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A region of rascals and
rogues
LYING to avoid getting in trouble,
travelling on the train without buying a ticket and stealing are just some of
the things the North West has admitted to, a study has revealed.
YouGov researchers polled over 2,000 people*
and when asked what bad deeds they have ever done, it found that almost
½ (47%) of adults in the North West have told a lie to
save their own bacon and almost 1 in 3 (30%) even confessed to hopping on a
train without having bought a ticket.
The lure of a £20 note on the floor in a public area with no one else around is
enough to tempt over 6 out of 10 (67%) respondents to keep it for themselves,
with only 1 in 10 (10%) taking it to the nearest Police Station, which is what
the law expects you to do, and 9% donating it to charity.
16% of respondents from the North West admit to stealing from a shop and one in
10 (10%) have got someone else in trouble as well as themselves.
Borrowing clothes before asking was high on the list with 7% of people fessing
up to it, and more than 1 in 10 (16%) having lied about their age to a new
partner or friend.
Despite these results, 75% of respondents said they consider themselves to be
trustworthy and 71% claimed to be honest, whilst over ½ stated they saw
themselves as kind (62%) and nice (54%).
Helen Douglas, spokesperson from 'The
York Dungeon', which commissioned the
research to celebrate the launch of its brand new show, Rascals and Rogues,
said:- "Even though many of those questioned felt they were trustworthy
and honest, in truth they admitted to stealing, travelling without buying a
ticket and lying to get out of trouble. Nearly a ? (32%) of respondents admit to
telling between 1 and 5 little white lies a day. A person telling 5 lies a day
would add up to a whopping 1,825**
lies a year! Rascals and Rogues is our new interactive ½ term show and we wanted
to see how trustworthy and honest the residents of the North West really are
when pitted against some of history's most notorious characters such as Samuel
Gregory and Dick Turpin. The survey has confirmed we can all be rascals at
times, but there are still some honest people out there."
* All figures, unless
otherwise stated, are from YouGov Plc. Total sample size was 2,013 GB adults, of
which, 215 were from the North West. Fieldwork was undertaken between 14 May and
15 May 2015. The survey was carried out online. The figures have been weighted
and are representative of all GB adults (aged 18+).
** Based on a person telling 5 little white lies each day (5 x 365 = 1825).
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Doctors issue warning on
teatime danger
TEATIME is dangerous for children in
the North West. That's when serious accidents peak, according to findings
release by the Child Accident Prevention Trust.
The charity reveals how the end of the day spells the start of danger for
children in the North West, with nearly half of all serious road accidents
occurring between 3pm and 7pm (Ref. 1).
And the danger doesn't stop there; children are also more than twice as likely
to suffer a serious burn between 3pm and 6pm as they are during the morning
(Ref 2).
The peak in child road deaths and injuries is linked to the after school rush.
In fact, the charity reports that there are more serious and fatal injuries to
school age pedestrians in the afternoon and early evening than at any other time
of day.
The peak in serious burns reflects how, for
many parents, teatime is when demands on their time also peak. Hot drinks are by
far the biggest danger, followed by burns from the iron, kettle, cooker and
bath. Babies and toddlers are most at risk, making up almost half of all child
burns victims.
Dr Rachel Jenner, Consultant Paediatrician Emergency Medicine, Royal Manchester
Children's Hospital, knows 1st hand about the impact of teatime accidents on
children and their families. Dr Jenner said:- "Scalds from cups of tea and
coffee are 1 of the commonest preventable injuries in crawling babies and
toddlers that we see in the Paediatric Emergency Department. Most parents take
safety in the home very seriously, for example fitting safety gates. But they do
not always realise the danger caused by hot drinks left on dining tables, coffee
tables or kitchen worktops. Children can often reach further than their parents
expect so make sure 'out of reach' really is a safe place."
The findings mark the launch of Child Safety Week, a national awareness campaign
run by the Child Accident Prevention Trust (CAPT). The Week equips families with
knowledge about serious accident risks to children and the simple steps they can
take to prevent them.
Commenting on the findings, Katrina Phillips, Chief Executive, Child Accident
Prevention Trust said:- "Children in the North West suffer more serious
burns and road accidents during the after school rush than at any other time of
day. Parents are up against it to get everyone home, tea on the table, clothes
ironed and tired children into the bath. It's hardly surprising safety
precautions get missed. But these can be devastating injuries. A hot drink can
scar a baby for life. A child can suffer brain damage if hit by a car. Simple
changes to teatime routines can protect children from serious harm; whether
that's putting your mug of tea out of reach or practising road safety on the
walk home from school. Visit our
website for practical advice on making teatime
safer for children."
Facts and Figures
► Burns to children most likely to happen at home
between the hours of 3pm to 6pm.
► Almost half of all child burns involve spillages
from hot drinks and kettles. Over 20% are caused by contact burns eg. from irons
and cookers.
► 0 to 2's are most affected by burns; almost ½ of all
injuries occur within this age range.
► Nearly ½ (47.5%) of Police reported child pedestrian
fatal or serious road injuries in the North West occur between 3pm and 7pm.
Injuries reach their peak from 3pm to 4pm.
► In the 5 years from 2008 to 2012, 3,500 children
were killed or seriously injured on the roads between 3pm and 7pm, that's 13
children every week.
Ref 1] Data analysis for
unintentional injuries on the roads among children and young people under 25
years, Public Health England, 2014 are available
online.
[Ref 2] According to a report covering acute injuries seen in burn services in
England and Wales from 2003 to 2015 among children aged 0 to 19 prepared by the
International Burn Injury Database for the Child Accident Prevention Trust.
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