Feeling safe
Summary
- Overall two thirds of respondents feel safe when outside their home due to the Coronavirus outbreak, whereas a fifth feel unsafe.
- Respondents in the 16-24 and 45-54 age groups are most likely to feel safe outside their home due to the Coronavirus outbreak, whilst those aged 25-44 are most likely to feel unsafe.
- Females and households with children are more likely to feel vulnerable to Covid-19 – over a quarter feel unsafe when outside their home due to the Coronavirus outbreak.
- The majority of respondents feel safe outside their home across each six of the postcode districts across the city.
Total sample
Base 1,922
This chart shows that two-thirds of residents feel safe when outside their home due to the Coronavirus outbreak, whereas just over a fifth feel unsafe (21%).
Age
Base 1,890
This chart shows that residents in the 16-24 (79%) and 45-54 (71%) age groups are most likely to feel safe outside their home due to the Coronavirus outbreak, whilst those aged 25-34 and 35-44 are most likely to feel unsafe (27% and 28% respectively feel unsafe).
Gender
Base 1,848
This chart shows that females are more likely to feel vulnerable due to Covid-19; over a quarter (27%) feel unsafe when outside their home due to the Coronavirus outbreak compared to 14% of males.
Household composition
Base 1,896
This chart shows that households with children are more likely to feel vulnerable due to Covid-19; over a quarter (26%) feel unsafe when outside their home due to the Coronavirus outbreak compared to 19% of households without children.
Postcode
Base 1,922
This chart shows that residents living in PO1 and PO5 are most likely to feel unsafe; 29% of those living in PO1 and 27% of those living in PO5 feel unsafe when outside their home due to the Coronavirus outbreak. Residents from PO6 feel safest, 73% feel safe and 13% of them feel unsafe.
