London put to the test
13 April 2012
London's ethnic minorities are happier and more optimistic than the white majority about life in the capital. Thisstartling fact is just one finding from what is arguably themost wide-ranging survey of Londoners' views ever conducted. The results of the survey, commissioned by Mayor Ken Livingstone and the Greater London Authority, and conducted by MORI, are shown below.
| WHAT WE REALLY THINK ABOUT LONDON | ||||
| Q. How satisfied are you with this neighbourhood as a place to live? | ||||
| Q. How satisfied are you with London as a place to live? | ||||
| neighbourhood % | London % | |||
| Very satisfied | 34 | 22 | ||
| Fairly satisfied | 49 | 53 | ||
| Total satisfied | 83 | 75 | ||
| Fairly dissatisfied | 6 | 8 | ||
| Very dissatisfied | 4 | 3 | ||
| Total dissatisfied | 10 | 11 | ||
| Neither/Don't know | 7 | 14 | ||
| Q. Is London getting better or worse as a city to live in? | ||||||||
| Ethnic Group | Better % | Worse % | Not Changing % | Don't know % | ||||
| White | 20 | 50 | 22 | 8 | ||||
| Black | 23 | 46 | 20 | 10 | ||||
| Asian | 28 | 37 | 26 | 9 | ||||
| All | 21 | 48 | 22 | 9 | ||||
| Figures subject to +/-1% rounding | ||||||||