Introduction APPENDIX C

This report has been provided to the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service based on the data provided to the Isle of Wight Council.

For each question, the graph details the total percentages provided in response to the questions and the data is then analysed in terms of age, gender, employment status and house tenure.

Question 7 – The Fire and Rescue Service aims to commit more resources to prevent fires and other accidents occurring by re-deploying some personnel from operational duties to a community safety role. To what extent do you agree with this policy?

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• 53% ‘agreed’ with the policy of re-deploying some personnel from operational duties to a community safety role, while 18% ‘strongly agreed’
• 12% ‘disagreed’ and 4% ‘strongly disagreed’ with the policy
• 12% stated that they had no opinion and 0.3% did not give an answer
• The policy found greatest favour amongst the 18-24 age group, with over 92% either agreeing or strongly agreeing with the policy
• The greatest disagreement was found in the 25-44 age group as 19% were found to ‘disagree’ or ‘strongly disagree’ with the policy
• In terms of gender, females (73% ‘agree’ or ‘strongly agree’) were slightly more supportive of the policy than males (69% who ‘agree’ or ‘strongly agree’)
• With regards to employment status, 100% of those in full time education agreed with the policy
• 50% of those in full-time employment agreed with the policy, while 17% strongly agreed
• 67% of those unemployed and available for work agreed with the policy, while 74% of those wholly retired from work agreed or strongly agreed
• 67% of those who classed themselves as ‘doing something else’ disagreed
• In terms of housing tenure, the policy has the greatest support amongst those who rent their house from the Isle of Wight council (75%) and those who have housing provided by their employer (75%)
• The least support was found amongst those who classed their housing tenure as ‘other’ with 33% disagreeing or strongly disagreeing with the policy

Question 8 – To what extent do you agree that in future the Fire and Rescue Service should work in partnership with a wider range of organisations to achieve its aims of improving safety and reducing risks on the Island?

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• 63% ‘agreed’ and 24% ‘strongly agreed’ that the Fire and Rescue Service should work in partnership with a wider range of organizations
• Only 4% disagreed and 1% strongly disagreed
• 7% stated that they had no opinion, while 0.8% did not give an answer

• The highest approval was found in the 18-24 age group, with 100% supporting the policy
• In all of the other age groups(25-44, 45-59, 60-64 and 65+), over 80% ‘agreed’ or ‘strongly agreed’ with the policy
• The greatest disagreement with working in partnership was found amongst the 60-64 age group with 9% disagreeing or strongly disagreeing

• A slightly higher percentage of females (88%) support the policy compared to males (85%)

• 88% of employees in full-time jobs support the Service in working in partnership with a wider range of organisations, with only 4.2% disagreeing or strongly disagreeing
• 100% of those in full-time education and of those who stated that they were ‘doing something else’
• The highest levels of disagreement came from those who are ‘permanently sick/disabled’ (with 15% disagreeing) and those who are unemployed and available for work (11% ‘disagree’)

• 87% of those who have bought their home outright or is being bought support the policy, while 88% of those who rent from housing association also ‘agree’ or ‘strongly agree’ with the policy
• 100% of those who rent their housing from the Isle of Wight Council and those whose housing is provided by their employer support a partnership approach
• The greatest disagreement with the policy was found amongst those who classed their housing tenure as ‘other’ (17% disagreed)

Question 9 – The Fire and Rescue Service currently carries out some educational work in schools. It is our aim to expand and develop this initiative. To what extent do you agree that this is an effective use of resources?

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• 55% of respondents ‘agree’ that carrying out educational work in schools is an effective use of resources, while 32% ‘strongly agree’
• 6% ‘disagree’ and 0.3% ‘strongly disagree’
• 6% stated that they did not have an opinion on this matter and 0.3% did not give an answer

• 100% of respondents aged 18-24 supported the educational work in schools policy
• In all of the other age groups (25-44, 45-59, 60-64 and 65+) over 85% ‘agreed’ or ‘strongly agreed’
• Only 7% of those in the 25-44, 45-59 and 65+ age groups, and 5% in 60-64 group either ‘disagreed’ or ‘strongly disagreed’

• Again, a slightly higher proportion of females (89%) supported the policy compared to males (86%)

• 87% of those in full-time employment agree or strongly agreed with the educational work being carried out , while 88% of those in part-time employment support it
• 83% of those in full-time education agreed with the policy
• The largest level of disagreement was found amongst those who class themselves as ‘doing something else’, with 33% disagreeing

• In terms of house tenure, 100% approval for the policy was found in those who rent accommodation from the Isle of Wight Council and those whose housing is supplied by their employer
• 87% of those who bought their house outright or are buying their house with a mortgage supported the policy
• The highest disapproval was recording in the respondents who rent from a private landlord, with 12% disagreeing with the policy