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Statistics Newsletter
Issue 4 - Summer 08
Citizens’ Panel
In March 2008 Citizens’ Panel members’ were
asked about their current attitudes towards living in Havant, arts,
heritage, sports and libraries provision in their area. 868
Panel members completed questionnaires, which represents 56% of the
Panel. A full report of the findings can be found
here>>
Four out of five (81%) people are satisfied
with their area as a place to live, whilst only 15% are
dissatisfied. Younger people were the least satisfied with
their area.
When asked what they like about the area,
respondents were most likely to mention being near the coast and
the beach and good transport links to other towns and areas of
natural beauty.
Q What would
you say are the good things about the area?
When asked what they dislike about the area,
residents are concerned about litter and street cleanliness which
was mentioned by 18% of respondents. 16% were concerned by too
much new development, growing urbanisation and building on green
spaces.
Q What would
you say are the bad things about the area?
In terms of cultural provision, respondents
are most satisfied with libraries in their local area, with 34%
stating that they are “very satisfied” with their local library.
Arts, heritage and sports provision had lower satisfaction
rates but these types of events and venues are less well attended
than libraries. One of the things that Panel members told us
is that they want to know more about what is going on
locally.
Access to Services and Amenities
This indicator is a composite based on the indexes of the
following: households who are a short distance from a public
internet access point; supermarket; secondary school; primary
school; post office; petrol station; library; jobcentre; doctors;
bank/building society; cashpoint. The higher the figure, the higher
the service provision in comparison to other areas.
The Rural Services Survey measures the levels of service
provision at Super Output Area boundary level, from which ward
level data is aggregated. Accessibility to services is estimated
through banding by kilometers and is based on "as the crow
flies".
Havant has relatively high levels of child poverty and
deprivation in comparison with the surrounding Local Authority
areas
Despite having reasonably good access to secondary schools,
Havant has a large number of young people not in education. The
borough also has poor access to primary schools.
Fareham has the lowest rate of free school meals, which reflects
the lower levels of deprivation and poverty.
It is likely that there is less need for the provision of free
school meals in Fareham compared to the surrounding areas.
The greatest concentrations of deprivation tend to be in cities,
as the diagram above indicates.
Havant has relatively poor access to services compared to many
of its neighbouring areas. The borough has very good access to
libraries, however figures suggest that library visits by
borough residents are limited. Museum visits by local
residents are also infrequent in Havant.
Health
Havant has quite an inconsistent health profile. The borough has
high crime rates, very poor levels of physical activity among
children and adults, and a relatively large number of
people diagnosed with Diabetes.
Despite these indicators, Havant has a growing life
expectancy and decreasing numbers of deaths from all
causes. In connection with its improving health profile,
Havant has a lower level of binge drinking adults and a marginally
greater number of people eating healthily compared to the England
average.
Although certain health indicators may appear
statistically better in Havant, this does not imply that the
borough doesn't have any significant public health problems related
to those indicators.
Lifestyle choices such as smoking and binge drinking may
be included as indicators when observing the health
levels of an area. The diagrame above highlights the relationship
between lifestyle choices and the health and mortality in Havant
and Surrounding areas.
As the diagram indicates, there is a lot less participation in
sports in Havant compared to surrounding areas. However, levels of
binge drinking, obesity and smoking are relatively low next to the
areas shown with greater participation in sports and exercise.
The impact of the lifestyle indicators is reflected in the
health scores and life expectancy ratings of the areas shown
above.
The areas with lower levels of smoking, binge drinking and
obesity have greater life expectancy, lower infant mortality rates
and higher health scores. This indicates that smoking and binge
drinking are more detrimental to health levels than a lack of
participation in sports, although this is obviously still an
important indicator when considering the overall health of a
community.