Citi-Scope Residents Survey 2013

1. Citi-Scope Residents Survey 2013

2. Citi-Scope Residents Survey 2013 • Questionnaire finalised November 2012. • Fieldwork conducted November and December 2012. • Data entered in SPSS, screened and cleaned January 2013. • First draft of report completed January 2013.

3. Sample • A total of 445 participants were recruited from four areas: Top 10% most deprived 49.8%, top 20% most deprived 14.2%, rural 11%, and all other areas 25%. • Over 70% of the participants were aged between 25 and 64 years. There were no differences in age distribution across areas. • There were more females (59.7%) than males (37.1%) but there were no gender differences in gender distribution across areas. • The majority described themselves as Roman Catholic (73.8%), Presbyterian (8.4%), and Church of Ireland (8%). There were more Catholics in the top 10% and 20% most deprived areas.

4. Sample • The majority were either married (37.5%) or single (34.3%) with marriage being less likely in top 10% most deprived areas. • Almost all participants were white (97%) with no differences between areas. • Over half (57.3%) had dependents; • young children under 4 years (24.4%), • children under 18 years (58.3%), • person(s) with long term-illness or disability (17.3%). • There were no differences in type of dependents areas. • Lone parents were 21.4% of the sample, and more likely in top 10% most deprived areas.

5. About your Local Neighbourhood • Most respondents have lived in their local area for over 10 years (45%), since birth (21.9%), or for the past 2 to 10 years (23.5%). Only 10 respondents sampled (2.3%) indicated that they had been residing in their local area for less than a year. • In relation to how strongly respondents felt about ‘belonging in’ their respective local areas, most respondents overall (74.4%) and within each residential area indicated that they either ‘agreed’ or ‘strongly agreed’ that they felt like they ‘belonged’.

6. About your Local Neighbourhood • Important factors when considering whether somewhere was a good place to live- • activities for teenagers (40.9% agreement), • affordable decent housing (49.7%), • clean streets (43.1%), • level of crime (41.1%). • The factor agreed by most to be important was the presence of good neighbours (58.7%).

7. About your Local Neighbourhood • Most residents identified two main factors that were in need of improvement in their respective areas; activities for teenagers (54.6%) and job training and employment prospects (43.1%). • Residents in the top 20% most deprived areas, in addition to these two factors, also identified facilities for young children (47.6%) as a point of concern.

8. Section 2a: Health and Care • Most respondents indicated that better access to GPs, dentists, physical activity, outreach clinics and regular community health MOTs were either important or very important for improvements in overall health. • Respondents overall reported that they were, in general, satisfied, happy and anxiety free. There was no significant difference between respondents from each of the four residential areas in relation to these general health criteria (i.e. satisfaction; happiness; anxiety).

9. Section 2b: Physical Security • The majority of respondents overall, and within each of the four residential areas indicated that they experienced little problem with the physical security of their respective areas. • Over 30% of residents in the top 10% and 20% most deprived areas however did indicate that they believed teenagers hanging around the streets, litter, vandalism, drug dealing and drug use, public drinking and disturbance, car parking and speeding vehicles were a fairly / very big problem.

10. Section 2b: Physical Security • Criminal activity, reported by residents overall, and within each of the four residential areas was low. The most common acts of crime in the top 10% most deprived areas were vandalism of property (10.9%; 5% reported to police); vandalism of cars or motor vehicles (11.1%; 4.8% reported to police); and incidences of verbal threat (10.3%; 4.9% reported to police

11. Section 2c: Education • In relation to education, 33.5% of residents in the top 10% most deprived areas, 28.3% of residents in the top 10% most deprived areas, and 21.3% of residents from rural areas indicated that they had no educational qualifications. • Most respondents, overall, and within each of the four residential areas, believed that education was very important in their lives. • Most respondents overall, and within each of the four residential areas indicated that costs and lack of time prevented them from undertaking a course of study.

12. Section 2d: Standard of Living • Most respondents within the rural (62.5%), top 20% most deprived (41.3%), and all other areas (50.5%) owned their residential properties, while the majority of residents in the top 10% most deprived areas rented their residential property from the housing executive or housing association. • Being able to find work was the most notable ‘major problem’ for respondents overall (33.8%). This was most evident for the residents in the top 10% most deprived areas (40.1%).

13. Section 2d: Standard of Living • Locations identified as ‘difficult to get to’ by respondents included the local hospital (26%), the recycling facility (29%), the job centre (28.6%), the social security office (26.7%), council offices (32.1%) and further education colleges (28.5%). • The environmental issues most important to the majority of respondents were household waste disposal (59.8%), traffic congestion (52.67%), climate change (49%), pollution in rivers (44.1%), and loss of plants and animals (36.3%).

14. Section 2e: Employment • Rates of full-time employment were similar in the rural (26.1%), top 20% most deprived (28.6%), and all other areas (23.6%), but was lower in top 10% most deprived (14.2%). • Respondents from the top 10% most deprived areas were predominantly unemployed for more than 10 years (15.5%). • Overall, respondents indicated that a lack of jobs in the local area (47.2%), insufficient qualifications (22.3%) and a need for further training (21.2%) contributed to their inability to find suitable work.

15. Section 2f: Participation, Influence, and Voice • There were mixed views on whether people felt that they could influence decisions affecting their local neighbourhood: Disagree (24.6%), Neither Agree or Disagree (41.2%), and Agree (22.1%). • Overall, 26.5% of the participants gave time as a volunteer or as an organiser for charities, clubs or organisations. • The rate of volunteering was higher in rural areas (43.5%). Of those that volunteer, they tend to do so at least once a week (59.2%) and most volunteer for a community/ voluntary group (69.1%).

16. Section 2g: Identity, Expression, and Self-Respect • Over half of the participants agreed (42.8%) or strongly agreed (9.8%) that Derry~Londonderry was a place where people from different backgrounds get on well together. • There were mixed views on whether relations between Protestants and Catholics in Derry~Londonderry were better or worse than 5 years ago. Over half the participants (52.3%) thought relations were better, but a large percentage (45.9%) considered rations to be ‘about the same’.

17. Section 2g: Identity, Expression, and Self-Respect • A large percentage (48.6%) of the participants indicated that they would prefer to live in a mixed religion neighbourhood and a quarter (23.7%) would prefer to live in a neighbourhood of their own religion only. • Cross community festivals (59%) were considered the best action in order to enhance community relations between Protestants and Catholics, followed by more integrated schools (53.1%) and more shared space in the City (48.3%). • A large percentage of the participants believed that the Peace Bridge (64.5%) and the Cultural Olympiad and 2012 Festival (63.0%) enhanced community relations between Protestants and Catholics. The City of Culture was also viewed as an event that will enhanced community relations (70.5%).

18. Section 3: Your City • When asked how satisfied they were with Derry/Londonderry as a city in which to live most participants were either ‘Very Satisfied’ (31.4%) or ‘Fairly Satisfied’ (53.9%). Very few people rated (0.5%) were ‘Very Dissatisfied’. • There were a wide range of things that participants thought most need improving such as employment (73.7%), activities and services for young people (64.4%), housing (58.9%), and cross community relations (52.1%). • Participants were asked to think ahead 10 years from now and indicate those things that they would like to be different, and those things that would make it a better place to live. Less antisocial behavior (72.9%), more local jobs to improve employment rate (70.0%), better hospitals with more beds and staff (66.3%), more affordable housing (58.6%) were considered the most important.

19. Conclusion • Established communities with many residents indicating that they felt like they ‘belonged’. • Activities for young people and employment prospects were important issues that could be improved. • Respondents reported that they were, in general, satisfied, happy and anxiety free, but wanted greater access to health care facilities. • Derry~Londonderry was considered a good place to live.