Young Life and Times Survey (YLT) (1998+)

Originally began as a companion survey to the Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey (NILT) series. It surveyed young people aged 12-17 living in the households of adults interviewed for NILT, and YLT ran alongside it from 1998-2000. However, YLT underwent evaluation in 2001, and the YLT series began again in 2003 using a completely different methodology, and independent of the adult NILT. This new survey uses Child Benefit records as a sampling frame, and contacts all 16-year-olds who celebrated their 16th birthday in February of the survey year. Although a few questions are asked that are also included in NILT, the rest of the survey now covers quite different topics. Monitors public attitudes towards social policy and political issues in Northern Ireland. Similar surveys of young people in Great Britain, the Young People's Social Attitudes surveys were conducted alongside their parent British Social Attitudes Surveys. To obtain a free account please register with the UKDA.