Kings County GPI Community Profile, Glace Bay GPI Community Profile, A Tale of Two Communities: Observations on Some Results from the Glace Bay and Kings County GPI Surveys
Authors: Mike Pennock, Martha Pennock, Linda Panozzo, and Ronald Colman
These Community GPI Profiles summarize key results from unique community-level surveys conducted by GPI Atlantic in Kings County and Glace Bay - two Nova Scotia communities that have very different socio-economic profiles. GPI Atlantic surveyed more than 3,600 residents, randomly selected, on key aspects of wellbeing, including health, jobs, livelihood, safety, social supports, volunteer work, and environmental attitudes and behaviours that are rarely addressed in conventional surveys. The surveys also provide first time results on the core values that Nova Scotians hold, with respondents asked to rank ten values in terms of their importance as guiding life principles, and to rate their own life satisfaction, happiness, health, and stress levels. The surveys were constructed after extensive community consultations, and took at least two hours to complete. Response rates were more than 70% in Kings County and a remarkable 82% in Glace Bay.
In addition to the Kings County and Glace Bay GPI Community Profiles, a third volume titled A Tale of Two Communities, compares some key results from both communities. Four PowerPoint presentations are also offered here as summaries of key results - one each for Kings County and Glace Bay, and two providing longer and shorter comparisons of key results. The full Kings County GPI survey results and database are housed at Acadia University and can be accessed by filling out the data access forms available on the GPI Kings website. The full Glace Bay GPI survey results are housed at Cape Breton University and can be accessed by filling out the data access forms available on the GPI Glace Bay website. The surveys themselves are available here.
Developing A Community Genuine Progress Index: Materials for Community Development Planners
Volume 2 - Progress Report to the Canadian Population Health Initiative Research Programs, April 2003 to September 2003
Descriptions of results to date, as reported to communities, including PowerPoint presentations, report summaries, a summary of the new web site, descriptions of workshops, and a description of the development of new infrastructure to sustain the project.
Developing A Community Genuine Progress Index: Materials for Community Development Planners
Volume 1 - Kings County and Glace Bay Pilot Projects, February 1999 to August 2000
Survey tools, methodologies, data collection, and strategies for devising indicators of wellbeing and sustainable development at the community level.
