Britain — Family Friendly? - Topline Results
Q1a From this list which, if any, of these situations applies to you at the moment?
- All figures in the main questionnaire are expressed in percentage terms based on 1,391 parents unless otherwise stated. Where they do not sum to 100%, this will be either due to computer rounding, a number of not stated answers or a multiple response answer. An asterisk (*) denotes a figure greater than zero, but less than 0.5%.
- Interviews were carried out face-to-face in respondents' homes using CAPI between 24-28 April 2003.
- Data are weighted to be representative of the adult (15+) population by gender, age, region and employment status.
Q1a From this list which, if any, of these situations applies to you at the moment?
| Base: All respondents (2,080) | % |
| I am a parent | 48 |
| I am a single parent | 5 |
| I am a grandparent | 23 |
| I have children aged 3 or under | 9 |
| I have children aged over 3 but under 10 years old | 16 |
| I have children aged over 10 but under 15 years old | 13 |
| I have children aged over 15 years old | 25 |
| I have no children at present but expect to have children at some point in the future | 12 |
| I have no children at present and have no plans to have any in the future | 13 |
| None of these | 10 |
Q1b Which two or three, if any, of these statements do you feel best describes the term 'family friendly'?
| % | |
| Shops, restaurants etc geared towards meeting families' needs | 31 |
| Parents being valued for bringing up children | 30 |
| A society which supports families when things are going badly | 25 |
| Acceptance of, and help for, families in public places | 25 |
| A workplace geared towards meeting families' needs | 22 |
| Good quality childcare | 20 |
| A society where parents and children are listened to | 20 |
| Local authority services geared towards meeting families' needs | 18 |
| Provision of adequate financial support for families | 17 |
| 'Family friendly' is a phrase which applies to parents and young children | 15 |
| Provision of good quality information to parents about bringing up their children | 10 |
| None of these | 2 |
| Don't know | 4 |
Q2a Thinking about services, please could you name one service or action which you would call 'family friendly'. It could be services or actions provided by businesses, shops, restaurants, leisure centres, employers, or by local authorities
| % | |
| Local (authority) childcare, e.g. after-school clubs, or holiday play schemes | 10 |
| Provision of local (authority) leisure facilities e.g. parks, playgrounds, swimming pools etc. | 9 |
| Opening times and /or prices of local (authority) leisure facilities | 6 |
| Local transport facilities, e.g. bus routes, siting of bus stops | 4 |
| Provision of housing and/or housing services for families | 2 |
| Consultation on local planning and developments | 1 |
| Environmental issues, e.g. tackling litter, traffic calming, adequate street lighting | 1 |
| Other - detailed split out to follow | 33 |
| Don't know | 34 |
Q2b And which, if any, of these services or actions from a local authority which you have personally experienced, would you say are 'family friendly'?
| % | |
| Provision of local (authority) leisure facilities e.g. parks, playgrounds, swimming pools etc. | 49 |
| Local (authority) childcare, e.g. after-school clubs, or holiday play schemes | 36 |
| Opening times and /or prices of local (authority) leisure facilities | 26 |
| Local transport facilities, e.g. bus routes, siting of bus stops | 21 |
| Environmental issues, e.g. tackling litter, traffic calming, adequate street lighting | 19 |
| Provision of housing and/or housing services for families | 13 |
| Consultation on local planning and developments | 7 |
| None of these | 7 |
| Don't know | 6 |
Q3a And please could you give me one example of a service or action which was not family friendly. Again, it could be services or actions provided by businesses, shops, restaurants, leisure centres, employers or by local authorities
| % | |
| Local transport facilities, e.g. bus routes, siting of bus stops | 9 |
| Environmental issues, e.g. tackling litter, traffic calming, adequate street lighting | 5 |
| Consultation on local planning and developments | 5 |
| Opening times and /or prices of local (authority) leisure facilities | 4 |
| Provision of local (authority) leisure facilities e.g. parks, playgrounds, swimming pools etc. | 4 |
| Local (authority) childcare, e.g. after-school clubs, or holiday play schemes | 3 |
| Provision of housing and/or housing services for families | 3 |
| Other - detailed split out to follow | 15 |
| Don't know | 53 |
Q3b And which, if any, of these services which you have personally experienced, would you say are not family friendly?
| % | |
| Local transport facilities, e.g. bus routes, siting of bus stops | 24 |
| Environmental issues, e.g. tackling litter, traffic calming, adequate street lighting | 19 |
| Consultation on local planning and developments | 18 |
| Provision of local (authority) leisure facilities e.g. parks, playgrounds, swimming pools etc. | 13 |
| Opening times and /or prices of local (authority) leisure facilities | 11 |
| Provision of housing and/or housing services for families | 9 |
| Local (authority) childcare, e.g. after-school clubs, or holiday play schemes | 8 |
| None of these | 19 |
| Don't know | 12 |
