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All Ireland Traveller Health Study
Most parents (83.9% in ROI and 83.0% in NI) indicated that their child had not been picked upon at
all in the last year, but an appreciable minority indicated this had occurred, less so in the case of boys
(13.9% and 7.7%) than girls (18.3% and 25.9%). A majority of respondents (60.9% in ROI and 60.0% in NI)
considered that their child always feels safe in the area where they live.
Table 134: Thinking back over the last year, would you say that anyone (either a child or an
adult) picked on your 14-year-old child? (Questionnaire item B4_16)
ROI
NI
Yes No n Yes No n
Total 16.1% 83.9% 435 17.0% 83.0% 53
Male 13.9% 86.1% 216 7.7% 92.3% 26
Female 18.3% 81.7% 219 25.9% 74.1% 27
Table 135: In your opinion, do you think your 14-year-old child feels safe in the area where
you live? (Questionnaire item B4_17)
Never Rarely Sometimes Most of the time Always n
Total ROI 4.2% 2.0% 9.9% 23.1% 60.9% 455
NI 1.8% 7.3% 10.9% 20.0% 60.0% 55
Male ROI 5.4% 1.8% 10.3% 23.7% 58.9% 224
NI 3.7% 7.4% 7.4% 22.2% 59.3% 27
Female ROI 3.0% 2.2% 9.5% 22.5% 62.8% 231
NI 0.0% 7.1% 14.3% 17.9% 60.7% 28
Respondents indicated strong networks for their child, 76.9% of whom stated they had up to 10 or
more close friends, a similar situation for both boys and girls. A majority of 14-year-olds communicated
with their friends by phone or text, half in ROI (50.8%) and 63.0% in NI reporting they did so daily.
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