Clacks 1000 - Citizens' Panel

Clackmannanshire Alliance The Clacks 1000 was set up in early 2006 and has over 1000 members who have volunteered to take part in survey work for the partner agencies in Clackmannanshire.

The Clacks 1000 is part of a framework for community involvement set up by the Alliance.

Survey 1 - March 2006
Survey 2 - December 2006
Survey 3 - June 2007
Survey 4 - April 2008
Survey 5 - January 2009
Survey 6 - July 2009
Survey 7 - May 2010
Survey 8 - August 2011

The panel was recruited by sending a postal questionnaire to a random sample of residents drawn from the electoral register. Around two postal surveys per year will be carried out and panel members may also be involved in further survey work such as focus groups. Panel research will be managed on behalf of the Alliance by Hexagon Research & Consulting.

Survey 1 - March 2006

Attitudes to Clackmannanshire

The first survey sought views on the following themes:

Attitudes to Clackmannanshire
The Local Neighbourhood
Community Planning Priorities
Community Safety

Survey 2 - December 2006

Health and Well-being

The second survey sought views on the following themes:

Health and Well Being
Physical Activity
Healthy Eating
Smoking
Alcohol and Drugs
Household Financial Management
Your Local Community
Volunteering
New Developments affecting Clackmannanshire

Survey 3 - June 2007

Attitudes to Clackmannanshire 2007

The third survey sought views on the following themes:

Local Democracy
User Focus of Public Services
The Future of Public Services
Family Life in Clackmannanshire
Attitudes to Clackmannanshire
Community Safety

Survey 4 - April 2008

Environmental and economic development issues including:

Perceptions of local green space and global environmental issues;
Planned use of the new rail link;
Recycling and energy use;
Availability of local jobs and training opportunities.

Survey 5 - January 2009

The fifth survey of the Clacks 1000 panel titled Improving Clackmannanshire, is now complete.

The latest survey has looked a range of issues including:

Health and Wellbeing
Healthy Eating
Physical Activity
Smoking and the Smoking ban
Alcohol Misuse
Household Financial Management
Community Safety and
Attitudes towards Local Communities and Public Services

Many of these issues have been included in previous surveys, which gives us the opportunity of drawing comparisons and evidencing change in opinion and perception.