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When encouraging people to complete the questionnaire it’s important to communicate:

  • Why you are asking for this information
  • What you will do with the information
  • Who is going to receive the information and how/will it be shared
  • That you can guarantee privacy in line with Data Protection

Sample questions

Which option best describes your ethnicity?

  • White - British, English, Northern Irish, Scottish, Welsh
  • White - Irish
  • White - Gypsy, Roma or Irish Traveller
  • White - European
  • White - Any other White background
  • Mixed / Dual heritage - White & Black Caribbean
  • Mixed / Dual heritage - White & Black African
  • Mixed / Dual heritage - White & Asian
  • Mixed / Dual heritage - Any other Mixed/ Dual heritage background
  • Asian / Asian British - Indian
  • Asian / Asian British - Pakistani
  • Asian / Asian British - Bangladeshi
  • Asian / Asian British - Chinese
  • Asian / Asian British - Other Asian Background
  • Arab
  • Mixed / Dual heritage Arab & white
  • Black / African - African
  • Black - British
  • Black / Caribbean - Caribbean
  • Black - Any other African / Caribbean background
  • Prefer to Self-Identify
  • Jewish
  • Native American
  • Mixed / Dual heritage White & Native American
  • Prefer not to say
  • Prefer to self-identify

Do you identify as a D/deaf or Disabled person?

  • Yes
  • No
  • Prefer not to say

Do you identify as Trans/Transgender?

  • Yes
  • No
  • Prefer not to say
  • Prefer to self-identify

Which of the following best describes your sexuality?

  • Asexual
  • Bi/Bisexual
  • Gay man
  • Gay woman/lesbian
  • Heterosexual/straight
  • Queer
  • Prefer to self-identify
  • Prefer not to say

What is your gender?

  • Female
  • Male
  • Non-binary
  • Prefer to self-identify 
  • Prefer not to say

Do you have any caring responsibilities? (check all that apply)

  • None
  • Primary carer of a child or children (under 18 years)
  • Primary carer or assistant for a disabled adult
  • Primary carer or assistant for an older person or people
  • Secondary carer (another person carries out main caring role)
  • Prefer not to say

What is your religion or belief?

  • No religion or belief
  • Buddhist
  • Christian
  • Hindu
  • Jewish
  • Muslim
  • Sikh
  • Prefer to self-identify
  • Prefer not to say

What was the occupation of your main household earner when you were aged about 14?

  • Modern professional and traditional professional occupations such as teacher, nurse, physiotherapist, social worker, musician, police officer (sergeant or above), software designer, accountant, solicitor, medical practitioner, scientist, civil engineer or mechanical engineer
  • Senior, middle or junior managers or administrators such as finance manager, chief executive, large business owner, office manager, retail manager, bank manager, restaurant manager, warehouse manager
  • Clerical and intermediate occupations such as secretary, personal assistant, call centre agent, clerical worker, nursery nurse
  • Technical and craft occupations such as motor mechanic, plumber, printer, electrician, gardener, train driver
  • Routine, semi-routine manual and service occupations such as postal worker, machine operative, security guard, caretaker, farm worker, catering assistant, sales assistant, HGV driver, cleaner, porter, packer, labourer, waiter or waitress, bar staff
  • Long-term unemployed (claimed Jobseeker’s Allowance or earlier unemployment benefit for more than a year)
  • Small business owners who employed fewer than 20 people such as corner shop owners, small plumbing companies, retail shop owner, single restaurant or cafe owner, taxi owner, garage owner
  • Other such as retired, this question does not apply to me, I don’t know
  • Prefer not to say

Which type of school did you attend for the most time between the ages of 11 and 16?

  • State-run or state-funded school
  • Independent or fee-paying school
  • Independent or fee-paying school, where I received a means-tested bursary covering 90% or more of the overall cost of attending throughout my time there
  • I don't know
  • Prefer not to say

If you finished school after 1980, were you eligible for free school meals at any point during your school years? 

(In the UK a child will qualify for free school meals when their family receives certain benefits or asylum support, or when the child's family has no recourse to public funds and they meet an income threshold).

  • Yes
  • No
  • Not applicable (finished school before 1980 or went to school overseas) 
  • I don't know
  • Prefer not to say

How would you currently describe your social class?

  • Working class
  • Working/middle class
  • Middle class
  • Middle/upper class
  • Upper class
  • Prefer to self-describe