Simultaneously with the Asset Inventory, the Community Partnership began collecting and analyzing important community data. Three tools were used to collect this data: a household phone survey, a key informant questionnaire and focus groups.

Household Survey

A household survey of people in Vigo and Sullivan counties was conducted by telephone. Vigo County was chosen because it is the retail and commercial center of the Valley, while Sullivan County was considered representative of the rural counties in the region. The data collected was shared with the other counties to determine its validity for other counties.

About the household survey:

• Out of 692 calls made, the survey was completed by 200 Vigo County residents
  and 81 Sullivan County residents.
  
• Response rate was 40.3%.
  
• Responders were 18 years or older.
  
• Average phone interview was 13 minutes.
  
• Over-represented in the survey were those ages 65-74, households
  with two or more adults without children, and women.
  
• Among those under-represented were ages 20-34, African-American/Black, Asian and Hispanic residents.
  

The above table shows respondents said people in their neighborhood (in rank order):

• Trust each other
  
• Come together to help each other out when they have problems
  
• Consider the same things important