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Boston Heat Resilience CoMap

Boston Heat Resilience Study Survey


Welcome to the Boston Heat Resilience Study survey! As we consider how to create a more heat resilient city, we want to hear from you! Please take a few minutes to answer some questions about how you experience and deal with heat during a normal (non-covid) summer, and then continue on to an interactive map-based survey. 

 

Your responses will help us understand the current challenges people face during periods of extreme heat so that we can start to identify strategies and solutions that specifically address the concerns of Bostonians. 

 

Please take 5-7 minutes to share your thoughts.

1. How important of an issue do you think high heat is in your community during a typical summer?
2. When it is very hot outside, how often do you feel too hot in your home?
3. When it is very hot outside during a typical summer, are you more likely to:
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When it is very hot outside, how often do you use air conditioning in your home?
5. If you answered “never” or “sometimes” to the previous questions, what is the barrier to using air conditioning?
5. Are you familiar with the following assistance programs? More information about these programs will be provided at the end of this survey.
7. If you leave your home to stay cool, where do you go?
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9. How connected do you feel to your neighbors or community?
10. What are your main sources of information in your community?
12. Do you have any personal characteristics that might make you more vulnerable to heat? (check all that apply)
13. If you feel too hot in your home, which of these things might help you stay cool if you had access to them?
14. Which of these activities might convince you to leave your home to stay cool?
15. Which of the following cooling interventions would you like to see more of in your neighborhood?
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