Results: What Makes a Community Feel Like Home?
1.
1.
For Community Week, we're thinking about what makes people feel connected — whether it's an online group, a neighbourhood, a hobby club, a workplace, or a place like Tellwut where people come together to share opinions. What makes a community feel welcoming to you?
Friendly people
60%
•
672 votes
Respectful conversations
33%
•
366 votes
Shared interests
31%
•
351 votes
Feeling heard
18%
•
203 votes
Helpful members
28%
•
310 votes
A positive atmosphere
41%
•
455 votes
Being able to be yourself
31%
•
353 votes
Other (please specify)
1%
•
11 votes
Not Applicable
14%
•
153 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| 0.11% | 3 | |
| Kind staffs | 0.04% | 1 |
| some of each | 0.04% | 1 |
| same background | 0.04% | 1 |
| Sharing creative ideas. | 0.04% | 1 |
| Being left alone. | 0.04% | 1 |
| Similar mindsets | 0.04% | 1 |
| Pleasant conditions | 0.04% | 1 |
| All of the above. | 0.04% | 1 |
2.
2.
Where do you feel the strongest sense of community? With family
52%
•
585 votes
With friends
35%
•
394 votes
In my neighbourhood
15%
•
170 votes
At work
8%
•
90 votes
In an online group
5%
•
53 votes
Through a hobby or interest
12%
•
135 votes
Through volunteering
7%
•
80 votes
Through a faith/cultural group
8%
•
93 votes
I don't currently feel part of a community
16%
•
179 votes
Other (please specify)
3%
•
29 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| 1.11% | 20 | |
| ... | 0.06% | 1 |
| With my spouse, one on one. | 0.06% | 1 |
| My spouse | 0.06% | 1 |
| my home | 0.06% | 1 |
| NA | 0.06% | 1 |
| My community | 0.06% | 1 |
| In our church | 0.06% | 1 |
| Veterans group | 0.06% | 1 |
| where I live | 0.06% | 1 |
3.
3.
Do you think online communities can feel as meaningful as in-person communities? Yes
30%
•
338 votes
No
33%
•
369 votes
Undecided
37%
•
414 votes
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