Peg Basic Needs Survey

Peg Survey: Basic Needs

Thank you for filling out this survey. Your answers will help us in developing Peg, Winnipeg's developing community indicator system. Peg tracks information that helps us understand our well-being as a city.  

Many Winnipeg individuals and groups are currently working on Peg, with United Way Winnipeg and IISD (International Institute for Sustainable Development) taking the lead.   

One of the areas that we are tracking on Peg is basic needs. The basic needs for individuals, family and community commonly include security, shelter, and food, as well as access to basic services.

We would like to know what you think are the important aspects of basic needs for us to report on Peg. We have a few ideas and have grouped them in three categories. In each category, please check off the top three (3) things that we should be tracking.   

This survey will take you less than five minutes to complete. There are no right or wrong answers. Please know that your responses will be kept separate from any identifying information to protect your confidentiality.

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* 1. From the list below, please check off the top three things that we should measure to tell us about well-being in terms of meeting a person's basic needs of food, shelter, care of childrren, and transportation in Winnipeg:

Homeless shelter use

Food bank use

Fruit and vegetable consumption

Affordability, availability, and adequacy of public transit

Number of children removed from their families and placed in the care of another family

Affordability, quality, and suitability of housing

Number of child care spaces

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* 2. From the list below, please check off the top three things that we should measure to tell us about well-being in terms of meeting a person's basic needs of education and income:

Percent of the population that cannot afford to purchase basic necessities

Percent of the population below the low incom after-tax cut-off rate

Total household income

Low employment rate (no employment income in three of the last six years)

Changes in the price of consumer goods

Percent of children ready to learn when entering Kindergarten

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* 3. From the list below, please check off the top three things that we should measure to tell us about well-being in terms of meeting the basic needs of health, safety, and core services:

Number of visits to health care specialists

Number of times a physician refers a patient to another physician

Percentage of individuals with a family doctor

Crime rate

Perception of safety

Number of people who have power (hydro and gas) shut off between October 31 and March 31