East Boston Community Needs Assessment

Do you live in East Boston?

Single option

• Yes
• No

How often do you use the following community services in East Boston?

Matrix (Single option)

• Food (Supermarkets, etc) (Frequently (Once or more a week) / Regularly (Once or more a month) / Occasionally or Rarely (Once or more a year or few years) / Never / Unsure)
• Employment (Workplace, working from café or co-working, etc) (Frequently (Once or more a week) / Regularly (Once or more a month) / Occasionally or Rarely (Once or more a year or few years) / Never / Unsure)
• Health Services (General or emergency health, specialized clinics or treatment) (Frequently (Once or more a week) / Regularly (Once or more a month) / Occasionally or Rarely (Once or more a year or few years) / Never / Unsure)
• Open Space, Playgrounds, and Recreation (Frequently (Once or more a week) / Regularly (Once or more a month) / Occasionally or Rarely (Once or more a year or few years) / Never / Unsure)
• Cultural Spaces (Bars, restaurants, galleries, live music, etc) (Frequently (Once or more a week) / Regularly (Once or more a month) / Occasionally or Rarely (Once or more a year or few years) / Never / Unsure)
• Other Community services (Frequently (Once or more a week) / Regularly (Once or more a month) / Occasionally or Rarely (Once or more a year or few years) / Never / Unsure)

How do you get to those community services?

Multiple option

• Walk
• Bicycle
• BlueBike (Bike-share)
• Other non-motorized mode
• Personal care
• Ride-share
• Other motorized mode
• Bus
• Rail
• Paratransit (e.g. RIDE)
• Other

Can you describe your barriers to accessing services in East Boston?

Matrix (Multiple option)

• Food (Supermarkets, etc) (Lack of Options / Quality or Condition of Options / Mobility / Affordability)
• Employment (Workplace, working from café or co-working, etc) (Lack of Options / Quality or Condition of Options / Mobility / Affordability)
• Health Services (General or emergency health, specialized clinics or treatment) (Lack of Options / Quality or Condition of Options / Mobility / Affordability)
• Open Space, Playgrounds, and Recreation (Lack of Options / Quality or Condition of Options / Mobility / Affordability)
• Cultural Spaces (Bars, restaurants, galleries, live music, etc) (Lack of Options / Quality or Condition of Options / Mobility / Affordability)
• Other Community services (Lack of Options / Quality or Condition of Options / Mobility / Affordability)

Do you experience any of the following forms of pollution?

Multiple option

• Air or Environmental Pollution
• Noise Pollution
• Light Pollution
• Prefer not to say
• Other

Which of the following qualities can be found in East Boston?

Multiple option

• Inclusiveness
• Diversity (of culture, household types, income, etc)
• Cooperation or Trust between Community Members
• Sense of Belonging
• Connectedness
• Other

Are you employed?

Single option

• Full-time
• Multiple jobs
• Part-time
• Not Employed, Seeking Work
• Not Employed, Not Seeking Work
• Unable to work (for any reason)
• Other
• Prefer not to say

Do any of the following apply to you?

Multiple option

• Full-time student
• Part-time student
• Retired
• Self-employed
• Full- or Part-time caregiver to child

Do you work irregular or non-standard hours?

Multiple option

• Inconsistent or Irregular Hours (including "gig" work)
• Non-Standard Hours (Early Mornings and/or Late Night)

Is your position remote (work from home)?

Single option

• Fully remote
• Mostly remote (commute to workplace once a month)
• Hybrid (commute to workplace once a week)
• Not remote (commute to workplace everyday)
• Other
• Not applicable
• Prefer not to say

Do you also use any of the following public (or partially public) spaces to work?

Multiple option

• Co-Working Space or other Membership-based Space
• Public or Private share space (café, libraries, etc) (2)
• Other
• No/None
• Prefer not to say