Say It (Consultation) - Community Cohesion - People’s Voice

63% of therespondents stated that they either strongly agree/tend to agree that their local community is a place where people from different backgrounds get on well together (6% and 57% respectively) a rise of 1% from 2007, 25% tended to disagree/strongly disagree that people get on well together (19% and 6% respectively). There were 12% of the respondents that felt there were too few people (4%) or that the residents of the local community were all the same background (8%). Of all the respondents homeowners and respondents aged 55 to 64 were significantly more likely to agree that their local community is a place where people from different backgrounds get on well together (69% and 74% respectively).

The most significant increases were when respondents were asked ‘to what extent do you agree or disagree that you belong to…’

  • your neighbourhood 89% (compared to 73% in 2007)
  • Wales 81% (compared to 72% in 2007)
  • Wrexham County Borough 78% (compared to 51% in 2007)

showing an average increase of 17.33% over the last 2 years. Men and those aged 55 and over were significantly more likely to agree that they belong to their neighbourhood (95% and 96%) and the local community (88% and 91%)

Areas of Improvement

When the respondents were asked to choose five things that most need improving in your local community:

  • Activities/facilities for teenagers 56%
  • Road and pavement repairs 41%
  • Affordable decent housing 33%
  • Job prospects 30%
  • Clean streets 28%
  • Activities/facilities for young children 25%
  • Level of crime 24%
  • Level of traffic congestion 23%
  • Local cost of living 17%
  • Street lighting 17%

When asked if they felt they could influence decisions in their local community only 30% indicated they felt they could make a change, with 48% tending to disagree, and 21% strongly disagreeing. Of the respondents who felt they could influence the decisions made 44% were 65 and over.

When asked if respondents felt their local community was a place where residents respect each other ethnic differences; 60% agreed, 7% strongly agreed and 33% disagreed (27% disagree and 6% strongly disagree).

As before 84% of the respondents who agreed with this were 65 and over.

When asked to choose from a list of 10 situations respondents regularly meet and talk with people of different ethnic origins (at work, at local shop, at restaurant/pubs/cinema etc., on buses or trains, in your neighbourhood, at a place of study, at sport or fitness activities, at a place of worship, other, none of the above) the most popular responses were at work (41%), at local shop (38%), and at restaurant/pubs/cinemas etc. (32%). The least popular responses were at a place of worship (8%), at sport or fitness activity (11%) and other (13%). Of the responses received just under a fifth (18%) chose none of the above.

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