Cumbria Quality of Life Survey 2006 Barrow 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 61% in Barrow NMIA, 77% in Whitehaven NMIA and 79% in Workington 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.

Barrow 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 Barrow generally score lower on quality of life and service satisfaction indicators than those in Workington or Whitehaven, which is likely to reflect higher levels of economic deprivation in Barrow than in either of these two areas.Fear of crime is more pronounced in Barrow than it is in Whitehaven or Workington NMIAs, and Barrow residents are also more likely to say they have been a victim of crime. 52% of Barrow 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 Barrow 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 Barrow NMIA residents believe people in their neighbourhood are able to influence local decision-making by working together – comparable to the proportion of Cumbria residents taking this view.Levels of volunteering in Barrow NMIA (21% volunteering in the last year) are lower than those for Cumbria residents generally (35%) – but the ‘committed core’ of volunteers in Barrow also dedicate more time to volunteering than do those in Cumbria overall. Barrow NMIA residents are more likely than Cumbria residents overall to state they are keen to have more of a say in Council decisions (46% Barrow NMIA, 38% Cumbria) – although it should be noted 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 Barrow NMIA to address is that 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.

However, an encouraging finding is that Barrow NMIA residents are also more likely to say the local area has got better than are those in the County generally.

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, dealing with litter, improving the cleanliness of streets and road and path maintenance are likely to drive up satisfaction with the Council among Barrow NMIA residents.

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Key findings (5) – service delivery

Broadly speaking, Barrow NMIA residents think service delivery in the local area is good. Satisfaction is particularly high with local GPs, libraries and hospitals. The services or facilities residents are most dissatisfied with are public toilets, the appearance of the streets and the availability and quality of dentists.

Barrow NMIA residents’ top priorities for service delivery are cleaner streets, improved provision for teenagers and road and pavement repairs. Several issues are perceived as higher priorities by Barrow residents than by Cumbria residents overall: clean streets, road and pavement repairs, crime levels and facilities for young children. By contrast, good quality affordable housing and wage levels are seen as less important priorities than in the County as a whole.

Barrow NMIA service users are more satisfied with many local services than are those in Cumbria generally: libraries, hospitals, local train and bus services and opportunities for adult education. However, they are also less satisfied with the number (although not the quality) of parks and green spaces, children’s playgrounds and play areas and public toilets.

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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 Barrow 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 Barrow NMIA

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Quality of Life (1)

CumbriaBarrow NMIA

26%

24%

23%

23%

22%

13%

55%

52%

48%

37%

35%

29%

39%

22%

48%

35%

55%

34%

50%

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; 663 Barrow NMIA residents

% Top ten mentions

Affordable housing

Level of crime

Job prospects

Health services

Clean streets

Activities for teenagers

Parks/open spaces

Facilities for young children

Wage levels/cost of living

Education provision

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Quality of Life (2)

Cumbria

Barrow NMIA

26%

24%

23%

23%

22%

13%

49%

36%

66%

37%

52%

23%

31%

21%

20%

18%

55%

52%

48%

37%

35%

29%

39%

22%

48%

35%

55%

34%

50%

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; 663 Barrow NMIA residents; 1,137 BVPI 2003/04 residents

2003/04 Cumbria BVPI

Affordable housing

Level of crime

Job prospects

Health services

Clean streets


Parks/open spaces



Education provision

% Top ten mentions

13

Improvements to the local area

Cumbria

Barrow NMIA

29%

29%

21%

17%

26%

13%

29%

37%

34%

36%

37%

30%

20%

21%

29%

10%

62%

52%

51%

42%

38%

31%

27%

19%

26%

50%

37%

21%

34%

38%

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; 663 Barrow NMIA residents; 1,137 BVPI 2003/04 residents

% Top ten mentions2003/04 Cumbria BVPI

Clean streets

Road/pavement repairs

Level of crime

Job prospects


Affordable housing


Community activities


Level of traffic congestion

14

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70

Importance vs. need for improvement

Access to nature


% Most need improving

% Most important

Affordable decent housingClean streets

Community activitiesCultural facilities

Education provision


Health servicesJob prospects

The level of crime

Level of pollution

Level of traffic congestion

Parks and open spaces

Public transport

Race relations

Road and pavement repairsShopping facilities

Sports and leisure facilities

Wage levels and local cost of living

Base: 663 Barrow NMIA residents

15

8%

53%24%

11%

4%

Sat%

Not sat%

Barrow NMIA 61 35

Cumbria 88 8

Satisfaction with local area

Very satisfied

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?


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Q Overall how satisfied are you with your local area as a place to live?

Satisfaction with Cumbria and NMIAs

27%

79%

65%

58%

Workington NMIA

±% Net satisfied

Cumbria

Whitehaven NMIA

Barrow NMIA

Base: 2,133 Cumbria; 663 Barrow NMIA; 622 Workington NMIA; 608 Whitehaven NMIA residents

17

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


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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

13

7

15

7

65

59

56

32

19

19

27

43

% Better % Worse% Same

Workington NMIA

Cumbria

Whitehaven NMIA

Barrow NMIA


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Comments about local area

Q Why do you say the local area has got worse?

Most frequent responses: Environment (28%) Crime and safety (22%)Children/young people (11%)

Q Why do you say the local area has got better?Most frequent responses: Housing and business development (5%)

Environment (3%)Local amenities and facilities (2%)

Further responses: Housing and business development (10%)Transport (5%)Local amenities and facilities (5%) Community (5%)Other negative comments (10%)

Further responses: Crime and safety (2%)Community (2%)Other positive comments (4%)


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15%

28%29%

17%7%

3%

Agree%

Disagree%

Gender

Male 19 48

Female 18 45

Age

16-34 12 54

35-54 16 49

55+ 27 38

Working status

Working 19 48

Not working 18 44

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’


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


44

39

42

19

20

18

18

46

22

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

1%

13%

31%

46%

1%

8%

1%

8%

43%

38%

4%

6%

CumbriaBarrow NMIA


23

43%

47%

50%

46%

42%

54%

37%

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+


24

46%

38%

29%

34%

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


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Part 3: Community and Safety

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19

138

3411

228

4751

3748

3563

4364

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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

Barrow NMIA

Cumbria

Barrow NMIA

Cumbria

Barrow NMIA

Cumbria

Barrow NMIA


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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

22%

32%

27%

23%

Workington NMIA

Cumbria

Whitehaven NMIA

Barrow NMIA


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Q To what extent do you agree with the following statement?‘I trust many or most of the people locally’

±% Net agree

1%

52%

18%

26%

Workington NMIA

Cumbria

Whitehaven NMIA

Barrow NMIA


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26%

41%

15%

9%

9%

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

More than 14 hours plus

‘Volunteered during the past year’

Yes 21%

No 74%

Base: All those who say they have volunteered in the last year (135)

30

49

71

67

19

48

24

30

76

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


31

26%

12%

18%

18%

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


32

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


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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?

-7%

79%

85%

94%

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


34

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

0 10 20 30 40 50 60

Safety in local area

% Feeling safe outdoors after dark

Workington NMIA

Whitehaven NMIA

Barrow NMIA

IMD 2004 deprivation


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?

11

5

21

8

67

53

59

27

17

19

24

49

% Better % Worse% Same

Workington NMIA

Cumbria

Whitehaven NMIA

Barrow NMIA


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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?

10

14

12

13

14

17

27

29

35

23

40

40

38

35

43

41

41

36

36

27

42

Deliberate rubbish/wheelie bin fires

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

Base: 663 Barrow NMIA residents. Note: the chart does not include don’t know or not stated

% Not a problem % A serious problem% A minor problem

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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?

33

40

54

50

57

55

39

34

21

21

10

13

22

7

7

5

4

14


Noisy neighbours or loud parties

People being attacked because of their skin colour, ethnic origin or religion

People sleeping rough on the streets/other public places

Abandoned or burnt-out cars

Crimes against your property

Door step crimes

Base: 663 Barrow NMIA residents. Note: the chart does not include don’t know or not stated

38

2

2

2

3

16

20

26

17

40

40

45

34

27

23

28

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


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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

27

28

29

29

32

36

35

24

13

19

19

13

25

12

15

32

Workington NMIA

Cumbria

Whitehaven NMIA

Barrow NMIA


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Part 5: 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?

5

6

13

16

25

27

28

38

42

35

65

43

35

26

63


Base: 663 Barrow NMIA residents. Note: the charts does not include don’t know or not stated

Dog fouling

Rubbish and litter lying around

Roads and footpaths in poor condition

Vandalism, graffiti and other deliberate damage to property or vehicles

Neglected or derelict buildings or land

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Environmental issues (2)

Q How big a problem do you think the following environmental issues are in your local area?

35

22

33

49

31

32

46

35

21

13

26

12

10

5

26

State of the local river/ stream

Air quality and traffic pollution

The appearance or location of new developments

Noise pollution

Pavements blocked by parked cars


Base: 663 Barrow NMIA residents. Note: the charts does not include don’t know or not stated

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3

14

14

19

16

1

13

10

5

81

75

75

74

69

62

62

60

55

52

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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?

72

61

69

50

60

66

55

70

70

61

±% Net Barrow NMIA

±% Net Cumbria

47 52

45 38

61 50

Libraries

Hospitals

GPs

Number of parks/green spaces

Quality of parks/green spaces

Local primary schools

Opportunities for adult education

Fire/rescue services

Base: 2,133 Cumbria; 663 Barrow NMIA residents. Note: the chart does not include don’t know or not stated responses

Local bus services 46 14

Local train services 47 29

44

26

10

43

45

51

9

29

55

47

46

45

41

40

40

39

31

24

22

Satisfaction with local services/ facilities (all residents) (2)

Children’s playgrounds/play areas

Public toilets

Leisure facilities for young people

Dentists

20

-30

2

-5

31

-13

2

-4

Suitable housing -2 -8

Social services 31 24

Leisure facilities for adults 25 30


Q How satisfied are you with the following services or facilities in your local area? ±% Net

Barrow NMIA

±% Net Cumbria

-11 40Appearance of streets etc

34 40Local secondary schools

Base: 2,133 Cumbria; 663 Barrow NMIA residents. Note: the chart does not include don’t know or not stated responses

45

2

13

13

14

15

17

15

96

86

84

84

83

81

79

78

2

Satisfaction with local services/ facilities among users (1)

Base: All users. Base sizes in brackets above. * Small base size

Libraries (376)

Social services (119)

Fire/rescue services (47)*

Hospitals (500)

GPs (600)

Quality of parks/green spaces (431)

93

63

84

69

71

72

84

64

86

64

73

72



Barrow NMIA

±% Net Cumbria

Opps. for adult education (105) 61 55

Train services (315) 66 50

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Satisfaction with local services/ facilities among users (2)

Base: All users. Base sizes in brackets above. * Small base size

20

21

35

35

42

59

78

78

76

62

62

56

39

18Bus services (384)

Leisure facilities for young people (119)

Leisure facilities for adults (199)

60 34

Dentists (384) 15 11

Public toilets (273) -20 -5

55 56

27 26



Barrow NMIA

±% Net Cumbria

Number of parks/green spaces (431) 58 80

Children’s playgrounds/ play areas (219) 28 50

47

115

47

106

147

5078

5382

4471

4874

16

4110

4521

3619

39

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

Barrow NMIA (307)

Cumbria (1,178)

Barrow NMIA (611)

Cumbria (2,202)

Barrow NMIA (550)

Cumbria (1,861)

Barrow NMIA (564)

Cumbria (1,830)

Base: All those who travel. Base sizes in brackets above.

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61%

82%

62%

78%

13% 14% 17%

7%3%

10%

22%

2%

15%

2%10%

3%

Work (281)

Shopping (590)

Leisure (491)

Medical/clinic (511)

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

49

2%7% 9%

67%

42%

53%

7%4% 4%8%

2%5%1%

7%2%

32%36%

26%

18%18%25%

10%11%

6%

Work (455)

Shopping (604)

Leisure (538)

Medical/clinic (561)

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…?

11

20

12

14

51

57

58

50

28

22

28

8

3

4

5

1

1

16

Workington NMIA

Cumbria

Whitehaven NMIA

Barrow NMIA


52

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


53

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…

16

22

15

17

36

42

35

38

30

32

28

14

6

12

12

3

1

4

4

25

Workington NMIA

Cumbria

Whitehaven NMIA

Barrow NMIA


54

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


55

74

79

88

37

22

19

9

61

Disability

Barrow 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

Barrow NMIA

Cumbria

Long term illness, health problem or disability

Think of yourself as a disabled person


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Smoking

Q Do you smoke cigarettes at all nowadays?

% ‘Yes’

47%

33%

49%

42%

Workington NMIA

Cumbria

Whitehaven NMIA

Barrow NMIA

Base: All who have ever smoked cigarettes, cigars or other tobacco products: 1,038 Cumbria; 404 Barrow NMIA; 371 Workington NMIA; 342 Whitehaven 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; 404 Barrow NMIA; 371 Workington NMIA; 342 Whitehaven 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

83%

69%

78%

82%

14%

28%

19%

15%

Workington NMIA

Cumbria

Whitehaven NMIA

Barrow NMIA


59

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


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Q In an average week, how many units of alcohol do you drink?

Alcohol consumption

13%

8%

Male (Drink more than 21 units per week)

Female (Drink more than 14 units per week)


61

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; 287 Barrow NMIA; 232 Workington NMIA; 256 Whitehaven 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; 376 Barrow NMIA; 390 Workington NMIA; 352 Whitehaven NMIA

63

41%

17%

23%

6%

4%

6%

Moderate exercise

Q How often do you take moderate exercise?

29

3

7

32

21

4

Cumbria%

Base: 2,133 Cumbria residents; 622 Workington residents

1-3 times a week

Less than once a month

More than once a month, but less than once a week

Every day

4-6 times a week

Never

64

6%

7%

26%

13%

10%

35%

Vigorous exercise

Q How often do you take vigorous exercise?

32

11

18

4

10

22

Cumbria%

Base: 2,133 Cumbria residents; 622 Workington residents

1-3 times a week

Less than once a month

More than once a month, but less than once a week

Every day

4-6 times a week

Never

65

Q How much do you weigh?Q How tall are you?

BMI

26.4

26.5

26.4

24.7

26.3

25.6

27.0

28.0

FemaleMale

Barrow

Cumbria

Workington

Whitehaven

Mean

Base: All except pregnant women: 2,125 Cumbria; 659 Barrow NMIA; 620 Workington NMIA; 600 Whitehaven 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.

66

16%

10%

16%

12%

Obesity

% Obese

Workington NMIA

Cumbria

Whitehaven NMIA

Barrow NMIA

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

Base: All except pregnant women: 2,125 Cumbria; 659 Barrow NMIA; 620 Workington NMIA; 600 Whitehaven NMIA residents

Q How much do you weigh?Q How tall are you?

67

Q Which of the following best describes your sexuality?

Sexuality

19%

17%

22%

23%

77%

80%

75%

75%

3%

3%

3%

3%

Workington NMIA

Cumbria

Whitehaven NMIA

Barrow NMIA


Not heterosexualHeterosexual Not stated/prefer not to say

Cumbria Quality of Life Survey 2006 Barrow NMIA Report

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