Report of a Survey of 480 Residents of SMW
Conducted February 13 & 14, 2016
1.
Generally speaking, do you think things in Jamaica are going in the right direction these days or are they going
in the wrong direction?
Right Direction
30%
Wrong Direction
49
Don't Know
21
2. What in your opinion is the most pressing problem the country faces at this time?
Unemployment, jobs
38%
Crime, violence
19
Poverty
5
3.
Thinking about the area that you live in. . .generally speaking, do you think things are going in the right
direction these days in the area you live in, or do you think they’re going in the wrong direction?
Right Direction
32%
Wrong Direction
56
Don't Know
12
4.
And what's the most important need in your local area?
Unemployment
40%
Road conditions
21
Water issues
19
Community center
5
Most Important Problems/Greatest Local Needs:
Unemployment, jobs
51%
Road conditions
22
Crime, violence
20
Water issues
19
Poverty
5
Community center
5
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