Health & Happiness Survey Disability Data May 2016

Online Survey TARGET: year olds METHOD: Tutors groups in schools NO. RESPONSES: 1675 young people NO. SCHOOLS: 11 schools and 1 Learning Centre AVERAGE TIME: 11.5 minutes REPRESENTATIVE: good spread across the age groups and from schools across Dorset WHEN: November to December 2015

Breakdown of students with disabilities No, I do not have a disability % Hearing472.80% Visual % Physical382.30% Learning % A Mental Health condition % A long-standing illness352.10% Other % No reply % The demographics questions were at the end of the survey and the least well filled in questions

Disability data – Breakdown GENDER No, I do not have a disabilityHearingVisualPhysicalLearning A Mental Health condition A long- standing illness Base Male46%51%50%63%57%38%40% Female52%49%47%34%40%57%54% Prefer not to say 2%0%3% 5%6%

Disability data – Breakdown AGE How old are you? No, I do not have a disabilityHearingVisualPhysicalLearning A Mental Health condition A long- standing illness Base years old9%4% 16%5%4%6% 12 years old18%17%18%13%16%9%6% 13 years old19%11%13%8%23%11%3% 14 years old23%32%27%16%28%19%26% 15 years old22%26%25%26%20%35%31% 16 years old8%11%10%18%7%19%23% Other1%-3% 2% 6%

Disability - How are you feeling? % of young people who AGREED with the statements

Disability data – How Happy? Young people were asked ‘How happy are you with your...’ and rated their scores with stars. 1 star for ‘very unhappy ‘ and 10 stars for ‘very happy’. Below are their mean responses. Respondents No, I do not have a disabilityHearingVisualPhysicalLearning A Mental Health condition A long- standing illness Health Family Friends School/Education Life as a whole Appearance How much choice you have in life Way you use your time

Disability – Health & Vitality

Disability - Activity

Disability - Alcohol How often do you drink alcohol? No, I do not have a disabilityHearingVisualPhysicalLearning A Mental Health condition A long- standing illness Base Never49%38%45%29%47%27%31% Only on special occasions31%34%30%32%31%36%34% A few times a year8%9% 13%4%7%6% About once a month5%6%8%13%8% 14% About once a week3%4%6%3% 8%6% Most days1%2%1%--5%3% Other0%--3%1% - Prefer not to say3%6%2%8%5%9%6%

Disability – Drug use No, I do not have a disabilityHearingVisualPhysicalLearning A Mental Health condition A long- standing illness Base Do you regularly smoke tobacco? 2%11%3%8% 13%0% Have you ever tried illegal drugs? 4%13%3%8% 16%0%

Disability – Causes of Stress No, I do not have a disabilityHearingVisualPhysicalLearning A Mental Health condition A long- standing illness Base Homework 78%70%84%81%85%83%77% Assessment in class / exams / coursework 90%85%90% 87%86% Choosing your options (GCSE's or Post 16) 77%80%79%76%74%82%78% Problems with friendships 67%68%74%79%66%79%71% Being popular 37%27%41%42%43%38%28% Problems with family 57%56%62%61%51%73%48% Money problems 53%50%70%72%45%69%51% Being bullied 50%62%58%71%54%70%40% The future 78%85%88%82%77%92%83% Relationship with boyfriend/girlfriend 38%45%40%45%38%46%18%

Disability – Negative Side Effects of Stress No, I do not have a disabilityHearingVisualPhysicalLearning A Mental Health condition A long-standing illness Base Argue with a friend or family member 44%42%43%47%40%59%66% Not talk to anyone and spend time alone 55%67%56%59%51%78%52% Eat too much22%23%26%38%21%31%21% Not eat at all14%28%16%24%20%33%24% Cry39%51%39%47%34%61%55% Don't sleep enough48%63%61%59%49%64%48% Get into trouble at school 17%16% 18%28%22%21% Self harm6%19%11%9%11%38%3% Drink4%14%4%9%5%17%3% Smoke3%12%3%6%9%23%- Take drugs2%7%1%-2%9%- Not go to school/college 5%9%6% 17%10% Lack of motivation46%40%67%65%42%65%48%

Disability – Getting Support Who do/would you turn to for support/help?

Disability – Getting Support No, I do not have a disabilityHearingVisualPhysicalLearning A Mental Health condition A long- standing illness Enough support? No, I do not have a disabilityHearingVisualPhysicalLearning A Mental Health condition A long- standing illness If worried how easy to ask for help? If you are worried about something how easy do you find it to ask for help? 1 – bad to 10 – excellent Mean average below On a scale of 1-10 do you currently have enough help/support available to you? 1 – bad to 10 – excellent Mean average below

Disability- FEELING SAFE

Disability - Bullying

Disability Question only asked to students who were being bullied What kind of bullying was it? What kind of bullying was it? No, I do not have a disabilityHearingVisualPhysicalLearning A Mental Health condition A long- standing illness Base Physical27%33%32%30%32%33%22% Verbal80%90%85%77%85%90%87% Behind your back57%60%61%70%63%71%70% Online bullying13%17% 20%18%28%26% Sexual5%7% 0%3%15%4% Other4%0%4%7%4%7%4%

Disability – reporting bullying Have you told anyone that you were being bullied? Have you told anyone that you were being bullied? No, I do not have a disabilityHearingVisualPhysicalLearning A Mental Health condition A long- standing illness Base Yes80%83%85%86%82%77%91% No20%17%15%14%18%23%9%

Disability – reporting bullying Who did you tell? Who did you tell? No, I do not have a disabilityHearingVisualPhysicalLearning A Mental Health condition A long- standing illness (eg. cancer, diabetes, or epilepsy) Base Teacher or other member of school staff 51%48%55%54%64%56%38% Friend/brother and sister 35%40%38%31%32%44%38% Parents/Carers75%76%72%77%76%78%81% Another adult (police, youth worker) 8% 11%8% 16%5%

Disability – reporting bullying Did telling someone help? Did telling someone help? No, I do not have a disabilityHearingVisualPhysicalLearning A Mental Health condition A long- standing illness (eg. cancer, diabetes, or epilepsy) Base Yes58%56%58%54%43%37%76% No18%16%14%31%28%40%19% Not sure24%28% 15%29%23%5%

Disability – help for bullying If you are/were being bullied which of these services might you want? No, I do not have a disabilityHearingVisualPhysicalLearning A Mental Health condition A long- standing illness (eg. cancer, diabetes, or epilepsy) Base Mediation9%8%13%15%14%18%13% Mentoring/buddies24%25%24% 25%19%28% Counselling21%28%32%24% 44%34% Support group18%15%21%12%20%15%31% 1 to 1 session with adult/tutor 40%30%40%33%43%36%44% Other21%28%24%21%18%22%

The full reports Health & Happiness Survey Report Feeling Safe & Bullying Survey Report Are available on our website