Quantitative Research (Secondary)

Quantitative Research

I will be looking into the more local statistics of teenagers living in Banstead and what general activities they are currently involved in. Overall, Reigate and Banstead houses roughly around 138,000 people, 16.7% of which are teenagers aged 15-19. 

Newspapers

I have found a local newspaper which is called Banstead Herald, this is a more interactive site for teenagers to be able to either email or follow Banstead Herald on Twitter (which has 609 followers). This provides teenagers situated in Banstead with more of an involvement in newspaper updates, potentially giving them an opportunity to voice their opinions. I could mention this topic in my documentary as I could ask teenagers whether or not they feel as if official news coverage provide misinterpretations of teenagers and if whether or not they feel as if they are not given the opportunity to give their own opinions. 

Box Office Figures

After researching into the nearest cinemas to Banstead, I have found that the nearest locations that have cinemas are Epsom and Sutton. According to the Preston Ward Reigate and Banstead Health Needs Assessment 2014, 22% of under 16s live in poverty. In addition to this, the average cinema ticket in the UK has increased by more than 26 percent since 2007. Overall, tickets for a family of four total to £36.40, not including the cost of travel and snack (£50 and over). This suggests that teenagers will be less likely to be able to afford to go to the cinema as it has recently become costly, unless the teenagers themselves have part time employment which I will research further into. 

Employment Rates

According to Quality of Life in Reigate and Banstead, 1,410 household are claiming job seekers allowance. The chances are that these people are part of families which could mean that the teenagers situated in Banstead could be suffering from poverty due to family members not being able to find employment; this could also suggest that teenagers have difficulties finding employment in Banstead, potentially due to being in full time education. 

Drug Use

In the Quality of Life in Reigate and Banstead profile, it provided statistics from a survey completed by local residents in Banstead about local drug use in the area. 8%-13% rated it as either a very big and fairly big problem. 37%-43% rated it as either not a very big problem and not a problem at all, overall 21% considered it as a problem which is a significantly big number, therefore it is likely that teenagers can be a part of this statistic due to  

In addition to this, the National Treatment Agency's statistics show that in 2011-2012, 20,688 under 18s received treatment for both alcohol and drug abuse in the UK.
I also found that 26% of males and 21% of females (aged 13-15) have experimented with drugs, cannabis being the one most regularly used.

These statistics provide me with another topic to ask my target audience; I can ask them whether or not they have personally witnessed a teenager in the local area using drugs. The results of this will then enable me to make a link between drug use and potential boredom/lack of activities and situations at home.  

Activities in Banstead

After looking online I found a number of different attractions for people to visit in Banstead,  one of the attractions I found that teenagers can visit is Banstead Youth Club. I found that it has 71 likes on Facebook, after receiving feedback from my survey most respondents did not state that they visit Banstead Youth Club which also rules out another location that teenagers aged 16-18 do not like going to. 

I also found that 14,424 people liked Mayfield Lavender on Facebook (another potential location for teenagers to visit) which just a quarter of my survey respondents said that they like to visit. In my interview I could ask teenagers why they do not enjoy the above two activities. 

In addition to this, I could also ask why teenagers would prefer to visit social attractions involving alcohol such as the Woolpack and Cafe Italia which could provide me with a great insight as to why teenagers living in Banstead no longer enjoy non-alcoholic environments. 

I researched into local radio stations that teenagers living in Banstead would be interested in, however I could not find anything specific. 

References:

https://media.info/newspapers/titles/banstead-herald

file:///C:/Users/Yasmin/Downloads/Preston_HNA_2014_final.pdf
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2634415/Families-priced-cinemas-ticket-prices-soar-26-2007.html#xzz3zwsirv9e
http://www.youngpeopleshealth.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/520_RU15-substance-use-summary.pdf
http://www.surreylife.co.uk/out-about/places/10_reasons_to_visit_banstead_1_4486540
https://en-gb.facebook.com/bansteadyouthclub/
https://en-gb.facebook.com/Mayfield-Lavender-138681459484267/