The results of a survey on whether there should be fixed link feasibility study have been released.
The survey was commissioned by the Pro-Link group, headed by Carl Feeny and Kevin Price.
The data provided revealed that just under 5,000 people – from the Isle of Wight and mainland – completed the Solent Tunnel survey.
Of those completing the survey, 77.8% believe that alternatives to existing cross-Solent transport should be investigated.
The results
All the raw data has been provided to the media so we have created the tables below to help you make sense of the results.
Jump to the relevant tables:
- Q3: What is your age group?
- Q4: Are you…
- Q5: Which are you?
- Q6: Do you believe that alternatives to the existing cross Solent transport should be investigated?
- Q7: Is it reasonable for IWC to request an independent FL Study?
- Q8: Rank the factors that should be considered as part of feasibility study.
- Q10: Is prospect of having a road tunnel “Fixed Link” from the Island to the mainland as positive, or negative to the overall future welfare of the Isle of Wight?
Further details can be found in the Report at the bottom of the article.
Q3: What is your age group? - IW Fixed Link Feasibility Study Survey (2017)
| Answer Options | Response Percent | Response Count |
|---|---|---|
| Under 20 years old | 4.7% | 233 |
| 20 - 30 years old | 17.9% | 891 |
| 30 - 40 years old | 20.5% | 1018 |
| 40 - 50 years old | 20.3% | 1008 |
| 50 - 60 years old | 19.0% | 946 |
| 60 - 70 years old | 13.3% | 659 |
| over 70 years old | 4.3% | 212 |
Q4: Are you... - IW Fixed Link Feasibility Study Survey (2017)
| Answer Options | Response Percent | Response Count |
|---|---|---|
| A permanent Island resident. | 87.7% | 4356 |
| A mainland resident. | 12.3% | 611 |
Q5: Which are you? - IW Fixed Link Feasibility Study Survey (2017)
| Answer Options | Response Percent | Response Count |
|---|---|---|
| Student studying on mainland | 3.5% | 175 |
| Student studying on Isle of Wight | 3.4% | 168 |
| Currently Unemployed | 4.3% | 216 |
| Retired | 13.7% | 685 |
| Semi-retired | 5.1% | 255 |
| Employed and living on on Isle of Wight | 52.5% | 2605 |
| Employed on Isle of Wight but live and commuting from Mainland | 0.8% | 41 |
| Employed and living on Mainland | 8.9% | 444 |
| Employed on Mainland but live and commute from Isle of Wight | 7.6% | 378 |
| Other (please specify) | 532 |
Q6: Do you believe that alternatives to the existing cross Solent transport should be investigated? - IW Fixed Link Feasibility Study Survey (2017)
| Answer Options | Response Percent | Response Count |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 77.8% | 3866 |
| No | 18.9% | 939 |
| Undecided | 3.3% | 162 |
Q7: Do you think that it is reasonable for the IOW Council to request an independent FL Study to ascertain the correct information concerning options for future Cross Solent Transport? - IW Fixed Link Feasibility Study Survey (2017)
| Answer Options | Response Percent | Response Count |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 78.9% | 3921 |
| No | 16.3% | 810 |
| Undecided | 4.8% | 236 |
Q8: In order of importance (10 most important to 1 least important) please rank the following factors that should be considered as part of feasibility study. Please note that you cannot use the same number twice. - IW Fixed Link Feasibility Study Survey (2017)
| Answer Options | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Rating Average | Response Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Traffic management | 352 | 462 | 519 | 509 | 532 | 450 | 470 | 547 | 482 | 644 | 5.77 | 4967 |
| Environment | 263 | 450 | 482 | 561 | 546 | 550 | 516 | 495 | 605 | 499 | 5.82 | 4967 |
| Education | 414 | 507 | 628 | 609 | 675 | 546 | 545 | 481 | 365 | 197 | 5.10 | 4967 |
| Healthcare | 152 | 369 | 456 | 577 | 583 | 588 | 675 | 622 | 521 | 424 | 5.97 | 4967 |
| Tourism | 150 | 262 | 348 | 492 | 617 | 713 | 720 | 635 | 656 | 374 | 6.20 | 4967 |
| Business | 185 | 253 | 392 | 514 | 601 | 686 | 613 | 629 | 554 | 540 | 6.19 | 4967 |
| Social effects | 325 | 531 | 578 | 662 | 498 | 538 | 545 | 502 | 390 | 398 | 5.40 | 4967 |
| Ferry services | 1792 | 467 | 538 | 299 | 241 | 255 | 267 | 330 | 240 | 538 | 4.09 | 4967 |
| Types of tunnel | 860 | 978 | 498 | 353 | 320 | 305 | 287 | 335 | 534 | 497 | 4.75 | 4967 |
| Safety in tunnel | 474 | 688 | 528 | 391 | 354 | 336 | 329 | 391 | 620 | 856 | 5.71 | 4967 |
Q10: At the present time before the study is undertaken, would you consider the prospect of having a road tunnel "Fixed Link" from the Island to the mainland as positive, or negative to the overall future welfare of the Isle of Wight? - IW Fixed Link Feasibility Study Survey (2017)
| Answer Options | Response Percent | Response Count |
|---|---|---|
| Positive | 71.3% | 3541 |
| Negative | 23.5% | 1166 |
| Undecided | 5.2% | 260 |
| Please explain why you have answered either Positive or Negative. | 4218 |
The Report
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