QUALITY OF LIFE QUESTIONNAIRE: 2008

 Fall 2008

 

 

Hello.  My name is ____________________.  I am a student at Illinois State University.  (Make certain you are speaking to a head of household or spouse.)  Our Field Geography class is conducting a research study on the quality of life in McLean County subdivisions.  Would you mind providing about 15 minutes to answer some questions?  (If no, thank and leave.  If yes, offer a contact sheet).  I will keep your answers confidential, we will report results in a grouped fashion, your participation is voluntary, and neither refusal to participate nor early withdrawal involves penalty or loss of benefits.  Please feel free to comment at any time.  I hope you will find this interview interesting and beneficial. 

 

 1.  Background

 

            A.  How long have you lived at this residence?

 

 

 

            B.  Why did you choose to live in this subdivision?

 

 

                 

C.  Do you own or rent your home?                           Own                Rent

           

 

 

D.  How long do you plan to live in this subdivision?

 

 

 

E.  Where did you live before you moved to this subdivision?

 

 

 

F.  Why did you move away from your last residence?

          

 

 

            G.  How many people live in your household?  ________

 

 

 

            H.  What are the ages of those living in your household?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 2.  Services:  Out of the following services, which do you have?  How satisfied are you with the

                      services you have?

 

 

N/A

Satisfied yes or no

Comments

      Natural

      gas/propane

 

 

 

      Water

      (well/city)

 

 

 

      Electric

      power

 

 

 

      Cable

      TV/satellite

 

 

 

      High-speed

      Internet

 

 

 

      Telephone

      (land line)       

 

 

 

      Cell

      phone

 

 

Service provider?     

      Sewer

      (septic/city)

 

 

 

      Garbage

      collection

 

 

 

      Yard waste

      collection

 

 

 

      Recycling

      (curb/drop)

 

 

 

      Street

      resurfacing     

 

 

 

      Street

      lighting

 

 

 

      Convenient 

      school bus   

 

 

 

 

 3.  Safety  (If you are curious, ask them to explain.)

 

            A.  Do you consider your subdivision a safe place to live?                            Yes      No

 

B.  Are you satisfied with police services for your subdivision?                    Yes      No     

 

            C.  Are you satisfied with fire protection services for your subdivision?      Yes      No  

 

            D.  Are you satisfied with 911 coverage for your subdivision?                     Yes      No

 

            E.  Are you satisfied with siren coverage of your subdivision?                     Yes      No      

 

F.  Do you have a neighborhood watch program?                                          Yes      No

           

            G.  Were there any incidents regarding safety within your

                  subdivision in the last year?  If yes, how many?                                      Yes      No

 

 

 4.  Transportation

 

            A.  Does anyone living here drive a vehicle?

 

                                    Yes                              No

 

            B.  On average, in minutes, by vehicle, how long does it take you to get to these places?

    

                                                                                                                        Comments

 

                 Hospital                              ________

 

 

                 Grocery Store                     ________

 

 

                 Library                               ________

 

 

                 Work                                  ________

 

 

                 School                                ________

                 (Skip if no K-12 children)

 

                 Drug Store                         ________

 

 

                 Gas Station                                    ________

 

 

C.  How many vehicles do you ordinarily keep at this residence?

 

 

            D.  How accessible is public bus transportation to you here?  (If 5, skip to 5A)

 

                        Low     1          2          3          4          5          High

 

            E.  If the bus were more accessible, would you use it?                      Yes                  No

 

 

 5.  Pre-K  (skip to 6A if no Pre-K children in 1H)

 

            A.  Do any of your children living here attend a Pre-K program?     Yes                  No

                  If no, skip to 6A.

 

            B.  What type of facility/program do they attend?

 

 

 6.  K-12 Education  (skip 6A, 6B, and 6C if no school age children in 1H).

 

            A.  Do any of the children here attend K-12 school?             Yes                  No

                  (If no, skip to 6D)

 

            B.  What school or schools do children attend?

 

 

            C.  How do the children living here get to school?

 

 

            D.  What are your opinions regarding the local schools?

 

 

 7.  Higher Education

 

            A.  Has anyone currently living here attended school beyond Grade 12?     Yes      No

 

            B.  What degrees and certificates have those living here earned?

 

 

 

 

            C.  From what institutions have they earned them?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 8.  Home Improvements

 

            A.  Have you made any outdoor upgrades to your home (pool, deck, landscaping, etc.)?

 

                        Yes                  No

 

            B.  Have you remodeled or built an addition to your home since you have lived here?

 

                        Yes                  No

 

            C.  Have you made any environmentally friendly upgrades to your property?

                       

                        Yes                  No

 

 

 9.  Neighborhood Activities

 

            A.  Is there any common recreational property in this subdivision?

 

                        Yes                  No                   Do not know

 

B.  Are there organized neighborhood activities in your subdivision?

 

      (e.g., barbecue, block party)          (If no, or do not know, skip to 8E)

 

                        Yes                  No                   Do not know

 

C.  Do you attend any of these activities?          Yes          No          (If yes, skip to 9E)

 

 

D.  If not, why do you choose not to attend?

 

 

 

E.  Do you regularly interact with your neighbors?    Yes      No       (If no, skip to 9G)

 

 

F.  If yes, do you consider this interaction positive?              Yes                  No 

 

 

G.  Do you have a homeowner’s association?  (If no, skip to 10A)         

 

                                    Yes                  No                   Do not know

 

H.  If yes, how do you rate the effectiveness of the homeowners’ association?

 

      Low           1          2          3          4          5          High

 

 

10.  General Issues

 

A.  Are you satisfied with public park facilities in your community?

 

                                                                                                Yes                  No

 

B.  Is traffic a problem in this area?                            Yes                  No

 

 

C.  Is parking a problem?                                            Yes                  No

 

 

D.  Is noise a problem for you?                                   Yes                  No

 

 

E.  Is outside air pollution a problem here?                Yes                  No

 

 

11.  Do you feel the same about the subdivision now as when you first moved in?  Yes      No

 

       Comments:

 

 

 

12.  If you could change anything about this subdivision, what would it be?

 

 

 

 

 

 

13.  Overall, how do you rate living in this subdivision?

 

Low     1          2          3          4          5          High

 

 

14.  Do you have any other comments about the quality of life in your subdivision?

 

 

 

 

 

 

           

 

 

                                                                        Thank you for participating.  Have a nice day.


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Created October 2008.  Last revision occurred 16 October 2009.