FROME VALLEY 2005

HOUSEHOLD SECTION

NUMBER OF RESPONDENT HOUSEHOLDS :  105

Question Number :  1

How many people including children normally live in your household? 

234

Question Number :  2

Please enter the number of people in your household in each age group:

 

Male

Female

0-4

7

2

4-11

3

1

11-15

6

8

16-17

2

2

18-24

4

7

25-44

13

16

45-59

28

34

60-64

12

12

65-74

22

25

75-84

17

10

85+

1

2

 

Question Number :  3

Where does your household live?

Chilfrome

13 (12.4 %)

Cattistock

68 (64.8 %)

Sandhills

2 (1.9 %)

chalmington

5 (4.8 %)

Frome St Quintin

16 (15.2 %)

Wardon Hill

0 (0.0 %)

Holywell

1 (1.0 %)

Chantmarle

0 (0.0 %)

  

Question Number :  4

Is this dwelling your household's main residence?

Yes

103 (98.1 %)

No

2 (1.9 %)

 

Question Number :  5

Is any individual in your household, or your whole household, currently in need of alternative accommodation?

Yes

6 (5.7 %)

No

98 (93.3 %)

 

Question Number :  6

Enter the number of children under 16 in your household who attend the following :

Greenford

3

Sticklands

1

Primary school

0

The Gryphon Sherborne

0

Beaminster

11

Secondary school

4

Other

3

Question Number :  7

Please enter the number of people in your household over 16 who attend the following :

Yeovil College

1

Weymouth College

2

Bournemouth University

0

Colfox/Beaminster

1

Other

7

 

Question Number :  8

If any of your children under 16 are unable to take part in after school activities,
 please give the reasons why :

Lack of transport home

4 (3.8 %)

Distance between home/school

2 (1.9 %)

Expense

0 (0.0 %)

Special needs not catered for

1 (1.0 %)

Other

0 (0.0 %)

 

Question Number :  9

How many roadworthy vehicles are kept by your household?

Cars

170

Vans

6

Scooters Mopeds Motorbikes

9

Specially adapted vehicles

0

Lorries

1

Tractor

11

Other

6

 

Question Number :  10

. Which of the following parking facilities do you have

Double Garage

33 (31.4 %)

Single garage

38 (36.2 %)

Driveway

44 (41.9 %)

Off road

25 (23.8 %)

On road

18 (17.1 %)

Allocated space

4 (3.8 %)

 

Question Number :  11

Is on road parking your only option?

Yes

18 (17.1 %)

No

69 (65.7 %)

 

Question Number :  12

If yes, how far would you be prepared to walk if an off-street

 parking facility was available?

 Not far

8 (7.6 %)

 Not willing

1 (1.0 %)

 no opinion

15 (14.3 %)

  

PERSONAL SECTION

Question Number :  13

 NUMBER OF RESPONDENTS TO QUESTION :  216

Sex

Male

106 (49.1%)

Female

110 (50.9%)

 

Question Number :  14

NUMBER OF RESPONDENTS TO QUESTION :  218

What age group do you belong to?

11-15

15 (6.9%)

16-17

4 (1.8%)

18-24

9 (4.1%)

25-44

27 (12.4%)

45-59

60 (27.5%)

60-64

27 (12.4%)

65-74

47 (21.6%)

75-84

26 (11.9%)

85+

3 (1.4%)

 

Question Number :  15

NUMBER OF RESPONDENTS TO QUESTION :  210

Are you permanently resident in FV (i.e. more than 4 nights a week)?

Yes

198 (94.3%)

No

12 (5.7%)

 

Question Number :  16

NUMBER OF RESPONDENTS TO QUESTION :  199

How did you come to live in in your parish ?

Born here

29 (14.6%)

Work in area

46 (23.1%)

Relatives live nearby

19 (9.5%)

Availability of housing

24 (12.1%)

Retired here

36 (18.1%)

Setting up home

27 (13.6%)

Came with family

38 (19.1%)

Seeking village life

47 (23.6%)

Seeking country life

54 (27.1%)

Question Number :  17

NUMBER OF RESPONDENTS TO QUESTION :  205

Are you at present?

Employed

59 (28.8%)

Unemployed

3 (1.5%)

In a government training scheme

1 (0.5%)

In full-time education

20 (9.8%)

Unwaged housewife/husband

13 (6.3%)

Retired

80 (39.0%)

Permanently sick/disabled

3 (1.5%)

Voluntary worker

0 (0.0%)

Self employed

26 (12.7%)

 

Question Number :  18

 NUMBER OF RESPONDENTS TO QUESTION :  91

If you are in waged employment, what is the business of your major employer?

Agriculture/Horticulture

13 (14.3%)

Manufacturing engineering

5 (5.5%)

Retail/Service industry

20 (22.0%)

Financial Services

2 (2.2%)

Tourism e.g. hotels - catering - B&B

5 (5.5%)

Local Government/Public Sector

20 (22.0%)

Construction

5 (5.5%)

Transport/Communications

2 (2.2%)

Food Processing

2 (2.2%)

Professional/legal etc

17 (18.7%)

 

Question Number :  19

NUMBER OF RESPONDENTS TO QUESTION :  97

Where is your main place of work?

Home

19 (19.6%)

Frome Valley

15 (15.5%)

Dorchester

18 (18.6%)

Weymouth

3 (3.1%)

Portland

2 (2.1%)

Yeovil

16 (16.5%)

Sherborne

0 (0.0%)

Crewkerne

2 (2.1%)

Bridport

3 (3.1%)

Poole/Bournemouth

3 (3.1%)

Other West Dorset

6 (6.2%)

Other >100 miles away

10 (10.3%)

 

Question Number :  20

 NUMBER OF RESPONDENTS TO QUESTION :  9

If you are actively seeking work, are there any barriers that are preventing you from taking up employment, training or study opportunities?

Lack of alternative care for adult dependent

0 (0.0%)

Lack of child care locally

0 (0.0%)

Cost of child care locally

0 (0.0%)

Lack of access to transport

1 (11.1%)

I don't have the right type of experience

0 (0.0%)

I don't have the right type of qualifications/training

0 (0.0%)

Disability or ill health of some kind

0 (0.0%)

Lack of information/advice

0 (0.0%)

None of these

8 (88.9%)

 

Question Number :  21

NUMBER OF RESPONDENTS TO QUESTION :  158

 Should the following be encouraged in your parish?

1= strongly in favour 2= in favour 3= only if limited & carefully controlled 4= have reservations 5= definitely not

 

1

2

3

4

5

Tourism/attractions

11 (7.0%)

34 (21.5%)

51 (32.3%)

17 (10.8%)

32 (20.3%)

Small business development

22 (13.9%)

16 (10.1%)

46 (29.1%)

29 (18.4%)

28 (17.7%)

Small scale industrial workshops

13 (8.2%)

8 (5.1%)

30 (19.0%)

25 (15.8%)

59 (37.3%)

Other economic development

9 (5.7%)

8 (5.1%)