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4. Neighbourhoods and communities
How adults rate their neighbourhood is a national indicator within the Government's performance framework. Table 4.1 shows that a continuing high proportion of adults (93.0%) feel that their local area is either a 'very good' or 'fairly good' place to live. It is not possible at this stage to say whether the 0.8 percentage points increase in the measurement of the indicator between 2006 and 2007 represents a statistically significant change or has occurred as a result of sampling variation 5.
Table 4.1: Rating of neighbourhood as a place to live over time (% rating neighbourhood as very or fairly good)
Row percentages, 1999-2007 data, Adults
| % rating neighbourhood as very or fairly good | Base |
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1999 | 90.9 | 13,783 |
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2000 | 91.8 | 14,557 |
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2001 | 91.8 | 14,643 |
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2002 | 91.8 | 14,042 |
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2003 | 92.5 | 13,968 |
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2004 | 91.8 | 14,778 |
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2005 | 92.4 | 14,071 |
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2006 | 92.2 | 14,190 |
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2007 (prov) | 93.0 | 10,385 |
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From June 2007, this question was asked of three quarters of the sample. From January to May 2007, it was asked of all random adults.
There is considerable variation between areas when local levels of deprivation 6 are taken into account (Table 4.2), especially in the proportion saying their area is 'very good'. For example, 75% of those in the least deprived areas rate their neighbourhood as 'very good' whereas only 27% of those in the most deprived areas give their neighbourhood the same rating.
Table 4.2: Rating of neighbourhood as a place to live by Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation quintile
Column percentages, 2007 data, Adults
| 1 (most deprived) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 (least deprived) | Scotland |
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Very good | 27 | 41 | 55 | 67 | 75 | 53 |
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Fairly good | 54 | 50 | 40 | 31 | 24 | 40 |
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Fairly poor | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
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Very poor | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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No opinion | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Total | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
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Base | 1,952 | 2,053 | 2,354 | 2,116 | 1,901 | 10,376 |
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From June 2007, this question was asked of three quarters of the sample. From January to May 2007, it was asked of all random adults.
Adults living in the most deprived areas are more likely to say all of the problems in their neighbourhood are common than are residents of all other areas. For example 46% of adults living in the most deprived areas feel that there is a problem with rubbish and litter and around a third indicate that vandalism (33%), rowdy behaviour (34%) and drug misuse or dealing (29%) are common problems. In contrast, 18% of adults living in the least deprived areas feel that rubbish and litter is a common problem and fewer than 1 in 10 that vandalism (9%), rowdy behaviour (7%) or drug misuse and dealing (3%) are common (Table 4.3).
Table 4.3: Perception of prevalence of neighbourhood problems by Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation quintile (% saying each is very or fairly common)
Column percentages, 2007 data, Adults
| 1 (most deprived) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 (least deprived) | Scotland |
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Rubbish or litter lying around | 46 | 35 | 25 | 20 | 18 | 29 |
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Rowdy behaviour | 34 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 16 |
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Vandalism/ graffiti/ other deliberate damage to property | 33 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 16 |
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Drug misuse or dealing | 29 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
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Groups or individuals intimidating/ harassing others | 23 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
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Noisy neighbours/regular loud parties | 19 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
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Neighbour disputes | 10 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
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Abandoned or burnt out vehicles | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Base | 1,952 | 2,053 | 2,354 | 2,116 | 1,901 | 10,376 |
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From June 2007, this question was asked of three quarters of the sample. From January to May 2007, it was asked of all random adults.
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