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Service Improvement Survey

A service improvement survey was carried out at all Sport and Leisure facilities accross the city during October 2005. 3772 responses were gathered during the week. Below are the overall findings, individual site analysis can be obtained from the site on request.

Q1

Which centre are you at today? (please print)

 

 

Citywide

Q2

How many adults (over 16 years old) are in your party today?

 

 

Mean 2.98
Standard deviation 5.12

Q3

How many children & young people are in your party today?

 

 

Mean 1.63
Standard deviation 4.12

Q4

How old are you?

 

 

16 to 24 years old

18%

 

 

25 to 44 years old

50%

 

 

45 to 59 years old

17%

 

 

Over 60 years old

15%

Q5

What time is it?

 

 

Before 9.00am

8%

 

 

9.00am till 12.30pm

31%

 

 

12.30pm till 1.30pm

7%

 

 

1.30pm till 5.00pm

14%

 

 

After 5.00pm

40%

Q6

What day of the week is it?

 

 

Saturday

16%

 

 

Sunday

8%

 

 

Monday

18%

 

 

Tuesday

16%

 

 

Wednesday

14%

 

 

Thursday

15%

 

 

Friday

13%

Q7

On average how often do you use this centre?

 

 

Two or more times a week

45%

 

 

Once a week

47%

 

 

Monthly

2%

 

 

Occasionally

5%

Q8

Which part of the centre did you use today?

 

 

Swimming Pool

33%

 

 

Fitness Suite

21%

 

 

Sports Hall

28%

 

 

Outside Area

4%

 

 

Other

14%

How do you think we're doing ?

Q9 How do you rate the following: -
    Very Good Good Poor Very Poor Does not apply
  Telephone responce 27% 38% 3% 1% 32%
  Ease of booking 29% 38% 2% 1% 30%
  Choice of Activities 31% 47% 5% 2% 15%

Q10

We are looking at ways of increasing provision for everybody. How easy did you find it to use the centre?

 

 

No problems anywhere

75%

 

 

Only a few problems, easily overcome

23%

 

 

Struggled a lot at places

1%

Q11

Were the staff:

 

 

Yes

No

 

Smartly dressed

96%

4%

 

Easily seen

97%

3%

 

Helpful?

98%

2%

Q12

How comfortable did you find it using the centre? (you can put more than one answer)

 

 

Too hot

18%

 

 

Too stuffy

18%

 

 

Everything about right

67%

 

 

Too cold

4%

Q13

Was everything ready for you on time?

   

Yes

95%

   

No

5%

Q14

On a scale of 0 (very, very bad) to 10 (very, very good), how well do you think we are doing for the following:

  Parking Mean 6.62
Standard deviation 3.38
  Changing Rooms Mean 5.35
Standard deviation 3.36
  Locker Provision Mean 4.40
Standard deviation 3.67

Q15

Was all the equipment you needed working properly?

 

 

Yes

74%

 

 

No

8%

 

 

Does not apply

18%

Q16

What do you think of the following? (Please tick only one box for each line)

 

 

Good choice and quality Good choice Good quality Not good
at all
Does not apply

 

Catering

12%

13%

8%

8%

59%

 

Vending

14%

23%

15%

13%

35%

Q17

How much (including food and drink) do you think you will spend on your visit today?

 

 

£3.51

Q18

Do you feel safe using the centre?

 

 

Yes

97%

 

 

No

3%

Q19

Is the centre clean and tidy?

 

 

Yes

89%

 

 

No

11%

Q20

Are you male or female?

 

 

Male

43%

 

 

Female

57%

Q21

What is your postcode?

 

 

Not applicable for a Ctywide analysis

Q22

What is your ethnic origin?

 

 

Bangladeshi

1%

 

 

Indian

5%

 

 

Pakistani

3%

 

 

Asian - other

1%

 

 

Black African

1%

 

 

Black Caribbean

7%

 

 

Black - other

1%

 

 

White - UK

70%

 

 

Irish

3%

 

 

White - other

4%

 

 

Chinese

1%

 

 

Vietnamese

0%

 

 

Oriental - other

0%

 

 

Mixed race

2%

 

 

Other ethnic group

1%

Q23

On a scale of 0 (very, very bad) to 10 (very, very good) how would you rate your visit today?

 

8.21

Q24

Do you have any of the following:

 

Yes

No

Leisure Card

53%

47%

Passport to leisure card

34%

66%

Q25

On a scale of 0 (very, very bad) to 10 (very, very good) do you think that you had value for money from using the centre today?

 

8.29

Q26

What should we concentrate on in the future to improve our service?
(please print)

Not applicable for Citywide analysis

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