Islands Trust: Survey on Public Attitudes Towards BC’s Gulf Islands (2004)

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December 2004
Islands Trust
Public Attitudes Towards BC’s Gulf Islands

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Methodology
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A series of questions added to the 
BC Reid Express
provincial 
omnibus survey for December, 2004. 
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Fieldwork conducted December 
7 to 14, 2004 by telephone.
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Survey results weighted to 2001
 census data by age and gender 
within region.
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RDD dialling, random selection of
 respondents at the household 
level.
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Margin of error ±3.5%, 19 times out of 20 on the total sample (n=800). Larger margins of error apply within sub-samples.

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Familiarity with the Gulf Islands
47%
46%
63%
78%
38%
Total BC
(n=800)
Lower
Mainland
(n=500)
Vancouver
Island (n=110)
Gulf Islands
(n=100)
North/Interior
(n=190)
% Very or Somewhat familiar
I now have a few questions about 
British Columbia’s Gulf Islands. The Gulf Isla
nds include the islands between Vancouver Island
 
and the mainland. Overall, how familiar woul
d you say you are with BC’s Gulf Islands?
Base = All Respondents (n=800)
Somewhat 
familiar
36%
Very 
familiar
12%
Not at all 
familiar
25%
Not very 
familiar
28%

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Attitudes towards BC’s Gulf Islands
Next, I’m going to read you a series of 
statements. For each statement, please tell me
 whether you would ag
ree or disagree. The
 
first/next statement is ...
Base = All Respondents (n=800)
28%
26%
19%
25%
20%20%
29%
28%
67%
58%62%
60%
42%
43%
57%
29%
65%
3%
14%
6%
12%
9%
7%
3%
5%
3%
3%
23%
12%
18%
18%
11%
7%
6%
3%
24%
BC’s Gulf Islands are a special
part of British Columbia
BC’s Gulf Islands should be
protected from overdevelopment
The BC government should take
action to make sure the Gulf Islands
are preserved and protected for all
British Columbians
Clear-cut logging in the Gulf Islands
should not be allowed
Mining in the Gulf Islands should
not be allowed
Fish farms in the Gulf Island waters
should not be allowed
Large industrial developments should
not be allowed in 
the Gulf Islands
Large tourist developments should
not be allowed in 
the Gulf Islands
Tourism in the Gulf
 Islands should be
managed to protect the Islands’
unique environment
Neither agree
nor disagree
2%2%2%3%4%4%2%2%1%
Somewhat disagree
Strongly disagree
Somewhat agree
Strongly agree

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Attitudes towards Gulf Islands by Region- % who agree with statements -
Next, I’m going to read you a series of 
statements. For each statement, please tell me
 whether you would ag
ree or disagree. The
 
first/next statement is ...
Base = All Respondents (n=800)
Region
91
89
91
93
92
Tourism in the Gulf Is
lands should be managed 
to protect the Islands’ unique environment
52
70
61
59
58
Large tourist developments should not be 
allowed in the Gulf Islands
71
83
82
78
77
Large industrial developments should not be 
allowed in the Gulf Islands
62
78
59
64
63
Fish farms in the Gulf Island waters
should not be allowed
60
76
76
67
67
Mining in the Gulf Islands should not be allowed
72
74
85
80
79
Clear-cut logging in the Gulf Islands
should not be allowed
85
86
82
90
87
The BC Government should take action to make

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