cumbria quality of life survey 2006 whitehaven nmia report
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Cumbria Quality of Life Survey 2006 Whitehaven NMIA Report
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Part 1: Key findings
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Key findings (1) – quality of life
There are marked differences in perceptions of quality of life and local service delivery between Cumbria as a whole and the economically deprived Neighbourhood Management Initiative Areas (NMIAs). A challenge for the Council and its partners will be to narrow this often considerable gap.
Levels of satisfaction with the local area are lower in the NMIAs than in the County generally - 88% of Cumbria residents say they are satisfied, compared to 77% in Whitehaven NMIA, 79% in Workington NMIA, and 61% in Barrow NMIA.
Nonetheless, these levels of satisfaction are consistent with what would be expected for economically disadvantaged areas, such as those found in previous Ipsos MORI research in the 39 deprived New Deal for Community areas across England.
Whitehaven residents score lower on many health indicators - happiness, state of health, disability, smoking and diet – than do residents elsewhere in the County.
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Key findings (2) – crime and safety
Levels of economic deprivation (using the Indices of Multiple Deprivation) appear to be linked with perceptions of quality of life. Of Cumbria’s three NMIAs, residents in Whitehaven generally score higher on quality of life and service satisfaction indicators than those in Workington or Barrow, which is likely to reflect lower levels of economic deprivation in Whitehaven than in Workington, and in turn, lower levels in Workington than in Barrow.
Fear of crime is less pronounced in Whitehaven than it is in Workington or Barrow NMIAs, but it is nonetheless higher than in the County as a whole. 32% of Whitehaven residents say they feel unsafe in their local area outside after dark – while this figure is comparable to the national average of around three in ten people (British Crime Survey 2005/6), it is higher than in the County generally (21%).
Anti-social behaviour (ASB) is a key concern for residents in the NMIAs – and NMIA residents feel less well informed about what is being done to combat it than those in Cumbria generally do. Addressing ASB issues visibly, and communicating to residents that action is being taken, will be important challenges for the Council and partner agencies dealing with ASB in Cumbria.
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Key findings (3) – participation
Feelings of community cohesion and involvement are broadly weaker in the NMIAs than in Cumbria overall. In Whitehaven, residents are as likely to feel they belong in the local area as those in the County generally, but they are less likely to trust most people locally (46% agree in Whitehaven, compared with 63% in Cumbria overall). Almost half of Whitehaven residents believe people in their neighbourhood are able to influence local decision-making by working together - only slightly lower than the proportion of Cumbria residents taking this view.
Levels of volunteering in Whitehaven NMIA (20% volunteering in the last year) are lower than those for Cumbria residents generally (35%) - national survey data showing around a quarter of people volunteering nationally also suggests that volunteering levels are low in Whitehaven (Ipsos MORI Social Issues Omnibus, 2006).
Many Whitehaven residents state they are keen to have more of a say in Council decisions, with a third giving this view, compared to around one in five residents nationally (source: Ipsos MORI research for the DCLG). It is worth mentioning, however, that previous Ipsos MORI research has shown residents tend to ‘overclaim’ in terms of their actual willingness to get involved.
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Key findings (4) - liveability
A key aspect for the Neighbourhood Management Team in Whitehaven NMIA to address is that Whitehaven residents are more likely than those in Cumbria overall to say their local area has got worse in recent years, both in general and in regard to crime and safety specifically.
Liveability issues such as clean streets are an important driver of residents’ satisfaction with the local area. This is illustrated by the finding that those residents (three in ten) who believe their local area has got worse in recent years give liveability issues as their main reason for this view. This is consistent with recent analysis published by Ipsos MORI suggesting that ‘physical capital’ has a clear relationship with quality of life in Britain.
In this context, improving the cleanliness of streets, dealing with litter and road and path maintenance are likely to drive up satisfaction with the Council among Whitehaven NMIA residents.
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Key findings (5) – service delivery
Whitehaven NMIA residents’ priorities for service delivery differ from those of Cumbria residents overall. While improving the availability of activities for teenagers and road and pavement repairs are key priorities in Whitehaven as they are in the County generally, job prospects are also felt to be a key priority, while affordable decent housing is seen as a much less important priority than it is in the County as a whole. Broadly speaking, Whitehaven NMIA residents who use local services and facilities think service delivery in the local area is good. User satisfaction is particularly high with libraries and fire and rescue services, which often attract high levels of satisfaction. In addition, Whitehaven NMIA service users are more satisfied with many local services than are those in Cumbria generally: libraries, opportunities for adult education and leisure facilities for young people. The services or facilities that Whitehaven NMIA users are most dissatisfied with are public toilets, the availability and quality of dentists and children’s playgrounds and play areas. Residents are less satisfied with these three facilities, local bus services and the number and quality of parks and green spaces than are those in Cumbria overall.
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Context - Neighbourhood Management Initiative Areas
Under The Neighbourhood Renewal Initiative (NRI) selected areas with particularly high levels of deprivation come under special management within Local Authorities.
Objectives of NMIAs: To improve quality of life for people living in the most
disadvantaged neighbourhoods within Local Authorities; and, To ensure their service providers are more responsive to
neighbourhood needs and improve their deliverability.
A Neighbourhood Manager is appointed who liaises with public, private and voluntary organisations to improve the quality of local services.
A Neighbourhood Management Board is established which advises the Manager.
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Interpretation of the data
A sample, not the entire population of Whitehaven NMIA, has returned a survey questionnaire. All results are therefore subject to sampling tolerances, and not all differences between percentages are statistically significant. As a guide, when comparing Cumbria against the NMIAs there needs to be a difference of 5 percentage points for that difference to be statistically significant.Data have been weighted to the known demographic profile of the area from the 2001 Census and to account for relative differences in the population size of districts.Where percentages do not sum to 100, this may be due to computer rounding, the exclusion of ‘don’t know’ categories, or it being possible to give multiple answers to that question.In this headline report, reference is made to ‘net’ figures. This represents the balance of opinion on attitudinal questions, and provides a useful means of comparing the results for number variables. For example, if 40% of residents are satisfied and 25% dissatisfied, the ‘net satisfaction’ figure is +15 points. Caution should be taken when making comparisons with national data such as the British Crime Survey due to the different methodologies used.
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Interpretation of the data
A sample, not the entire population of Whitehaven NMIA, has returned a survey questionnaire. All results are therefore subject to sampling tolerances, and not all differences between percentages are statistically significant. As a guide, when comparing Cumbria against the NMIAs there needs to be a difference of 5 percentage points for that difference to be statistically significant.Data have been weighted to the known demographic profile of the area from the 2001 Census and to account for relative differences in the population size of districts.Where percentages do not sum to 100, this may be due to computer rounding, the exclusion of ‘don’t know’ categories, or it being possible to give multiple answers to that question.In this headline report, reference is made to ‘net’ figures. This represents the balance of opinion on attitudinal questions, and provides a useful means of comparing the results for number variables. For example, if 40% of residents are satisfied and 25% dissatisfied, the ‘net satisfaction’ figure is +15 points.Caution should be taken when making comparisons with national data such as the British Crime Survey due to the different methodologies used.
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Part 2: Liveability in Whitehaven NMIA
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Quality of Life (1)
Level of crime
Health services
Clean streets
Job prospects
Affordable housing
CumbriaWhitehaven NMIA
28%
28%
27%
22%24%
13%
53%
50%
46%
44%
38%
31%
18%
22%
55%
48%
50%
35%
34%
39%
Q Thinking generally, which of the things below would you say are most important in making somewhere a good place to live?
Education provision
Public transport
Facilities for young children
Shopping facilities
Activities for teenagers
Base: 2,133 Cumbria residents; 608 Whitehaven NMIA residents
% Top ten mentions
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Quality of Life (2)
CumbriaWhitehaven NMIA
28%
28%
27%
22%
24%
13%
66%
49%
52%
36%
37%
31%
23%
31%
26%
18%
31%
38%
44%
46%
50%
53%
39%
34%
35%
50%
48%
55%
22%
18%
Q Thinking generally, which of the things below would you say are most important in making somewhere a good place to live?
Base: 2,133 Cumbria residents; 608 Whitehaven NMIA residents; 1,137 BVPI 2003/04 residents
2003/04 Cumbria BVPI
Level of crime
Health services
Clean streets
Job prospects
Affordable housing
Education provision
Public transport
Facilities for young children
Shopping facilities
Activities for teenagers
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Improvements to the local area
Cumbria
Whitehaven NMIA
23%
23%
23%
21%
11%
28%
37%
37%
34%
36%
29%
21%
30%
29%
11%
28%
52%
43%
35%
33%
33%
30%
38%
26%
50%
34%
37%
21%
26%
19%
Q And thinking about this local area, which of the things below, if any, do you think most need improving?
Base: 2,133 Cumbria residents; 608 Whitehaven NMIA residents; 1,137 BVPI 2003/04 residents
% Top ten mentions2003/04 Cumbria BVPI
Activities for teenagers
Road/pavement repairs
Level of crime
Clean streets
Job prospects
Facilities for young children
Cultural facilities
Public transport
Wage levels/cost of living
Affordable housing
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0
10
20
30
40
50
60
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
Importance vs. need for improvement
Access to nature
Activities for teenagers
% Most need improving
% Most important
Affordable decent housing
Clean streets
Community activitiesCultural facilities
Education provision
Facilities for young children
Health services
Job prospects
The level of crime
Level of pollutionTraffic congestion
Parks/ open spaces
Public transport
Race relations
Road and pavement repairs
Shopping facilities
Sports and leisure facilities
Wage levels/local cost of living
Base: 608 Whitehaven NMIA residents
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13%
64%
15%4%
4%
Sat%
Not sat%
Whitehaven NMIA
77 19
Cumbria 88 8
Satisfaction with local area
Very satisfied
Don’t know/not stated
Not very satisfied
Fairly satisfied
Not at all satisfied
Q Overall how satisfied are you with your local area as a place to live?
Base: 2,133 Cumbria residents; 608 Whitehaven NMIA residents
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Q Overall how satisfied are you with your local area as a place to live?
Satisfaction with Cumbria and NMIAs
58%
79%
65%
27%
Workington NMIA
±% Net satisfied
Cumbria
Whitehaven NMIA
Barrow NMIA
Base: 2,133 Cumbria; 608 Whitehaven NMIA; 622 Workington NMIA; 663 Barrow NMIA residents
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60
65
70
75
80
85
90
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
Satisfaction vs. deprivation
IMD score
% Satisfaction
Workington NMIA
Whitehaven NMIA
Barrow NMIA
Cumbria
Base: 2,133 Cumbria; 608 Whitehaven NMIA; 622 Workington NMIA; 663 Barrow NMIA residents
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Q On the whole, do you think over the last 3 years your local area has got better, got worse or stayed the same?
Changes in local area
7
7
15
13
65
59
43
27
19
19
32
56
% Better % Worse% Same
Workington NMIA
Cumbria
Whitehaven NMIA
Barrow NMIA
Base: 2,133 Cumbria; 608 Whitehaven NMIA; 622 Workington NMIA; 663 Barrow NMIA residents
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Comments about local area
Q Why do you say the local area has got worse?
Base: 608 Whitehaven NMIA residents
Most frequent responses: Environment (20%) Crime and safety (18%)Children/young people (10%)
Q Why do you say the local area has got better?Most frequent responses: Housing and business development (2%)
Local amenities and facilities (2%) Environment (2%)
Further responses: Transport (8%)Local amenities and facilities (6%) Community (4%)Housing and business development (4%)Other negative comments (10%)
Further responses: Community (1%) Other positive comments (4%)
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16%
30%29%
13%10%
2%
Agree%
Disagree%
Gender
Male 16 50
Female 20 34
Age
16-34 12 49
35-54 20 43
55+ 22 34
Working status
Working 15 44
Not working 21 40
Influence over decision-making (1)
Strongly agree
Strongly disagree
Neither/nor
Agree
Disagree
Q To what extent do you agree with the following statements?‘I can influence decisions that affect my local area’
Base: 608 Whitehaven NMIA residents
Not stated
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Influence over decision-making (2)
Q To what extent do you agree with the following statement?‘I can influence decisions that affect my local area’
% Agree% Disagree
Workington NMIA
Cumbria
Whitehaven NMIA
Barrow NMIA
Base: 2,133 Cumbria; 608 Whitehaven NMIA; 622 Workington NMIA; 663 Barrow NMIA residents
44
39
46
18
20
18
19
42
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Interest in the Council and decision-making
I’m not interested in what the council does, or whether they do their job
I’m not interested in what the council does as long as they do their job
Q Which of these statements below comes closest to your own attitudes towards your district and county council?
I like to know what the council is doing, but I'm happy to let them get on with their jobI would like to have more of a say in what the council does
I already work for, or am involved with, the council
Don’t know/not stated
2%
12%
42%
34%
3%
8%
1%
8%
43%
38%
4%
6%
CumbriaWhitehaven NMIA
Base: 2,133 Cumbria residents; 608 Whitehaven NMIA residents
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41%
27%
31%
40%
30%
39%
29%
Involvement with the Council (1)
Male
Female
Q Which of these statements below comes closest to your own attitudes towards your district and county council? All those agreeing with: ‘I would like to have more of a say in what the council does, and the services it provides’
Gender
Age
Working status
Working
Not working
16-34
35-54
55+
Base: 608 Whitehaven NMIA residents
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34%
38%
29%
46%
Q Which of these statements below comes closest to your own attitudes towards your district and county council? All those agreeing with: ‘I would like to have more of a say in what the council does, and the services it provides’
Involvement with Council (2)
Workington NMIA
Cumbria
Whitehaven NMIA
Barrow NMIA
Base: 2,133 Cumbria; 608 Whitehaven NMIA; 622 Workington NMIA; 663 Barrow NMIA residents
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Part 3: Community and Safety
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19
158
2011
108
4551
4248
4663
6164
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Attitudes to neighbourhood (1)
By working together people in my neighbourhood can influence decisions that affect their neighbourhood
% Agree
I trust many or most of the people locally
I feel I belong to my local area
% Disagree
In my local area people from different backgrounds get on well together (e.g. race, disability, social group)
Q To what extent do you agree with the following statements?
Cumbria
Whitehaven NMIA
Cumbria
Whitehaven NMIA
Cumbria
Whitehaven NMIA
Cumbria
Whitehaven NMIA
Base: 2,133 Cumbria residents; 608 Whitehaven NMIA residents
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Attitudes to neighbourhood (2)
Q To what extent do you agree with the following statement?‘By working together people in my neighbourhood can influence decisions that affect their neighbourhood’
±% Net agree
23%
32%
27%
22%
Workington NMIA
Cumbria
Whitehaven NMIA
Barrow NMIA
Base: 2,133 Cumbria; 608 Whitehaven NMIA; 622 Workington NMIA; 663 Barrow NMIA residents
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Attitudes to neighbourhood (3)
Q To what extent do you agree with the following statement?‘I trust many or most of the people locally’
±% Net agree
26%
52%
18%
1%
Workington NMIA
Cumbria
Whitehaven NMIA
Barrow NMIA
Base: 2,133 Cumbria; 608 Whitehaven NMIA; 622 Workington NMIA; 663 Barrow NMIA residents
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28%
34%
12%
7%
16%
Time spent on voluntary work
Less than 2 hours
2-5 hours
Q If you have volunteered during the last year, roughly how many total hours have you volunteered, on average, per week?
6-9 hours
10-13 hours
14 hours plus
‘Volunteered during the past year’
Yes 20%
No 75%
Base: All those who say they have volunteered in the last year (124)
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49
71
76
30
48
24
19
67
Fear of crime
% Not worried % Worried
Q How worried are you about being a victim of any type of crime in your local area?
Workington NMIA
Cumbria
Whitehaven NMIA
Barrow NMIA
Base: 2,133 Cumbria; 608 Whitehaven NMIA; 622 Workington NMIA; 663 Barrow NMIA residents
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18%
12%
18%
26%
Having been a victim of crime
Q Have you been a victim of any type of crime in the past 12 months?
% ‘Yes’
Workington NMIA
Cumbria
Whitehaven NMIA
Barrow NMIA
Base: 2,133 Cumbria; 608 Whitehaven NMIA; 622 Workington NMIA; 663 Barrow NMIA residents
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0
10
20
30
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
Crime and deprivation
IMD score
% Victim of crime
Workington NMIAWhitehaven NMIA
Barrow NMIA
Cumbria
Base: 2,133 Cumbria; 608 Whitehaven NMIA; 622 Workington NMIA; 663 Barrow NMIA residents
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Q How safe or unsafe do you feel in your local area, i.e. the area within 15-20 minutes of your home?
32%
85%
88%
95%
Cumbria%
+55
+94
+95
+92
Perceptions of safety in local area
Outdoors after dark
±% Net safe
Indoors after dark
Outdoors during the day
Indoors during the day
Base: 2,133 Cumbria residents; 608 Whitehaven NMIA residents
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40
45
50
55
60
65
70
75
80
10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60
Safety in local area
% Feeling safe outdoors after dark
Workington NMIA
Whitehaven NMIA
Barrow NMIA
IMD 2004 deprivation
Cumbria
Base: 2,133 Cumbria; 608 Whitehaven NMIA; 622 Workington NMIA; 663 Barrow NMIA residents
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Change in local area with regard to crime and safety
Q In terms of crime and safety, do you feel in the last 3 years your local area has got better, worse or stayed the same?
8
5
21
11
67
53
49
24
17
19
27
59
% Better % Worse% Same
Workington NMIA
Cumbria
Whitehaven NMIA
Barrow NMIA
Base: 2,133 Cumbria; 608 Whitehaven NMIA; 622 Workington NMIA; 663 Barrow NMIA residents
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Anti-social behaviour (1)
Q How much of a problem do you feel that the following are in your local area?
12
14
17
18
23
26
40
25
21
36
41
41
40
31
42
39
34
27
25
16
39
% Not a problem % A serious problem% A minor problem
Base: 608 Whitehaven NMIA residents. Note: the chart does not include don’t know or not stated
Crimes against your property
Parents not taking responsibility for the behaviour of their children
People not treating other people with respect and consideration
People dealing drugs
Teenagers hanging around on the streets
People using drugs
People being drunk or rowdy in public places
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Anti-social behaviour (2)
Q How much of a problem do you feel that the following are in your local area?
51
52
56
54
64
64
28
21
19
20
7
7
13
7
5
4
4
8
Noisy neighbours or loud parties
People being attacked because of their skin colour, ethnic origin or religion
People sleeping rough on the streets
Abandoned or burnt-out cars
Deliberate rubbish/wheelie bin fires
Door step crimes
% Not a problem % A serious problem% A minor problem
Base: 608 Whitehaven NMIA residents. Note: the chart does not include don’t know or not stated
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3
2
2
2
17
20
26
16
45
40
40
28
27
23
34
8
15
8
8
36
Tackling anti-social behaviour
% Not very well informed
% Don’t know/ not stated
% Not well informed at all
% Very well informed
% Fairly well informed
Q How well informed do you feel about what is being done to tackle anti-social behaviour in your local area?
Workington NMIA
Cumbria
Whitehaven NMIA
Barrow NMIA
Base: 2,133 Cumbria; 608 Whitehaven NMIA; 622 Workington NMIA; 663 Barrow NMIA residents
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Effectiveness of the criminal justice system
% Not very effective
% Don’t know/ not stated
% Not at all effective
% Very effective
% Fairly effective
Q How effective do you feel the criminal justice system in Cumbria is in bringing offenders to justice?
3
1
3
3
29
28
29
27
35
36
32
19
13
19
24
15
25
12
13
32
Workington NMIA
Cumbria
Whitehaven NMIA
Barrow NMIA
Base: 2,133 Cumbria; 608 Whitehaven NMIA; 622 Workington NMIA; 663 Barrow NMIA residents
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Part 4: Environment, Local Services and Transport
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Environmental issues (1)
Q How big a problem do you think the following environmental issues are in your local area?
10
10
22
27
24
42
43
42
36
44
44
30
30
24
42
Dog fouling
Rubbish and litter lying around
Roads and footpaths in poor condition
Pavements blocked by parked cars
Vandalism, graffiti and other deliberate damage to property or vehicles
% Not a problem % A serious problem% A minor problem
Base: 608 Whitehaven NMIA residents. Note: the chart does not include don’t know or not stated
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Environmental issues (2)
Q How big a problem do you think the following environmental issues are in your local area?
40
42
38
58
51
29
40
17
14
25
14
6
5
4
11Noise pollution
State of the local river/ stream
Neglected or derelict buildings or land
Air quality and traffic pollution
The appearance or location of new developments
% Not a problem % A serious problem% A minor problem
Base: 608 Whitehaven NMIA residents. Note: the chart does not include don’t know or not stated
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17
2
12
16
1
28
6
10
11
83
73
73
71
67
58
57
57
53
48
10
Satisfaction with local services/ facilities (all residents) (1)
% Satisfied % Dissatisfied
Q How satisfied are you with the following services or facilities in your local area? ±% Net
Whitehaven NMIA
±% Net Cumbria
Base: 2,133 Cumbria; 608 Whitehaven NMIA residents. Note: the chart does not include don’t know or not stated
Libraries
Fire/rescue services
Hospitals
GPs
Number of parks/green spaces
Quality of parks/green spaces
56 55
Local primary schools
Opportunities for adult education
Local secondary schools
Appearance of streets etc
73 70
59 70
71 66
51
51 52
57 50
37 38
43 40
29 40
61
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Satisfaction with local services/ facilities (all residents) (2)
Q How satisfied are you with the following services or facilities in your local area? ±% Net
Whitehaven NMIA
±% Net Cumbria
34
31
23
29
6
53
30
57
47
44
44
40
38
36
33
29
17
18
% Satisfied % Dissatisfied
Local bus services
Local train services
Children’s playgrounds/play areas
Public toilets
Leisure facilities for young people
Leisure facilities for adults
Suitable housing
Social services
Dentists
13 14
29 29
16 30
9 31
11 -8
-20 -4
30 24
-2 2
-40 -13
Base: 2,133 Cumbria; 608 Whitehaven NMIA residents. Note: the chart does not include don’t know or not stated
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8
5
11
13
17
19
19
94
89
87
87
84
81
79
79
3
Satisfaction with local services/ facilities among users (1)
Base: All users. Base sizes in brackets above. * Small base size
Q How satisfied are you with the following services or facilities in your local area? ±% Net
Whitehaven NMIA
±% Net Cumbria% Satisfied % Dissatisfied
Libraries (328) 91 84
Fire/rescue services (32)* 82 86
Hospitals (454) 61 64
GPs (540) 75 73
Number of parks/green spaces (313) 71 80
Quality of parks/green spaces (313) 64 72
Opportunities for adult education (78)
Leisure facilities for adults (177)
81 55
60 56
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Satisfaction with local services/ facilities among users (2)
Base: All users. Base sizes in brackets above.
Q How satisfied are you with the following services or facilities in your local area? ±% Net
Whitehaven NMIA
±% Net Cumbria% Satisfied % Dissatisfied
22
26
35
43
49
66
76
74
71
59
54
49
30
10Social services (91) 66 64
Train services (230) 52 50
Children’s playgrounds/ play areas (188)
Bus services (332)
Leisure facilities for young people (113)
24 34
Public toilets (249) -36 -5
45 26
11 50
Dentists (348) * 11
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85
227
106
207
8178
7482
6671
7174
16
410
2221
719
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Forms of transport
Q Please list your main form of transport for different journeys on a typical weekday:
Pedestrian/cyclistCar/motorbikePublic transport
Work
Leisure
Medical/ clinic
Shopping
Whitehaven NMIA (269)
Cumbria (1,178)
Whitehaven NMIA (572)
Cumbria (2,202)
Whitehaven NMIA (464)
Cumbria (1,861)
Whitehaven NMIA (508)
Cumbria (1,830)
Base: All those who travel. Base sizes in brackets above.
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35%
65%
52%
77%
22% 21%16%
9% 8% 9%
46%
5%
19%
2%10%
4%
Work (254)
Shopping (560)
Leisure (407)
Medical/clinic (466)
Distances travelled
Q Please list how many miles you travel for different journeys on a typical weekday:
5-8 miles3-4 milesUnder 3 miles
Base: All those who stated how far they travel. Base sizes in brackets above.
More than 8 miles
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33%
1%
10%7%
62%
41%
66%
6%4% 3% 5%2%3% 1%
4%1%
28% 26%26%22% 19%
6%12%10%
Work (384)
Shopping (568)
Leisure (454)
Medical/clinic (506)
Time travelled
Q Please list how much time it takes you to travel for different journeys on a typical weekday:
15-29 mins>15 minsNone
Base: All those who stated how far they travel. Base sizes in brackets above.
30-59 mins 1-2 hours <2 hours
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Part 5: Health and Well-being
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Happiness
% Neither/nor % Very unhappy% Unhappy% Very happy % Happy
Q Taking all things together, would you say in general you are…?
14
20
12
11
50
57
58
51
28
22
28
5
3
4
8
1
1
16
Workington NMIA
Cumbria
Whitehaven NMIA
Barrow NMIA
Base: 2,133 Cumbria; 608 Whitehaven NMIA; 622 Workington NMIA; 663 Barrow NMIA residents
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60
65
70
75
80
10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60
Happiness and deprivation levels
IMD score
% Happy/very happy
Workington NMIA
Whitehaven NMIA
Barrow NMIA
Cumbria
Base: 2,133 Cumbria; 608 Whitehaven NMIA; 622 Workington NMIA; 663 Barrow NMIA residents
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Health
% Fair % Very bad% Bad% Very good % Good
Q Over the last 12 months, would you say that on the whole your health has been…
17
22
15
16
38
42
35
36
28
32
30
12
6
12
14
4
1
4
3
25
Workington NMIA
Cumbria
Whitehaven NMIA
Barrow NMIA
Base: 2,133 Cumbria; 608 Whitehaven NMIA; 622 Workington NMIA; 663 Barrow NMIA residents
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40
45
50
55
60
65
70
10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60
Health and deprivation levels
IMD score
% Good/very good
Workington NMIA
Whitehaven NMIABarrow NMIA
Cumbria
Base: 2,133 Cumbria; 608 Whitehaven NMIA; 622 Workington NMIA; 663 Barrow NMIA residents
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74
82
88
33
22
16
9
65
Disability
Whitehaven NMIA
Cumbria
Q Do you have any long term illness, health problem or disability which limits your daily activities or the work you can do?
Q Do you think of yourself as a disabled person?% Yes % No
Whitehaven NMIA
Cumbria
Long term illness, health problem or disability
Think of yourself as a disabled person
Base: 2,133 Cumbria residents; 608 Whitehaven NMIA residents
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Smoking
Q Do you smoke cigarettes at all nowadays?
% ‘Yes’
42%
33%
49%
47%
Workington NMIA
Cumbria
Whitehaven NMIA
Barrow NMIA
Base: All who have ever smoked cigarettes, cigars or other tobacco products: 1,038 Cumbria; 342 Whitehaven NMIA; 371 Workington NMIA; 404 Barrow NMIA residents NMIA; 404 Barrow NMIA residents
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30
35
40
45
50
10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60
Smoking and deprivation levels
IMD score
% Who smoke cigarettes now
Workington NMIA
Whitehaven NMIA
Barrow NMIA
Cumbria
Base: All who have ever smoked cigarettes, cigars or other tobacco products: 1,038 Cumbria; 342 Whitehaven NMIA; 371 Workington NMIA; 404 Barrow NMIA residents NMIA; 404 Barrow NMIA residents
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Q On a typical day, how many portions of fruit and vegetables do you eat?
Diet
5+Less than 4
82%
69%
78%
83%
15%
28%
19%
14%
Workington NMIA
Cumbria
Whitehaven NMIA
Barrow NMIA
Base: 2,133 Cumbria; 608 Whitehaven NMIA; 622 Workington NMIA; 663 Barrow NMIA residents
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60
65
70
75
80
85
90
10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60
Diet and deprivation levels
IMD score
% Who eats 4 or less portions per day
Workington NMIA
Whitehaven NMIA
Barrow NMIA
Cumbria
Base: 2,133 Cumbria; 608 Whitehaven NMIA; 622 Workington NMIA; 663 Barrow NMIA residents
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Q In an average week, how many units of alcohol do you drink?
Alcohol consumption
13%
6%
Male (Drink more than 21 units per week)
Female (Drink more than 14 units per week)
Base: 608 Whitehaven NMIA residents
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5
10
15
20
15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60
Alcohol and deprivation levels - Men
IMD score
% 22 units or more
Workington NMIA
Whitehaven NMIA Barrow NMIA
Cumbria
Base: All male residents: 938 Cumbria; 256 Whitehaven NMIA; 232 Workington NMIA; 287 Barrow NMIA
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5
6
7
8
9
10
15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60
Alcohol and deprivation levels - Women
IMD score
% 15 units or more
Workington NMIA
Whitehaven NMIA
Barrow NMIACumbria
Base: All female residents: 1,195 Cumbria; 352 Whitehaven NMIA; 390 Workington NMIA; 376 Barrow NMIA
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32%
17%
26%
11%
6%
7%
Moderate exercise
Q How often do you take moderate exercise?
1-3 times a week
Every day
4-6 times a week
Never
29
3
7
32
21
4
Cumbria%
Base: 2,133 Cumbria residents; 622 Workington residents
Less than once a month
More than once a month, but less than once a week
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6%
6%
25%
15%
14%
31%
Vigorous exercise
Q How often do you take vigorous exercise?
1-3 times a week
Every day
4-6 times a week
Never
32
11
18
4
10
22
Cumbria%
Base: 2,133 Cumbria residents; 622 Workington residents
Less than once a month
More than once a month, but less than once a week
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Q How much do you weigh?Q How tall are you?
BMI
26.5
26.4
25.6
24.7
26.3
26.4
26.0
27.0
FemaleMale
Barrow
Cumbria
Workington
Whitehaven
Mean
Base: All except pregnant women: 2,125 Cumbria; 600 Whitehaven NMIA; 620 Workington NMIA; 659 Barrow NMIA residents
NB: Body Mass Index (BMI) calculated by dividing weight (in kg) by height (in metres) squared. Those with a BMI of 30 or more are classified as obese.
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12%
10%
16%
16%
Obesity
% Obese
Workington NMIA
Cumbria
Whitehaven NMIA
Barrow NMIA
Base: All except pregnant women: 2,125 Cumbria; 600 Whitehaven NMIA; 620 Workington NMIA; 659 Barrow NMIA residents
Q How much do you weigh?Q How tall are you?
NB: Body Mass Index (BMI) calculated by dividing weight (in kg) by height (in metres) squared. Those with a BMI of 30 or more are classified as obese.
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Q Which of the following best describes your sexuality?
Sexuality
23%
17%
22%
19%
75%
80%
75%
77%
3%
3%
3%
3%
Workington NMIA
Cumbria
Whitehaven NMIA
Barrow NMIA
Base: 2,133 Cumbria; 608 Whitehaven NMIA; 622 Workington NMIA; 663 Barrow NMIA residents
Not heterosexualHeterosexual Not stated/prefer not to say