Our Valley Our Future: Regional Housing Survey

Description/Purpose:

This data was collected get a better idea of how the housing crisis is impacting residents and businesses and to gather perceptions about potential solutions.

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Data Year:

2022

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?

• Humane Housing

• Meaningful Work and Wealth

• Belonging and Civic Muscle

• Basic Needs for Health and Safety

• Urgent Services

Is aggregate or summary data available publicly?

No

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 did a similar survey, with many of the same questions, in 2017.

Study Type

Many of the questions in the survey are repeated from the 2017 survey type and asked in the same region.

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?

More than 1,700 people completed the survey, however, when the data was broken down to the city level, some of those locations did not have enough respondents to reach valid conclusions.