Comparisons by age
In general we are talking to a higher proportion of adults in the 31 - 60 category and a lower proportion of young adults (18 - 30). We are talking to barely any under 18s, and they are not included in this analysis as the dataset we have from that age group is statistically insignificant.
How often themes are raised by age group
We are seeing, broadly, a strong consistency across all age groups. The 'big three' remain valued by all groups but with some subtle differences - older adults tend to value health and wellbeing more (or perhaps younger people take it for granted?), and younger adults seem to put less value on the natural and built environment.
There are other differences - the theme of parents and children is important to young adults and for that age group this is on a par with health & wellbeing and the natural and built environment. In a similar way, education and learning is more important the younger you are, with accessibility and inclusivity showing a trend the other way round indicating it becomes more of an issue with age-related illness.
Whether themes are discussed in asset or deficit based terms
When it comes to how residents perceive themes, there is some variation between age groups but on the whole it is fairly similar.
Generally, people view things more in asset based terms with all age groups showing a sway this way. In general terms, adults (31 - 60) view things most in asset based terms compared to just under 5% for young adults and 7% for older people.Â
There were some interesting differences - young adults think about older people more in deficit based terms, and older people similar do the same with young people although datasets for both of these were relatively small.