ACTIVE TOGETHER MASTER PLAN Parks, Recreation & Libraries APPENDIX E: HOUSEHOLD SURVEY RESULTS See following pages. City of Vaughan / Vaughan Public Libraries E‐1 June 2013 City of Vaughan - Active Together Master Plan Review and Update Random Sample Household Survey Results QA - Would you have a few minutes to complete a survey? #% Yes 407 100% QB - Are you age 16 years of age or older? #% Yes 407 100% QC - Do you live in the City of Vaughan? #% Yes 407 100% QD - What are the first three digits of your postal code? #% Canada Post L4H (Woodbridge) 66 16% 19% L4J (Thornhill) 108 27% 29% L4K (Concord) 33 8% 5% L4L (Woodbridge) 81 20% 20% L6A (Maple) 102 25% 25% L0J (Kleinburg) 10 2% 2% Other (specify) 5 1% -- Don't know 2 0% -- TOTAL 407 100% 100% Q1 - In the past twelve months, have you or anyone in your household participated in any of the following activities ... Other Activities (if volunteered) Yes No Don't know TOTAL #%#%#%#% Activity # Walking for Leisure 357 88% 50 12% 0 0% 407 100% Dance 16 Swimming 246 60% 160 39% 1 0% 407 100% Gymnastics 12 Running or Jogging 245 60% 162 40% 0 0% 407 100% Golf 9 Aerobics, Fitness or Weight-training 215 53% 192 47% 0 0% 407 100% Yoga 7 Cycling 214 53% 193 47% 0 0% 407 100% Skiing 6 Outdoor Soccer 139 34% 266 65% 2 0% 407 100% Squash 5 Hockey, Figure Skating or Ice Sports 128 31% 279 69% 0 0% 407 100% Dog Walking 4 Outdoor Ice Skating 124 30% 282 69% 1 0% 407 100% Parks 4 Gymnasium Sports 118 29% 288 71% 1 0% 407 100% Zumba 3 Tennis 101 25% 306 75% 0 0% 407 100% Walking-general 3 Outdoor Basketball 99 24% 307 75% 1 0% 407 100% Badminton 2 Indoor Soccer 78 19% 327 80% 2 0% 407 100% Football 2 In-line Skating / Rollerblading 61 15% 343 84% 3 1% 407 100% Hiking 2 Softball or Baseball 59 14% 348 86% 0 0% 407 100% Indoor sports 2 Martial Arts 51 13% 356 87% 0 0% 407 100% Racquet ball 2 Skateboarding 41 10% 366 90% 0 0% 407 100% Fishing 2 Bocce (Indoor and/or Outdoor 41 10% 355 87% 11 3% 407 100% Trampoline 2 Seniors' organized activities 30 7% 375 92% 2 0% 407 100% Other 7 Outdoor Cricket 6 1% 401 99% 0 0% 407 100% Q2A - Are you and members of your household able to participate in recreation activities as often as you would like? #% Yes 264 65% No 139 34% Don't Know 4 1% TOTAL 407 100% Q2B - Why not (up to 2 mentions)? #% Lack of personal time / Too busy 115 83% Lack of desired facilities or programs 13 9% Health problems / Disability / Age 10 7% Program not offered at convenient time 8 6% Lack of money / Too expensive 7 5% Lack of transportation / Facility too far away 3 2% Not interested/too lazy 2 1% Other 1 1% TOTAL 139 100% Q3A - Generally, what percentage of your household's recreational needs are met within Vaughan? #% All (100%) 132 32% Most (67-99%) 142 35% Many (34-66%) 59 14% Some (1-33%) 41 10% None (0%) 9 2% Don't Know 24 6% TOTAL 407 100% October/November 2012 Page 1 of 8 City of Vaughan - Active Together Master Plan Review and Update Random Sample Household Survey Results Q3B - What recreation activities do you or members of your household participate in OUTSIDE of Vaughan (up to 3 mentions)? % of % of Activity # subset Activity # subset Hockey 20 7% Park/outdoor activities 5 2% Cycling/biking 19 7% Aerobics 5 2% Swimming 18 7% Indoor sports 4 1% Gym/weight training 17 6% Camping 3 1% Walking 16 6% Yoga 3 1% Soccer 15 5% Snowboarding 3 1% Skiing 12 4% Live entertainment (concert, theatre) 3 1% Ice skating 10 4% Scouts 3 1% Dancing 8 3% Boating 3 1% Hiking 8 3% Outdoor sports 2 1% Martial Arts 8 3% Drama 2 1% Tennis 8 3% Horse back riding 2 1% Fishing 7 3% Going to beach 2 1% Golfing 7 3% Football 2 1% Running 7 3% Squash 2 1% Basketball 6 2% Recreation Activities 15 5% Baseball 5 2% None/nothing 110 40% Fitness 5 2% Don’t know/refused 4 1% Volleyball 5 2% Q3C - Why does your household participate in those recreation activities outside of Vaughan (up to 2 mentions)? % of # subset Facility/program not available in the area at the preferred time 18 9% Closer to work or school 16 8% Facility/program is not available in the area 16 8% 'Connected' to the other community / Used to live there 15 8% For location/gym 15 8% Less expensive 13 7% Sport not offered in the area 12 6% Quality of facility/program is superior 11 6% Get together with friends/family 9 5% Like it/preference 8 4% For the beach/water activity 8 4% Tournaments / Special events/ Travel teams 7 4% Use of outdoor space/trails/parks 7 4% Availability 6 3% Closer to other activities or shopping 5 3% Bigger/better open space 3 2% Time 3 2% Variety 3 2% Seasonal 3 2% Better opportunity 2 1% Other 8 4% Don't Know 5 3% TOTAL 193 100% Q4A - Are there any recreation PROGRAMS that you or members of your household would like to see offered in Vaughan that are NOT currently available? #% Yes 108 27% No 276 68% Don't know 23 6% TOTAL 407 100% Q4B - What PROGRAMS would you like to see offered (up to 2 mentions)? % of Activity # subset Swimming/pools 17 16% Dance/zumba classes 11 10% Ice skating/hockey 9 8% Senior centre/activities 8 7% Volleyball 8 7% Baseball/softball 7 6% Football 7 6% Cycling program 7 6% Tennis courts 7 6% Soccer program 7 6% Hiking/walking 7 6% Badminton 6 6% Fitness/exercise/gym 6 6% Yoga classes 6 6% Bowling 2 2% French programs 2 2% Tai chi 2 2% Martial arts 2 2% Park activities 2 2% Indoor activities 2 2% Activities for adults/kids with disabilities 2 2% Skiing 2 2% Ping pong/table tennis 2 2% Recreation programs 26 24% Don’t know/refused 1 1% October/November 2012 Page 2 of 8 City of Vaughan - Active Together Master Plan Review and Update Random Sample Household Survey Results Q5 - Using a scale from 1 to 5, where 1 means 'not at all satisfied' and 5 means 'very satisfied,' what is your level of satisfaction with the recreation opportunities in Vaughan for the following age groups... Not at all Somewhat Very satisfied satisfied (1) Not satisfied (2) satisfied (3) Satisfied (4) (5) Don't know TOTAL AVG. #%#%#%#%#%#%#% Children (0-12 yrs) 2 0% 16 4% 52 13% 115 28% 118 29% 104 26% 407 100% 4.09 Youth (13-17 yrs) 6 1% 24 6% 50 12% 94 23% 81 20% 152 37% 407 100% 3.86 Adults under the age of 60 6 1% 24 6% 87 21% 154 38% 82 20% 54 13% 407 100% 3.80 Older Adults ages 60 years and over 14 3% 23 6% 64 16% 77 19% 58 14% 171 42% 407 100% 3.60 Q6A - Have you or members of your household used Community Centres operated by the City of Vaughan within the past twelve months? #% Yes 292 72% No 114 28% Don't know 1 0% TOTAL 407 100% Q6B - Which community centre does your household use most often (first mention only)? % of # subset Maple Community Centre 55 19% Al Palladini Community Centre 54 18% Garnet A. Williams Community Centre 42 14% Dufferin Clark Community Centre 28 10% Vellore Village Community Centre 27 9% North Thornhill Community Centre 25 9% Father Ermanno Bulfon Community Centre 11 4% Chancellor Community Centre 10 3% Woodbridge Pool and Memorial Arena 5 2% Rosemount Community Centre 2 1% Patricia Kemp Concord Community Centre 1 0% Don't know 32 11% TOTAL 292 100% Q7A - What would encourage you or members of your household to use the community centres operated by the City of Vaughan more often (up to 2 mentions)? % of # subset Variety of programs 69 24% Better prices/free 62 21% Better schedule/hours 56 19% More free time 29 10% Availability 16 5% Better location 16 5% More activities for kids 14 5% More information 13 4% Swimming 13 4% More activities for seniors 9 3% Better maintenance/needs to be updated 8 3% More open/picnic spaces 6 2% Advertising 5 2% Convenience 5 2% Cleaner facilities/extra garbage bins 4 1% Better facilities 4 1% Better staff/instructors 4 1% Kids have grown up 3 1% More community centres 3 1% Access to library 3 1% Health reasons 3 1% Accessibility 2 1% Motivation 2 1% Things that would encourage them 32 11% None/nothing 69 24% Don’t know/refused 37 13% Q7B - What is a reasonable maximum number of kilometres that a resident of Vaughan should have to travel to use a community centre operated by the City of Vaughan? #% Less than 1 Kilometre 10 2% 1 - Less than 2 Kilometres 25 6% 2 - Less than 3 Kilometres 51 13% 3 - Less than 4 Kilometres 25 6% 4 - Less than 5 Kilometres 92 23% 5 - Less than 6 Kilometres 58 14% 6 - Less than 7 Kilometres 5 1% 7 - Less than 8 Kilometres 8 2% 8 - Less than 9 Kilometres 3 1% 9 - Less than 10 Kilometres 33 8% 10 or more Kilometres 45 11% Don't Know 52 13% TOTAL 407 100% MEAN 5.27 Using mid-points from each answer category range and a top number of 10 kilometres Q8A - Have you or members of your household used Vaughan Parks or open spaces within the past twelve months? #% Yes 334 82% No 73 18% TOTAL 407 100% October/November 2012 Page 3 of 8 City of Vaughan - Active Together Master Plan Review and Update Random Sample Household Survey Results Q8B - What does your household use Vaughan Parks or open spaces for (up to 2 mentions)? % of # subset Walking 154 46% Playground 88 26% Soccer 47 14% Picnics 43 13% Running/Jogging 28 8% Cycling 26 8% Baseball 14 4% Tennis 14 4% Water Play 14 4% Walking the Dog 13 4% Just to get outside 12 4% Relaxation 12 4% Basketball 10 3% Off leash dog run 9 3% Concerts 7 2% Children play/leisure 7 2% Hiking 5 1% Outdoor Skating 4 1% Community Events 3 1% Frisbee 2 1% Outdoor pool/swimming 2 1% Bocce 1 0% In-line Skating/Rollerblading 1 0% Skateboarding 1 0% Other 9 3% Don't Know 2 1% Q9 - What would encourage you or members of your household to make greater use of Vaughan's Parks or open spaces (up to 2 mentions)? % of # subset Variety of programs 35 10% Dog park/trail 25 7% Better maintenance/needs to be updated 23 7% Cleaner