Survey: Burnt Islands Youth Group

May 2004

Hi. Iπm from the Sharing Our Future Youth Group here in Burnt Islands. Weπre doing a survey tonight of people in Burnt Islands ≠ how they feel about their community and its future, and also their opinions about the National Film Board video called ≥A Passage to Burnt Islands.≤

It is an anonymous survey ≠ no names will go on it, and it should take about 5 minutes, 10 at most. Would you be willing to participate? Thanks.

First, a little bit about you and your household.

1) How long have you lived in Burnt Islands? __________________ (in years)

2) How many people are in your household? __________

3) What are the ages of the people in your household? _________________

_______________________________________________________

Now, some questions about the video,

4) Have you ever seen the NFB video called ≥A Passage to Burnt Islands?≤

Yes No (If no, go to # 14)

Do you strongly agree, agree, disagree or strongly disagree with the following statements:

	Strongly agree	Agree	Not sure	Disagree	Strongly disagree
5) In general, I liked the video
6) The video presented an accurate picture of the problems in Burnt Islands
7) The video presented an accurate picture of the people in Burnt Islands
8) The video had a positive effect on Burnt Islands
9) The community has improved since the film was made (in 1991)

10) Were you in the video yourself? Yes ˇ No ˇ (if no, go to # 12)

11) Did the video affect your life in a positive or negative way?

Very positive ˇ Positive ˇ Not sure ˇ Negative ˇ Very negative ˇ

12) What scene in the video did you like the most?

13) What scene in the video upset you the most?

And now some questions on Burnt Islands today and in the future:

Do you strongly agree, agree, disagree, strongly disagree, or have no opinion on the following statements

	Strongly agree	Agree	No opinion	Disagree	Strongly disagree
14) The future is promising for Burnt Islands
15) The new Hook and Line Centre will benefit Burnt Islands
16) In the future, Burnt Islands will become a popular tourist attraction
17) The population of Burnt Islands will continue to go down
18) I enjoy living in Burnt Islands
19) Five years from now the Grandyπs River school will still be open
20) I am very attracted to the scenery in the Burnt Islands area
21) I expect that I will have to move away from Burnt Islands
22) People in Burnt Islands look after each other and care for each other

Finally, hereπs the last questionä

23) What is one thing you would like to see changed in Burnt Islands?

Thanks very much for answering this survey. We will be posting the results on the community channel within the next week.