Using the data in the table provided on pages 20 and 21, what can you say about the disputes people have with their neighbours?
This part of the tma, this essay will be using data in the table from a study by the ICM research consultancy doing a good neighbours survey on different aspects of neighbouring. The different aspects of neighbouring included gender, age, social class and region. This survey was undertaken during 2011 for a commercial client, a large insurance company. Therefore, this essay will be tempting to describe and summarise the data from the table.
There are clear-cut resemblances across male and female groupings on the table indicated with the statement of respondents who have had a verbal argument with a neighbour by a figure of 16% for each grouping that was surveyed in 2011 by the ICM research consultancy.
If we consider the age grouping regarding the same statement, the data shows that within the age category of 18-24 equals to 11% of respondents indicated they have had a verbal argument with a neighbour, compared to a fairly higher figure of 17% in the ages 55-64 and the 65+ category.
There are strong similarities between the male and female respondents on more than one statement as I was not expecting this, as i thought the percentage of male and females would be a big difference but this data proves that it is either the same percentage or 1 percent difference apart from the statement of respondents who would like to take legal advice/action but the respondents are put off by the cost as this statement is 2% difference.
There are significant similarities within the social class grouping with three of the statements. The first statement is respondents who would like to take legal advice/action but are put off with the cost with 3%. The next statement with 2% is respondents saying their neighbour reported them to the police. The last statement is respondents who have taken legal action agains a neighbour with 1%.