Havering Youth Wellbeing Census Question Booklet Wave 2
Havering Youth Wellbeing Census – Wave 2
The Havering Youth Wellbeing Census is part of Havering Council's commitment toamplifying the voice of young people in the borough.
Havering Council has adapted the #BeeWell survey as part of this work. Any additional questions to the core #BeeWell questions were introduced to meet locally identified needs as voiced by Havering's young people and selected local organisations and services that support them.
Havering Council will use the results collected from the survey to help create conditions for all Havering's young people to thrive by:
• listening to young people's voices
• acting together for change
• celebrating young people's wellbeing
More about #BeeWell ...
The #BeeWell survey was co-designed with over 150 young people through workshops in 15 Pathfinder schools across Greater Manchester, exploring what wellbeing means to them and what helps them thrive.
Developed through a partnership between the Greater Manchester Combined Authority and national founding partners, the survey combinesyouth voice, academic expertise , and professional insight to monitor and improve young people's wellbeing.
How has the #BeeWell survey been adapted for Havering?
The survey is divided into two sections that aim to bring together the areas of wellbeing that have been found to matter the most to young people. These sections are; theDomains of wellbeing and the Drivers of wellbeing.
Domains:
• Meaning, Purpose and Control
• Understanding Yourself
• Emotions
Drivers :
• Health and Routines
• Hobbies and Entertainment
• Relationships
• School
• Environment and Society
• Future
To date, more than 100 young people from Havering have been engaged in the design of the survey, gaining invaluable insights into what wellbeing means to young people, what factors influence their wellbeing and what makes them thrive.
A Wave 2 Questionnaire Advisory Group was convened which included: a young person's representative, representation from the local council, public health, the NHS, and secondary schools.
The final version of the Wave 2 questions is as follows in this booklet. The questions that arenew for Havering, as agreed by the Questionnaire Advisory Group, are marked in the booklet as New for Havering – Wave 2*.
Demographics
Gender and Sexuality
Question 4: Are you… Answers:
• Girl (including trans girl)
• Boy (including trans boy)
• Non-binary
• I describe myself in another way
• Currently unsure
• Prefer not to say
Question 5: What best describes you? Answers:
• Bi/pansexual
• Gay/lesbian
• Heterosexual/straight
• I describe myself in another way
• Prefer not to say
Question 6: Which year group are you in? (required) Answers:
• Year 8
• Year 10
• Other
Your Self
Source: Short Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale (1)
Question 7: Below are some statements about feelings and thoughts. Please choose the box that best describes your experience of each over the last 2 weeks.
1. I've been feeling optimistic about the future
2. I've been feeling useful
3. I've been feeling relaxed
4. I've been dealing with problems well
5. I've been thinking clearly
6. I've been feeling close to other people
7. I've been able to make up my own mind about things
Answers:
None of the time, Rarely, Some of the time, Often, All of the time
Source: Rosenburg Self-Esteem Scale (2)
Question 8: For each of the following, please choose the answer that best described how strongly you agree or disagree with the statement about yourself now.
1. On the whole, I am satisfied with myself
2. I feel that I have a number of good qualities
3. I am able to do things as well as most other people
Question 9: The questions in this scale ask you about your feelings and thoughts during the last month. In each case, please choose how often you felt or thought a certain way.
1. In the last month, how often have you felt that you were unable to control the important things in your life?
2. In the last month, how often have you felt difficulties were piling up so high that you could not overcome them?
3. In the last month, how often have you felt confident about your ability to handle your personal problems?
4. In the last months, how often have you felt that things were going your way?
Source: Positive and Negative Affect Schedule: Child Version (4)
Question 10: The following statements are about how you feel. There are no right or wrong answers. You should just choose the answer which is best for you.
1. I feel lonely
2. I feel unhappy
3. Nobody likes me
4. I cry a lot
5. I worry when I am at school
6. I worry a lot
7. I have problems sleeping
8. I wake up in the night
9. I am shy
10.I feel scared
Answers:
Never, sometimes, always
Positive Affect
Question 11: Indicate to what extent you have felt this way in the past few weeks?
1. Joyful
2. Cheerful
3. Happy
4. Lively
5. Proud
Answers:
Very slightly or not at all, a little, moderately, quite a bit, extremely
School connection
Your School
Source: Child and Youth Resilience Measure (5)
Question 12:
• I feel that I belong/belonged at my school
Answer: Not at all, a little, somewhat, quite a bit, a lot
School-work related stress
Source: Adapted from Health Behaviours in Schools Checklist (6)
Question 13:
• How pressured (stressed) do you feel by the schoolwork that you have to do?
Answer: Not at all, A little, To some extent, A lot
Relationships with staff
Source: Student Resilience Survey (7)
Question 14: At school there is an adult who:
1. Is interested in my schoolwork
2. Believes that I will be a success
3. Wants me to do my best
4. Listens to me when I have something to say
Answer: From 1 to 5, where 1 is never and 5 is always
Your Life
Question 15: Please read each of the following items carefully, thinking about how it relates to your life, then indicate how it is true for you.
1. I feel pressured in my life
2. I generally feel free to express my ideas and opinions
3. I feel like I am free to decide for myself how to live my life
4. In my daily life I often have to do what I am told
5. I have enough choice about how I spend my time
6. I feel I can pretty much be myself in daily situations
Answer: From 1 to 5, where 1 is completely not true and 5 is completely true
Question 16: Overall, how satisfied are you with your life nowadays?
Answer: From 0 to 10, where 0 is not at all and 10 is completely
Question 17. Please read the following statement and choose how much it describes it. Please be honest – there are no right or wrong answers!
• I am optimistic about my future
Answer: Almost never, sometimes, often, very often, always
Question 18. Please read each of the following statements. Choose how much each statement describes you. Please be honest – there are no right or wrong answers!
1. In uncertain times, I expect the best
2. I think good things are going to happen to me
3. I believe that things will work out, no matter how difficult they seem
Answer: Not at all like me, A little like me, Somewhat like me, Very much like me
Your Health and Routines
Sleep
Source: Health Behaviours in Schools Checklist (8)
Question 19: Is the amount of sleep you normally get enough for you to feel awake and concentrate on your school work during the day?
Answer: Yes or No
Nutrition
Source: Millenium Cohort Study and Health Behaviours in Schools (9)
Question 20: How many times a week do you usually eat fruits and vegetables?
Answers:
Never, less than once a week, once a week, 2-4 days a week, 5-6 days a week, once a day every day, every day more than once
Physical Health
Question 21:
• In general, would you say your physical health is:
Answers:
Excellent, Very good, Good, Fair, Poor
Physical activity
Question 22: How many days in a usual week are you physically active? Remember, we are interested in things that make you hot, sweaty and/or breathe faster.
Question 23: On the days that you are physically active, think about all the different activities you do over the course of the day. How long on average do you spend being physically active?
Answers: Around 0.5, around 1 hour, around 1.5 hours, around 2 hours or more.
Source: New for Havering – Wave 2*. Developed by Questionnaire Advisory Group (10)
Question 24: How many times (if any) in the last six months have you:
1. Drank alcohol
2. Smoked
3. Vaped
4. Taken drugs
5. Viewed pornography
Answers: Never, not much (1-3 times in the last 6 months), quite a lot (more than 4 times in the last 6 months), a lot (a few times every week).
Your Relationships
Relationships with parents/carers
Source: Student Resilience Survey (11)
Question 25: At home there is an adult who:
1. Is interested in my schoolwork
2. Believes that I will be a success
3. Wants me to do my best
4. Listens to me when I have something to say
Answer: From 1 to 5, where 1 is never and 5 is always
Bullying
Question 26: How often do you get physically bullied at school? By this we mean getting hit, pushed around, threatened, or having belongings stolen.
Question 27: How often do you get bullied in other ways at school? By this we mean getting called names, getting left out of games, or having nasty stories spread about you on purpose?
Question 28: How often do you get cyber-bullied? By this we mean someone sending mean text or online messages about you, creating a website making fun of you, posting pictures that make you look bad online, or sharing them with others.
Answers:
• Not bullied at all
• 1-3 times in the last 6 months
• More than 4 times in the last 6 months
• A few times every week
Your Relationships (continued)
Harmful or abusive relationships, interactions and experiences
Source: Adapted from Determinants of Adolescent Social Wellbeing and Health Study & Harvard Measuring Discrimination Resource (12)
Question 29: How often do people make you feel bad because of:
• Your race, skin colour or where you were born?
• Your gender?
• Your sexual orientation?
• Your disability?
• Your religion/faith?
Answers:
Often or always, some of the time, occasionally, hardly ever, never
Loneliness
Source: Office for National Statistics (13)
Question 30: How often do you feel lonely?
Answers: Often or always, some of the time, occasionally, hardly ever, never
Friendships and social support
Source: Child and Youth Resilience Measure (14)
Question 31: Please choose one answer for each question. There is no right or wrong answer.
1. I get along with people around me
2. People like to spend time with me
3. I feel supported by my friends
4. My friends care about me when times are hard (for example if I am sick or have done something wrong)
Answers:
Not at all, a little, somewhat, quite a bit, a lot
Your Free Time
Free Time/Time Use
Source: Original #BeeWell survey item (15)
Question 32:
• How often can you do things that you like in your free time?
Answers:
Almost always, often, sometimes, not often, almost never
Use of Social Media
Source: Adapted from Millennium Cohort Study, with support from Dr. Margarita Panayiotou (16)
Question 33: On a normal weekday during term time, how much time do you spend on social media? For example, sites or apps like TikTok, Instagram, and Snapchat.
Answers:
• None
• Less than 1 hour
• 1 hour to less than 2 hours
• 2 hours to less than 3 hours
• 3 hours to less than 4 hours
• 4 hours to less than 5 hours
• 5 hours to less than 6 hours
• 6 hours to less than 7 hours
• 7 hours or more
Source: New for Havering – Wave 2*. Developed using Digital Wellness Lab Pulse Survey (17)
Question 34: How often does social media make you feel any of the following ways?
• Sad or depressed
• Lonely or isolated
• Your life is worse than other people
• You can have an impact on the world
• Emotionally supported by peers
• Socially connected
Answers: Never, rarely, sometimes, often, always
Future feelings scale
Your Future
Question 36: Please let us know whether you agree or disagree with the following statements.
1. I have hope and feel optimistic about my future
2. I feel that my generation will generally have a better life than my parents' generation
3. I am generally confident in my own skills and abilities
4. I usually cope well with most unexpected problems I come across in my life
5. When I finish my education, I will have the skills and knowledge I need to be prepared for life
6. If I do well with my education, I will have the same chances as everyone else of getting a steady job
7. I feel in control about future education, training and job prospects
Question 37: How often do you worry about the impact of climate change on your future?
Answers: Often, sometimes, rarely, never
Careers
Your Future (continued)
Question 38: What forms of careers education, information, advice or guidance have you received from school or career services in the last 12 months? Please tick all options that apply. Please think about virtual as well as face-to-face experiences.
Answers:
• Careers lesson led by teacher.
• Career talks at school.
• Learning about different sorts of careers you could go into with the subjects you are studying.
• Meeting a business (for example careers fairs, mock interview, speed networking).
• One-to-one session with a careers advisor.
• Online tools and career planners.
• Experiences of the workplace
• Access to someone working in a field you are interested in
• None of the above
Question 39: How helpful has the careers education you have received at school been?
Answers: Very helpful, fairly helpful, not very helpful, not at all helpful
Preparing for Adulthood
Source: New for Havering – Wave 2*. Developed by Questionnaire Advisory Group.
Question 40: which of the following would you like more help with? Please tick all that apply.
Answers:
• Budgeting/money management
• Healthy friendships and relationships
• Looking after your mental health
• Overcoming loneliness
• Preparing healthy meals
• Scams and exploitation
• Getting around/public transport
• Relationships and sexual health
Your Environment
Home environment
Source: Good Childhood Index (18)
Question 41: How happy are you with the home that you live in?
Answers: From 0 to 10 where 0 is very unhappy, 5 is not happy or unhappy, and 10 is very happy
Local environment 1
Source: Adapted from Health Behaviours in Schools Checklist and Millenium Cohort Study 2017/18 (19)
Question 42: How safe do you feel when in your local area? By "local area", we mean the area within about 5 minutes walking distance of your home.
Answers: Very safe, Fairly safe, Fairly unsafe, Very unsafe, Don't know
Source: New for Havering – Wave 2*. Adapted from Young Person's Behaviour and Attitudes Survey (20)
Question 43: Which, if any, of the following reasons stop you from using the play and leisure facilities in your local area? Please tick all that apply.
Answers:
• Not enough time
• I don't have any friends to go with
• Difficulty in getting there/lack of transport
• Concerned about safety
• Cost of activities
• Cost of transport to activities
• No adults to look after me
• There aren't enough facilities close to where I live
• The facilities available are not suitable for me
• Nothing stops me
• I don't know what facilities are available
Your Environment (continued)
Crime
Source: Adapted from the MOPAC youth voice survey (21)
Question 44: Do you think the following things are a problem in your area?
1. People using or dealing drugs
2. People carrying knives
3. People being violent or hurting each other
4. People joining gangs (groups of people who hang around together and may commit crime or fight other groups)
5. Hate crime (insulting or hurting someone because of their skin colour, religion, sexuality, disability, or gender identity)
6. Sexual harassment (unwanted behaviour of a sexual nature, such as touching, comments, sexual jokes)
7. People stealing things
Answers: A big problem, a bit of a problem, not a problem, don't know
Source: New for Havering – Wave 2*. Adapted Feminista Student survey (22)
Question 45: Have you personally experienced any of the following, or have you seen them happening to someone else? If your answer is no, then leave blank.
1. Being treated differently because of your sex (whether you are male or female)
2. Being described using insulting or hurtful language based on a person's sex
3. Unwanted sexual behaviour
4. Being sent unwanted sexual images
Answers: This has happened to me, I have seen this happen to someone else
Local environment 2
Source: Adapted from Health Behaviours in Schools Checklist and Millenium Cohort Study 2017/18 (23).
Question 46: Please choose the answer that best describes how strongly you agree or disagree with the statement about where you live.
1. People around here support each other with their wellbeing
2. You can trust people around here
3. I could ask for help or a favour from neighbours
4. There are good places to spend your free time (e.g. leisure centres, parks, shops)
Answers: Strongly agree, agree, neither agree nor disagree, disagree, and strongly disagree
Your Environment (continued)
Caregiving responsibilities
Source: Adapted for Havering from #BeeWell survey item from Headstart (24)
Question 47: How frequently do you care for a family member who has an illness, disability, mental health condition, or drug/alcohol dependency?
Answer: Often, sometimes, rarely, never
Source: New for Havering – Wave 2*. Developed by Questionnaire Advisory Group.
Question 48: How often do you worry about these big political issues?
2- Items from the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (Rosenberg, 1965).
3 – Items from the Perceived Stress Scale (4 item version) (Cohen, Kamarck & Mermelstein, 1983).
4 - Items from the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule: Child Version (Ebesutani et al, 2012)
5 - Item from the Child and Youth Resilience Measure. Further information available here.
6 - Items adapted from the Health Behaviours in School-Aged Children survey. Further information available here.
7 - Items from the school connection subscale of the Student Resilience Survey (Sun & Stewart, 2007). Further information available here
8 - Item from the Health Behaviours in School-Aged Children survey. Further information available here.
9 - Item adapted from Millennium Cohort Study survey and Health Behaviours in SchoolAged Children surveys in consultation with members of the Questionnaire Advisory Group, and young people in Pathfinder schools.
10 – Item is new Youth Wellbeing Census item developed in consultation with members of the Questionnaire Advisory Group.
11 - Items from the family connection subscale of the Student Resilience Survey (Sun & Stewart, 2007).
12 - Items adapted from the Determinants of Adolescent Social Wellbeing and Health Study survey and the Measuring Discrimination Resource (Williams, 2016). Further information available here (DASH) and here (MDR).
13 - Item from the Office for National Statistics’ loneliness item bank
14 - Item from the Child and Youth Resilience Measure. Further information available here.
15 - Original GM #BeeWell item developed in consultation with members of the Questionnaire Advisory Group.
16 - First item adapted from Millennium Cohort Study survey. Further information available here. Remaining items developed in consultation with Dr. Margarita Panayiotou (University of Manchester).
17 – Item adapted from the The Digital Wellness Lab’s Pulse Survey Adolescent Media Use: Attitudes, Effects, and Online Experiences 2022 and developed in consultation with members of QuAG.
18 – Item from the Good Childhood Index (The Children’s Society, 2010). Further information available here.
19 - Items adapted from the Health Behaviours in School-Aged Children survey. Further information available here.
20 – Item adapted from Young Persons' Behaviour and Attitudes Survey. Further information available here
21 - Wording paraphrased from MOPAC Evidence and Insight report on the findings from the Youth Voice Survey 2018 .
22 – Item adapted from Student survey on sexism on Feminista. Further information available here
23 - Items adapted from the Health Behaviours in School-Aged Children survey. Further information available here.
24 - Original GM #BeeWell item adapted from Headstart
• The University of Manchester
• The Gregson Family Foundation
• The Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families
• Greater Manchester Combined Authority
• UCL Partners
Thank you to the #BeeWell team for the creation and sharing of the #BeeWell survey, and allowing adaptation of this document. For further information about #BeeWell in Greater Manchester, visithttps://beewellprogramme.org.
The Havering Youth Wellbeing Census is being delivered by Havering Council .
For more information, please email youthwellbeing@havering.gov.uk .
