A1 In which country were you born?
1 = Northern Ireland
2 = Republic of Ireland
3 = Scotland
4 = England
5 = Wales
8 = Or a different country

A1_2 Other country (list)
1 = Australia
2 = Bulgaria
3 = Canada
4 = China
5 = Czech Republic
6 = East Timor
7 = France
8 = Germany
9 = Hong Kong
10 = Hungary
11 = India
12 = Italy
13 = Kenya
14 = Latvia
15 = Lithuania
16 = Malaysia
17 = Netherlands
18 = New Zealand
19 = Nigeria
20 = Pakistan
21 = Philippines
22 = Poland
23 = Portugal
24 = Romania
25 = Slovakia
26 = South Africa
27 = Spain
28 = USA
29 = Zimbabwe
30 = Other (specify)
31 = NA

A2 How much interest do you generally have in what is going on in politics...?
1 = A great deal
2 = Quite a lot
3 = Some
4 = Not very much
5 = None at all
8 = Don't know

A3 Did you manage to vote in the Assembly election?
1 = Yes
2 = No
3 = Can't remember/Refused

Constituency
1 = Belfast East
2 = Belfast North
3 = Belfast South
4 = Belfast West
5 = East Antrim
6 = East Londonderry
7 = Fermanagh and South Tyrone
8 = Foyle
9 = Lagan Valley
10 = Mid Ulster
11 = Newry and Armagh
12 = North Antrim
13 = North Down
14 = South Antrim
15 = South Down
16 = Strangford
17 = Upper Bann
18 = West Tyrone

A4 Did you vote here in this constituency or in a different constituency?
1 = Here in this constituency
2 = Somewhere else

A5 Andy Allen - Ulster Unionist Party - Belfast East
0 = Not selected

A6 More important – the party or the candidate him/herself?
1 = The party
2 = The candidate
3 = Both the candidates and the party equally
8 = Don’t know

A7 If first preference candidate had been running for other party, would you sti
1 = Yes
2 = No
3 = Depends on other party
8 = Don't know

A8 If you had voted, would you have voted here in this constituency or in a diff
1 = Here in this constituency
2 = In a different constituency
3 = I would have not voted

A11 Can you tell me if you voted in that Assembly election in 2017?
1 = Yes, I did vote
2 = No, I did not vote
3 = Ineligible
8 = Don’t know/ Can’t remember
9 = Refused

A12 Which party did you give your 1st preference vote to at the 2017 Assembly el
1 = Alliance Party
2 = Democratic Unionist Party (DUP)
3 = Greens
4 = People Before Profit (PBP)
5 = Sinn Féin
6 = Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP)
7 = Traditional Unionist Voice (TUV)
8 = Ulster Unionist Party (UUP)
9 = Other specify
10 = Can’t remember/Don’t know
11 = Refused

A15 Referendum June 2016 on the question of the UK’s membership of the EU, can
1 = Yes, I did vote
2 = No, I did not vote
3 = Ineligible
8 = Don't know/ Can't remember
9 = Refused

A16 And how did you vote in the referendum: to remain a member of the EU or to l
1 = UK to remain a member of the EU
2 = UK to leave the EU
3 = Don’t know / Can’t remember
4 = Refused

A17 Another referendum on EU membership, how would you vote?
1 = Re-join the EU
2 = Stay out of the EU
3 = Don’t know

A18 First, your father, which party did he usually vote for?
1 = Alliance Party
2 = Democratic Unionist Party (DUP)
3 = Nationalist Party
4 = Northern Ireland Labour Party
5 = Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP)
6 = Sinn Féin
7 = Ulster Unionist Party (UUP)
8 = Other Party
9 = Don't know
10 = Did not vote
11 = Floating voter/ voted for a range of different parties
12 = Do/ did not have father
99 = None/ Refused

A19 Would you say that he was a strong supporter of this party?
1 = Yes
2 = No
8 = Don’t know/ refused

A20 Generally speaking, did he tend to support one particular party more than th
1 = Alliance Party
2 = Democratic Unionist Party (DUP)
3 = Nationalist Party
4 = Northern Ireland Labour Party
5 = Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP)
6 = Sinn Féin
7 = Ulster Unionist Party (UUP)
8 = Other Party
9 = Don’t know
10 = Refused
11 = None

A21 And now your mother, which party did she usually vote for?
1 = Alliance Party
2 = Democratic Unionist Party (DUP)
3 = Nationalist Party
4 = Northern Ireland Labour Party
5 = Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP)
6 = Sinn Féin
7 = Ulster Unionist Party (UUP)
8 = Other Party
9 = Don’t know
10 = Did not vote
11 = Floating voter/ voted for a range of different parties
12 = Do/ did not have mother
99 = None/ Refused

A22 Would you say that she was a strong supporter of this party?
1 = Yes
2 = No
3 = Don't know/ refused

A24 Generally speaking, do you think of yourself as a supporter of any one of th
1 = Alliance Party
2 = Democratic Unionist Party (DUP)
3 = Greens
4 = People Before Profit
5 = Sinn Féin
6 = Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP)
7 = Traditional Unionist Voice (TUV)
8 = Ulster Unionist Party (UUP)
9 = Other Party
99 = None

A25 Do you generally think of yourself as a little closer to one of the parties
1 = Yes
2 = No
8 = Don’t know
9 = Refused

A26 Which party?
1 = Alliance Party
2 = Democratic Unionist Party (DUP)
3 = Greens
4 = People Before Profit (PBP)
5 = Sinn Féin
6 = Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP)
7 = Traditional Unionist Voice (TUV)
8 = Ulster Unionist Party (UUP)
9 = Other Party
99 = None

A27 Would you call yourself a very strong <party> supporter, fairly strong, or n
1 = Very strong
2 = Fairly strong
3 = Not very strong
4 = Don't know
5 = Refused/NA

B1 Which of these best describes the way you usually think of yourself?
1 = British
2 = Irish
3 = Northern Irish
4 = Other
8 = Don't know

B2 Generally speaking, do you think of yourself as a unionist, a nationalist, or
1 = Unionist
2 = Nationalist
3 = Neither

B3 Would you call yourself a very strong <unionist/nationalist>, fairly strong,
1 = Very strong
2 = Fairly strong
3 = Not very strong
8 = Don't know

B4 Would you say that you tend to be a little more unionist, a little more natio
1 = A little more unionist
2 = A little more nationalist
3 = Neither
8 = Don't know

B5 On the whole, how satisfied or dissatisfied are you with the way democracy wo
1 = Very dissatisfied
2 = Fairly dissatisfied
3 = Fairly satisfied
4 = Very satisfied
8 = Don't know

B6 Agree/disagree - There should be strict limits on the number of days the Unio
1 = Strongly agree
2 = Agree
3 = Neither agree nor disagree
4 = Disagree
5 = Strongly disagree
8 = Don't know

B8 How good/bad is Alliance at representing interests of Protestant community
1 = Very bad at rep interests of Protestants
2 = Fairly bad
3 = Neither good nor bad
4 = Fairly good
5 = Very good at rep interests of Protestants
8 = Don't know

B9 How good/bad is Alliance at representing interests of Catholic community
1 = Very bad at rep interests of Catholics
2 = Fairly bad
3 = Neither good nor bad
4 = Fairly good
5 = Very good at rep interests of Catholics
8 = Don't know

B10 How good/bad is Alliance at representing interests of both communities
1 = Very bad at rep interests of both
2 = Fairly bad
3 = Neither good nor bad
4 = Fairly good
5 = Very good at rep interests of both
8 = Don't know

B11 During the last week, on roughly how many days did you talk about politics w
0 = No days
1 = One day
2 = Two days
3 = Three days
4 = Four days
5 = Five days
6 = Six days
7 = Seven days
8 = Don't know

B12 Are you, or have you ever been, a member of any political party?
1 = Yes, I am a member of a party
2 = I am not a member now but used to be
3 = No, I have never been a member
8 = Don't know

B13 Last 12 mths, have you - Contacted a politician, government or local governm
1 = Yes
2 = No
3 = Don't know

B16 Do you think there should be a referendum in NI asking people whether they w
1 = Yes, there should be a referendum
2 = No, there should not be a referendum
3 = Don't know

B17 When, if ever, do you think the referendum should be held?
1 = Within the next 2 years
2 = In about 5 years’ time
3 = In about 10 years’ time
4 = In about 20 years’ time
5 = More than 20 years’ time
6 = There should never be a referendum
7 = Don't know

B18 If there was a referendum in NI asking people whether they want NI to remain
1 = Northern Ireland to remain in the United Kingdom
2 = Northern Ireland to leave the United Kingdom and unify with the Republic of Irel
3 = I would not vote
4 = Don't know

B19 If there was a referendum, how likely is it that you would turn out to vote
1 = Definitely would not vote
7 = Definitely would vote
8 = Don't know

B20 NI to remain in the UK :
1 = Strongly opposed
2 = 2
3 = 3
4 = 4
5 = 5
6 = 6
7 = Strongly in favour
8 = Don't know

B21 Reaction - referendum in NI and in ROI, and a majority in both places voted
1 = I would find it almost impossible to accept
2 = I would not be happy, but could live with it
3 = I would happily accept it
4 = Don’t know

B23 Feel close/distant to - Alliance
1 = Feel very close to
2 = Feel fairly close to
3 = Neither close nor distant
4 = Feel fairly distant from
5 = Feel very distant from
8 = Don’t know

B25 What do you think of the Protocol?
1 = Very strongly support the Protocol
2 = Fairly strongly support the Protocol
3 = Neither support nor oppose the Protocol
4 = Fairly strongly oppose the Protocol
5 = Very strongly oppose the Protocol
6 = Don’t know

B26 The alternative to the Protocol is to have checks on goods on the border bet
1 = As is, with checks between GB and NI
2 = To change, so that checks are on the land border between NI and ROI
3 = Don’t know

B28 How well/bady - The UK Government - handled issues relating to Brexit
1 = Handled very well
2 = Handled fairly well
3 = Neither well nor badly
4 = Handled fairly badly
5 = Handled very badly
8 = Don’t know

B30 How would you like the MLAs to vote in 2024 on the Protocol?
1 = In favour of continuing the full application of the Protocol, including Articles
2 = Against the continued application of Articles 5-10 of the Protocol
3 = I don’t know how the MLAs should vote
4 = I don’t know enough about the Protocol to make an informed decision
5 = Refused

B31 To which of the following opinions do you feel closest?
1 = The Protocol should be scrapped even if it means the end of the NI Assembly and
2 = The NI Assembly and the Executive should be maintained even if there are difficu
3 = Neither
4 = Don’t know
5 = Refused

B32 There are a number of different opinions on the Good Friday or Belfast Agree
1 = The Agreement remains the best basis for governing NI as it is
2 = The Agreement remains the best basis for governing NI but needs to undergo some
3 = The Agreement is no longer a good basis for governing NI and should be substanti
4 = The Agreement has never been a good basis for governing NI and should be removed
5 = Other answer (please write in)
8 = I don’t know
9 = Prefer not to say

B35 Currently the First Minister and Deputy First Minister have identical powers
1 = Their titles should be changed, so that both are called Joint First Minister
2 = Their titles should stay as they are, with the First Minister being nominated by
3 = These positions should be abolished and replaced by something else
8 = Don’t know

B36 How well/bady - Alliance - handled issues relating to Covid 19
1 = Handled very well
2 = Handled fairly well
3 = Neither well nor badly
4 = Handled fairly badly
5 = Handled very badly
8 = Don't know

B37 Likely to ever vote for - Alliance
0 = Very unlikely
1 = 1
2 = 2
3 = 3
4 = 4
5 = 5
6 = 6
7 = 7
8 = 8
9 = 9
10 = Very likely
88 = Don't know

B38 To what extent do you think of yourself as - British
0 = Not at all
1 = 1
2 = 2
3 = 3
4 = 4
5 = 5
6 = 6
7 = 7
8 = 8
9 = 9
10 = Very strongly
88 = Don't know

B39 And here is a scale that we would like you to use to describe the extent to
0 = Not at all middle class
1 = 1
2 = 2
3 = 3
4 = 4
5 = 5
6 = 6
7 = 7
8 = 8
9 = 9
10 = Very strongly middle class
88 = Don't know

B40 And here is a scale that we would like you to use to describe the extent to
0 = Not at all working class
1 = 1
2 = 2
3 = 3
4 = 4
5 = 5
6 = 6
7 = 7
8 = 8
9 = 9
10 = Very strongly working class
88 = Don't know

B41 How often do you post information on political issues, or post your views ab
1 = Never
2 = A few times a year
3 = A few times a month
4 = A few times a week
5 = A few times a day

C1 Gender
1 = Male
2 = Female
3 = In another way

C2 What was your age last birthday?
-99 = Refused

C4 How many people are there in your household aged 16 + including yourself?
1 = 1
2 = 2
3 = 3
4 = 4
5 = 5
6 = 6
7 = 7
8 = 8
9 = 9+
10 = Refused

C6 Please indicate to which occupational group the Chief Income Earner in your h
1 = Self Employed / Business Owner
2 = Skilled manual worker
3 = Semi or unskilled manual work
4 = Supervisory or clerical/junior managerial/professional/ admin
5 = Intermediate managerial/professional/administrative
6 = Higher managerial/professional/administrative
7 = Casual worker – not in permanent employment
8 = Student
9 = Housewife / Homemaker
10 = Retired and living on state pension
11 = Unemployed or not working due to long-term sickness
12 = Full-time carer of other household member
13 = Refused

C7 As a self-employed business owner, is the Chief Income Earner's business…
1 = Semi-skilled Manual trade
2 = Skilled Manual trade
3 = Semi-skilled Non-Manual trade
4 = Skilled Non-Manual trade

C8 How many employees does the Chief Income Earner have?
1 = None - just me
2 = 1 to 5
3 = 6 to 25
4 = 25+

C9 Social Classification
1 = A
2 = B
3 = C1
4 = C2
5 = D
6 = E
7 = Refused

C10 What is your highest level of educational qualification?
1 = Degree Level higher degree, postgraduate
2 = Degree Level undergraduate
3 = BTEC (Higher), BEC (Higher), TEC (Higher) etc.
4 = GCE ‘A ‘Level (including NVQ Level 3)
5 = BTEC (National), TEC (National) etc.
6 = GCSE (including NVQ Level 2), GCE ‘O’Level etc.
7 = CSE (other than Grade 1)
8 = No formal qualification
9 = Other (specify)

C11 How old were you when you completed your continuous full-time education?
1 = 15 or under
2 = 16
3 = 17
4 = 18
5 = 19
6 = 20
7 = 21 or over (specify)
8 = Still at school
9 = Still at college or university
10 = Other (specify)
98 = Don’t know/Can’t remember

C12 Do you regard yourself as belonging to any particular religion?
1 = No religion
2 = Catholic
3 = Church of Ireland/Anglican/Episcopal
4 = Baptist
5 = Methodist
6 = Presbyterian
7 = Free Presbyterian
8 = Brethren
9 = United Reform Church (URC)/Congregational
10 = Pentecostal
11 = Church of Scotland
12 = Elim Pentecostal
13 = Reformed Presbyterian
14 = Non-subscribing Presbyterian
15 = Salvation Army
16 = Church of Nazarene
17 = Jehovah’s Witness
18 = Mormon
19 = Protestant – no denomination
20 = Christian – no denomination
21 = Hindu
22 = Jewish
23 = Islam/Muslim
24 = Sikh
25 = Buddhist
26 = Other (specify)
98 = Don’t know
99 = Refused

C14 Apart from special occasions such as weddings, funerals, baptisms and so on,
1 = Several times a week
2 = Once a week
3 = 2 or 3 times a month
4 = Once a month
5 = Several times a year
6 = Less frequently
7 = Never
8 = Don’t know

C15 Would you say nowadays you are…
1 = Very religious
2 = Somewhat religious
3 = Not very religious
4 = Not at all religious
8 = Don’t know
9 = Refusal/NA

C16 Did you ever attend a grammar school?
1 = Yes
2 = No
8 = Don’t know
9 = Refusal

C41 Interviewer observe - Unionist flags
0 = No
1 = Yes

A5 First preference vote (all respondents)
1 = Respondent did not vote
2 = First preference vote to a DUP candidate
3 = First preference vote to a SF candidate
4 = First preference vote to a UUP candidate
5 = First preference vote to an SDLP candidate
6 = First preference vote to an Alliance candidate
7 = First preference vote to a TUV candidate
8 = First preference vote to a Green candidate
9 = First preference vote to a People Before Profit candidate
10 = First preference vote to another party
11 = First preference vote to an independent candidate
12 = Can't remember
13 = Refused
14 = Not eligible to vote

First preference vote recoded (excludes can't remember, refused, ineligible)
1 = Did not vote
2 = DUP
3 = SF
4 = UUP
5 = SDLP
6 = Alliance
7 = TUV
8 = Other party/independent

Any lower preference at all for DUP
0 = No, there was no lower preference to the DUP
1 = Yes this respondent gave a lower preference to DUP

Any lower preference at all for UUP
0 = No, there was no lower preference to the UUP
1 = Yes this respondent gave a lower preference to UUP

Any lower preference at all for TUV
0 = No, there was no lower preference to the TUV
1 = Yes this respondent gave a lower preference to TUV

Any lower preference at all for Alliance
0 = No, there was no lower preference to the Alliance
1 = Yes this respondent gave a lower preference to Alliance

Any lower preference at all for Green Party
0 = No, there was no lower preference to the Green Party
1 = Yes this respondent gave a lower preference to Green Party

Any lower preference at all for People Before Profits
0 = No, there was no lower preference to the People Before Profit
1 = Yes this respondent gave a lower preference to People Before Profit

Any lower preference at all for SDLP
0 = No, there was no lower preference to the SDLP
1 = Yes this respondent gave a lower preference to SDLP

Any lower preference at all for Sinn Féin
0 = No, there was no lower preference to the Sinn Féin
1 = Yes this respondent gave a lower preference to Sinn Féin

1 = 18-29
2 = 30-44
3 = 45-59
4 = 60+

Social Class (2 classes)
1 = ABC1
2 = C2DE
7 = REF

Any lower preference at all for OTHER unionist
0 = No, there was no lower preference to the other Unionist
1 = Yes this respondent gave a lower preference to other Unionist

Any lower preference at all for OTHER nationalist
0 = No, there was no lower preference to the other Nationalist
1 = Yes this respondent gave a lower preference to other Nationalist

Any lower preference at all for other candidates
0 = No, there was no lower preference to the other candidates
1 = Yes this respondent gave a lower preference to other candidates