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SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA 12 SEPTEMBER 2017
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SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA 12 SEPTEMBER 2017
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asking survey participants how often they did octal Connectedness index
the following, on a scale measured from “y 7
‘never' (1) to ‘all the time’ (7): 47
(i) | make time to keep in touch with my Ba.
friends; (ii) | chat with my neighbours; and (iii) ge 46
I spend time doing things with family members 5 i 46
who don’t live with me. The ‘friends and £3,;
family’ measure was calculated as the average § ;
of these three items, from 1 (low levels of Fe “ “
informal social connectedness) to 7 (high < Bas
levels of informal social connectedness). a
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Rural & regional Australia Rural & regional Queensland Noosa (n=320)
(n=12981) (n=1953)
The Social Connectedness Index is made up from responses to
a number questions, with the results to each question
presented below. The questions were measured on a 7-point
scale, from ‘strongly disagree’ (1) to 'strongly agree' (7), with
the results below showing percentages for those who scored 5,
6 or 7 as showing agreement.
Social Connectedness Questions
@ Rural & regional Australia (n=12981) @ Rural & regional Queensland (n=1953) @ Noosa (n=320)
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2 42.0
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10.0
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| make time to keep in touch with my | chat with my neighbours I spend time doing things with family
friends members who don’t live with me
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