on public buildings? 2000
2004
2006
REPMURAL:
Have you been intimidated by republican murals, kerb painting
or flags? 2000 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
LOYMURAL:
Have you felt intimidated by loyalist murals, kerb painting
or flags?2000 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
PFLAG1:
Should the police remove all paramilitary flags that are
being flown throughout N Ireland? 2003
PFLAG2:
Is the flying of paramilitary flags an important expression
of culture in some areas? 2003
PFLAG3:
Should there be special laws banning the flying of all paramilitary
flags throughout N Ireland? 2003
PFLAG4:
Should the flying of paramilitary flags be allowed in some
neighbourhoods? 2003
PFLAG5:
Should paramilitary flags be allowed at certain times of
year? 2003
PFLAG6:
Would laws to stop the flying of paramilitary flags be unenforcable?
2003
FLAGUJ:
When you see the Union Jack, does it make you feel proud
or hostile? 2001
2002
2003
FLAGTRI:
When you see the Irish tricolour, does it make you feel proud
or hostile? 2001
2002
2003
Other
questions on flags are asked within the Community
Relations module
Public
spending
TAX1:
Pay more income tax to increase spending on the health service?
1999
TAX2: Pay
more income tax to increase spending on primary schools? 1999
TAX3: Pay
more income tax to increase spending on secondary schools? 1999
TAX4:
Pay more income tax to increase spending on employment opportunities?
1999
TAX5: Pay
more income tax to increase spending on public transport? 1999
TAX6: Pay
more income tax to increase spending on policing? 1999
NIPRIOF1:
What should N Ireland's highest priority be? 2001
2003
2008
NIPRIOF2:
What should N Ireland's next highest priority be? 2001
2003
2008
Truth
Commission, memorials and victims
HRDTCOMM:
Have
you heard of any other Truth Commissions anywhere else in the
world? 2004
TCWHERE:
In what countries have you heard about Truth Commissions?
2004
IMPNITC:
How important is it that Northern Ireland should have a Truth
Commission? 2004
TCOMM1:
Would having a Truth Commission help clear the air about
the past conflict? 2004
TCOMM2:
Would you get the truth from a Truth Commission? 2004
TCOMM3:
Would a Truth Commission help give a clean start to N Ireland's
political future? 2004
TCOMM4:
Are there more important things to spend public money on
than a Truth Commission? 2004
TCOMM5:
Would a Truth Commission help make N Ireland a more peaceful
and less divided society in years to come? 2004
TCOMM6:
Are there better ways to deal with the past than with a Truth
Commission? 2004
TCOMM7:
Would a Truth Commission be just an excuse to attack the
government? 2004
TCAIM1:
If there was to be a Truth Commission, what should be its
most important aim? 2004
TCAIM2:
And what should be a Truth Commission's next most important
aim? 2004
TCRUNBG:
Should the British Government be trusted to run a Truth Commission?
2004
TCRUNNIA:
Should the N Ireland Assembly be trusted to run a Truth Commission?
2004
TCRUNIG:
Should the Irish Government be trusted to run a Truth Commission?
2004
TCRUNVG:
Should victims' groups be trusted to run a Truth Commission?
2004
TCRUNUN:
Should international organisations like the United Nations
be trusted to run a Truth Commission? 2004
TCRUNLO:
Should loyalist organisations be trusted to run a Truth Commission?
2004
TCRUNRO:
Should republican organisations be trusted to run a Truth
Commission? 2004
TCRUNJUD:
Should judges be trusted to run a Truth Commission? 2004
TCRUNCH:
Should the churches be trusted to run a Truth Commission?
2004
TCRUNCG:
Should community groups be trusted to run a Truth Commission?
2004
TCRUNOP:
Should ordinary people be trusted to run a Truth Commission?
2004
TCRUNNON:
Should none of these be trusted to run a Truth Commission?
2004
B4TCRO:
Should republican organisations be called before a Truth
Commission? 2004
B4TCLO:
Should loyalist organisations be called before a Truth Commission?
2004
B4TCBG:
Should the British Government be called before a Truth Commission?
2004
B4TCIG:
Should the Irish government be called before a Truth Commission?
2004
B4TCARMY:
Should the army be called before a Truth Commission? 2004
B4TCPSNI:
Should
the police be called before a Truth Commission? 2004
B4TCPOL:
Should
politicians from Northern Ireland be called before a Truth Commission?
2004
B4TCJUDG:
Should judges be called before a Truth Commission? 2004
B4TCJOUR:
Should journalists be called before a Truth Commission? 2004
B4TCCH:
Should the churches be called before a Truth Commission?
2004
B4TCALL:
Should all of these groups be called before the Truth Commission?
2004
TCAMNSTY:
Should there be an amnesty for anyone who gives evidence
to a Truth Commission? 2004
TCQINJ:
Should people injured in the conflict be invited to bring
questions to a Truth Commission? 2004
TCQREL:
Should relatives of people killed or injured in the conflict
be invited to bring questions to a Truth Commission? 2004
TCQEXP:
Should ex prisoners be invited to bring questions to a Truth
Commission? 2004
TCQPPO:
Should police or prison officers be invited to bring questions
to a Truth Commission? 2004
TCQARMY:
Should army personnel be invited to bring questions to a
Truth Commission? 2004
TCQLO: Should
representatives of Loyalist organisations be invited to bring
questions to a Truth Commission? 2004
TCQRO: Should
representatives of Republican organisations be invited to bring
questions to a Truth Commission? 2004
TCQHRO:
Should Human Rights organisations be invited to bring questions
to a Truth Commission? 2004
TCQVG:
Should victims' groups be invited to bring questions to a Truth
Commission? 2004
TCQANY:
Should anyone with unanswered questions about the conflict
be invited to bring questions to a Truth Commission? 2004
TCQALL:
Should all of these groups be invited to bring questions
to a Truth Commission? 2004
TCHOPE1:
Do you hope a Truth Commission would get apologies from those
who did wrong? 2004
TCHOPE2:
Do you hope a Truth Commission would clean up any institutions
shown to be corrupt? 2004
TCHOPE3:
Do you hope a Truth Commission would get criminal convictions
for those who did wrong? 2004
TCHOPE4:
Do you hope a Truth Commission would State institutions more
accountable? 2004
TCHOPE5:
Do you hope a Truth Commission would uncover the truth? 2004
TCHOPE6:
Do you hope a Truth Commission would get healing for victims?
2004
TCHOPE7:
Do you hope a Truth Commission would promote peace and reconciliation?
2004
TCHOPEAL:
Do you have all of these hopes about a Truth Commission?
2004
TCHOPENO:
Do you have no hopes about a Truth Commission? 2004
TCFEAR1:
Do you fear that a Truth Commission would allow the guilty
to go free? 2004
TCFEAR2:
Do you fear that a Truth Commission would be one-sided? 2004
TCFEAR3:
Do you fear that a Truth Commission would cause more damage
than good? 2004
TCFEAR4:
Do you fear that a Truth Commission would undermine faith
in our existing institutions? 2004
TCFEAR5:
Do you fear that a Truth Commission would create greater
tension? 2004
TCFEAR6:
Do you fear that a Truth Commission would start people fighting
again? 2004
TCFEAR7:
Do you fear that a Truth Commission would be a waste of money?
2004
TCFEARAL:
Do you have all of these fears about a Truth Commission?
2004
TCFEARNO:
Do you have no fears about a Truth Commission? 2004
TCPUBLIC:
How necessary is it that the Truth Commission should be held
in public? 2004
TCTRAVEL:
How necessary is it that members of the Truth Commission
should travel around and talk to people in the community? 2004
TCDECIDE:
How necessary is it that ordinary people should get to decide
who runs the Truth Commission? 2004
TCAPPEAR:
How necessary is it for the Truth Commission to have powers
like a court so that people would have to appear before it?
2004
TCIND: How
necessary is it that the Truth Commission should be an outside
body independent from anyone involved in the conflict? 2004
MOREPUBI:
How important are more Public Inquiries? 2004
PUBAPOL:
How important are public apologies from those who did wrong?
2004
MOREPOLI:
How important are more Police Investigations and prosecutions?
2004
MEMVICT:
Should there be a memorial to the victims of the troubles?
2000
WHOMEM:
Should
a memorial for victims be for all groups? 2000
WHONOT:
What groups should not be included? 2000
HOWMEM:
Should there be a physical memorial or special day of commemoration?
2000
STORIES:
How important is a process for people to tell their stories?
2004
MEMVICT2:
How important are memorials or centres of remembrance? 2004
SUPPVICT:
How important is support for victims? 2004
MORECOMP:
How important is more compensation? 2004
TERMPAST:
How important are initiatives within communities to help
people come to terms with the past? 2004
POLTEAM:
Should there be a special team within the police to investigate
all unsolved killings during the conflict? 2004
RESPCONF:
Who do you think was primarily responsible for the conflict?
2004
VTROUBLE:
Overall do you consider yourself to have been a victim of
the troubles? 2004
FAMINJ:
Were any of your family or close relatives killed or injured
because of the violence? 2004
ELSEINJ:
Did you know anyone (not family or relatives) who was killed
or injured in the violence? 2004
VVIOLENT:
Were you a victim of any conflict-related violent incidents?
2004
VALLKILL:
Should all people who were killed or injured as a result
of the conflict be seen as victims? 2004
VABEREAV:
Should all people who were bereaved as a result of the conflict
should be treated equally? 2004
BREXIT
UNIRLIKL: Does the UK leaving the European Union make a United Ireland more likely?
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
UNIRFAV: Does the UK leaving the European Union make you feel more in favour of a United Ireland?
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
NIBREXIT: Will Northern Ireland be better off outside the EU? 2016
SLFBREXIT: Will your situation be better off outside the EU? 2016
EUPSPORT: Have you applied for an Irish or other EU passport so that you will continue to have most of the rights of EU citizens? 2016
CROSSBDR: How often do you cross the border between Northern Ireland and the South of Ireland? 2016
BRDRPROB: Will the UK leaving the European Union means that you may have problems with crossing the border in years to come? 2016
BREXVOTE: How did you vote in the BREXIT referendum when the UK voted to leave the European Union? 2016
BRXVTENW: If the BREXIT referendum was held again tomorrow how would you vote? 2016
BRXDRIFT: Will Brexit mean that Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland will drift further apart?
2017
NIFINBRX: Will Northern Ireland be financially better off when the UK leaves the EU?
2017
2018
UFINBRX: Will you be personally financially worse off when the UK leaves the EU?
2018
NIROIALL: Are you in favour of Northern Ireland entering a political and economic alliance with the Republic of Ireland if it would help jobs and the economy?
2017
REMLEAVE: Do you think of yourself as a Remainer or a Leaver?
2019
REMLEAID: Do you think of yourself as a Remainer or a Leaver?
2020
2021
2022
2023
REMLEACL: Do you think of yourself as closer to Remainers or Leavers?
2019
REML2: Remain or leave? (Derived from REMLEAVE and REMLEACL)
2019
REMLEAST: Do you call yourself a very strong Remainer or Leaver?
2019
2020
2021
2022
EUREL: How close a relationship should the UK have with the EU in future?
2019
2020
2021
2022
HPROTCOL: Have you heard of Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland?
2020
2021
2022
VPROTCOL: Opinion of Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland.
2020
2021
2022
THINKEUR: Do you think of yourself as European?
2020
2021
2022
2023
NIVALUK: Do you value being part of the United Kingdom with Great Britain?
2020
NIVALECO: Do you value the financial support given to Northern Ireland by the UK Government and by being part of the UK economy?
2020
NIVALEU: Do you value not being in the European Union?
2020
NIVALDEV: Do you value having devolved powers with a Northern Ireland Assembly and Executive?
2020
NIVALNHS: Do you value the National Health Service, with healthcare free at the point of delivery?
2020
NIVALED: Do you value the post-primary education system in Northern Ireland, with academic selection at 11 years old?
2020
NIVALBBC: Do you value having full access to the services provided by the BBC?
2020
(Other relevant questions were asked in the Europe module in 2002).
