Opinion Poll
Quick poll to see how optimistic you feel about the future. This will inform our work towards a vision for 2050, along with the 2050 survey.
Results will be shared at the end of the poll.
This may be run again in the future to assess how people are feeling over the longer term.
Phases
Optimism results
Results from the poll.
Optimism Poll - Results
This short poll asked two questions:
1) Are you optimistic for your future? (Yes/No)
2) Are you optimistic for Bexley's future? (Yes/No)
There were 82 responses.
People appear more optimistic for their own future then for the area's future.
When asked about optimism for their future, 61% were optimistic and 39% were not.
When asked if optimistic for the borough's future, 46% were and 54% were not.
When comparing how people answered both questions, three quarters answered the same answer for both questions.
- Over 40% of responses were optimistic for both themselves and the area.
- Over 30% were not optimistic for either.
- Just under 20% were optimistic for themselves but not the area.
- A small proportion were optimistic for the area but not themselves.
More females answered than males.
A large majority of participants were White, with a small number of responses from Black, Mixed and Other ethnic backgrounds and people preferring not to say.
There were a good number of participants in age groups from aged 20 to 70.
The majority of participants, 56%, lived within Bexley and 7% worked in Bexley but lived outside Bexley.