Suffolk LGBT Survey 2009
18th January 2010 - Clare Hammerton
268 Respondents
35.8%
Lesbian
Gay
Bisexual (Male)
115
38.9%
10.3%
125
33
2.8%
2.2%
0.9%
2.5%
2.5%
0.9%
1.6%
1.6%
Bisexual (Female)
Bisexual (undisclosed Gender)
Experience same sex relationships (male)
Experience same sex relationships (female)
Transsexual (male to female)
Transsexual (female to male)
Other Transgender - please describe below
Other - please describe below
9
7
3
8
8
3
5
5
Please indicate which LGBT category best describes you
2.2%
2.8%
10.3%
Lesbian
35.8%
Gay
Bisexual (Male)
Bisexual (Female)
Bisexual (undisclosed Gender)
Experience same sex
relationships (male)
38.9%
Experience same sex
relationships (female)
Age
1.5%
11.6%
16.2%
Under 15
16 to 19
20 to 29
30 to 39
29.6%
22.0%
13.7%
4.3%
0.3%
0.0%
0.9%
40 to 49
50 to 59
60 to 69
70 to 79
Over 80
Do not wish to say
5
38
53
97
72
45
14
1
0
3
What is your age?
60 to 69, 4.3%
50 to 59, 13.7%
Under 15, 1.5%
16 to 19, 11.6%
Under 15
16 to 19
20 to 29
20 to 29, 16.2%
30 to 39
40 to 49
50 to 59
60 to 69
70 to 79
40 to 49, 22.0%
Over 80
Do not wish to say
30 to 39, 29.6%
Ethnicity
Asian or Asian British - Bangladeshi
Asian or Asian British - Indian
Asian or Asian British - Pakistani
Another Asian background - please describe
Asian or Asian British
Black or Black British - African
Black or Black British - Caribbean
Another Black background - please describe
Chinese
Mixed - White & Asian
Mixed - White & Black African
Mixed - White & Black Caribbean
Another Mixed background - please describe
White British
White Irish
Another White background - please describe
Another Ethnic group - please describe
Do not wish to say
Other Background - please describe
What is your ethnicity?
0.0%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.6%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.6%
0.6%
0.9%
0.3%
0
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
1
86.9%
285
1.5%
4.6%
0.9%
2.7%
5
15
3
9
17
Family Carers
Yes
15.2%
50
No
84.8%
278
Are you a Family Carer
Yes
No
Relationship Status
Single
Same sex partner - not living together
Same sex partner - living together
Opposite sex partner - living together
Opposite sex partner - not living together
Married
Civil Partnered
Separated - from Civil Partner
Separated - from Husband / Wife
Divorced - from Civil Partner
Divorced - from Husband / Wife
Do not wish to say
Other - please describe
32.6%
13.7%
23.5%
3.0%
1.5%
6.7%
11.6%
0.9%
0.3%
0.0%
1.5%
2.1%
2.4%
107
45
77
10
5
22
38
3
1
0
5
7
8
What is your Relationship Status?
2.1% 2.4%
11.6%
32.6%
Single
Same sex partner - not living
together
6.7%
Same sex partner - living
together
1.5%
Opposite sex partner - living
together
3.0%
Opposite sex partner - not
living together
23.5%
13.7%
Married
District and Boroughs
Total Reponses
District and Borough
268
Total responses of people not living in Suffolk
25
Babergh,
22, 7%
Wavene
y, 20, 7%
Babergh
Forest Heath
Ipswich
Mid Suffolk
St Edmundsbury
Suffolk Coastal
Waveney
Total
22
4
176
23
28
27
20
300
Forest
Heath, 4,
1%
Suffolk
Coastal,
27, 9%
St
Edmunds
bury, 28,
9%
Mid
Suffolk,
23, 8%
Ipswich,
176, 59%
Postcode overlap
Babergh
Forest Heath
Mid Suffolk
St Edmundsbury
Suffolk Coastal
Waveney
Total
Ipswich Overlap
0
0
17
9
27
4
57
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
27
17
9
0
0
4
Employed
Public Authority
Private Business
Self employed
Voluntary / Community Organisation
Other - please describe
56.7%
21.0%
5.6%
13.3%
3.4%
132
49
13
31
8
Which category of employer do you have or volunteer for?
3.4%
13.3%
Public Authority
5.6%
Private Business
Self employed
21.0%
56.7%
Voluntary / Community Organisation
Other - please describe
LGBT Staff Networks
Does the organisation that you work (or volunteer) for or have a LGBT Staff Network or Group?
Response
Percent
41.0%
45.5%
13.5%
Answer Options
Yes
No
I don't know
Response Count
100
111
33
Are you a member?
Response
Percent
57.3%
42.7%
Answer Options
Yes
No
Would you join a Staff LGBT Network or Group if available?
Answer Options
Yes - please give reasons
No - please give reasons
I don't know
Response
Percent
47.5%
24.1%
28.4%
Response Count
67
34
40
Response
Count
55
41
LGBT Student Networks
Does your place of education have a LGBT student Network or Group?
Answer Options
Response Percent Response Count
20.0%
34.0%
Yes
No
20
34
Are you a member?
Response
Percent
26.3%
73.7%
Answer Options
Yes
No
Would you join a Student LGBT Network or Group if available?
Answer Options
Yes
No
I don't know
Response
Percent
41.7%
27.8%
30.6%
Response
Count
30
20
22
Response
Count
5
14
Disclosing at Work
Have you told people at work that you or a family member is LGBT?
Answer Options
Yes
No - please give reasons below
Response
Percent
78.8%
21.3%
Response
Count
189
51
Who have you told?
Answer Options
Human Resources
All Colleagues
Some Colleagues
Equality / Diversity Officer
Line Manager
Union
Other - please describe
Response
Percent
33.5%
47.6%
48.6%
16.8%
44.3%
11.9%
15.1%
Response
Count
62
88
90
31
82
22
28
Disclosing in Education
Have you told people at your place of education that you or a family member is LGBT?
Answer Options
Yes
No - please give reasons
Response
Percent
54.3%
45.7%
Response Count
50
42
Who have you told?
Answer Options
Human Resources
All Students
Some Students
Equality / Diversity Officer
Tutor(s)
Student Union
Other - please describe below
Other
Response
Percent
12.5%
35.4%
43.8%
4.2%
35.4%
8.3%
12.5%
Response
Count
6
17
21
2
17
4
6
8
Bullying and Harassment at Work
Have you observed or experienced bullying, harassment, or discrimination at the place that
you work (or volunteer) because of your or your family's LGBT status?
Answer Options
Yes
No
Response
Percent
25.8%
74.2%
Response Count
61
175
Have you observed or experienced bullying, harassment, or
discrimination at the place that you work (or volunteer) because of
your or your family's LGBT status?
25.8%
Yes
No
74.2%
Who by
Who you have experienced bullying, harassment, or discrimination by
Answer Options
Human Resources
All Colleagues
Some Colleagues
Line Manager
Union
Other - Please describe
Response
Percent
3.5%
1.8%
70.2%
21.1%
1.8%
31.6%
Response Count
2
1
40
12
1
18
Did you take action or seek advice?
Answer Options
Yes
No
Response
Percent
41.1%
58.9%
Response Count
23
33
Did you take action or seek
advice?
41.1%
58.9%
Bullying and Harassment in Education
Have you observed or experienced bullying, harassment, or discrimination at your
place of education because of your or your family's LGBT status?
Answer Options
Yes
No
Response
Percent
Response Count
29.1%
25
70.9%
61
Have you observed or experienced bullying, harassment, or
discrimination at your place of education because of your or your
family's LGBT status?
29.1%
Yes
No
70.9%
Who by
Who you have experienced bullying, harassment, or discrimination by?
Answer Options
Human Resources
All Students
Some Students
Tutor(s)
Student Union
Other - Please describe
Response Percent
Response Count
4.0%
8.0%
84.0%
12.0%
0.0%
16.0%
1
2
21
3
0
4
Did you take action or seek advice?
Answer Options
Response Percent Response Count
44.0%
56.0%
Yes - please describe
No - please give reasons
Did you take action or seek
advice?
44.0%
56.0%
11
14
Physical and Mental Health
Have you sought help for a physical health problem in
Suffolk in the past 5 years? N.B. This does not include
using Mental Health and Drug and Alcohol services
which we will ask you about later
1.0%
48.8%
50.2%
Yes
No
I prefer not to say
Have you sought help for a Mental Health problem in Suffolk
in the past 5 years?
3.1%
28.9%
Yes
No
I prefer not to say
67.9%
Healthcare - Deterred
Have you ever been deterred from using these healthcare services because you or a
family member is LGBT? (Physical Health, Mental Health, Social Care or Drug and Alcohol
services)
Answer Options
N/A - I have never used these services
Yes - please describe your experience (s) in the box below
No
Response
Percent
29.1%
2.1%
68.8%
Response Count
82
6
194
Have you ever been deterred from using these healthcare services
because you or a family member is LGBT? (Physical Health, Mental
Health, Social Care or Drug and Alcohol services)
N/A - I have never used these
services
29.1%
Yes - please describe your
experience(s) in the box below
68.8%
2.1%
No
Alcohol
Do you drink alcohol? approximately how much?
Answer Options
Response Percent Response Count
6.6%
7.5%
27.9%
58.0%
over 30 units a week
20 to 30 units a week
10 to 20 units a week
under 10 units a week
15
17
63
131
Approximately how many units per week do you drink?
1 pint
of beer / lager / cider = 2 units
1 small (125ml) glass of wine
= 1 unit
6.6%
7.5%
over 30 units a week
20 to 30 units a week
58.0%
27.9%
10 to 20 units a week
under 10 units a week
Smoking
Do you smoke? - Approximately how many?
Answer Options
over 20 a day
10 to 20 a day
under 10 a day
social smoker
Other - please indicate
Response
Percent
7.0%
53.5%
15.5%
21.1%
2.8%
Response
Count
5
38
11
15
2
Approximately how many cigarettes (including roll ups) do you
smoke?
2.8%
7.0%
21.1%
over 20 a day
10 to 20 a day
under 10 a day
social smoker
15.5%
53.5%
Other - please indicate
Drugs
Have you ever used illegal drugs?
Response
Percent
31.7%
62.4%
5.9%
Answer Options
Yes
No
I prefer not to say
Response
Count
92
181
17
Have you ever used illegal drugs?
5.9%
Please indicate the type of drugs that you have used
31.7%
100.0%
90.0%
80.0%
70.0%
60.0%
50.0%
40.0%
30.0%
20.0%
10.0%
0.0%
Yes
No
Other - please name
Prefer not to say
GHB
Crystal meth
Marijuana
Ketamine
Cocaine
Amyl Nitrate
(Poppers)
Crack
Amphetamine
(Speed)
Heroin
Prescription
Ecstasy
62.4%
I prefer not to say
Finding Health Information
233 respondents ASKED SOMEONE – Who?
Response
Percent
82.0%
23.2%
30.9%
5.6%
39.5%
27.9%
2.6%
6.4%
9.9%
13.3%
Answer Options
Doctor (GP)
Nurse Practitioner
NHS Direct
Tutors / Teachers
Friends / Family
Work Colleagues
Community members
Support worker / Social Worker
Specialists
Other - please describe
Response
Count
191
54
72
13
92
65
6
15
23
31
205 respondents LOOKED AT POSTERS / LEAFLETS – Where?
Response
Percent
83.3%
44.6%
17.2%
4.9%
34.3%
14.2%
3.9%
3.9%
Answer Options
GP waiting room
Hospital
LGBT venues
Community Group
Work
School / College / University
Sports centre / Leisure club
Other - please describe
181 respondents LOOKED AT WEBSITES – Which ones?
Answer Options
NHS Direct
Other - please describe
Response
Percent
85.6%
20.6%
Response
Count
154
37
Response
Count
170
91
35
10
70
29
8
8
Healthcare Information
Do you think that information about healthcare services is both LGBT inclusive and also
targets specific needs? (Physical Health, Mental Health, Social Care and Drug and Alcohol
services)
Response
Percent
14.3%
17.3%
68.4%
Answer Options
Yes - How?
No - please give examples
I don't know
Response Count
39
47
186
Do you think that information about healthcare services is both LGBT
inclusive and also targets specific needs? (Physical Health, Mental
Health, Social Care and Drug and Alcohol services)
14.3%
Yes - How? please give examples in
the box below
17.3%
68.4%
No - please give examples in the box
below
I don't know
Goods and Services
Have you ever observed or experienced prejudice or discrimination because of your LGBT
status when purchasing or being provided with any type of goods or services?
Answer Options
Response Percent
Response Count
25.0%
75.0%
69
207
Yes
No
Have you ever observed or experienced prejudice or
discrimination because of your LGBT status when
purchasing or being provided with any type of goods or
services?
25.0%
Yes
No
75.0%
Which type of organisation did you experienced this from?
Answer Options
Local business
Corporate business
Local council
County Council
Voluntary organisation (charity)
Other - please specify
Response
Percent
51.6%
28.1%
9.4%
0.0%
4.7%
34.4%
Response Count
33
18
6
0
3
22
Place Survey
To what extent do you agree or disagree that your local
area is a place where people from different lifestyles and
backgrounds get on well together? (Please cross one box
only)
120
Don't know other peoples
lifestyles and backgrounds
100
Too few people in local area
80
I don't know
60
Definitely disagree
40
Tend to disagree
0
In your local area, how much of a problem do
you think there is with people not treating each
other with respect and consideration? (Please
cross one box only)
I....
Tend to agree
160
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
I don't know / no opinion
Not a problem at all
Not a very big problem
I think this is
a....
20
A fairly big problem
A very big problem
Safety
How safe or unsafe do you feel in your local area
during the day? (Please cross one box)
160
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
I don't know
Very unsafe
Fairly unsafe
Fairly safe
Very safe
How safe or unsafe do you feel in your local area after
dark? (Please cross one box)
120
100
I don't know
80
Very unsafe
60
Fairly unsafe
40
Neither feel safe nor unsafe
20
Fairly safe
0
Very safe
I feel....
I feel....
Neither feel safe nor
unsafe
Hate Incidents / Crimes
Have you ever been called names, laughed at, bullied, harassed, assaulted or had your
property stolen or damaged (etc) because you or a family member are LGBT?
Answer Options
Yes
No
Response Percent
Response Count
50.9%
49.1%
138
133
Yes
49.1%
50.9%
What type of Hate Incident / Hate Crime have you experienced.
Answer Options
I was called names
I was laughed at
I was verbally threatened
I received abusive text(s), email(s), letter(s)
I was assaulted
I was a victim of theft
My property was damaged
My property was grafittied
Other - please describe
Response
Percent
Response Count
89.8%
59.1%
45.3%
13.9%
18.2%
4.4%
17.5%
7.3%
10.2%
123
81
62
19
25
6
24
10
14
No
Hate Incidents / Crimes
What relationship are they to you?
Answer Options
Partner
Neighbour
Friends
Colleague (s) /Fellow Student (s)
Unknown strangers
Relative - please name their relationship to
you
Other - please describe
Response
Percent
3.7%
14.1%
6.7%
27.4%
59.3%
Response Count
5
19
9
37
80
4.4%
6
12.6%
17
Did you tell anybody?
Response
Percent
48.1%
51.9%
Answer Options
Yes
No
How often do you experience Hate Incidents or Hate Crimes?
Answer Options
Every day
Every week
Every month
Every 6 months
Every year
Rarely
Response
Percent
2.3%
5.3%
10.6%
9.1%
4.5%
68.2%
Response Count
3
7
14
12
6
90
Response
Count
65
70
Hate Incidents / Crimes
In the future, would you tell someone if you or an LGBT family member experienced
a Hate Incident or Hate Crime?
Answer Options
Yes - who would you tell?
No - why would not tell anyone?
Sometimes - why you would tell sometimes and not
others?
Response
Percent
68.2%
8.7%
Response Count
180
23
23.1%
61
In the future, would you tell someone if you or an LGBT family
member experienced a Hate Incident or Hate Crime?
Yes - who you would you tell?
please explain below
23.1%
No - why you would not tell
anyone? please explain below
8.7%
68.2%
Sometimes - why you would tell
sometimes and not others? please
explain below
Behaviour Change – in Public
Do you change your behaviour when in public to keep yourself safe?
Response
Percent
48.3%
51.7%
Answer Options
Yes - please describe
No
Response Count
129
138
Do you change your behaviour when in public to keep yourself
safe?
48.3%
51.7%
Yes - please describe where, when
and how you change your
behaviour below
No
Future Views
Would you like to be asked about your views and experiences in the future?
Answer Options
Response Percent Response Count
39.9%
60.1%
Yes
No
105
158
39.9%
Yes
No
60.1%
Future LGBT Events
Would you like to receive information about future LGBT events in Suffolk
Answer Options
Yes
No
Response
Percent
86.9%
13.1%
Response Count
93
14
Would you like to receive information about future LGBT events in Suffolk?
Answer Options
Yes
No
Response
Percent
10.1%
89.9%
Response Count
16
142
13.1%
Yes
No
86.9%