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Vital Signs is about this place which we call home and the people who live here with us. What makes our region unique is not only our landscape and weather, but the amazing individuals of various backgrounds, cultures, histories, perspectives and worldviews. |
The results were very interesting: 42 of us wouldn’t have English as our mother tongue; 50 of us would be married; 16 of us would be 15 years old and younger. By turning our metropolitan area into a village, our demographics become much more relatable. We were inspired to take this approach by the beautiful picture book If the World Were a Village by David J. Smith, who reduced the world’s population into a small village of 100.
After looking at metro Vancouver from a larger lens, it was important to zoom into people’s individual experiences in Metro Vancouver’s sub-regions. This year’s Vital Signs public opinion survey was conducted with a representative sample of metro Vancouver residents, which allows us to break down the responses into the following sub-regions:
Residents offered opinions on questions such as: “In what ways, if any, has the quality of life improved noticeably over the past two years?” and “Are you basically optimistic or pessimistic that your city will be a good place for your children, or the next generation to settle down and make their home?”
On the Vital Signs website, you can easily find results for the area you live in. Just click on the ‘Regional Comparison’ in the Public Opinion Poll
First select the question from the drop down menu. Here, we chose “Are you basically optimistic or pessimistic that your city will be a good place for your children, or the next generation to settle down and make their home?”
Next, select the specific sub-region that you would like to see results. Here, we chose "Tri-Cities and Area"
You can see that 13% of Tri-Cities and Area residents are very optimistic, while the majority is somewhat optimistic.
For more results specific to your region, please check out our website. Get a new perspective on the people of our metro Vancouver and see the opinions of people in your community.
*Written by Onjana Yawnghwe, Assistant, Vital Signs Team
