A significantly higher proportion of households with dependents stated it would be for them ‘difficult’ to find somewhere suitable to live if they needed to move, with 70% stating this, cf. 52% of those without dependents. A significantly higher proportion of those without dependents stated it would be for them to find ‘easy’ somewhere suitable to live, with 39% stating this, cf. 23% of those with dependents. 4. Household on State of Economy 4.1 Views on state of UK, City and Local Economy Households were generally more pessimistic about the state of the UK economy over that of their city or local area in which they lived. Over four-fifths (83%) of households stated that they felt that the UK economy was the way down’ or This ratio was closer to half when talking about their own city and local ‘on ‘struggling’. area. Only 3 per cent of respondents felt the UK economy was on the way up/thriving. This figure stood at 14 per cent when talking about their city and 9 per cent when commenting on their local area (figures 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3.) Figure 4.1: State of UK Economy (EC1c) Figure 4.2: State of City Economy (EC1b) Figure 4.3: State of Local Economy (EC1a) Findings by sub-group City Local area: Significantly more Bristol respondents thought their local area was thriving/on the ‘really way’ up with 11% noting this, cf. 7% in Liverpool. Local area: Significantly more Liverpool respondents thought their local area was the way ‘on down/struggling’, with 54% noting this, cf. 42% in Bristol.
A significantly higher proportion of households with dependents stated it would be ‘difficult’ for them to find somewhere suitable to live if they needed to move, with 70% stating this, cf. 52% of those without dependents. A significantly higher proportion of those without dependents stated it would be ‘easy’ for them to find somewhere suitable to live, with 39% stating this, cf. 23% of those with dependents. 4. Household on State of Economy 4.1 Views on state of UK, City and Local Economy Households were generally more pessimistic about the state of the UK economy over that of their city or local area in which they lived. Over four-fifths (83%) of households stated that they felt that the UK economy was ‘on the way down’ or ‘struggling’. This ratio was closer to half when talking about their own city and local area. Only 3 per cent of respondents felt the UK economy was on the way up/thriving. This figure stood at 14 per cent when talking about their city and 9 per cent when commenting on their local area (figures 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3.) Figure 4.1: State of UK Economy (EC1c) Figure 4.2: State of City Economy (EC1b) Figure 4.3: State of Local Economy (EC1a) Findings by sub-group City Local area: Significantly more Bristol respondents thought their local area was ‘really thriving/on the way’ up with 11% noting this, cf. 7% in Liverpool. Local area: Significantly more Liverpool respondents thought their local area was ‘on the way down/struggling’, with 54% noting this, cf. 42% in Bristol.
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