Living in Lancashire wave 46
| Purpose | The objective of this wave of Living in Lancashire was to gather panel members' opinions on the condition of roads and streets across Lancashire and on sexual health. In addition, a number of questions were asked on behalf of Lancashire Fairness Commission. |
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| Subject |
Road and pavement maintenance and repairs Community based health services Other topic |
| Commissioned by | Business Intelligence |
| Geographic area |
All of Lancashire |
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| Method |
Questionnaire - online Questionnaire - postal |
| Consultation with |
Life in Lancashire panel |
| Date | 12/09/2014 - 17/10/2014 |
| Undertaken by | Business Intelligence |
Results
| Number in sample | 2503 |
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| Number of responses | 1394 |
| Response rate | 55% |
| Key findings | Roads and streets: - around three-fifths of respondents (59%) are dissatisfied with the condition of road surfaces in their local area; - around half of respondents (47%) feel the condition of road surfaces in their local area has stayed the same over the past six months; - around half of respondents (48%) are satisfied with the condition of pavement surfaces in their local area; - around three-fifths of respondents (62%) feel the condition of pavement surfaces in their local area has stayed the same over the past six months; - around a third of respondents (32%) agree that the number of potholes on roads in their local area has reduced over the past six months while three-fifths of respondents (60%) disagree; - three in ten respondents (30%) agree that the number of potholes on footpaths in their local area has reduced over the past six months while over half of respondents (55%) disagree; - around a quarter of respondents (27%) agree that the overall quality of pothole repair has improved over the past six months while half of respondents (50%) disagree. Sexual health - around four-fifths of respondents strongly agree that when you have sex you should consider protection against sexually transmitted infections (79%) and that it's important to use a condom when you have sex with someone for the first time (78%). - around two-thirds of respondents strongly agree that condoms are very effective in preventing HIV/AIDS (66%); - the most commonly visited service to get contraception, advice about trying for children and advice about pregnancy is the GP surgery; - the most commonly visited service to get advice about sexually transmitted infections (STIs) is a sexual health clinic (GUM clinic). |
Project document(s)
Report(s)
- Living in Lancashire wave 46 report - roads and streets
- Living in Lancashire wave 46 report - sexual health
- Summer 2014 newsletter
Questionnaire(s)
Contact information
For more information about this research contact:
Melissa Sherliker
01772 535019
Email: livinginlancashire@lanacshire.gov.uk