Cumbria Quality of Life Survey 2006 Workington 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 79% in Workington NMIA, 61% in Barrow NMIA, 77% in Whitehaven 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.
Workington residents score lower on many health indicators - happiness, state of health, disability, smoking, alcohol consumption 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 Workington generally score lower on quality of life and service satisfaction indicators than those in Whitehaven but higher than those in Barrow. This is likely to reflect higher levels of economic deprivation in Barrow and lower levels in Whitehaven than in Workington.Fear of crime is less pronounced in Workington than it is in Barrow NMIA, but it is nonetheless higher than in Whitehaven NMIA or in the County as a whole. 37% of Workington residents say they feel unsafe in their local area outside after dark – this figure is higher than in the County generally (21%) and also higher than the national average of around three in ten people (British Crime Survey 2005/6).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 Workington NMIA, residents are less likely to feel they belong in the local area, less likely to trust most people locally and less likely to believe that people from different backgrounds get on well together in their local area than are those in the County generally. Almost half of Workington NMIA 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 Workington NMIA (19% 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 Workington (Ipsos MORI Social Issues Omnibus, 2006). Workington NMIA residents are less likely than those in the other two NMIAs or Cumbria residents overall to state they are keen to have more of a say in Council decisions (29% Barrow NMIA, 34% Whitehaven NMIA, 42% Barrow NMIA, 38% Cumbria).
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Key findings (4) - liveability
An encouraging finding for the Council and its partners is that Workington NMIA residents are more likely than those in Cumbria overall to say their local area has got better in the last three 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 (one in five) 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 addressing the issue of pavements blocked by parked cars are likely to drive up satisfaction with the Council among Workington NMIA residents.
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Key findings (5) – service delivery
Workington NMIA residents’ top priorities for service delivery are improved provision for teenagers, job prospects and crime levels. These issues, as well as improved facilities for young children, are perceived as higher priorities by Workington residents than by Cumbria residents overall, as is. In contrast, good quality affordable housing, road repairs and traffic congestion are seen as less important priorities than in the County as a whole.
Broadly speaking, Workington 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, Workington NMIA service users are more satisfied with many local services than are those in Cumbria generally: libraries, hospitals, local train and bus services, opportunities for adult education and social services.
The services or facilities that Workington NMIA users are most dissatisfied with are public toilets, the availability and quality of dentists and children’s playgrounds. Residents are less satisfied with both these three facilities and leisure facilities for young people 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 Workington 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 South Lakeland, 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 districts there needs to be a difference of 6 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.
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Part 2: Liveability in Workington NMIA
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28%
28%
26%
25%22%
24%
58%
54%
43%
43%
41%
29%
18%
22%
48%
55%
35%
50%
34%
39%
Q Thinking generally, which of the things below would you say are most important in making somewhere a good place to live?
Quality of Life (1)
Affordable housing
Clean streets
Health services
Job prospects
Level of crime
CumbriaWorkington NMIA
Education provision
Shopping facilities
Public transport
Wage levels/cost of living
Activities for teenagers
Base: 2,133 Cumbria residents; 622 Workington NMIA residents
% Top ten mentions
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Quality of Life (2)
Cumbria
Workington NMIA
28%
28%
26%
25%
22%
24%
49%
66%
36%
52%
37%
31%
23%
21%
31%
26%
58%
54%
43%
43%
41%
29%
18%
22%
48%
55%
35%
50%
34%
39%
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; 622 Workington NMIA residents; 1,137 BVPI 2003/04 residents
2003/04 Cumbria BVPI
Affordable housing
Clean streets
Health services
Job prospects
Level of crime
Education provision
Shopping facilities
Public transport
Wage levels/cost of living
Activities for teenagers
% Top ten mentions
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Improvements to the local area
Activities for teenagers
Level of crime
Facilities for young children
Wage levels/cost of living
Job prospects
Cumbria
Workington NMIA
25%
25%
23%
18%
37%
27%
37%
37%
36%
21%
29%
30%
28%
29%
34%
20%
56%
45%
43%
33%
28%
27%
22%
26%
50%
34%
21%
19%
26%
38%
Q And thinking about this local area, which of the things below, if any, do you think most need improving?
Affordable housing
Road repairs
Traffic congestion
Clean streets
Health services
Base: 2,133 Cumbria residents; 622 Workington NMIA residents; 1,137 BVPI 2003/04 residents
% Top ten mentions2003/04 Cumbria BVPI
15
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; Health services
Community activities
Cultural facilities
Education provision
Facilities for young children
Job prospects
The level of crime
Level of pollution Level of traffic congestion
Parks and open spaces
Public transport
Race relations
Road and pavement repairs
Shopping facilities
Sports and leisure facilities
Wage levels and local cost of living
Base: 622 Workington NMIA residents
16
15%
64%
10%4%7%
Sat%
Not sat%
Workington NMIA
79 14
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; 622 Workington 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
65%
79%
58%
27%
Workington NMIA
±% Net satisfied
Cumbria
Whitehaven NMIA
Barrow NMIA
Base: 2,133 Cumbria; 622 Workington NMIA; 608 Whitehaven NMIA; 663 Barrow NMIA residents
18
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
Base: 2,133 Cumbria; 622 Workington NMIA; 608 Whitehaven NMIA; 663 Barrow NMIA residents
Cumbria
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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
15
7
7
13
65
56
43
19
19
27
32
59
% Better % Worse% Same
Workington NMIA
Cumbria
Whitehaven NMIA
Barrow NMIA
Base: 2,133 Cumbria; 622 Workington NMIA; 608 Whitehaven 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: 622 Workington residents
Most frequent responses: Environment (19%) Crime and safety (16%)Children/young people (11%)
Q Why do you say the local area has got better?Most frequent responses: Environment (4%)
Crime and safety (4%) Local amenities and facilities (3%)
Further responses: Housing and business development (5%)Transport (4%)Local amenities and facilities (3%) Community (3%)Other negative comments (7%)
Further responses: Community (3%)Housing and business development (3%)Other positive comments (7%)
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4%14%
32%29%
11%11%
Agree%
Disagree%
Gender
Male 16 46
Female 20 34
Age
16-34 16 40
35-54 15 46
55+ 22 33
Working status
Working 18 45
Not working 18 35
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: 622 Workington 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; 622 Workington NMIA; 608 Whitehaven NMIA; 663 Barrow NMIA residents
44
42
46
18
20
18
19
39
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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%
18%
41%
29%
2%
8%
1%
8%
43%
38%
4%
6%
CumbriaWorkington NMIA
Base: 2,133 Cumbria residents; 622 Workington NMIA residents
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31%
27%
25%
34%
27%
31%
27%
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: 622 Workington NMIA residents
25
29%
38%
34%
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; 622 Workington NMIA; 608 Whitehaven NMIA; 663 Barrow NMIA residents
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Part 3: Community and Safety
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19
108
2411
128
4651
4148
4163
5664
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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
Workington NMIA
Cumbria
Workington NMIA
Cumbria
Workington NMIA
Cumbria
Workington NMIA
Base: 2,133 Cumbria residents; 622 Workington 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
27%
32%
23%
22%
Workington NMIA
Cumbria
Whitehaven NMIA
Barrow NMIA
Base: 2,133 Cumbria; 622 Workington NMIA; 608 Whitehaven 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
18%
52%
26%
1%
Workington NMIA
Cumbria
Whitehaven NMIA
Barrow NMIA
Base: 2,133 Cumbria; 622 Workington NMIA; 608 Whitehaven NMIA; 663 Barrow NMIA residents
30
28%
35%
12%
8%
15%
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 19%
No 75%
Base: All those who say they have volunteered in the last year (123)
31
49
67
76
24
48
30
19
71
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; 622 Workington NMIA; 608 Whitehaven 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; 622 Workington NMIA; 608 Whitehaven 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
Base: 2,133 Cumbria; 622 Workington NMIA; 608 Whitehaven NMIA; 663 Barrow NMIA residents
Cumbria
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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?
22%
82%
87%
92%
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; 622 Workington NMIA residents
35
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
Base: 2,133 Cumbria; 622 Workington NMIA; 608 Whitehaven NMIA; 663 Barrow NMIA residents
Cumbria
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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?
21
5
8
11
67
59
49
19
17
24
27
53
% Better % Worse% Same
Workington NMIA
Cumbria
Whitehaven NMIA
Barrow NMIA
Base: 2,133 Cumbria; 622 Workington NMIA; 608 Whitehaven 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?
11
12
15
18
22
22
39
28
23
37
38
37
40
32
44
37
34
30
24
16
40
% Not a problem % A serious problem% A minor problem
Base: 622 Workington 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
38
Anti-social behaviour (2)
Q How much of a problem do you feel that the following are in your local area?
47
44
37
54
60
61
32
29
37
19
11
7
12
9
5
4
4
10
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: 622 Workington NMIA residents. Note: the chart does not include don’t know or not stated
39
2
2
3
2
26
20
17
16
40
45
40
23
27
28
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; 622 Workington NMIA; 608 Whitehaven NMIA; 663 Barrow NMIA residents
40
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
36
35
32
19
13
19
24
12
25
15
13
32
Workington NMIA
Cumbria
Whitehaven NMIA
Barrow NMIA
Base: 2,133 Cumbria; 622 Workington NMIA; 608 Whitehaven 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?
11
12
32
21
35
41
48
37
46
41
41
22
21
12
33
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: 622 Workington 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?
45
43
37
49
63
27
38
20
26
12
11
7
4
3
9Noise 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: 622 Workington NMIA residents. Note: the chart does not include don’t know or not stated
44
2
15
20
14
1
19
3
24
5
76
75
74
68
66
64
63
62
59
57
18
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
Workington NMIA
±% Net Cumbria
Base: 2,133 Cumbria; 622 Workington 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
58 55
Local bus services
Local primary schools
Local secondary schools
Appearance of streets etc
58 70
44 70
72 66
35
58 52
52 14
64 50
52 40
48 40
61
45
Satisfaction with local services/ facilities (all residents) (2)
10
16
32
7
22
39
57
55
55
53
49
47
40
38
34
28
19
7% Satisfied % Dissatisfied
Q How satisfied are you with the following services or facilities in your local area? ±% Net
Workington NMIA
±% Net Cumbria
Local train services
Opportunities for adult education
Children’s playgrounds/ play areas
Public toilets
Leisure facilities for young people
Leisure facilities for adults
Suitable housing
Social services
Dentists
43 29
48 38
34 30
-5 31
14 -8
-29 -4
33 24
16 2
-36 -13
Base: 2,133 Cumbria; 622 Workington NMIA residents. Note: the chart does not include don’t know or not stated
46
13
15
15
9
17
20
96
94
85
82
81
81
80
78
2
Satisfaction with local services/ facilities among users (1)
Base: All users. Base sizes in brackets above. * Small base size
% Satisfied % Dissatisfied
Q How satisfied are you with the following services or facilities in your local area? ±% Net
Workington NMIA
±% Net Cumbria
Libraries (347) 94 84
Social services (102) 72 64
Fire/rescue services (36)* 94 86
Hospitals (449) 63 64
Number of parks/green spaces (331) 58 80
Train services (207) 66 50
Opportunities for adult education (72)
Bus services (406)
73
67
55
34
47
Satisfaction with local services/ facilities among users (2)
Base: All users. Base sizes in brackets above
20
24
26
48
54
63
78
76
74
71
50
42
34
19
% Satisfied % Dissatisfied
Q How satisfied are you with the following services or facilities in your local area? ±% Net
Workington NMIA
±% Net Cumbria
GPs (568) 59 73
Quality of parks/green spaces (331) 45 72
Children’s playgrounds/ play areas (184)
Leisure facilities for young people (117)
Leisure facs. for adults (158)
Public toilets (263) -30 -5
56 56
50 26
1 50
Dentists (327) -11 11
48
105
197
126
227
7678
7582
5871
6874
16
610
3021
819
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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
Workington NMIA (268)
Cumbria (1,178)
Workington NMIA (600)
Cumbria (2,202)
Workington NMIA (475)
Cumbria (1,861)
Workington NMIA (534)
Cumbria (1,830)
Base: All those who travel. Base sizes in brackets above.
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41%
64%60%
65%
24%
12%16%
8% 7% 7%
38%
4%
21%
10%13%
9%
Work (250)
Shopping (589)
Leisure (431)
Medical/clinic (507)
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
50
32%
2%
10%7%
62%
49% 50%
5%5% 5%2%1%
5%1%
29%
19%25%
20%
29%
11%11%11%5%3%
Work (388)
Shopping (582)
Leisure (469)
Medical/clinic (536)
Time travelled
Q Please list how much time it takes you to travel for different journeys on a typical weekday:
Base: All those who stated how far they travel. Base sizes in brackets above.
15-29 mins>15 minsNone 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…?
12
20
14
11
58
57
50
51
22
28
28
4
3
5
8
1
1
16
Workington NMIA
Cumbria
Whitehaven NMIA
Barrow NMIA
Base: 2,133 Cumbria; 622 Workington NMIA; 608 Whitehaven NMIA; 663 Barrow NMIA residents
53
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
Base: 2,133 Cumbria; 622 Workington NMIA; 608 Whitehaven NMIA; 663 Barrow NMIA residents
Cumbria
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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…
15
22
17
16
35
42
38
36
32
28
30
12
6
12
14
4
1
4
3
25
Workington NMIA
Cumbria
Whitehaven NMIA
Barrow NMIA
Base: 2,133 Cumbria; 622 Workington NMIA; 608 Whitehaven NMIA; 663 Barrow NMIA residents
55
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
Base: 2,133 Cumbria; 622 Workington NMIA; 608 Whitehaven NMIA; 663 Barrow NMIA residents
Cumbria
56
74
80
88
37
22
17
9
60
Disability
Workington 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
Workington NMIA
Cumbria
Long term illness, health problem or disability
Think of yourself as a disabled person
Base: 2,133 Cumbria residents; 622 Workington NMIA residents
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Smoking
Q Do you smoke cigarettes at all nowadays?
% ‘Yes’
49%
33%
42%
47%
Workington NMIA
Cumbria
Whitehaven NMIA
Barrow NMIA
Base: All who have ever smoked cigarettes, cigars or other tobacco products: 1,038 Cumbria; 371 Workington NMIA; 342 Whitehaven NMIA; 404 Barrow NMIA residents
58
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
Base: All who have ever smoked cigarettes, cigars or other tobacco products: 1,038 Cumbria; 371 Workington NMIA; 342 Whitehaven NMIA; 404 Barrow NMIA residents
Cumbria
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Q On a typical day, how many portions of fruit and vegetables do you eat?
Diet
5+Less than 4
78%
69%
82%
83%
19%
28%
15%
14%
Workington NMIA
Cumbria
Whitehaven NMIA
Barrow NMIA
Base: 2,133 Cumbria; 622 Workington NMIA; 608 Whitehaven NMIA; 663 Barrow NMIA residents
60
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
Base: 2,133 Cumbria; 622 Workington NMIA; 608 Whitehaven NMIA; 663 Barrow NMIA residents
Cumbria
61
Q In an average week, how many units of alcohol do you drink?
Alcohol consumption
8%
9%
Male (Drink more than 21 units per week)
Female (Drink more than 14 units per week)
Base: 622 Workington NMIA residents
62
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; 232 Workington NMIA; 256 Whitehaven NMIA; 287 Barrow NMIA
63
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; 390 Workington NMIA; 352 Whitehaven NMIA; 376 Barrow NMIA
64
37%
19%
23%
7%
3%
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 NMIA residents
Less than once a month
More than once a month, but less than once a week
65
6%
9%
20%
14%
13%
34%
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 NMIA 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
26.3
24.7
25.6
26.4
28.0
27.0
FemaleMale
Barrow
Cumbria
Workington
Whitehaven
Mean
Base: All except pregnant women: 2,125 Cumbria; 620 Workington NMIA; 600 Whitehaven 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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16%
10%
12%
16%
Obesity
% Obese
Workington NMIA
Cumbria
Whitehaven NMIA
Barrow NMIA
Base: All except pregnant women: 2,125 Cumbria; 620 Workington NMIA; 600 Whitehaven 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
22%
17%
23%
19%
75%
80%
75%
77%
3%
3%
3%
3%
Workington NMIA
Cumbria
Whitehaven NMIA
Barrow NMIA
Base: 2,133 Cumbria; 622 Workington NMIA; 608 Whitehaven NMIA; 663 Barrow NMIA residents
Not heterosexualHeterosexual Not stated/prefer not to say