Santa Cruz Chamber Survey Results
The SC Chamber is a dedicated voice for businesses in the community. Our bi-monthly surveys reflect important issues that affect the county.
The SC Chamber is a dedicated voice for businesses in the community. Our bi-monthly surveys reflect important issues that affect the county.
data as of: Monday 20-Dec-04 12:06 PM
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| 1. | My business has directly benefited by the quality workforce prepared from the K-12 public education system in Santa Cruz County. | 78 |
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| 2. | My business has directly benefited by the quality workforce prepared from Cabrillo College. | 78 |
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| 3. | My business has directly benefited by the quality workforce prepared from UCSC. | 78 |
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| 4. | There currently exists ways for the business and education communities to dialogue about what is needed to prepare the future workforce for Santa Cruz County. | 78 |
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| 5. | I think it would be useful for a facilitated dialogue about workforce preparation between the business and education communities. | 78 |
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| 6. | I would be willing to participate in a facilitated conversation about education and workforce preparation with Santa Cruz educational leaders. | 78 |
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Survey Taker Summary Report
Total Number of Survey Takers |
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78 |
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1. What choice best describes your business? |
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Community Organizations (Non-profits, Churches, Foundations) |
7 |
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Education |
10 |
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Finance |
4 |
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Food & Beverage |
5 |
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Health Care |
3 |
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Hospitality |
6 |
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Manufacturing |
6 |
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Media |
3 |
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Professional Services |
16 |
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Real Estate |
4 |
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Recreation |
1 |
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Retail |
3 |
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Technology |
4 |
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Other |
6 |
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2. Where is your business located? (Check all that apply. If you have multiple offices, please check the box coinciding with each location) |
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Santa Cruz |
51 |
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Scotts Valley |
9 |
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Watsonville |
7 |
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Aptos |
10 |
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Live Oak |
7 |
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San Lorenzo Valley |
7 |
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Soquel |
8 |
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Capitola |
10 |
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Outside Santa Cruz County |
8 |
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3. Do you have, or have you recently had, one or more children in the K-12 Public School System in Santa Cruz County? |
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Yes |
35 |
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No |
43 |
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4. How well do you feel the Public School System meets the existing needs of the families and businesses' of Santa Cruz County? |
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Very well |
8 |
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Satisfactory |
20 |
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Somewhat less than satisfactorily |
24 |
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Not Well |
8 |
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No Opinion |
18 |
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5. How well do you feel our Public School System, as it exists today, will meet the needs of the families and businesses' of Santa Cruz County in five years? |
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Very well |
3 |
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Satisfactorily |
14 |
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Somewhat less than satisfactorily |
24 |
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Not well |
20 |
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No opinion |
17 |
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6. Would you characterize your familiarity with the Public School System as: |
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Very Familiar |
28 |
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Somewhat familiar |
25 |
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Less than familiar |
15 |
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Never used |
9 |
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No opinion |
1 |
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7. How important is the issue of education to your quality of life in Santa Cruz County? |
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Very important |
55 |
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Important |
17 |
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Somewhat important |
3 |
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Less than important |
2 |
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Not important |
1 |
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