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Cumbria Quality of Life
Survey 2006
Workington NMIA
Report
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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Quality of Life (1)
Q Thinking generally, which of the things below would you say are
most important in making somewhere a good place to live?
% Top ten mentions
Workington NMIA
Cumbria
58%
Affordable housing
48%
54%
55%
Level of crime
43%
Clean streets
35%
43%
Health services
50%
41%
34%
29%
39%
28%
Job prospects
Education provision
Activities for teenagers
Wage levels/cost of living
Shopping facilities
Public transport
18%
28%
22%
26%
22%
25%
24%
Base: 2,133 Cumbria residents; 622 Workington NMIA residents
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Quality of Life (2)
Q Thinking generally, which of the things below
would you say are most important in making
somewhere a good place to live?
% Top ten mentions
58%
Affordable housing
48%
49%
54%
55%
Level of crime
35%
36%
43%
Health services
50%
52%
41%
Job prospects
34%
37%
29%
Education provision
Wage levels/cost of living
Shopping facilities
Public transport
66%
43%
Clean streets
Activities for teenagers
Workington NMIA
Cumbria
2003/04
Cumbria BVPI
31%
28%
18%
39%
23%
28%
22%
21%
26%
22%
31%
25%
24%
26%
Base: 2,133 Cumbria residents; 622 Workington NMIA residents; 1,137 BVPI 2003/04 residents
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Improvements to the local area
Workington NMIA
Cumbria
2003/04
Cumbria BVPI
Q And thinking about this local area, which of the
things below, if any, do you think most need
improving?
% Top ten mentions
Activities for teenagers
37%
34%
37%
Job prospects
Level of crime
Facilities for young children
Wage levels/cost of living
Affordable housing
Health services
Clean streets
Road repairs
Traffic congestion
21%
19%
21%
50%
56%
45%
43%
36%
33%
28%
26%
29%
27%
38%
30%
25%
22% 28%
25%
26%
29%
23%
37%
34%
18%
20% 27%
Base: 2,133 Cumbria residents; 622 Workington NMIA residents; 1,137 BVPI 2003/04 residents
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Importance vs. need for
improvement
% Most important
60
Affordable decent housing
The level of crime
50
Clean streets; Health services
Job prospects
40
Education
provision
30
Access to
nature
20
Level of
pollution
Cultural
10 facilities
0
Wage levels and local cost of living
Activities for teenagers
Shopping
facilities
Facilities for young children
Parks and open spaces
Level of traffic congestion
Road and pavement repairs
Community activities
Sports and leisure facilities
Race
relations
0
Public
transport
10
20
30
40
50
60
% Most need improving
Base: 622 Workington NMIA residents
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Satisfaction with local area
Q Overall how satisfied are you with your local area as a place to
live?
Don’t know/not stated
Very
Not at all satisfied
satisfied
Not very
satisfied
4%7% 15%
10%
Sat
%
Not sat
%
Workington
NMIA
79
14
Cumbria
88
8
64%
Fairly satisfied
Base: 2,133 Cumbria residents; 622 Workington NMIA residents
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Satisfaction with Cumbria and
NMIAs
Q Overall how satisfied are you with your local area as a place to
live?
±% Net satisfied
Workington NMIA
65%
Cumbria
79%
Whitehaven NMIA
Barrow NMIA
58%
27%
Base: 2,133 Cumbria; 622 Workington NMIA; 608 Whitehaven NMIA; 663 Barrow NMIA residents
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Satisfaction vs. deprivation
% Satisfaction
90
Cumbria
85
Workington NMIA
80
Whitehaven NMIA
75
70
65
Barrow NMIA
60
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
IMD score
Base: 2,133 Cumbria; 622 Workington NMIA; 608 Whitehaven NMIA; 663 Barrow NMIA residents
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Changes in local area
Q On the whole, do you think over the last 3 years your local area
has got better, got worse or stayed the same?
% Better
Workington NMIA
15
Cumbria
7
Whitehaven NMIA
7
Barrow NMIA
% Same
13
% Worse
59
19
65
56
43
Base: 2,133 Cumbria; 622 Workington NMIA; 608 Whitehaven NMIA; 663 Barrow NMIA residents
19
27
32
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Comments about local area
Q Why do you say the local area has got worse?
Most frequent responses:
Environment (19%)
Crime and safety (16%)
Children/young people (11%)
Further responses:
Housing and business development (5%)
Transport (4%)
Local amenities and facilities (3%)
Community (3%)
Other negative comments (7%)
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:
Community (3%)
Housing and business development (3%)
Other positive comments (7%)
Base: 622 Workington residents
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Influence over decision-making (1)
Q To what extent do you agree with the following statements?
‘I can influence decisions that affect my local area’
Not stated
Disagree
%
Male
16
46
Female
20
34
16-34
16
40
35-54
15
46
55+
22
33
Working
18
45
Not working
18
35
Strongly agree
Agree
Strongly
disagree
Agree
%
11%4%14%
11%
29%
32%
Disagree
Age
Working status
Neither/nor
Base: 622 Workington NMIA residents
Gender
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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’
% Disagree
39
Workington NMIA
Cumbria
Whitehaven NMIA
Barrow NMIA
44
42
46
% Agree
18
20
18
19
Base: 2,133 Cumbria; 622 Workington NMIA; 608 Whitehaven NMIA; 663 Barrow NMIA residents
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Interest in the Council and
decision-making
Q Which of these statements below comes closest to your own
attitudes towards your district and county council?
Workington NMIA
Cumbria
I’m not interested in what the council 2%
does, or whether they do their job
1%
I’m not interested in what the council
does as long as they do their job
18%
8%
I like to know what the council is
doing, but I'm happy to let them get
on with their job
I 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
41%
43%
29%
38%
2%
4%
8%
6%
Base: 2,133 Cumbria residents; 622 Workington NMIA residents
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Involvement with the Council (1)
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
Male
Female
Age
16-34
35-54
55+
Working status
Working
Not working
Base: 622 Workington NMIA residents
31%
27%
25%
34%
27%
31%
27%
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Involvement with Council (2)
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’
Workington NMIA
Cumbria
Whitehaven NMIA
Barrow NMIA
29%
38%
34%
46%
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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Attitudes to neighbourhood (1)
Q To what extent do you agree with the following statements?
% Disagree
By working together people
in my neighbourhood can 19
influence decisions that
19
affect their neighbourhood
In my local area people from
10
different backgrounds get on
well together (e.g. race,
8
disability, social group)
I trust many or most of
the people locally
I feel I belong to my local
area
% Agree
24
46
51
41
48
Cumbria
Workington NMIA
11
Base: 2,133 Cumbria residents; 622 Workington NMIA residents
Cumbria
Workington NMIA
41
12
8
Workington NMIA
63 Cumbria
56
Workington NMIA
64 Cumbria
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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
Workington NMIA
27%
Cumbria
Whitehaven NMIA
Barrow NMIA
32%
23%
22%
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
Workington NMIA
18%
Cumbria
52%
Whitehaven NMIA
Barrow NMIA
26%
1%
Base: 2,133 Cumbria; 622 Workington NMIA; 608 Whitehaven NMIA; 663 Barrow NMIA residents
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Time spent on voluntary work
Q If you have volunteered during the last year, roughly how many
total hours have you volunteered, on average, per week?
Less than 2 hours
28%
2-5 hours
35%
6-9 hours
10-13 hours
14 hours plus
12%
‘Volunteered during
the past year’
8%
15%
Base: All those who say they have volunteered in the last year (123)
Yes
19%
No
75%
30
Fear of crime
Q How worried are you about being a victim of any type of crime
in your local area?
% Worried
Workington NMIA
71
Cumbria
24
49
Whitehaven NMIA
Barrow NMIA
% Not worried
48
67
76
30
19
Base: 2,133 Cumbria; 622 Workington NMIA; 608 Whitehaven NMIA; 663 Barrow NMIA residents
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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
18%
12%
18%
26%
Base: 2,133 Cumbria; 622 Workington NMIA; 608 Whitehaven NMIA; 663 Barrow NMIA residents
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Crime and deprivation
% Victim of crime
30
Barrow NMIA
20
Workington NMIA
Whitehaven NMIA
Cumbria
10
0
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
IMD score
Base: 2,133 Cumbria; 622 Workington NMIA; 608 Whitehaven NMIA; 663 Barrow NMIA residents
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Perceptions of safety in local area
Q How safe or unsafe do you feel in your local area, i.e. the area
within 15-20 minutes of your home?
Cumbria
±%
±% Net safe
Outdoors after dark
+55
22%
Indoors after dark
Outdoors during the
day
Indoors during the
day
Base: 2,133 Cumbria residents; 622 Workington NMIA residents
82%
87%
92%
+92
+94
+95
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Safety in local area
% Feeling safe outdoors after dark
80
Cumbria
75
70
65
Whitehaven NMIA
60
Workington NMIA
55
50
Barrow NMIA
45
40
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
55
60
IMD 2004 deprivation
Base: 2,133 Cumbria; 622 Workington NMIA; 608 Whitehaven 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?
% Better
Workington NMIA
Cumbria
% Same
21
5
% Worse
53
19
67
Whitehaven NMIA
8
59
Barrow NMIA
11
49
Base: 2,133 Cumbria; 622 Workington NMIA; 608 Whitehaven NMIA; 663 Barrow NMIA residents
17
24
27
36
Anti-social behaviour (1)
Q How much of a problem do you feel that the following are in
your local area?
% Not a problem
People using drugs
People dealing drugs
Parents not taking
responsibility for the
behaviour of their children
Teenagers hanging around
on the streets
People not treating other
people with respect and
consideration
People being drunk or
rowdy in public places
Crimes against your property
% A minor problem
11
% A serious problem
28
12
44
23
15
40
37
18
37
38
22
34
37
22
30
40
39
24
32
Base: 622 Workington NMIA residents. Note: the chart does not include don’t know or not stated
16
37
Anti-social behaviour (2)
Q How much of a problem do you feel that the following are in
your local area?
% Not a problem
% A minor problem
Noisy neighbours or loud
parties
47
Deliberate rubbish/wheelie
bin fires
44
Abandoned or burnt-out
cars
Door step crimes
People sleeping rough on
the streets
People being attacked
because of their skin colour,
ethnic origin or religion
% A serious problem
32
12
29
37
10
37
54
9
19
60
61
Base: 622 Workington NMIA residents. Note: the chart does not include don’t know or not stated
5
11
4
7
4
38
Tackling anti-social behaviour
Q How well informed do you feel about what is being done to
tackle anti-social behaviour in your local area?
% Very well
informed
% Fairly well
informed
% Not very
well informed
Workington NMIA
2
Cumbria
2
20
Whitehaven NMIA
3
17
Barrow NMIA
2
26
16
% Don’t know/
not stated
% Not well
informed at all
40
36
23
27
45
40
15
28
34
Base: 2,133 Cumbria; 622 Workington NMIA; 608 Whitehaven NMIA; 663 Barrow NMIA residents
8
8
8
39
Effectiveness of the criminal
justice system
Q How effective do you feel the criminal justice system in
Cumbria is in bringing offenders to justice?
% Very
effective
% Fairly
effective
% Not very
effective
Workington NMIA
3
Cumbria
1
Whitehaven NMIA
3
29
Barrow NMIA
3
27
29
28
% Not at all
effective
% Don’t know/
not stated
36
19
32
13
25
35
32
12
19
15
24
13
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?
% Not a problem
Dog fouling
11
Rubbish and litter lying
around
12
Pavements blocked by
parked cars
Vandalism, graffiti and
other deliberate damage
to property or vehicles
Roads and footpaths in
poor condition
% A minor problem
% A serious problem
41
41
48
33
32
21
37
22
46
35
21
41
Base: 622 Workington NMIA residents. Note: the chart does not include don’t know or not stated
12
42
Environmental issues (2)
Q How big a problem do you think the following environmental
issues are in your local area?
% Not a problem
Neglected or derelict
buildings or land
Noise pollution
State of the local river/
stream
Air quality and traffic
pollution
The appearance or
location of new
developments
% A minor problem
45
% A serious problem
27
43
11
38
37
9
20
49
7
26
63
Base: 622 Workington NMIA residents. Note: the chart does not include don’t know or not stated
4
12
3
43
Satisfaction with local services/
facilities (all residents) (1)
Q How satisfied are you with the following services
±% Net
or facilities in your local area?
% Dissatisfied
% Satisfied
GPs
Libraries
18
Hospitals
15
20
14
Appearance of streets etc
Local bus services
2
Fire/rescue services
Number of parks/green spaces
Local primary schools
Quality of parks/green spaces
Local secondary schools
1
19
3
24
5
Workington ±% Net
NMIA
Cumbria
70
76 58
66
75 72
74
68
66
64
63
62
59
57
58
55
48
40
52
14
64
50
44
70
58
35
52
61
52
40
Base: 2,133 Cumbria; 622 Workington NMIA residents. Note: the chart does not include don’t know or not stated
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Satisfaction with local services/
facilities (all residents) (2)
Q How satisfied are you with the following services
±% Net
or facilities in your local area?
% Dissatisfied
Opportunities for adult education
% Satisfied
Local train services
Leisure facilities for adults
Suitable housing
55
10
53
43
29
49
34
30
47
14
-8
40
33
24
38
16
2
-5
31
-29
-4
-36
-13
16
32
Social services
7
Leisure facilities for young people 22
Children’s playgrounds/
39
play areas
Dentists
57
Public toilets
7
55
34
28
19
Workington ±% Net
NMIA
Cumbria
48
38
Base: 2,133 Cumbria; 622 Workington NMIA residents. Note: the chart does not include don’t know or not stated
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Satisfaction with local services/
facilities among users (1)
Q How satisfied are you with the following services
±% Net
or facilities in your local area?
% Dissatisfied
Workington ±% Net
NMIA
Cumbria
84
96 94
% Satisfied
Libraries (347)
2
Fire/rescue services (36)*
94 94
86
73
55
Opportunities for adult
education (72)
Bus services (406)
15
82
67
34
Train services (207)
15
81
66
50
9
81
72
64
80
63
64
78
58
80
13
Social services (102)
Hospitals (449)
Number of parks/green
spaces (331)
17
20
Base: All users. Base sizes in brackets above. * Small base size
85
46
Satisfaction with local services/
facilities among users (2)
Q How satisfied are you with the following services
±% Net
or facilities in your local area?
% Dissatisfied
Workington ±% Net
NMIA
Cumbria
% Satisfied
GPs (568)
19
78
59
73
Leisure facs. for adults (158)
20
76
56
56
74
50
26
45
72
1
50
-11
11
-30
-5
Leisure facilities for young
24
people (117)
Quality of parks/green spaces
26
(331)
Children’s playgrounds/
48
play areas (184)
Dentists (327)
54
Public toilets (263) 63
Base: All users. Base sizes in brackets above
71
50
42
34
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Forms of transport
Q Please list your main form of transport for different journeys on
a typical weekday:
Public transport
Work
Shopping
Leisure
Medical/
clinic
10
5
76
78
19
Pedestrian/cyclist
13
16
75
7
58
71
22
30
21
68
74
Base: All those who travel. Base sizes in brackets above.
Workington NMIA (268)
Cumbria (1,178)
6 Workington NMIA (600)
10 Cumbria (2,202)
82
12
6
7
Car/motorbike
Workington NMIA (475)
Cumbria (1,861)
8 Workington NMIA (534)
19
Cumbria (1,830)
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Distances travelled
Q Please list how many miles you travel for different journeys on
a typical weekday:
Under 3 miles
3-4 miles
More than 8 miles
65%
64%
41%
5-8 miles
60%
38%
24%
21%
13%
8%
Work (250)
16%
12%
7%
4%
Shopping (589)
7%
Leisure (431)
Base: All those who stated how far they travel. Base sizes in brackets above.
9%10%
Medical/clinic
(507)
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Time travelled
Q Please list how much time it takes you to travel for different
journeys on a typical weekday:
None
>15 mins
15-29 mins
30-59 mins
1-2 hours
<2 hours
62%
50%
49%
32%
29%
29%
25%
20%
11%
5%3%
Work (388)
19%
10%
2%
5%5%
1%
Shopping (582)
11%
5%5%
Leisure (469)
Base: All those who stated how far they travel. Base sizes in brackets above.
11%
7%
2%1%
Medical/clinic
(536)
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Part 5: Health and Wellbeing
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Happiness
Q Taking all things together, would you say in general you are…?
% Very happy
Workington NMIA
Cumbria
Whitehaven NMIA
Barrow NMIA
% Happy
% Neither/nor
% Unhappy
12
58
20
14
11
% Very unhappy
22
57
50
51
Base: 2,133 Cumbria; 622 Workington NMIA; 608 Whitehaven NMIA; 663 Barrow NMIA residents
41
16
28
28
3
5
8 1
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Happiness and deprivation levels
% Happy/very happy
80
Cumbria
75
Workington NMIA
70
Whitehaven NMIA
65
Barrow NMIA
60
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
55
60
IMD score
Base: 2,133 Cumbria; 622 Workington NMIA; 608 Whitehaven NMIA; 663 Barrow NMIA residents
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Health
Q Over the last 12 months, would you say that on the whole your
health has been…
% Very good
Workington NMIA
Cumbria
% Good
15
% Fair
35
22
Whitehaven NMIA
17
Barrow NMIA
16
% Bad
% Very bad
32
42
38
36
12
25
28
30
Base: 2,133 Cumbria; 622 Workington NMIA; 608 Whitehaven NMIA; 663 Barrow NMIA residents
4
61
12
4
14
3
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Health and deprivation levels
% Good/very good
70
Cumbria
65
60
55
Whitehaven NMIA
Barrow NMIA
Workington NMIA
50
45
40
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
55
60
IMD score
Base: 2,133 Cumbria; 622 Workington NMIA; 608 Whitehaven NMIA; 663 Barrow NMIA residents
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Disability
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?
% No
Long term illness,
health problem or
disability
% Yes
37 Workington NMIA
60
74
Think of yourself 80
as a disabled
person
88
Base: 2,133 Cumbria residents; 622 Workington NMIA residents
22
17
9
Cumbria
Workington NMIA
Cumbria
56
Smoking
Q Do you smoke cigarettes at all nowadays?
% ‘Yes’
Workington NMIA
Cumbria
Whitehaven NMIA
Barrow NMIA
49%
33%
42%
47%
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
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Smoking and deprivation levels
% Who smoke cigarettes now
50
Workington NMIA
Barrow NMIA
45
Whitehaven NMIA
40
35
Cumbria
30
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
55
60
IMD score
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
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Diet
Q On a typical day, how many portions of fruit and vegetables do
you eat?
Less than 4
5+
78%
Workington NMIA
19%
69%
Cumbria
Whitehaven NMIA
28%
82%
15%
83%
Barrow NMIA
14%
Base: 2,133 Cumbria; 622 Workington NMIA; 608 Whitehaven NMIA; 663 Barrow NMIA residents
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Diet and deprivation levels
% Who eats 4 or less portions per day
90
85
Barrow NMIA
Whitehaven NMIA
80
Workington NMIA
75
70
Cumbria
65
60
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
55
60
IMD score
Base: 2,133 Cumbria; 622 Workington NMIA; 608 Whitehaven NMIA; 663 Barrow NMIA residents
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Alcohol consumption
Q In an average week, how many units of alcohol do you drink?
Male (Drink more
than 21 units per
week)
Female (Drink more
than 14 units per
week)
Base: 622 Workington NMIA residents
8%
9%
61
Alcohol and deprivation levels Men
% 22 units or more
20
Cumbria
15
Whitehaven NMIA
Barrow NMIA
10
Workington NMIA
5
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
55
60
IMD score
Base: All male residents: 938 Cumbria; 232 Workington NMIA; 256 Whitehaven NMIA; 287 Barrow NMIA
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Alcohol and deprivation levels Women
% 15 units or more
10
Workington NMIA
9
Cumbria
8
Barrow NMIA
7
Whitehaven NMIA
6
5
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
55
60
IMD score
Base: All female residents: 1,195 Cumbria; 390 Workington NMIA; 352 Whitehaven NMIA; 376 Barrow NMIA
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Moderate exercise
Q How often do you take moderate exercise?
Every day
4-6 times a week
23%
More than once a
month, but less
than once a week
Less than once a
month
Never
21
19%
1-3 times a week
7%
Cumbria
%
37% 32
29
7
3
3%
7%
Base: 2,133 Cumbria residents; 622 Workington NMIA residents
4
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Vigorous exercise
Q How often do you take vigorous exercise?
Every day
4-6 times a week
6%
10
9%
1-3 times a week
More than once a
month, but less
than once a week
Less than once a
month
Cumbria
%
4
32
20%
18
14%
11
13%
Never
Base: 2,133 Cumbria residents; 622 Workington NMIA residents
34%
22
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BMI
Q How much do you weigh?
Q How tall are you?
Mean
Male
Female
27.0
Workington
Cumbria
26.3
28.0
24.7
Whitehaven
Barrow
26.5
25.6
26.4
26.4
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; 620 Workington NMIA; 600 Whitehaven NMIA; 659 Barrow NMIA residents
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Obesity
Q How much do you weigh?
Q How tall are you?
% Obese
16%
Workington NMIA
Cumbria
Whitehaven NMIA
Barrow NMIA
10%
12%
16%
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; 620 Workington NMIA; 600 Whitehaven NMIA; 659 Barrow NMIA residents
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Sexuality
Q Which of the following best describes your sexuality?
Heterosexual
Not heterosexual
Not stated/prefer not to say
75%
Workington NMIA
3%
22%
80%
Cumbria
3%
17%
75%
Whitehaven NMIA
3%
23%
77%
Barrow NMIA
3%
19%
Base: 2,133 Cumbria; 622 Workington NMIA; 608 Whitehaven NMIA; 663 Barrow NMIA residents
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