Children and Young People’s Health and Well- being in the Normanton and Featherstone Locality A Public Health summary report of the Health Related Behaviour Survey 2013 Wakefield District Public Health This report is based on the own report comparing their team have been using the Health primary and secondary survey results to the combined sample Related Behaviour Survey every results from 458 Year 5 and for schools in their age phase. two years since 2009 as a way of Year 9 pupils living in the Cross-phase data and analysis collecting robust information Normanton and Featherstone about young people’s health and Locality of the Wakefield Where possible, responses have lifestyles. This latest survey was District. Separate reports are been cross-analysed and undertaken in the spring term of available for the other locality presented to highlight 2013. areas alongside the District similarities and differences in Wide and FE reports. behaviours between groups. The content of the survey has Furthermore, some of the been widely consulted upon and Teachers were briefed on how to primary and secondary tailored for Wakefield District’s collect the most reliable data by questions are identical or very needs. Three separate versions Schools Health Education Unit similar allowing for comparison of the survey have been used staff. Surveys were completed across the age range. with age appropriate questions anonymously either online or on as standard. paper. Each of the schools has its 3416 young people were involved in the survey: TOPICS INCLUDE: Normanton & Featherstone Wakefield Healthy Living Locality District Diet, physical exercise, drugs, School Year Year 5 Year 9 Year 5 Year 9 Total alcohol, illness and sexual Age 9-10 13-14 9-10 13-14 health Boys 108 125 531 1145 1676 Good Relationships and Girls 98 127 499 1241 1740 Mental Health Friends, worries, stress & Total 206 252 1030 2386 3416 depression This is one of a set of 7 Locality reports. A separate overall Being Safe Wakefield District wide report is available to accompany this set. Normanton & Featherstone data have been compared with the Bullying, crime, accidents overall Wakefield District dataset shown in brackets ( ) in this report. Enjoying School and For more details, please contact SHEU Tel: 01392 667272 Activities www.sheu.org.uk Enjoyment of lessons, voice in school, leisure actitivies q 3% (6%) describe themselves as ‘unfit’ or ‘very unfit’. Normanton & Featherstone q 31% (27%) reported that they exercised four + times a day for at least 15 minutes on a school day. 24% (26%) said Locality Primary age pupils once or twice, 42% (39%) said 2 - 4 times and 4% (8%) said in Year 5 (ages 9 - 10) none. q 35% (48%) of boys and 36% (52%) of BACKGROUND girls walked to q 91% (85%) of pupils describe themselves as White British, school on the day 0% (5%) as Asian and 2% (4%) as mixed background. of the survey. 57% (43%) of pupils q 62% (63%) of pupils said they live with mum and dad came by car/van together, 15% (16%) said with mainly or only mum and and 1% (1%) came 13% (9%) said with mum and stepdad/partner. by bike. HEALTHY LIVING q 33% (35%) of pupils said they would like to travel to school - Healthy Eating by bicycle. q 91% (88%) had a traditional breakfast on the day of the - Tobacco survey. 4% (5%) only had a drink q and 1% (3%) had nothing at all. 96% (96%) of pupils said that they had never smoked q 38% (46%) of pupils had at all. 4% (3%) of pupils said cereal for breakfast and 33% they had tried smoking once (31%) toast or bread on the or twice. morning of the survey. 11% (11%) said they had fruit. q 86% (82%) of pupils said that q 62% (64%) of pupils said they would like to eat more they wouldn’t smoke when healthily. they are older. 12% (14%) said ‘maybe’ and 2% (4%) q 53% (51%) of pupils ate school food for lunch and said they will smoke when they are older. 45% (46%) had a packed lunch the day before the survey. q 6% (7%) of pupils thought that 1-10% of people in their q When asked about improving school dinner time, class smoked regularly. 92% (91%) said 0%. 72% (70%) said they should be allowed to sit with friends, 62% (49%) said less queueing and 39% (42%) said more q 35% (28%) of pupils thought that 1-10% of people in their time to eat. age group in England smoked regularly. 22% (20%) said more than 10%. Only 43% (52%) said 0%. q 21% (21%) of pupils had eaten 5 or more portions of q 10% (9%) of pupils thought that 0-10% of adults in England fruit and vegetables on the smoked regularly. 36% (41%) said 11-50%. 54% (50%) day before the survey, said more than 50%. 11% (13%) had eaten none. q 44% (43%) of pupils said that a parent or carer smokes. q 76% (74%) drank between 1 q and 5 cups of water on the 17% (18%) said someone smokes at home in rooms that day before the survey, they use. 18% (17%) said they had q 21% (23%) said that someone smokes in a car when they drank 6 glasses or more while 6% (9%) said are in it too. they had drank none. Dental Care - Alcohol q q 80% (82%) of pupils reported that they cleaned their teeth 2% (2%) said they drink alcohol occasionally 0% (0%) said at least twice on the day before the survey. 3% (3%) said they drink alcohol regularly and would like to cut back and they did not clean their teeth at all the day before the 1% (1%) said they drink alcohol regularly and don’t want to survey. stop. q q 90% (88%) of pupils had been to the dentist within the 70% (72%) of pupils say that they have never drunk alcohol past year. 10% (9%) said more than a year ago and 0% at all. 26% (24%) said they have drunk alcohol once or (3%) said they had never been to a dentist. twice. - Physical exercise - Illegal drugs q q 81% (79%) of pupils 9% (10%) said they were reported that they enjoyed ‘fairly sure’ or ‘certain’ they physical activities ‘quite a know someone who uses lot’ or ‘a lot’. drugs (not as medicines). q 67% (67%) describe themselves as ‘fit’ or ‘very fit’. 2 GOOD RELATIONSHIPS & MENTAL q 9% (8%) of pupils reported being bullied at school ‘most days’. HEALTH q Behaviours reported at least 1 or 2 times in the last month: - Growing up Boys Girls q 64% (62%) of pupils said that if they had a problem about Pushed/hit 51% Called nasty names 52% growing up and body changes, they would talk to their Called nasty names 49% Pushed/hit 48% parents about it; 19% (20%) said they would keep the Teased/made fun of 38% Teased/made fun of 46% problem to themselves. Threatened 35% Ganged up on 35% q 13% (14%) of boys and 18% (20%) of girls said they Ganged up on 30% Threatened 34% worried ‘quite a lot’ or ‘a lot’ about changes to their body as they grow up. q 24% (22%) said the bullying happened outside at playtime and 15% (14%) said inside a classroom at playtime. q 9% (11%) of boys and 20% (19%) of girls reported that they 30% (27%) said it happened at or near home. worried ‘quite a lot’ or ‘a lot’ about the way they looked. q 25% (24%) of pupils reported - Worries that they thought they were bullied because of the way q Most pupils would share their problems with their mum or they looked and 12% (14%) dad first. because of their size or q 26% (28%) would share a problem about school and weight. 23% (20%) a problem about bullying with their teacher. q 65% (68%) of pupils said q 74% (72%) of pupils said they worried about at least one of their school takes bullying the items listed in the questionnaire at least ‘quite a lot’. seriously. q The top 5 worries for Year 5 pupils were as follows: - Crime Boys Girls q 81% (78%) of pupils said they usually feel safe at school. Crime 31% SATs/tests 41% 76% (71%) said they usually feel safe in the area where they SATs/tests 29% Family problems 32% live. Family problems 27% Problems with friends 30% q 66% (69%) of pupils said Problems with friends 20% Crime 27% that they had never felt unsafe with an adult. The Environment 18% The Environment 20% q 21% (19%) of pupils said they had felt unsafe with an - Self-esteem adult, 18% (16%) of pupils said they knew this adult q 36% (35%) of boys well. and 29% (35%) of q 15% (12%) of pupils said they told an adult straightaway girls had high self- about the incident while 10% (9%) said they kept it to esteem scores. We themselves. 4% (3%) told the police. usually see more boys than girls in the highest bracket. - Accidents q 26% (28%) of pupils reported that they had a serious accident or injury in the last twelve months. 7% (10%) of pupils said the accident had happened at home; 5% (5%) said at school. q 9% (8%) of pupils had low self-esteem scores. q When asked about their most recent accident or injury, 8% (9%) of pupils reported not looking or paying BEING SAFE attention, 10% (9%) that it was another person’s fault and 6% (7%) did not understand the danger.