Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2021

Variable Details

VariableMHGVPOLA
LabelTo improve mental health, prioritise which government policy, A
Question text To improve the mental health of people living in Northern Ireland, which TWO, if any, of the following Government policies should be prioritised?
Responses
1 1: Better support to help people get jobs & stay in work 345
2 2: Timely free access to talking therapy or counselling 347
3 3: Funding for community clubs and groups 32
4 4: Ensuring eveyrone has a basic income 180
5 5: Stronger protection against domestic abuse 74
6 6: Stronger protection against discrimination in workplace 12
7 7: Free adult & further education course to support life-lo 28
8 8:Quicker access to mental health services 279
9 9: Access to good quality digital mental health apps 5
10 10: Action to reduce loneliness 22
11 11: Promoting & sustaining children’s mental health & wellbe 18
12 12: Stability in the wider political environment 18
13 13: Addressing legacy of the Troubles & needs of victims & s 2
14 14: Reducing the waiting lists for non-mental health problem 4
98 15: Don't know 15
99 Not answered/refused 16
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNorthern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2021
Universe1,397 adults aged 18 years living in private households
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study