Family Symposium Survey

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Thank you for connecting with us to complete the on line survey on families. The survey will help us to gather information for future planning and for our upcoming Symposium on Family being held Saturday, September 23, 2017. Please consider registering for the day, where you will enjoy some learning opportunities and a chance for great interactive sharing and input. You can register at: http://hamiltondiocese.com/offices/family-ministry/symposium-on-family.

The Family Ministry Office wants to know more about the families we serve: What supports do families need from the Church? What are the pressures they face in their day to day lives? What are the challenges, joys, highs and lows in families today? Where do they seek support when it is needed? Where do they see the role of the Church in their lives and in helping them cope with everyday life issues and events? By filling in the survey you will help us answer these important questions.

If for some reason you are unable to finish the survey once you begin, you are free to come back and complete it any time up until September 15th. In order to complete a survey you have already begun, you will need to access the survey from the same computer you initially used when you started the survey.

With much thanks for your support of this initiative! Feel free to contact the Family Ministry Director, Teresa Hartnett, at 905-528-7988 ext. 2250.

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* 1. What is your gender?

Female

Male

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* 2. Which of the following categories includes your age?

16 or younger

17-21

22-30

31-50

51-65

Over 65

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* 3. What area of the Diocese do you live in?

Bruce-Grey

Wellington

Waterloo

Brant

Hamilton

Halton

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* 4. What is your marital status? (If married, for how many years?)

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* 5. Does your extended family live in the same region as you do?

Yes

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* 6. How does this affect the relationship with them? Has it had a positive or negative impact?

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* 7. How many children do you currently have and what are their ages?

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* 8. How did having a child or children affect your relationship with your spouse?

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* 9. How do you balance taking care of your children while nurturing the marital relationship and maintaining self care?

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* 10. How many grandchildren do you have?

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* 11. Are you generally satisfied with your life?

Very much

Quite

Moderately

A little

Not at all

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* 12. How happy do you think you are?

Very happy

Rather happy

Not happy or unhappy

A little unhappy

Very unhappy

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* 13. How is your usual health condition?

Very good

Good

Fair

Poor

Very bad

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* 14. Have you or anyone in your household experienced mental illness in the past twelve months?

Yes

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* 15. Were you able to find appropriate supports for these concerns?

Yes

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* 16. Is your level of income a challenge to you in your day-to-day living?

Yes

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* 17. How?

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* 18. Is faith an important part of your life?

Daily

Weekly

Monthly

Constantly

Never

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* 19. What elements are important to you in your parish? Please check all that apply.

Available ministries and programs

Music

Worship space

Outreach programs

Child and youth programs

Friends that attend

Sense of the Holy Spirit

Friendliness of congregation

Quality of homilies

Closeness to home

Christian education

Clergy’s leadership

Sense of community

Spiritual care

Other (please specify)

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* 20. What are three critical areas in your life that could be supported by the parish?

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* 21. What strengths/areas do you hope the parish may assist you with? Please check all that apply.

Encourages and empowers parish leadership

Involves children of all ages

Ministers to the sick and dying

Prepares and delivers engaging and challenging homilies

Supports diversity and inclusiveness in the parish family

Actively promotes outreach programs

Provides leadership for and support to a vibrant music program

Other (please specify)

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* 22. Can you provide us with three (or more) areas the Church might offer you support in your family life?

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* 23. The following programs are presently offered in the Diocese through the Family Ministry Office. Please check all those that you feel are important to yourself or for others.

Marriage Preparation

Remarriage Preparation

Step-parenting

Support for Mental Health Ministry

Support for Home-Visiting Ministry

Grandparents

Levels programs for divorced and separated

Retrouvaille (support for troubled marriages)

Marriage Enrichment (support for marriages)

Grief Programs

Natural Family Planning

Parenting

Keys to Loving Relationships

Anniversary Mass

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* 24. Are there other areas in your life that you would like the Diocese, or parish, to offer for pastoral support? Please list them below.

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* 25. There are several programs whose purpose is to engage families as a whole (parents and children) in both faith and social action activities that the Diocese is considering. Would you consider taking part in such a program if it was offered at your parish?

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* 26. How do you engage in the faith as a family? Please check all that apply.

Pray together daily

Attend mass together

Pray the Rosary as a family

Read the Bible

Engage in social service works as a family

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* 27. How important is religion in your daily life?

Not at all

A little

Fairly important

Very important

Prefer not to say

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* 28. How often do you go to church?

Never

Once a year

Once a month

A few times a month

Once a week

A few times a week

Daily

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* 29. Do you attend church as a family?

Yes

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* 30. Do you feel you need support in your role as a parent? In which areas? Please list below.

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* 31. Do you feel confident in speaking to your children about moral issues, especially those related to human sexuality?

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* 32. Would you be interested in attending workshops on these or any other specific issue? Please indicate which workshops you would like to see offered.

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* 33. What challenges does your family encounter in trying to live your daily lives?

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* 34. Does your understanding of the faith impact the way you nurture faith in your home?

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* 35. Do you feel confident in teaching your children about the doctrine of the Church?

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* 36. What impact has the media had on your family relationships?

Positive

Negative

Both positive and negative

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* 37. Do you feel you have enough family time in your weekly schedule?

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* 38. What would help you to build more family time into your weekly schedule?

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* 39. What would be the easiest time for you to attend workshops/seminars of interest to you?

Evenings (Monday to Thursday)

Evening (Friday)

Full day Saturday session

Half-day Saturday session – Morning

Half-day Saturday session – Evening

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* 40. Are you looking after a relative with a long-term or palliative health concern?

Yes

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* 41. Do you have enough support in this care-giver role?

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* 42. How often do friends/family visit you where you live?

Less than once a month

About 1 x a month

A couple of times a month

Once a week

A few times a week

Daily

More than once a day

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* 43. If you do not have children, do you…?

Plan on having children in the next year

Plan on having children in the next 2-5 years

Plan on having children in the future, though not sure when you would like to have them

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* 44. If married, what is the biggest stressor in your marriage?

Work

Managing priorities

Money

Children

Sex/Intimacy (or lack thereof)

Other (please specify)

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* 45. How do you deal with that issue?

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* 46. If married, do you feel that you have a strong marriage? If yes, what makes it successful? If no, proceed to the next question.

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* 47. Why not? What are you doing about it?

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* 48. What is your level of education? Please check highest level achieved:

High School

Some College/University

College/University

Technical College

Graduate or Professional School

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* 49. What is your employment status?

Stay at home to care for children

Work part time

Work full time

Unemployed

Student

In temporary retirement (not presently working, but able to return to the previous workplace, eg. Child care leave, care leave, sick leave, other. Please specify)

Retired

Other (please specify)

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* 50. In general, how many hours do you work per week?

Under 15 hours

15 to 21 hours

22 to 34 hours

35 to 42 hours

43 to 45 hours

46 to 48 hours

49 to 54 hours

55 to 59 hours

60 to 64 hours

Over 64 hours

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* 51. How many hours do you spend in total per week for each of the activities listed below?

for commuting:

for work:

for schoolwork (studies):

for housekeeping and child care:

for hobby, leisure, social interaction, etc.:

for other activities such as sleeping, meals, bathing, etc.:

for practice of faith:

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* 52. On average, how many hours would you say you spend with your family every week? What types of activities do you take part in with your family?

0 hours

1-2 hours

3-4 hours

5-6 hours

One or more whole days per week

What activities do you take part in with your family? (eg: watching films together)

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* 53. Which days do you usually have off during the week?

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* 54. Do you use the internet for personal use?

I use it only at home (including access through mobile phone)

I use it only at work/school

I use it both at home (including access through mobile phone) and at work/school

I use it at another place

I don’t use it

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* 55. Do you have your own e-mail address?

I have both my own private account and the one at work/school

I have my own address at work

I have my own address at school

I have my own address for private use

I do not have my own e-mail address but share it with the other(s)

I do not have my own e-mail address

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* 56. Do you use other social media?

Yes

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* 57. If so, please list those you use:

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* 58. Is internet addiction a concern to you personally?

Yes

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* 59. Is internet addiction a concern for someone close to you (relative or friend)?

Yes