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Vancouver Foundations

2016

2016 by Vancouver Foundation. Vancouver

Foundations 2016 Vital Signs made available under
a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Vital Signs
Survey Methodology

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Respondents were provided their choice of

language to complete the survey (English,
Chinese, or Punjabi). The final sample was
weighted to match Statistics Canada census
data on the basis of gender, age, and region
of residence.

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The 2016 Vital Signs Survey was conducted

on-line by over 7,000 BC residents. A link to
the survey was distributed by BCs Community
Foundations, including the Vancouver Foundation,
and was also sent to Mustel Groups panelists, and
to one of their panel partners (Asking Canadians)
panelists. Approximately 70% of interviews were
collected by Mustel Group and 30% by Community
Foundations, including Vancouver Foundation.

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To enable Community Foundations to review

the findings for the communities they serve,
major centres where the foundations are located
were listed in the survey for residents to select
from. Those residing in smaller surrounding
communities were asked to select the centre they
live closest to.
The survey was open from June 14th to July 5th,
2016.

HOW TO READ THIS DATA:

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 ounding and prefer not to say
responses may result in numbers not
adding up to 100%
 Some responses included select
all that apply or select up to three
options
Percentages in orange are at least
9% higher than the provincial average
Percentages in blue are at least 9%
lower than the provincial average

2016

What do you like most about living in your

community?
Top Community Assets in Richmond
Community Asset

Richmond

Across BC

1. Friends and family close by

36%

27%

2. Restaurants and shops

28%

10%

3. Quality of life

24%

30%

Top Issues in Richmond

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What are the three most important issues or

concerns for you in your community?
Richmond

Across BC

52%

41%

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Issue

1. Housing

2. Safety

35%

33%

32%

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3. Transportation

38%

Top Issues in Richmond

Richmond

Across BC

1. Housing

30%

19%

2. Safety

18%

18%

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...and of these, which is the most important issue?

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Which of the following do you believe is the most

important priority for improving housing options?
Top Priorities for Improving Housing Options in Richmond
Priorities

Richmond

Across BC

Affordability of homeownership

69%

56%

Affordability of rental housing

38%

46%

New ways to finance homes

30%

19%

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Thinking about the last 12 months, indicate if you

have done any of the following in your community.
Activity

Across BC

71%

72%

60%

67%

36%

50%

Unpaid help to non-family member

32%

47%

Signed a petition

32%

43%

26%

32%

Attended Cultural/Ethnic event

27%

31%

Attended faith based service/activity

23%

22%

Community project (clean-up/garden etc)

14%

18%

Havent done any in the past year

6%

6%

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Visited local library or community centre

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Community Participation in Richmond

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Donated to a cause

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Volunteered

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Attended community/neighbourhood
meeting

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How would you describe your sense of belonging to

the local neighbourhood?
Richmond

Across BC

Strong

51%

66%

Weak

47%

32%

How would you describe your sense of belonging to

groups/activities?
Across BC

46%

Weak

53%

65%
32%

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Strong

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If you wanted to contribute/be more involved in

community, would you know what opportunities
exist?
Across BC

68%

71%

32%

29%

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Richmond

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If you wanted to be more involved in your

community, what would you likely do?
Preferences for Community Involvement in
Richmond
Richmond

Across BC

Volunteer

58%

65%

Neighbourhood/community project

51%

53%

Attend neighbourhood/community
meeting

34%

38%

Join club/sports group

33%

Donate to a cause

25%

More involved in electoral process

24%

23%

11%

11%

6%

8%

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Activity

Attend a faith-based activity

30%

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Dont want to be more involved

38%

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How many people do you have in your network you

could confide in?
Across BC

4.9

5.9

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Number of people

Richmond

Do you feel safe walking alone in your

neighbourhood after dark?
Richmond

Across BC

Yes

82%

78%

No

17%

19%

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If you dont feel safe, what is your main concern?

Richmond

Across BC

Robbery

35%

11%

Violent Attack

22%

19%

56%

Not Likely

44%

Across BC
70%
30%

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Likely

Richmond

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If you lost a wallet with $100, how likely do you think

it would be returned, with the money, by one of your
neighbours?

Richmond

Across BC

6.8

7.1

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In general, to what extent do you feel content? (10

most content, 1 least content)

In general, how often do you feel positive? (10 most

positive, 1 least positive)

Average

Richmond

Across BC

7.4

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In general, to what extent do you feel you lead a

purposeful and meaningful life? (10 most meaningful,
1 least meaningful)
Richmond

Across BC

7.1

7.4

Average

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Richmond

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When someone new moves onto my street, they are

welcomed into the neighbourhood
Across BC

38%

45%

Neither agree or disagree

38%

34%

Agree

23%

20%

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Disagree

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How many years have you lived in your current

community?
Across BC

12%

15%

15%

14%

16%

16%

11-15

13%

13%

16-20

15%

11%

21-30

13%

17%

More than 30

17%

15%

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3-5
6-10

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2 years or less

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Average # of years lived in community

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If you moved within the past 5 years, what was the

reason?
Across BC

Housing

16%

10%

Employment

13%

19%

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Richmond

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