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Barnsley in Depth Children’s and Young People’s Report – 2008/09 Information3.16 Lifestyle InformationThe Barnsley Young People’s Health Survey is a unique survey that identifiesthe health needs and behaviours of Year 10 pupils across Barnsley. Thefollowing are the key headline figures from the analysis of the 2008 survey:-• 89.5% of the young people reported that their health was good, verygood or excellent;• 55.5% of the young people reported that they had never smoked;• Of the smokers, 34.4% reported that they smoked daily, 54.2%reported they smoked occasionally and 11.4% said they smokedoften;• 17.2% of young people had eaten no fruit and vegetables on theprevious day. 11.1% had eaten five or more portions of fruit andvegetables on the previous day;• 3.5% reported that they drank alcohol daily, 58.4% reported theydrank alcohol occasionally and 32.3% said they drank alcohol often;• 78.9% of the young people reported that they had never tried illegaldrugs.The following findings show improvements in some areas since the 2006survey and highlight key areas for further development.Improvements• Barnsley young people are reporting that their general health is betterthan in 2006;• More young people know how to contact their school nurse than in2006;• Physical activity levels have increased; almost 60% of young peopleare spending 1 to 6 hours per week doing physical activity compared to30% in 2006;• Fewer young people are regular smokers;• More young people are eating the recommended five portions of fruitand vegetables;• More young people report that they get on well with staff at theirschool;• More young people feel that sex education in school was the mosthelpful way to receive information;• More young people are aware of sexual health services in Barnsley.Areas for Action• Slightly more young people are drinking alcohol occasionally or daily.• Slightly more pupils are experiencing bullying.• More females are having sex and not using condoms.A PDF version of this report is available on the Fit for the Future website:www.barnsleyfit4thefuture.co.uk- 41 -
Barnsley in Depth Children’s and Young People’s Report – 2008/09 Information3.17 Accident and Emergency AttendancesAccident and Emergency (A&E) attendance data can provide us withinformation about relative levels of morbidity in children and can be used asproxy measures for morbidity in general. In 2008/09 there were 22,502attendances at Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust A&E by youngpeople aged 0-19 years, this accounts for 28% of all attendances at A&Eduring 2008/09.A&E attendances were higher for males in all age groups. Highestattendances are in children under 5 years (32.3%) and 15 to 19 years (30.5%)– see Figure 3.17.1.Figure 3.17.1 Attendances at Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust A&E, 2008/09 (0to 19 year olds)Source: A&E Commissioning Dataset0 to 4 5 to 9 10 to 14 15 to 19 Grand TotalMale 4,032 1,899 2,859 3,724 12,514Female 3,238 1,535 2,077 3,134 9,984Not known 1 1 2 4Grand Total 7,271 3,434 4,937 6,860 22,502% 32.3 15.3 21.9 30.5 100.0The majority of incidents for 0-19 year olds occurred in the home (38.7%) –see Figure 3.17.2.Figure 3.17.2 Incident Location A&E Attendances at Barnsley Hospital NHS FoundationTrust A&E, 2008/09 0 to 19 year oldsSource: A&E Commissioning DatasetIncident Location Number %Home 8,709 38.7Other 6,666 29.6Public Place 4,539 20.2Educational establishment 1,924 8.6Work 418 1.9Not known 246 1.1Grand Total 22,502 100.0The majority of incidents for 0-19 year olds were categorised as ‘other’(49.9%) followed by accidents (44.3%) – see Figure 3.17.3.- 42 -
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