Youth Attitude Survey 2011

What is the Youth Attitude Survey?

Children and young people aged 9-19 in Dorset were asked their views on what it is like to live in the county.

Dorset County Council's Children and Young People's Attitude Survey included a range of questions about school, free time, health and well-being, and issues such as bullying.

The questions were based on issues raised by the County Pupil Council (CPC) - a group of primary and secondary school children who represent pupil councils from each of Dorset's pyramid of schools. They meet with county council officers once a term to raise concerns and issues from their area.

The last survey was carried out in 2008 and nearly 2000 responses were received. This year's survey has built on those questions and will help the CPC to see if lives of children and young people in Dorset have improved and what else needs to be done.

Thank you to all that took part

The findings will be passed to the CPC to help them make decisions about their future work, and will also be used by the county council and other agencies to improve services for children and young people.

Results will be available here from the end of October 2011.