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Health Survey Findings
Table 112: Thinking back over the last year, would you say that anyone (either a child or an
adult) picked on your 9-year-old child? (Questionnaire item B3_15)
ROI
NI
Yes No n Yes No n
Total 22.5% 77.5% 377 22.2% 77.8% 63
Male 24.5% 75.5% 192 18.4% 81.6% 38
Female 20.5% 79.5% 185 28.0% 72.0% 25
Table 113: In your opinion, does your 9-year-old child feel safe in the area where they live?
(Questionnaire item B3_16)
Never Rarely Sometimes Most of Always n
the time
Total ROI 3.6% 4.7% 6.5% 26.8% 58.4% 385
NI 0.0% 1.6% 4.8% 31.7% 61.9% 63
Male ROI 3.6% 6.2% 8.8% 26.8% 54.6% 194
NI 0.0% 2.6% 5.3% 34.2% 57.9% 38
Female ROI 3.7% 3.1% 4.2% 26.7% 62.3% 191
NI 0.0% 0.0% 4.0% 28.0% 68.0% 25
Table 114: At present how many close friends does your 9-year-old child have?
(Questionnaire item B3_17g)
0 - 10 11 - 20 21 - 30 Over 30 n
Total ROI 76.3% 17.2% 3.6% 2.9% 384
NI 96.7% 3.3% 0.0% 0.0% 60
Male ROI 76.2% 17.6% 3.1% 3.1% 193
NI 94.3% 5.7% 0.0% 0.0% 35
Female ROI 76.4% 16.8% 4.2% 2.6% 191
NI 100.0% .0% 0.0% 0.0% 25
Over 95% of families in both jurisdictions reported they had eaten together, visited relations, sat and
watched TV or chatted in the last week.
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