Yarra Glen Values and Vision Project

Yarra Glen Community Survey

Researched and designed by the Yarra Glen Interim Township Group

About the Survey

General

This survey was conducted by the Yarra Glen Interim Township Group with assistance from www.yarraglen.com and many members of the Yarra Glen & District Community

Distribution Method & Returns

The survey was distributed in hard copy and was available on-line. Hard copy distribution was through Australia Post, however only residents receiving mail on the day of distribution had the survey delivered. Other copies were available from pick up points in the Yarra Glen Township. A total of 478 responses were received, 324 in hard copy and 154 over the Internet.

Duplicates or multiple entries

As this survey was anonymous, the possibility existed that some community members could complete the survey more than once. There were also some "web photocopies" received, many of which were highly similar in nature. The software used to analyse the survey results was able to analyse and identify repeat entries and as a result, 17 surveys were not included in the results. This reduced the number of responses analysed to 461.

Population and representation

As at June 2002, Yarra Glen and surrounds had a population of 1371 and it is estimated that the postal district 3775 has a total population of about 2000. The survey target was 322 responses, which would give accurate data with a level of confidence exceeding 95%. This target was well exceeded and would represent a population exceeding 200,000 . We can therefore accept the outcomes of this survey with a very high level of confidence. Not all respondents answered every question, with individual question responses ranging from 436 to 461

Verbatim Responses

Ten of the 29 questions had ‘Other: please specify' as a response option. The responses listed as 'other' were visually scanned and tabulated according to the main message in the comments. Similarly, six questions had totally open responses. These were also analysed manually and tabulated into one or more categories.

Means and Averages

Question 22 asked respondents to state their agreement with a statement regarding the supermarket proposal. The question used a 5 point scale from 1 (Strongly Disagree) through 5 (Strongly agree). For this question several means have been calculated across several demographic groups. The mean is simply the average of all responses. An average of 3 indicates a balanced view, less than 3 indicates preference against and more than 3 indicates preference in favour.

Response Summaries

The summary responses may be obtained and reviewed in three ways

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