Year of the cohort study
1 = 2010
2 = 2015
3 = 2017

1 = 18-25
2 = 26-35
3 = 36-45
4 = 46-54
5 = 55-65
6 = 65+
99 = Refused

Sex of respondent
1 = Male
2 = Female

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

What is your highest educational qualification?
1 = Degree Level or Higher
2 = BTEC (Higher), BEC (Higher), TEC (Higher), HNC, HND
3 = GCE 'A' Level (including NVQ Level 3)
4 = BTEC (National), TEC (National), BEC (National), ONC, OND
5 = GCSE (including NVQ Level 2), GCE 'O' Level (including CSE Grade 1), Senior Certificate, BTEC (General), BEC (General)
6 = CSE (other than Grade 1)
7 = No formal qualification
8 = Other (write in)

What is your highest educational qualification? (recoded)
0 = No formal qualification
1 = Secondary
2 = A-levels
3 = Tertiary
9 = Other
99 = Refused

Using a 0 to 10 scale, where the 0 means left and 10 means right, where would you place yourself on this scale?
1 = 0
2 = 1
3 = 2
4 = 3
5 = 4
6 = 5
7 = 6
8 = 7
9 = 8
10 = 9
11 = 10
99 = Refused

Which party did you vote for?
1 = Democratic Unionist Party
2 = Ulster Unionist Party/Ulster Unionist and Conservative
3 = Traditional Unionist Voice
4 = Sinn Fein
5 = Social Democratic and Labour Party
6 = Alliance
7 = Progressive Unionist Party
8 = Green Party
9 = Other (write in)
10 = Don’t normally support a party
11 = Refused / NA
12 = Don’t Know
13 = Independent

Which party did you vote for? (recoded)
1 = DUP
2 = UUP
3 = APNI
4 = SDLP
5 = SF
9 = others

Which party did you give your first preference vote to in the Assembly election earlier this year?
1 = Democratic Unionist Party (DUP)
2 = Sinn Fein (SF)
3 = Ulster Unionist Party (UUP)
4 = Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP)
5 = Alliance
6 = People Before Profit
7 = Progressive Unionist Party (PUP)
8 = Green
9 = Traditional Unionist Voice (TUV)
10 = Other (please specify)
11 = Did not vote
88 = (Don't know)
99 = (Refused)

1 = DUP
2 = UUP
3 = APNI
4 = SDLP
5 = SF
6 = Other
99 = Refused