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COMMUNITY SURVEY

FINAL REPORT

Committee to Save the Oak


Park JCC
May 22, 2015

Distribution of survey link


478 responses

Save the Oak Park JCC Facebook page


Save the Oak Park JCC web page
Save the Oak Park JCC e-mail list
City of Oak Park web site
Next Door Oak Park/Huntington Woods
Birmingham Temple e-mail newsletter
Congregation T'chiyah e-mail newsletter
Temple Emanu-el web site
Publicity in Jewish News
Word-of-mouth publicity at JPM and other sites

Distribution of survey forms


152 responses
JPM building, classes and groups
Teitel Apartments
Prentis Apartments
Akiva Hebrew Day School
Dovid ben Nuchim
Bais Yaakov
Congregation Beth Shalom
Congregation T'chiyah
Temple Emanu-el
Yeshiva Darchei Torah
Young Israel of Oak Park
Individuals

Do you know that there is a Jewish Community Center in Oak


Park?
700

600

500

400

300

200

100

0
Yes

No

Are you PRESENTLY a member of the Oak Park


Jewish Community Center (JPM)?
400
350
300
250
200
150
100
50
0

If you were NEVER a member of the Oak Park JCC,


did you ever consider joining?
400

350

300

250

200

150

100

50

0
Yes

No

No response

If you are not a member of JPM, was the cost of


membership a factor in your decision not to join?
450
400
350
300
250
200
150
100
50
0

If you are not a member of the Oak Park Jewish


Community Center (JPM), were you ever a member in
the past?
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200

150

100

50

0
Yes

No

No response

If you considered joining the Oak Park JCC but decided


not to, was the cost of membership a factor in your
decision not to join?
450
400
350
300
250
200
150
100
50
0

Distance from home or work


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250

200

150

100

50

0
Less than 1 mile

1-3 miles

3-5 miles

More than 5 miles

Don't know

No response

For each of the following, please indicate if it influenced your decision not to
join the Oak Park Jewish Community Center or not to renew your membership
if you were previously a member. RESPONSES CONTINUED ON NEXT SLIDE.

Factor

Influenced

Percent

Distance from home or work

87

24%

Pool schedule

77

21%

Condition of general member fitness


center equipment and locker room

66

18%

Hours of operation

62

17%

Selection of equipment in fitness center

60

16%

Selection of fitness classes

59

16%

Scheduling of fitness classes

57

16%

Selection of programs and classes for


adults

53

15%

Condition of equipment in Executive


fitness center

49

13%

RESPONSES CONTINUED
Scheduling of programs and classes for
adults

43

12%

Selection of programs and classes for


children

32

9%

Design or dcor of building

28

8%

Availability or condition of restrooms

26

7%

Availability of parking

24

7%

Staff responsiveness

24

7%

Scheduling of programs and classes for


children

18

5%

Availability of handicap parking

12

3%

Selection of programs and classes for


young adults

12

3%

Availability of public transportation

11

3%

Scheduling of programs and classes for


young adults

11

3%

Not enough Staff

11

3%

2%

Availability of handicap facilities


Other [reported separately]

Following is a list of facilities and programs that could be offered at the Jimmy Prentis
Morris Building (the Oak Park JCC building). For each one, please indicate whether it
would INCREASE the chance that you would join a community center located in the
Jimmy Prentis Morris Building; if it would DECREASE the chance you would join; or if it is
NOT IMPORTANT to your decision to join a community center located in the Jimmy Prentis
Morris Building. RESPONSES CONTINUE ON NEXT 6 SLIDES.

INCREASE
Fitness center general
Restaurant
Coffee shop
Fitness center executive
Fitness classes
for women only
Pool - open
swim for men
only or women
only
Yoga classes
Outdoor
running/walking
track

NOT
IMPORTANT

NO
RESPONSE

DECREASE

307
292
278

148
174
168

7
2
3

168
162
181

264

199

160

259

192

171

253
252

190
186

17
3

170
189

239

178

211

RESPONSES CONTINUED 1

INCREASE
Pool - swimming
lessons
Outdoor
playground for
children
Room rentals
Fitness personal training
Kosher catering
service
Lounge
Continuing
Jewish education
for adults
Massages
Outdoor
exercise area for
adults

NOT
IMPORTANT

NO
RESPONSE

DECREASE

223

213

193

223
218

201
189

2
2

204
221

213

221

194

208
197

220
214

5
4

197
215

197
194

141
221

5
8

287
207

187

223

218

RESPONSES CONTINUED 2

INCREASE
Meeting rooms
Gym - running
track
Services and
programs for
retired people
Physical therapy
Meeting rooms
Gym - running
track

NOT
IMPORTANT

NO
RESPONSE

DECREASE

185

214

228

182

223

224

181
178
185

144
231
214

6
3
3

299
218
228

182

223

224

RESPONSES CONTINUED 3

INCREASE
Services and
programs for
retired people
Physical therapy
Pool - open
swim for men
and women
Auditorium
Fitness classes
for men and
women
Snack food
sales
Community
greenhouse/gard
en
Dance classes

NOT
IMPORTANT

NO
RESPONSE

DECREASE

181
178

144
231

6
3

299
218

177
177

196
225

54
6

203
222

176

211

45

198

175

222

230

170
161

236
241

4
7

220
221

RESPONSES CONTINUED 4

INCREASE

NOT
IMPORTANT

NO
RESPONSE

DECREASE

Media center
Youth sports
leagues

153

237

11

229

147

242

239

Games room

144

247

233

Movie nights

139

241

20

230

Child care

133

273

221

Judaica shop
Gym - basketball
court
Fitness classes for
men only

131

266

257

130

267

230

114

258

12

246

RESPONSES CONTINUED 5

NOT
IMPORTANT

INCREASE
Camp - summer
Child development
program
Gift shop
Religious services
- holiday
Religious services
- Shabbat
Medical or
dental clinic

NO
RESPONSE

DECREASE

97

295

233

97
97

290
295

3
6

240
232

88

294

10

238

81

301

10

238

81

295

10

244

RESPONSES CONTINUED 6

NOT
IMPORTANT

INCREASE
Medical or
dental clinic
Social dancing
Camp - winter
Ballet classes
Russian
language
programming
Other [reported
separately]

NO
RESPONSE

DECREASE

81
79
76
74

295
278
303
310

10
32
5
6

244
241
246
240

33

329

11

257

Are you a member of the Jewish Community


Centers West Bloomfield (Kahn Building) facility?
600

500

400

300

200

100

Are you a member of any health club or gym not


affiliated with the Jewish Community Center of
Metropolitan Detroit?
600

500

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200

100

0
No

Yes

No response

What are the ages of your children who are still


living at home?
[Not complete due to survey artifact]

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150
100
50
0

What is your marital status?


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450
400
350
300
250
200
150
100
50
0

What is your employment status?


[Only primary responses included]

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200

150

100

50

What is your approximate household income?


[Only primary response included.]

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180
160
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
0

What is your age bracket?


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250

200

150

100

50

0
60 or older

50-59

30-39

40-49

20-29

Under 20

No response

What is your gender?


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150
100
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0
Female

Male

No response

Which of the following best describes your current identification, whether or not you practice or observe it?

Description
Jewish - Orthodox or
traditional

Number

Percent
279

44.3%

141

22.4%

Jewish - Conservative

90

14.3%

Christian
Jewish - Secular or
nonobservant

40

6.3%

21

3.3%

Jewish - Reconstructionist

15

2.4%

Jewish - Humanist

15

2.4%

None

11

1.7%

Prefer not to answer

1.0%

Other (all)

0.5%

Jewish - unspecified

0.3%

Buddhist

0.2%

Hindu

0.2%

Jewish - Messianic

0.2%

Jewish - Reform

PRIMARY RESIDENCE BY ZIP CODE


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150

100

50

PRIMARY RESIDENCE BY ZIP CODE

Oak Park 213 33.8%


Southfield 136 21.6%
Huntington Woods 119 18.9%
W Bloomfield, Bloomfield Hills
43 6.8%
Berkley, Royal Oak, Ferndale,
Pleasant Ridge 37 5.9%
Incomplete or no response 23 3.7%
Farmington, Farmington Hills 17 2.7%
Michigan - all other 15 2.4%
Detroit, Redford
9 1.4%
Orchard Lake Village
9 1.4%
Birmingham, Beverly Hills
6 1.0%
Out of state
3 0.5%

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