The Annual Attitudes to Mental Health and Stigma Survey is a bespoke online survey conducted to explore the public’s awareness of, and attitudes towards, mental health in Ireland. 

Each year, the questionnaire is designed based on previously used iterations of the survey to allow for year-on-year comparisons. From 2020 onwards, additional questions related to the mental health impact of COVID-19 were added.

A nationally representative sample of over 500 adults aged 18+ is surveyed each year, with quotas set on gender, age, region and social class. Over the past five years, 3,444 members of the public have been surveyed, and the average margin of error was 3.9%. Only changes greater than 3.9% can be read to indicate change.

Fieldwork for the annual survey takes place between May – July for a roughly one week period.