CACHE COUNTY – The local cities of Hyde Park, Logan, Nibley and North Logan are at it again.
In partnership with the Utah Wellbeing Project, those cities are once again surveying their residents about perceptions of wellbeing and local issues.
Residents of those cities aged 18 or older are being asked to complete the survey, according to project head Dr. Courtney Flint of the Department of Sociology, Social Work and Anthropology at Utah State University.
Although the survey is comprehensive, Flint added, it should only take about 10 minutes for residents of Hyde Park, Logan, Nibley and North Logan to complete.
Officials of those local cities are hoping that survey participants will encourage other adults in their households and communities to complete the survey as well.
Full- or part-time residents of Hyde Park can access the survey at http://tinyurl.com/HydePark2022
Full- or part-time residents of Logan can access the survey at http://tinyurl.com/Logan2022
Full- or part-time residents of Nibley can access the survey at http://tinyurl.com/Nibley2022
Full- or part-time residents of North Logan can access the survey at http://tinyurl.com/NorthLogan2022
The online survey is available in both English- and Spanish-language versions on those websites.
The wellbeing research effort was originally started in partnership with USU Extension Services prior to the coronavirus outbreak in 2019, but the text of survey was modified to allow participants to assess the pandemic’s impact on their perceptions of wellbeing.
Flint is a community resource specialist for USU Extension. She holds degrees from Northern Arizona University, the University of Colorado (Boulder) and Penn State University. Her areas of professional expertise include community sociology and engagement, natural resource sociology and interdisciplinary ecosystem science.
The residents of Hyde Park, Logan, Nibley and North Logan will be in good company if the complete the 2022 survey.
Over 14,000 surveys have been collected since the survey started in 2019.
In 2021, Flint says the survey effort had 29 cities and more than 8,500 people participated.
This year, the survey will have 35 cities participating.
Flint added that there are no questions about the pandemic on this year’s survey. However, local communities have added questions of local interest, including housing affordability, city services, recreation and others.
Although the survey does collect some demographic data, Flint says survey participants are guaranteed anonymity.
Anyone having questions about the wellbeing survey can contact Flint at 435-797-8635.