Parks - General Survey 2007 16th April 2008 1 1.1 Introduction This brief report highlights the results of the sports and leisure questions (Appendix 1) within the BVPI General Survey. Methodology The General Survey was sent out to 2,000 households and had a 55% return of 1,100 responses. BV119e. Parks and open spaces Respondents were asked to ‘Please indicate how satisfied or dissatisfied you are with parks and open spaces. Overall satisfaction with parks and open spaces was 75.5%.
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Comparisons. When comparing to other Councils North Devon has increased it’s ranking from 144th to 75th, which is now in the 2nd quartile of all districts. Compared to 2006, overall satisfaction with parks and open spaces had a small increase by 3% from 72% to 76% with net satisfaction increasing by 5% (58% to 63%). 2000 2003 2005 2006 2007 64% 81% 73% 72% 76% Satisfied 27% 12% 14% 14% 12% Neither 8% 7% 14% 14% 12% Dissatisfied
Quartile Top 1 2 3 4 Bottom
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Differences. Women were more likely to be satisfied than men (79% vs. 73%).
female
79%
9% 12%
male
72%
16%
13%
0%
20% 40% 60% 80% Satisfied Neither Dissatisfied
100%
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Satisfaction increased with age with the over 75s being the most satisfied (80%). The under 35s were also the most dissatisfied, 25%.
Over 75 55-74 35-54 Under 35s 0%
80% 79% 78% 63% 12%
14% 6% 13% 8% 11% 11% 25%
20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Satisfied Neither Dissatisfied
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Users of parks and open spaces were significantly more likely to be satisfied with the service o verall than non-users (80.4% vs. 43.6%).
Non Users
44%
43%
14%
Users
80%
8% 12%
0%
20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Satisfied Neither Dissatisfied
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There was no particular area pattern with regards to satisfaction with parks and open spaces, and any differences were more likely to be between how satisfaction levels were split between ‘very’ and ‘fairly satisfied’ rather than overall satisfaction.
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Have things improved or worsened? People were asked whether they felt Parks and open spaces had got better, stayed the same or got worse over the last 3 years. Just over two -thirds of the respondents thought that the service had ‘stayed the same’ (68%), with 20% thinking that parks and open services had improved and 12% thinking they had worsened. There has been an 8% increase in the proportion of those saying parks had improved (12% to 20%), with an 8% reduction in those saying that they had stayed the same (74% to 68%). This means the Council improves it’s ranking from 204th to 75th out of 238 District Councils and moves up to the 2 nd quartile.
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Worse Sports and Leisure 2000 2003 2005 2006 2007 Quartile
Stayed the same
Better
Better/Stayed the same
N/A 10% 15% 12% 12% 1 Top
N/A 75% 68% 76% 68% 2
N/A 15% 17% 12% 20% 3
90% 85% 88% 88% 4 Bottom
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Frequency of Use It can be seen from the frequency of use table that the percentage of users of parks and open spaces has gradually increased since 2005 to 89%. This places the Council in the 2nd quartile in the Country and increased its ranking from 84th to 63rd.
Almost Every Day 6% 14% 14% 17% 16% At Least Once a Week 17% 29% 29% 24% 28% About once a month 15% 17% 19% 21% 18% within the within the longer last 6 last year ago months 20% 12% 13% 16% 10% 5% 14% 8% 5% 18% 8% 6% 18% 9% 6% never used 17% 9% 10% 6% 5% Non Users 30% 14% 15% 12% 11%
Users 70% 86% 84% 88% 89%
2000 2003 2005 2006 2007
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Differences. There are differences with usage with age with under 35s and 35-54 year olds (92%) are more
over 75 55-74 35-54 under 35 0% 20%
73% 89% 92% 92% 40% users 60% non users
28% 11% 8% 8% 80% 100%
likely to use parks and open spaces than over 75s (73%).
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Non-disabled people (91%) use parks and open spaces more than disabled people (85%).
Non Disabled
91%
9%
Disabled
85%
15%
0%
20%
40% users
60% non users
80%
100%
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People living in deprived areas (94%) use parks and open spaces more than nondeprived areas (87%).
Non deprived
87%
13%
Deprived
94%
6%
0%
20%
40% users
60%
80%
100%
non users
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Respondents in Barnstaple and lfracombe (94%) use parks and open spaces more than the surrounding villages (84%).
Villages
84%
15%
Ilfracombe
94%
6%
Barnstaple
94%
7%
0%
20%
40% users
60% non users
80%
100%
Appendix 1: Parks and Open Spaces related questions
Q1. Please indicate how satisfied or dissatisfied you are with each of the
following services provided or supported by
. PLEASE ANSWER THIS QUESTION WHETHER YOU HAVE USED THESE SERVICES OR NOT. Please tick ü one box per row Very satisfied
Sports/leisure facilities and events
Fairly satisfied
Neither
Fairly Very dissatisfied dissatisfied
Libraries Museums and galleries Theatres / Concert halls Parks and open spaces
£ £ £ £ £
£ £ £ £ £
£ £ £ £ £
£ £ £ £ £
£ £ £ £ £
Q2. Please indicate how frequently you have used the following cultural and
recreational services provided or supported by in the last 12 months. Please tick ü one box per row At least once a week Abou t once a mont h Within the last 6 month s It does not apply/ Don’t know
Almos t every day
Sports/leisure facilities and events
Withi n the last year
Longe r ago
Neve r used
Libraries Museums and galleries Theatres / Concert halls Parks and open spaces
£ £ £ £ £
£ £ £ £ £
£ £ £ £ £
£ £ £ £ £
£ £ £ £ £
£ £ £ £ £
£ £ £ £ £
£ £ £ £ £
Q3. For each of the following services provided by , do you think
the service has got better or worse over the last three years, or has it stayed the same? Please tick ü one box per row Better Keeping public land clear of litter and refuse Collection of household waste Local recycling facilities Doorstep collection of items for recycling Sport/leisure facilities Libraries Museums/galleries Theatres/concert Halls Parks and open spaces Stayed the same Worse Don’t know
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £
Appendix 2: Detailed Usage
Parks-2006 Year Overall
Gender Male 2005 2006 2007 2005 2006 2007 2005 2006 2007 2005 2006 2007 2005 2006 2007 2005 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007
Almost Every Day 16% 16% 19% 12% 12% 14% 20% 18% 20% 22% 15% 16% 17% 15% 15% 15% 4% 13% 8% 15% 14% 17% 17% 25% 19% 15% 16% 20% 15% 21% 26% 14% 15% 16% 22% 17% 14%
At Least Once a Week 28% 31% 24% 31% 27% 23% 25% 42% 27% 39% 35% 29% 26% 21% 19% 25% 8% 11% 16% 21% 27% 25% 28% 25% 37% 23% 24% 23% 35% 33% 29% 22% 22% 30% 26% 21% 28%
About once a month 18% 19% 21% 18% 19% 22% 18% 21% 22% 14% 18% 21% 22% 17% 23% 17% 23% 19% 20% 21% 19% 22% 18% 21% 16% 21% 19% 22% 18% 18% 17% 22% 19% 23% 18% 20% 18%
within the within the longer last 6 last year ago months 18% 10% 16% 17% 17% 20% 18% 14% 17% 11% 11% 17% 21% 16% 21% 19% 18% 12% 14% 15% 15% 19% 19% 12% 14% 20% 19% 16% 18% 16% 15% 20% 18% 15% 17% 20% 18% 9% 8% 8% 9% 8% 8% 9% 0% 4% 6% 9% 8% 6% 12% 9% 13% 12% 13% 15% 12% 10% 7% 9% 8% 8% 8% 9% 8% 8% 8% 7% 8% 10% 8% 8% 8% 9% 6% 6% 6% 8% 4% 7% 5% 3% 7% 6% 6% 5% 4% 5% 5% 6% 8% 15% 15% 7% 9% 6% 5% 5% 5% 7% 7% 7% 5% 2% 4% 6% 8% 5% 6% 7% 7%
never used 5% 10% 6% 5% 11% 6% 5% 2% 3% 2% 6% 4% 3% 15% 7% 5% 27% 17% 13% 10% 6% 4% 4% 3% 1% 6% 6% 5% 2% 2% 2% 8% 7% 4% 3% 7% 5%
Replies 1072 513 586 503 576 624 553 238 267 225 376 415 359 310 407 350 130 101 103 265 247 918 783 227 260 1000 800 413 391 147 127 652 534 395 327 831 734
CI 2.99 4.33 4.05 4.37 4.08 3.92 4.17 6.35 6.00 6.53 5.05 4.81 5.17 5.57 4.86 5.24 8.60 9.75 9.66 6.02 6.24 3.23 3.50 6.50 6.08 3.10 3.46 4.82 4.96 8.08 8.70 3.84 4.24 4.93 5.42 3.40 3.62
users 89% 83% 88% 87% 84% 87% 90% 95% 90% 92% 89% 91% 92% 80% 87% 89% 65% 68% 73% 84% 85% 90% 91% 91% 94% 87% 87% 89% 94% 96% 94% 86% 84% 92% 91% 86% 87%
non users 11% 17% 12% 13% 15% 13% 10% 4% 10% 8% 12% 9% 7% 20% 12% 11% 35% 32% 28% 17% 15% 10% 9% 8% 6% 13% 13% 12% 7% 4% 6% 14% 15% 9% 9% 14% 12%
2007
Female Age under 35
35-54
55-74
over 75 Disability Yes No Deprivation Yes No Rural/Urban Barnstaple Ilfracombe Villages Geography Tourist area Non tourist areas