This post contains links to different ways of looking at the survey data. This includes comparing the responses of different groups in how they responded to the various questions. We also summarize the various reports below the links.

Survey Report

• The full survey – blank
• Survey Report with comments
• Survey Report without comments

Comparisons

A comparison report takes a question and compares the responses to some of the other questions in the survey.  The links will take you to the graphics that show the detail. Below the links is a summary of the largest differences by category.

Gender – A comparison of how the different genders responded to each question

Age – A comparison of those in different age brackets

At-Risk – A comparison of how those in different at-risk groups responded

With Children – A comparison of those with children living at home to those who do not have children at home

Level of Concern – A comparison of how the five levels of concern about financial obligations reacted to each question

Visitor Services – A comparison of those who have provided visitor services as a part of their employment or business to those who have not provided those services

Satisfaction – A comparison of those who are satisfied with the County response to those who are not satisfied.

Keep or Change Vacation Rental Policy – A comparison of those who support to those who do not support the changing of the vacation rental policy to require a resident to be on site of all vacation rental properties.

Comparisons by various categories

Here, we highlight the variations in responses between different segments.

Gender

• More females than males had their work location affected.
• Females are less concerned than males about the financial impact of the virus.
• There are more females who live alone than males.
• Males are more likely to leave the house during the quarantine period than females are.
• Males are more likely to go to the mainland than females are.
• Females are more likely to go to the mainland for medical reasons; males are more likely to go for supplies.
• Substantially more males than females want the lodging properties to be opened as soon as the Governor permits.
• More males than females prefer that all short-term rental properties be treated the same, whereas females are a bit more likely to prefer that short-term rentals with a resident on-site be treated differently than short-term rentals that do not have a resident on-site.
• Males are a bit more likely to return to social functions sooner than females are.
• More females than males prefer we revert to Phase I restrictions at the first sign of trouble.

Age

Because there are so many age categories, extreme caution needs to be used before drawing any conclusions from the Age comparisons. This is especially true when looking at the responses of the young when we divide them further into smaller cells.

One thing that is noticeable is that those between 25 to 34 respond a bit differently than the older age groups. One noticeable thing is that, even though none of them own and residential property, all of them think all short-term rental properties should be treated the same. They also are the least happy with the restrictions on their activities. They are likely to return to social activities sooner than others. All of them work, but most do not work in providing services to visitors.

At-risk

We introduced the question by describing the at-risk categories as defined by the CDC. These are:

• Age 65 and older.
• Any age with any of the following health concerns
  • Chronic lung disease
  • Moderate to severe asthma
  • Serious heart conditions
  • Immunocompromised
  • Severe obesity
  • Diabetes
  • Undergoing dialysis
  • Liver disease

We asked – “Including you, is anyone in the home where you are living considered to be in one of the at-risk groups?”

For the highlights, we consider anyone in any of the at-risk groups for any reason as Someone and compare them to those who have No One in the home in these categories.

• Those with No One at risk are younger.
• No One at risk are more likely to work.
• Those who have Someone at risk have smaller bubbles.
• Those with No One at risk are more likely to leave the house daily.
• Those with No One at risk are more likely to have left the island at least once.
• Those with No One at risk usually left for reasons other than medical.
• Those with No One at risk are more likely to want to open as soon as the Governor permits.

School-Age Children compared to those who do not have School-Age Children.

There are 78 responses from those with children living in the home. Compared to those without school-age children living in their home:

• Those with children are much less likely to have someone in one of the CDC-defined at-risk groups living in the home.
• Those with children are significantly more likely to work for wages or a salary.
• Those with children are more likely to have seen their work move to the home.
• Those with children are much more worried about their finances.
• Those with children left the house more often.

Level of Concern

We asked – “How worried are you about the impact of the virus on your ability to meet your financial obligations?”

• 7% of the respondents are extremely worried about their ability to meet their obligations
• Another 15% are moderately worried.
• We group the 22% in the “extremely” to “moderately” levels of concern (EM) and compare to the others.
• Most EMs have lost their jobs or their customers.
• EMs are less likely to have anyone living with them who is in one of the at-risk groups.
• Most EMs are between 45 and 74 years of age.
• 70% of the Extremely Worried have lost more than half of their income.
• While our overall number of renters who participated in the survey is low, about 31% of those who are Extremely Worried are renters. This is a higher proportion than any other group.
• EMs have larger bubbles.
• EMs are more likely to have school-age children.
• The Extremely Worried are the least satisfied with the County response to the virus. At the same time, they have the highest proportion of those wanting the short-term lodging opening delayed until next year. They are also most likely to want vacation rental properties without a local resident treated differently.
• Those who are Extremely Worried are also those who want the strongest County restrictions and who are most worried about the risk that the virus poses.
• While very few think we should return to Phase 1 restrictions, most of those who do are those who are Extremely Worried about their ability to meet their financial obligations.

There is considerable overlap between those who worry about money, the virus, and the visitors.

Generally, those who are at least risk of illness and death are those who are most worried about their financial obligations.

Visitor services – Do Provide and Do Not Provide

We asked – “Do you, or any of the places you have worked this year, normally provide services to visitors to the island?”

Abbreviated “Do” and “Do Not.”

• Those who Do Not are less likely to have someone in one of the at-risk categories living in their home.
• Those who Do are significantly more likely to work for pay.
• There is a significant difference in the location of the workplace between the Do and Do Not.
• Those who Do are more than twice as likely to have seen their income negatively affected.
• About twice as many Do’s as compared to the Do Not’s have seen their income go to $0.
• Those who Do are far more concerned that they will be unable to meet their financial obligations.
• While both the Do’s and Do Not’s are supportive of County policy, the Do Not’s are the most supportive.
• Those who Do are much more likely to want the County to open short-term lodging as soon as the Governor permits.

Satisfaction with County Response

There are 149 (24.5%) who are Not Satisfied with the County’s response to the virus.

Those who are and those who are not satisfied agree on many of the questions.  We focus on where they differ.

• Those Not Satisfied are more likely to work outside of the home.
• The Satisfied are more likely to already work from home or have been able to work from home.
• The majority of the Not Satisfied have not had their income affected.
• Not Satisfied are more likely to be Extremely Worried about their finances.
• Not Satisfied typically want fewer County restrictions.
• Not Satisfied are much more likely to be accepting of widespread illness before reverting to Phase 1 restrictions.

Treatment of Vacation Rental properties

We introduced our question about vacation rentals with this background information.

All vacation rental permits are currently treated the same way. Some are advocating that there should be a distinction made between short-term rentals that have a year-round resident on the property and those that do not. If a distinction were made, then it would be possible to treat one type of short-term rental properties differently than the other. This would permit some units to be: disallowed, allowed different operating periods of time, closed to mitigate virus risk, charged different permit fees, allowed different capacity limits, or a variety of other ways of being treated differently. However, creating a distinction between resident-occupied vs non-occupied may violate property rights and be considered discriminatory.

We asked – “Should the non-resident-occupied, short-term rental properties be:” treated differently or the same.

The response is almost evenly divided. 303 or 50.8% favor making changes, and 294 or 49.2% are not in favor of making changes

• Those of retirement age are more likely to support changing policy. Those younger than retirement age are less likely to support changing the policy.
• Males are less likely to support the change in policy.
• Those who work are slightly less supportive of a change in policy.
• There are significant differences in position based on where a person works:

Typically:

• Not supportive of policy changes – Those who continue to work outside the home.
• Little difference in position – Those who continue to work from home.
• Supportive of policy changes – Those who continue to work outside the home.
• Little difference in position – Those who have lost their job.

• Those who are Extremely Worried about their finances are more likely to support a policy change.
• Those who live alone are typically more supportive of the policy change.
• Those who want short-term lodging opening to be delayed are more likely to support policy change.
• Those who own residential property are in three categories:
  • Those who only own long-term rentals are much more supportive of changing policy.
  • Those who only own short-term rentals are much less likely to support changing the policy.
  • Those who own both long- and short-term rentals are less likely to support changing the policy.
• Those who plan to return to social activities as soon as permitted are more likely to want to retain the current policy.
• Those who support more restrictive public health policies are also more supportive of restrictions on vacation rentals.