The Ethnic Communities Council of Victoria wishes to let us know about the Scanlon Survey.
What: This is a national survey run by Monash University that will capture a snapshot of Australia's views. The results of the survey would assist with better advocacy and lobbying for better access and opportunities for people from culturally and linguistically diverse communities.
It is part of the social cohesion surveys which began in 2007 and are now recognised as a most important source of information on Australian society. The findings of earlier surveys have been reported on television and in newspapers and can be accessed on the survey website “Mapping Australia’s Population”
Who: Australian residents who are aged 18 and over.
Why: The objective of the project is to provide evidence to understand social cohesion in Australian society. The 2015 survey has also received funding from the Australian government, to make it possible to increase the number of people completing the survey.
Participation
Participation in the survey is entirely voluntary. By completing the survey you are contributing to the understanding of public opinion. There is no payment for completing the survey. However, by completing the survey you will be eligible to participate in a lottery. There will be three prizes in the lottery, each a shopping voucher to the value of $500. Details are provided on the final page of the survey.
Confidentiality
Your responses to the survey questions are entirely anonymous. The company hosting the survey does not provide any identifying material to Monash University.
Storage of data
Storage of the data is under Monash University regulations. The anonymous responses are kept on secure computers for a minimum of five years.
Thank you for your voluntary co-operation. Your views are valuable and important in helping us to understand Australian society and its future development.
When: circulating this survey around your friends let them know participants who wish to leave their details go into a draw to win $500 voucher.
How: Take the survey (allow about 10-20mins)