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- Cultural Wellbeing
- Indicator
- Participation in cultural practices
- Vital Sign Indicator
- Index Value (index value)
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No targets are currently set for this indicator.
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Kelly Biedenweg
- Contributing Partners
- Last Updated
- 09/26/2023 13:16:18
This indicator describes Puget Sound residents’ satisfaction in regards to their participation in cultural practices. “Cultural practices” addresses a range of practices linked to the natural environment, including recreational, civic, and social activities, as well as tribal cultural practices related to natural resources.
Index of mean responses to satisfaction with cultural practices engagement on a five-point scale (where 1 is dissatisfied and 5 is satisfied).
By measuring cultural wellbeing, we can recognize the inter-dependencies between, people, culture, and the environment. This indicator tells us whether people feel satisfied with their ability to participate in and maintain traditions related to the natural environment and whether management actions support diverse cultural expression.
Low satisfaction could be due to low access either because opportunities were limited (for example, due to COVID), personal reasons (for example, time constraints), or other factors. Cultural engagement is a key component of social identity and human wellbeing. This indicator will be important for assessing tradeoffs among potential recovery strategies and ensuring that strategies enhance cultural practices across diverse cultural groups.
- 63 percent of survey respondents participated in one or several types of cultural activities.
- 3.81 was the average response in 2022, which equates to participants feeling “somewhat satisfied” with their level of participation in cultural activities on a five-point scale.
- Environmental activities that focused on social interaction were the most commonly practiced cultural activities. See Interpretation of Results for more information.
- While the mean satisfaction result was statistically different in 2022 than 2020, the number equates to the same category of satisfaction.
- Monitoring Program
- Data Source
Oregon State University Human Dimensions Lab
Data are collected every two years via paper survey and online response option to a random sample of Puget Sound households. The population is a clustered random sample of Puget Sound residents across 12 counties, with an initial sample of 9,000. Due to undeliverable addresses, the total sample reached was less than 9,000. In 2022, the response rate was 20.8 percent, with a total of 1,271 responses. In 2020, the response rate was 25 percent for a total of 1,843 respondents. In 2018, the first iteration of the survey, the response rate was 28 percent for a total of 2,323 individual responses.
The cultural wellbeing indicator is based on a single question that asks respondents to rate their satisfaction with their ability to engage in four types of cultural activities or traditions. These categories are based on the coding of an open-ended question in a prior iteration of the survey that asked about the types of cultural activities people engaged in.
For more information on the survey, see Appendix A. Detailed Methodology and Appendix B. 2022 Survey Instrument in the 2022 Summary Report.
- Critical Definitions
Cultural practices in this monitoring program are defined as environmentally-oriented social activities, practices important to heritage, Native practices or activities, and spiritual or religious nature-based practices.
It’s important to recognize that some of these activity/practice categories (e.g., Native practices) are largely specific to cultural groups in the Puget Sound whose dependence on these activities may not be reflected in a randomized public survey.
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Despite the COVID pandemic during 2020-2021, we did not measure any meaningful differences across the general population between 2020 and 2022. We may have hypothesized changes in cultural wellbeing due to the COVID pandemic – either motivating people to get outdoors more or limiting mobility. At a population scale, however, we did not see overall changes in people's satisfaction levels in regard to their participation in cultural activities or traditions.
Harrington, K., B. Leach, Z. Antenucci, and K. Biedenweg. 2023. Human Wellbeing Vital Signs Survey 2022 Summary: A report on subjective human wellbeing indicators prepared for the Puget Sound Partnership.
Justiniano, I., C. Avendano, C. Lozano and K. Biedenweg. 2021. Vital Signs Latinx Survey. Report to Puget Sound Partnership.
Fleming, W., H. Kehoe-Thommen, B. Katz, J. Hart and K. Biedenweg. 2021. Vital Signs Survey Summary 2020: A report on subjective human wellbeing. Report to the Puget Sound Partnership.
Fleming, W. and K. Biedenweg. 2019. Visualizing Human Wellbeing in the Puget Sound (Vital Signs Survey Summary 2018). Report to the Puget Sound Partnership.
Human Wellbeing Vital Signs Interactive Web-interface (2018, 2020)
The Puget Sound Partnership believes in the transparency and accessibility of the data used to address puget sound indicators. These data are provided by contributing partners to the Partnership and are made publicly available through the Puget Sound Info site. These data are available on an "as is" basis and the Partnership is not responsible for any errors, omissions, or inaccuracies. Please acknowledge the monitoring program and data source when using these data and obtain permission from the Vital Sign Indicator Reporter to use these data in a publication.
- Human Wellbeing Survey Results
- Uploaded On
- 11/02/2021
- File Type
- Excel (XLSX)
- Description
- Survey results are provided for the subjective Human Wellbeing Vital Sign Indicators. Data were collected via survey to the general population of the Puget Sound Region in 2018, 2020, and 2022. Please acknowledge the Oregon State University Human Dimensions Lab and Puget Sound Partnership when using these data.
- Human Wellbeing Survey Results (all years)
- Uploaded On
- 08/11/2023
- File Type
- Excel (XLSX)
- Description
- Survey results are provided for the subjective Human Wellbeing Vital Sign Indicators. Data were collected via survey to the general population of the Puget Sound Region in 2018, 2020, and 2022. Please acknowledge the Oregon State University Human Dimensions Lab and Puget Sound Partnership when using these data.
- Reporting Instructions
No Subcategories for this Puget Sound Indicator.