Our Valley Our Future: Community Outreach Survey

Description/Purpose:

The survey asked respondents what they value most about living in the region, what they consider the region's greatest strengths and weaknesses, what they consider the region's biggest challenges, and what one vision idea they had that would improve people's quality of life. Other questions dealt with the pandemic's impact and recovery, and equity and inclusion. Demographic questions were asked as well.

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Data Year:

2021

What organization/s collected the data?

Our Valley Our Future (OVOF)

Does this organization also hold the data currently?

Yes

Which Vital Condition or Urgent Service does the data fall within?

• Belonging and Civic Muscle

• Lifelong Learning

• Meaningful Work and Wealth

• Humane Housing

• Basic Needs for Health and Safety

• Thriving Natural World

• Reliable Transportation

• Urgent Services

Is aggregate or summary data available publicly?

Yes

What was the collection method(s) (paper/online/ telephone survey, interview, focus group, observation, record review,…)?

Online Survey

Were any tools / technology used to collect the data?

Survey Monkey

Were incentives used to collect the data?

No

How often is this data collected?

OVOF does this particular survey every five years.

Study Type

Many of the questions in the survey are repeated every five years.

How many unique individuals are included in this dataset?

1000+

Geographic Area(s) covered by the dataset?

Chelan & Douglas counties

What demographics were collected?

Race/Ethnicity

What races and/or ethnicities were included in the study?

The same ones that the Census Bureau used in 2020.

What are some limitations of the study's data?

Most of the questions asked were open-ended, which slowed the analysis work.