THE PLAYING OUT SURVEY
This survey is to find out what you think about your local places to play and spend time with your friends? Tell us what you think by answering these questions about playing out in your local area.
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1. How often do you play outside? (Not counting school play times?) – Tick one box
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I play outside most days
I play outside a few times a week
I hardly ever play outside
I don’t like playing outside
2. What are your favourite WAYS to play (tick the ones you like best)
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Be active: run, jump, slide,swing, ball games, skip, chase
Be adventurous: climb, be daring,hang upside down, jump from high up, swing high, walk on logs
Hang out: meet friends, chat,laugh, shout, sit around (generally hang out)
Use wheels: cycle, scooter, skate, skateboard
Be quiet: imagine, dream, invent,hide, chill
Get wet or grubby: paddling, mud,digging, buckets, mixing
Feel free: get out of the house,express yourself, away from adults, be yourself
3. When I am out playing in my local area.. (Tick one)
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I do MOST of my FAVOURITE things
I do SOME of my FAVOURITE things
I do HARDLY ANY of my FAVOURITE things
4. Which are your favourite PLACES to play? (Tick the places you like playing best)
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Your garden or friends’ gardens
School playground
Street and corner near home
Places that feel safe from traffic, bullies, strange adults
A local park or grassy area
Places I can get to easily by walking or cycling
Play parks with water and sand: paddling pool, sandpit, fountains
Play parks: swings, slides, climbing frames, seesaws
Cycle track or skate park
Football fields or sport pitches
Community centre or leisure centre
Woods and forests
Beaches, the seaside, rivers
5. In your local area which of these is true? (Tick one)
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There are LOTS of my favourite PLACES to play
There are SOME of my favourite PLACES to play
There HARDLY ANY of my favourite PLACES to play
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The next questions are about what happens when you are playing outside in your local area..
6. How safe do you feel when you are out playing in your local area? (Tick one)
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I USUALLY feel SAFE when I’m out playing
I SOMETIMES feel SAFE when I’m out playing
I NEVER feel SAFE when I’m out playing
7. How exciting is it when you are out playing in your local area? (Tick one)
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I can USUALLY play in EXCITING ways
I can SOMETIMES play in EXCITING ways
I can NEVER play in EXCITING ways
8. What do grown-ups think about children playing out in your local area? (Tick one)
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MOST grown-ups think it is OK
SOME grown-ups think it is OK
HARDLY ANY grown-ups think it is OK
9. This question is about whether people from the Council or other adults have asked you what you like when you are playing – Which one of these is true? (Tick one)
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I was asked what I like and now it is better
I was asked what I like but nothing happened
I have never been asked what I liked
I don’t know if I have ever been ask
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The last few questions are about you..
10. Are you a boy or a girl? (Tick one)
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Boy
Girl
11. How old are you?
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12. Which school or nursery do you go to?
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13. What is your postcode at home?
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