Older People's Strategy - Newcastle City Council

118 58.4% of people aged 50+ were very or fairly satisfied withthe local bus service, compared with 52.1% of people aged16-49. 35% of people aged 50+ were very or fairly satisfied withcommunity/neighbourhood centres, compared with 29.3%aged 16-49. 68.3% of people aged 50+ were very or fairly satisfied withparks and open spaces, compared with 75.5% of peopleaged 16-49. 51.6% of people aged 50+ definitely or tend to agree thatpeople from different backgrounds get on well together,compared with 54.5% of people aged 16-49. 79.5% of people aged 50+ are very or fairly satisfied withthe neighbourhood as a place to live, compared with 74.7%of people aged 16-49. 19.1% of people aged 50+ strongly or tend to agree thatthey can influence decisions affecting the local area,compared with 14.9% of people aged 16-49. 11.1 % of people aged 50+ are involved in formalvolunteering, compared with 8% of people aged 16-49.