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From page 47... ... 47 A P P E N D I X A Quality of Life Assessment Survey Tool The Quality of Life Assessment Survey includes questions that address all qualitative indicators in each of the six categories, as well as questions that ask the responder to rate the importance of all quantitative and qualitative indicators to their quality of life or the QOL of their community. This survey can be administered as written or adjusted to reflect a streamlined assessment or to include supplemental indicators. Read the entire page →
From page 48... ... 48 Measuring Quality of Life in Communities Surrounding Airports Quality of Life Assessment Survey Tool This survey is intended to capture your input concerning a variety of quality of life indicators. The indicators are organized into six high-level categories: 1) Read the entire page →
From page 49... ... Quality of Life Assessment Survey Tool 49 How important is this indicator to your overall quality of life? Not very important A little important Moderately important Very important EN3: Frequency of visiting parks and natural spaces How satisfied are you with the frequency with which you visited parks or undeveloped, natural spaces in the past year? Read the entire page →
From page 50... ... 50 Measuring Quality of Life in Communities Surrounding Airports How satisfied are you with your current housing situation? Dissatisfied Somewhat dissatisfied Somewhat satisfied Satisfied How important is this indicator to your overall quality of life? Read the entire page →
From page 51... ... Quality of Life Assessment Survey Tool 51 Not very important A little important Moderately important Very important EN10: Intensity of aircraft noise annoyance Thinking about the last 12 months or so, when you are at home, how much does noise from aircraft bother, disturb, or annoy you? Extremely Very Moderately Slightly Not at all How important is this indicator to your overall quality of life? Read the entire page →
From page 52... ... 52 Measuring Quality of Life in Communities Surrounding Airports EN12: Outdoor air quality (Quantitative) This indicator measures the median air quality index (AQI) Read the entire page →
From page 53... ... Quality of Life Assessment Survey Tool 53 How important is this indicator to your overall quality of life? Not very important A little important Moderately important Very important H3: Mental health status How would you rate your mental health on a scale from 1 - 4? Read the entire page →
From page 54... ... 54 Measuring Quality of Life in Communities Surrounding Airports H6: Diet How often do you eat fast food? Rarely or never A few times per year A few times per month 3 or more times per week How important is this indicator to your overall quality of life? Read the entire page →
From page 55... ... Quality of Life Assessment Survey Tool 55 How important is this indicator to your overall quality of life? Not very important A little important Moderately important Very important H10: Hope and optimism How optimistic or pessimistic do you consider yourself? Read the entire page →
From page 56... ... 56 Measuring Quality of Life in Communities Surrounding Airports H13: Access to health care How accessible are health care facilities and services to you (consider the following: location of health care providers, access to health care specialists, affordability of services, acceptance of health insurance, etc.) Read the entire page →
From page 57... ... Quality of Life Assessment Survey Tool 57 How important is this indicator to your overall quality of life? Not very important A little important Moderately important Very important H17: Sleep disturbances How frequently has your sleep been disturbed by noises or activities outside your home over the past month? Read the entire page →
From page 58... ... 58 Measuring Quality of Life in Communities Surrounding Airports How important is this indicator to quality of life in your community? Not very important A little important Moderately important Very important H21: Obesity prevalence (Quantitative) Read the entire page →
From page 59... ... Quality of Life Assessment Survey Tool 59 It meets only our basic needs and does not allow for savings or non-essential spending It meets our basic needs and allows for some savings and non-essential spending It meets our basic needs and allows for a great deal of savings and non-essential spending How important is this indicator to your overall quality of life? Not very important A little important Moderately important Very important E3: Ability to afford unexpected expenses If you had an unexpected emergency expense of $400, how much of a burden would it be? Read the entire page →
From page 60... ... 60 Measuring Quality of Life in Communities Surrounding Airports E6: Housing affordability How affordable do you believe the housing is in your community? Not at all affordable Somewhat affordable Affordable Very affordable How important is this indicator to your overall quality of life? Read the entire page →
From page 61... ... Quality of Life Assessment Survey Tool 61 How important is this indicator to your overall quality of life? Not very important A little important Moderately important Very important E10: Job security If you are currently employed, how secure are you in your current work situation in terms of being fired or laid-off? Read the entire page →
From page 62... ... 62 Measuring Quality of Life in Communities Surrounding Airports E13: Opportunities for advancement How satisfied are you with opportunities for growth and advancement at your current workplace? Dissatisfied Somewhat dissatisfied Somewhat satisfied Satisfied How important is this indicator to your overall quality of life? Read the entire page →
From page 63... ... Quality of Life Assessment Survey Tool 63 How important is this indicator to quality of life in your community? Not very important A little important Moderately important Very important E18: Unemployment rate (Quantitative) Read the entire page →
From page 64... ... 64 Measuring Quality of Life in Communities Surrounding Airports How important is this indicator to quality of life in your community? Not very important A little important Moderately important Very important E23: Percentage of high school graduates (Quantitative) Read the entire page →
From page 65... ... Quality of Life Assessment Survey Tool 65 How satisfied are you with your local public transportation options (e.g., local buses, commuter buses, subway, commuter trains, ferry, bike share) Read the entire page →
From page 66... ... 66 Measuring Quality of Life in Communities Surrounding Airports How important is this indicator to your overall quality of life? Not very important A little important Moderately important Very important T7: Access to transportation by vulnerable populations Compared to everyone else in your community, how much access to transportation (including public transportation, paratransit services, and more) Read the entire page →
From page 67... ... Quality of Life Assessment Survey Tool 67 How important is this indicator to quality of life in your community? Not very important A little important Moderately important Very important T11: Public transportation for commuting (Quantitative) Read the entire page →
From page 68... ... 68 Measuring Quality of Life in Communities Surrounding Airports Somewhat happy Very happy How important is this indicator to your overall quality of life? Not very important A little important Moderately important Very important S3: Connection with neighbors How often do you have positive interactions with your neighbors, local shopkeepers, etc.? Read the entire page →
From page 69... ... Quality of Life Assessment Survey Tool 69 Not very important A little important Moderately important Very important S6: Volunteerism Within the last year, how often did you volunteer for an organization (e.g., non-profit, church, school, political party, civic organization, club) Read the entire page →
From page 70... ... 70 Measuring Quality of Life in Communities Surrounding Airports Somewhat To a great extent How important is this indicator to your overall quality of life? Not very important A little important Moderately important Very important S10: Resolution of conflicts with others How easily are you able to resolve conflicts with others? Read the entire page →
From page 71... ... Quality of Life Assessment Survey Tool 71 How important is this indicator to your overall quality of life? Not very important A little important Moderately important Very important G2: Access to local services To what extent do you personally have timely access to the local services most important to you (senior centers, youth centers, recreation, police and fire, delivery services, etc.) Read the entire page →
From page 72... ... 72 Measuring Quality of Life in Communities Surrounding Airports G5: Community safety How safe do you feel in your community? Very unsafe Somewhat unsafe Somewhat safe Very safe How important is this indicator to your overall quality of life? Read the entire page →
From page 73... ... Quality of Life Assessment Survey Tool 73 How important is this indicator to quality of life in your community? Not very important A little important Moderately important Very important G9: Community resilience How confident are you that your community is prepared for and can effectively recover from future disasters, both climate related and other (hurricanes, earthquakes, floods, extreme storms, terrorist attacks, fires, etc.) Read the entire page →
From page 74... ... 74 Measuring Quality of Life in Communities Surrounding Airports How important is this indicator to your overall quality of life? Not very important A little important Moderately important Very important G12: Local commitment to long-term planning To what extent is your community engaged in long-term planning? Read the entire page →
From page 75... ... Quality of Life Assessment Survey Tool 75 G15: Emergency medical service response time (Quantitative) This indicator measures the most recent year's average response times (in minutes) Read the entire page →
From page 76... ... 76 Measuring Quality of Life in Communities Surrounding Airports How often do you experience special moments (notable happiness from something such as a child, partner, helping someone, accomplishing something new or difficult) that boost your happiness and may sustain you through more challenging parts of your life? Read the entire page →
From page 77... ... Quality of Life Assessment Survey Tool 77 How important is this indicator to your overall quality of life? Not very important A little important Moderately important Very important G_: Storm water runoff infrastructure capacity Do you feel as though the storm water runoff infrastructure capacity is sufficient in your community (consider frequency of localized flooding, accessibility of roads during a storm event, storm drain capacity, etc.) Read the entire page →
From page 78... ... 78 Measuring Quality of Life in Communities Surrounding Airports G_: Trust in legal system How would you rate your trust of the legal system? Very low Moderately low Moderately high Very high How important is this indicator to your overall quality of life? Read the entire page →
From page 79... ... Quality of Life Assessment Survey Tool 79 6. What is your age? Read the entire page →

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... 47 A P P E N D I X A Quality of Life Assessment Survey Tool The Quality of Life Assessment Survey includes questions that address all qualitative indicators in each of the six categories, as well as questions that ask the responder to rate the importance of all quantitative and qualitative indicators to their quality of life or the QOL of their community. This survey can be administered as written or adjusted to reflect a streamlined assessment or to include supplemental indicators.