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Public Awareness of and Trust in Official Statistics 2025

Date published: 07 May 2026

Statistics: Public Awareness of and Trust (Confidence) in Official Statistics (PCOS)

Public awareness of the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) and trust in official statistics produced by NISRA in 2025.

This report presents findings from the Northern Ireland Continuous Household Survey (CHS) on public awareness of NISRA and trust in official statistics in Northern Ireland. The questions were asked between September and November 2025.

The report also monitors changes in attitudes to official statistics over time and provides comparisons with public attitudes to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), where appropriate. 
 

Documents

  • Public awareness of and trust in official statistics Northern Ireland 2025 - report
  • Public awareness of and trust in official statistics Northern Ireland 2025 - detailed tables OpenDocument spreadsheet (20 KB)
  • Public Awareness of NISRA 2025 - Infographic Adobe PDF (428 KB)
  • Public Trust in Official Statistics 2025 - Infographic Adobe PDF (597 KB)
  • Statistical press notice Adobe PDF (167 KB)

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  • General Register Office - registration and certification of life events relating to births, deaths and marriages
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