The percentage of the population with no formal education rises to its highest figure in the Northwest suburbs of
Churchfield/Gurranebraher (28%), Farranree/Farranferris (26.1%),
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Knocknaheeny (22.3%)
Fair Hill (21.6%).
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These areas also had the lowest levels of third level education.
Education attainment of people from the Travelling community
The level of education amongst Travellers is considerably lower than that of the general population. Only 13.3% of Traveller women were education to upper secondary compared with 69.1% of the general population. Nearly 6 in 10 Traveller men only completed primary education in sharp contrast to the general population at 13.6%. There was almost a doubling of Travellers completing third level from 89 in 2011 to 167 in 2016. This however represents less than 1% of the traveller population progressing to third level compared to 28% of the general population.
Health Key National Trends from the Healthy Ireland 2021 Report
- Less people are reporting binge drinking since 2018 - Women over three times more likely to binge drink than men - Covid-19 has impacted our health with 42% of drinkers reporting drinking less, more people reporting gaining weight, a large majority of people feeling less socially connected and more people reporting their mental health had worsened due to the pandemic - The average Energy and Vitality Index (EVI) score for the population as a whole is 62.4. This is a decline from 2016, when the average EVI score was 67.8 (Higher scores indicate greater positive mental health). - The average Mental Health Index-5 MHI-5 score is 76.0. This is a decline from an average score of 81.2 in the 2016 survey wave, indicating rising levels of psychological distress among the population as a whole. - Those whose self- reported health is ‘bad’ (55.9) and those who are unemployed (71.8) are also more likely to have elevated levels of psychological distress, compared to those whose health is ‘good’ and those who are employed (both 78.0).
Cork City’s Heal th profile
The Department of Health via the Healthy Ireland programme has produced a dataset for each local authority by using a range of different data sources and reports. Cork City performs well with respect to some health indicators but poorly with others and can be summarised with the below statistics.
Positive Health Statistics
• GPs per 100,000 population is significantly higher than the national average • Levels of radon and particulate matter (air pollutants) are lower than the national average • MMR vaccine uptake is higher than the national average • Commuting with a child/children in car is lower than the national average • Obesity is lower than the national average
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