In November, 2006, approximately 14,000 surveys were distributed to low income individuals and families in our five-county region: Antrim, Benzie, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, and Leelanau. The surveys were sent, with provisions for anonymity, to mailing lists provided by several area human services agencies, and were also distributed at homeless shelters, community meal sites, and local charities.
Perhaps our most important overall finding from the more than 1,600 returned surveys is this: There is no "typical" person or family in poverty. A wide variety of situations, circumstances and challenges were reflected in people's survey responses.
We invite you to review the following survey results, summaries and reports. And we very much welcome the opportunity to share these survey findings and our ongoing community outreach work with all those individuals, groups and organizations interested in helping to reduce poverty by 25% by 2010 in Northwest Michigan.
Included here from the Poverty Insight Project are our:
(1) Survey Data Results - All questions asked (reported in Zoomerang)
(2) Survey One Page Summaries by Topic: general findings, survey methods, employment & wages, health, education & training, housing, children, social attitudes, transportation & mobility, and older residents.
(3) Survey Background Notes - PowerPoint presentation
(4) Survey Original Cover Letters and Questionnaire
(5) Survey Results by County: Antirm, Benzie, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska or Leelanau
Survey Data Results - All Questions (Zoomerang)
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