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Chapter Four: Survey Results

Overview of the sample

A total of 183 survey interviews were completed, of which 74% were with female respondents. Two fifths
of respondents had lived in the area for 20 years or more, and 6% lived in Ormsgill for less than 1 year.
Most respondents described themselves as being White British (96%), representative of the wider

population of Ormsgill. 10% were aged 65+, while two fifths (42%) were under 35. Younger people

(especially those 25 to 35 year old) are slightly overrepresented in our sample, and middle-aged (45-64
years) people are underrepresented.

Most respondents (80%) lived with other people and 60% lived with children, while 20% lived alone. 61%

of residents said they were in paid work/self-employed/ education, 20% reported to be unemployed (over
half of these due to ill health) and 13% were retired.

Employed / Education Maternity/paternity Carer
Volunteer Retired Unemployed
Ill/unfit

Figure 3: Economic Activity of Ormsgill Respondents

Perceptions of Ormsgill

Most residents (83%) said they felt they belonged in Ormsgill, whereas 9% people said they didn’t feel

they belonged. Three quarters (75%) were very or fairly satisfied with Ormsgill as a place to live, with only
11% being fairly dissatisfied and 4% respondents being very dissatisfied. Almost three quarters of people

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