How often themes are raised by gender

There is a strong consistency in the themes which are raised by men and women, with some small differences. The 'big three' remain consistent across conversations with both male and female residents but for men, crime and ASB is close to making that a 'four'. Men also tend to value the natural and built environment more but barely mention the cost of living or parents and children showing there still remains a gender divide within domestic settings.

On the whole, the consistency gives us confidence that even if the balance between male and female participants is uneven, the data is similar enough to suggest it is an accurate reflection.

Whether themes are discussed in asset or deficit based terms

There is similar consistency around whether people view the themes broadly in asset or deficit based terms, but with two clear outliers.

Women tend to talk about the theme of older people more in asset based terms, whilst men view health and wellbeing more in asset based terms. This indicates men generally consider themselves to be in better physical and / or mental health, and / or are aware of the assets in the area. It could also be an indicator that men don't open up about their health as much as women and could give some indication that there is an underlying, unmet problem which could explain why men don't access health services as readily as women.