Cumbria Quality of Life Survey 2006 Copeland District Report

Cumbria Quality of Life Survey 2006

Copeland District Report

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Part 1: Key findings

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Key findings (1) – quality of life

The Quality of Life Survey findings show a considerable degree of similarity between liveability and satisfaction in Copeland and in Cumbria as a whole.

Nonetheless, there are some important differences: Copeland residents are less likely than those County-wide to worry about

being a victim of crime. Residents in Copeland give higher priority to health services and job

prospects than do residents in Cumbria overall. These findings are likely to reflect lower levels of satisfaction with hospitals and the lower proportion of people employed full-time than in other districts of Cumbria, with the exception of Barrow (source: 2001 Census data); and,

Lower satisfaction is evident with many local services and facilities (parks and green spaces, hospitals, children’s playgrounds, local train and bus services and leisure facilities for young people) among users of these services in Copeland than among users elsewhere in the County.

Levels of satisfaction with the local area are relatively high in Copeland, with 86% of residents saying they are satisfied, a finding in-line with satisfaction across Cumbria as a whole.

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Key findings (2) – crime and safety

Concern about crime appears to be less widespread in Copeland than it is in Cumbria overall, with Copeland residents less likely to be worried about being a victim of crime than are Cumbria residents generally.

22% of Copeland residents say they feel unsafe outside after dark, which compares with around three in ten people nationally (British Crime Survey 2005/6).

Anti-social behaviour (ASB) is a key concern for Copeland residents, as it is for those in Cumbria overall – and two thirds do not feel well informed about what is being done to combat it.

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Key findings (3) - participation

A strong sense of community cohesion is evident in Copeland, as it is in Cumbria generally – two thirds of residents say they feel they belong to their community. However, residents in Copeland are less likely to say they trust most people locally and less likely to believe that people from different backgrounds get on well together in their local area than Cumbria residents overall are.

Half of Copeland residents believe people in their neighbourhood are able to influence local decision-making by working together, which is in line with figures for Cumbria as a whole. However, Copeland residents are less likely than residents in Cumbria overall to feel that they personally are able to influence local decision-making.

Many Copeland residents are keen to have more of a say in Council decisions, with two in five giving this view, compared to around one in five residents nationally (source: Ipsos MORI research for the DCLG). It should be noted, however, that previous Ipsos MORI research has shown residents tend to ‘overclaim’ in terms of their actual willingness to get involved.

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Key findings (4) - liveability

In terms of what makes an area a good place to live, health services and job prospects are seen as more important in Copeland than in Cumbria overall, while low crime levels and access to nature are seen as less important. Satisfaction with hospitals among those using them in Copeland is lower than in the County as a whole, which may underlie the finding that Copeland residents perceive health services as a key aspect of quality of life. Furthermore, the higher priority given to job prospects is likely to relate to Copeland having a lower level of full-time employment than other district in Cumbria, with the exception of Barrow (source: 2001 Census).

Liveability issues such as clean streets are an important driver of Copeland residents’ satisfaction with the local area – as they are for Cumbria residents overall. Dog fouling, litter and roads and footpaths being in poor condition are particular concerns for people in Copeland and may be priorities for the Council to address.

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Key findings (5) – service delivery

Copeland residents’ top priorities for improvement in their local area are activities for teenagers, job prospects and public transport. Job prospects, health services and shopping facilities are cited by a higher proportion of Copeland residents as in need of improvement than by residents in Cumbria overall. By contrast, other issues – road and pavement repairs and affordable decent housing - are seen as less in need of improvement than they are by residents County-wide.

Broadly speaking, Copeland residents think service delivery in the local area is good. Satisfaction with certain local services and facilities – libraries and public toilets - is higher among users of these services in Copeland than it is in Cumbria overall.

Satisfaction with some other services and facilities, however – the number and quality of parks and green spaces, hospitals, children’s playgrounds, local train and bus services and leisure facilities for young people – is lower among users of these services resident in Copeland than in Cumbria overall.

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Interpretation of the data

A sample, not the entire population of Copeland, 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.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 Copeland

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Quality of life (1)

27%23%22%21%22%

18%

60%47%47%

44%44%

32%

24%31%

50%55%

48%39%

34%35%

CumbriaCopeland

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

Base: 2,133 Cumbria residents; 325 Copeland residents

Affordable decent housing

The level of crime

Health services

Education provision

Job prospects

Clean streets

Access to nature

Wage levels/cost of living

Activities for teenagers

Public transport

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Quality of life (2)

CumbriaCopeland

27%

23%

22%

21%

22%

18%

52%

66%

49%

31%

37%

36%

26%

20%

21%

23%

60%

47%

47%

44%

44%

32%

24%

31%

50%

55%

48%

39%

34%

35%

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; 325 Copeland residents; 1,137 BVPI residents


The level of crime

Health services

Education provision

Job prospects

Clean streets

Access to nature

Wage levels/cost of living


Public transport

2003/04 Cumbria BVPI

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Improvements to local area

CumbriaCopeland

26%

26%

20%

20%

19%

13%

37%

37%

28%

34%

29%

28%

36%

30%

21%

25%

48%

47%

31%

30%

29%

28%

21%

38%

50%

34%

28%

37%

26%

22%

Q And thinking about this local area, which of the things below, if any, do you think most need improving? % Top ten mentions


Job prospects


Public transport

Shopping facilities

Road/pavement repairs

Level of crime

Clean streets

Facilities for young children

Health services

2003/04 Cumbria BVPI

Base: 2,133 Cumbria residents; 325 Copeland residents; 1,137 BVPI residents

13

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

0 10 20 30 40 50

Importance vs. need for improvements

Access to nature


% Most need improving

% Most important

Clean streets

Community activitiesCultural facilities

Education provision

Facilities for young children

Health services

Job prospects

The level of crime; Affordable decent housing

Level of pollutionLevel 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: 325 Copeland residents

14

23%

63%

7%4%2%

Sat%

Not sat%

Copeland 86 9

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?


15

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

77%

79%

84%

71%

70%

89%

86%

Satisfaction with districts

±% Net satisfaction

Base: 2,133 Cumbria; 325 Copeland; 373 Allerdale; 314 Barrow; 362 Carlisle; 389 Eden; 370 South Lakeland residents

Copeland

Cumbria

Allerdale

Barrow

Carlisle

Eden

South Lakeland

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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

Allerdale

Cumbria

Barrow

Carlisle

Copeland

Eden

South Lakeland

5

7

5

8

10

4

7

65

73

63

54

74

69

21

19

16

20

29

13

16

64

% Better % Worse% Same


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Comments about local areaQ Why do you say the local area has got worse?Most frequent responses: Environment (18%)

Transport (11%)Crime and safety (10%)

Q Why do you say the local area has got better?Most frequent responses: Community (4%)

Environment (2%)Crime and safety (2%)

Further responses: Local amenities and facilities (7%)Children/young people (7%)Housing and business development (6%) Community (3%)Other negative comments (7%)

Further responses: Housing and business development (1%)Local amenities and facilities (1%)Other positive comments (2%)


18

14%

27%40%

12%6%

Agree%

Disagree%

Gender Male 19 55 Female 13 49Age 16-34 6 57 35-54 18 52 55+ 20 48Working status Working 13 55 Not working 19 48

Influence over decision-making (1)

Strongly agree 1%

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’

Allerdale

Cumbria

Barrow

Carlisle

Copeland

Eden

South Lakeland

% Agree% Disagree


44

43

47

39

42

42

16

20

19

18

20

25

23

52

20

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


0%

7%

42%

40%

2%

9%

1%

8%

43%

38%

4%

6%

CumbriaCopeland

21

41%38%

44%48%

28%

41%38%

Involvement with Council

MaleFemale


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 statusWorkingNot working

16-3435-54

55+

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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’

40%

38%

36%

43%

34%

37%

41%

Involvement with Council


Copeland

Cumbria

Allerdale

Barrow

Carlisle

Eden

South Lakeland

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Part 3: Community and Safety

24

19

118

1111

68

5051

4148

5663

6665

22

Attitudes to neighbourhood

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

Copeland


Cumbria

Copeland

Cumbria

Copeland

Cumbria

Copeland

25

37%

27%

13%

12%

10%

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

Base: All those who say they have volunteered in the last year (117)

‘Volunteered during the past year’Yes 36%No 59%

26

49

46

57

61

34

37

44

48

51

41

35

62

60

53

Fear of crime

% Not worried % Worried

Q How worried are you about being a victim of any type of crime in your local area?


Copeland

Cumbria

Allerdale

Barrow

Carlisle

Eden

South Lakeland

27

10%

12%

13%

16%

14%

7%

11%

Having been a victim of crime

Q Have you been a victim of any type of crime in the past 12 months?

% ‘Yes’


Copeland

Cumbria

Allerdale

Barrow

Carlisle

Eden

South Lakeland

28

Q How safe or unsafe do you feel in your local area, i.e. the area within 15-20 minutes of your home?

53%

93%

92%

95%

Cumbria%

55

94

95

92

Perceptions of safety in local area (1)

Outdoors after dark

±% Net safe

Indoors after dark

Outdoors during the day

Indoors during the day


29

53%

55%

61%

50%

28%

67%

74%

Perceptions of safety in local area (2)

Q How safe or unsafe do you feel in your local area, i.e. the area within 15-20 minutes of your home?

±% Net safe outdoors after dark


Copeland

Cumbria

Allerdale

Barrow

Carlisle

Eden

South Lakeland

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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?

Allerdale

Cumbria

Barrow

Carlisle

Copeland

Eden

South Lakeland

6

5

7

7

6

2

3

67

67

64

63

72

74

22

17

16

19

20

16

12

62


% Better % Worse% Same

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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?

24

29

25

32

29

37

64

33

38

43

39

24

34

20

20

26

20

18

18

9

27

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

Base: 325 Copeland residents. Note: the chart does not include don’t know or not stated

Noisy neighbours or loud parties

Parents not taking responsibility for the behaviour of their children

People not treating other people with respect and considerationPeople dealing drugs

Teenagers hanging around on the streets

People using drugs

People being drunk or rowdy in public places

32

Anti-social behaviour (2)Q How much of a problem do you feel that the following are in

your local area?

52

64

56

63

75

70

33

15

28

16

6

13

7

4

4

3

2

5

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

People sleeping rough in the streets

Abandoned or burnt-out cars

Crimes against your property

Deliberate rubbish/wheelie bin fires

Door step crimes



33

1

2

2

2

2

3

3

20

20

21

16

18

21

22

34

35

45

32

34

38

34

27

26

26

32

26

20

11

15

16

10

17

17

17

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?


Copeland

Cumbria

Allerdale

Barrow

Carlisle

Eden

South Lakeland

34

2

1

1

3

1

1

2

31

28

29

29

26

31

28

31

35

35

35

29

26

14

13

13

15

17

12

9

22

25

22

19

21

26

36

32

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?


Copeland

Cumbria

Allerdale

Barrow

Carlisle

Eden

South Lakeland

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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?

14

20

25

26

41

45

43

44

50

38

36

28

15

15

29


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


37

Environmental issues (2)Q How big a problem do you think the following environmental

issues are in your local area?

54

44

63

61

48

28

41

21

24

21

10

5

3

2

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



38

5161820

2423

3116

8074

716868

6358

554949

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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? ±% Net

Copeland±% Net Cumbria

Base: 2,133 Cumbria; 325 Copeland residents. Note: the chart does not include don’t know or not stated

Suitable housing

Appearance of streets etc

Libraries

Fire/rescue services

Hospitals

GPs

Number of parks/green spaces

Quality of parks/green spaces

18

39

69

52

48

66

55

51

-8

40

66

50

55

70

70

61

Local primary schools 57 52

Opportunities for adult education 34 38

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

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

Copeland±% Net Cumbria

232325

4838

532

50

484543

3938

3333

2422

12% Satisfied % Dissatisfied

Children’s playgrounds

Public toilets

Local bus services

Local train services

Local secondary schools

Leisure facilities for young people

Leisure facilities for adults

21

-28

-5

15

37

-8

20

31

-13

24

29

40

2

30

Social services 28 24

Dentists -10 -4

Base: 2,133 Cumbria; 325 Copeland residents. Note: the chart does not include don’t know or not stated

40

3

15

15

14

17

20

21

95

94

83

83

83

82

78

76

Satisfaction with local services/ facilities among users (1)

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

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

±% Net Copeland

±% Net Cumbria% Satisfied % Dissatisfied

Libraries (199)

Social services (38)*

Fire/rescue services (14)*

Hospitals (225)

GPs (296)

Number of parks/green spaces (187)

Quality of parks/green spaces (187)

90

68

95

58

68

66

55

84

64

86

64

73

80

72

Opps. for adult education (45) 6868

41

Satisfaction with local services/ facilities among users (2)

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

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

±% Net Copeland

±% Net Cumbria

29

34

41

45

46

57

73

66

60

56

53

52

40

21% Satisfied % Dissatisfied

Playgrounds (118)

Public toilets (119)

Bus services (118)

Train services (133)

Leisure facilities for young people (56)

Leisure facs. for adults (99)

37

-16

6

26

15

52

50

-5

34

50

26

56

Dentists (216) 8 11

42

75

107

117

77

7778

8082

7071

7174

16

910

1921

2119

15

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

Copeland (176)Cumbria (1,178)




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

43

21%

41%36%

56%

16%19% 17%15%

18% 17%

54%

25%28%

12%10%15%

Work (174)

Shopping (303)

Leisure (250)

Medical/clinic (253)

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

44

26%

3%8% 10%

39%

31%

57%

27%

7%4% 6%

3%3%10%

3%

24%25%31%

20%18%19% 19%

6%2%

Work (244)

Shopping (310)

Leisure (269)

Medical/clinic (281)

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

46

20

20

20

15

17

19

26

51

57

58

54

60

65

57

19

15

22

17

13

12

2

3

3

6

4

1

1

1

16

Happiness

% Neither/nor % Very unhappy% Unhappy% Very happy % Happy

Q Taking all things together, would you say in general you are…?


Copeland

Cumbria

Allerdale

Barrow

Carlisle

Eden

South Lakeland

47

23

22

20

21

22

24

25

40

42

46

40

38

50

40

23

24

29

28

21

24

7

6

6

7

7

4

6

1

1

2

2

2

1

1

25

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…


Copeland

Cumbria

Allerdale

Barrow

Carlisle

Eden

South Lakeland

48

74

87

88

22

22

6

9

72

Disability

Copeland

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

Copeland

Cumbria

Long term illness, health problem or disability

Think of yourself as a disabled person

49

33%

33%

31%

38%

40%

27%

27%

Smoking

Q Do you smoke cigarettes at all nowadays?

% ‘Yes’

Copeland

Cumbria

Allerdale

Barrow

Carlisle

Eden

South Lakeland

Base: All who have ever smoked cigarettes, cigars or other tobacco products: 1,038 Cumbria; 148 Copeland; 179 Allerdale; 167 Barrow; 173 Carlisle; 205 Eden; 166 South Lakeland

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Q On a typical day, how many portions of fruit and vegetables do you eat?

Diet

61%

66%

69%

71%

76%

71%

68%

36%

27%

28%

26%

22%

27%

31%

5+Less than 4


Copeland

Cumbria

Allerdale

Barrow

Carlisle

Eden

South Lakeland

51

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

Alcohol consumption

14%

7%

Male (Drink more than 21 units per week)

Female (Drink more than 14 units per week)


52

31%

25%

28%

7%

1%

3%

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%


Moderate exercise

Less than once a month

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

53

1%

11%

30%

20%

8%

22%

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%


Vigorous exercise

Less than once a month

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

54

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

BMI

26.7

25.7

26.6

25.6

26.1

25.9

24.7

24.7

25.1

25.4

24.2

25.1

24.1

26.0

FemaleMale

Allerdale

Cumbria

Barrow

Carlisle

Copeland

Eden

South Lakeland

Mean

Base: All except pregnant women: 2,125 Cumbria; 324 Copeland; 372 Allerdale; 312 Barrow; 361 Carlisle; 387 Eden; 369 South Lakeland

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.

55

12%

10%

9%

13%

8%

10%

8%

Obesity

% Obese

Allerdale

Cumbria

Barrow

Carlisle

Copeland

Eden

South Lakeland

Base: All except pregnant women: 2,125 Cumbria; 324 Copeland; 372 Allerdale; 312 Barrow; 361 Carlisle; 387 Eden; 369 South Lakeland

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.

56

Q Which of the following best describes your sexuality?

Sexuality

85%

23%

17%

17%

13%

18%

17%

14%

74%

80%

79%

85%

78%

80%

1%

3%

3%

5%

3%

3%

2%

Allerdale

Cumbria

Barrow

Carlisle

Copeland

Eden

South Lakeland


Not heterosexualHeterosexual Not stated/prefer not to say

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