Key Issues Revealed in Jersey's 2025 Survey Report
Discover the top concerns of Islanders in the January 2025 survey, highlighting issues such as cost of living, housing, healthcare, and more. Insights show the shifting priorities across different age groups and comparisons with past years. Dive into the current trends shaping Jersey's community landscape.
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Top Issues Survey January 2025
Summary The most important issues for islanders (most and other important issues) were Cost of living , Housing , The Hospital and Healthcare When unprompted, the top issue mentioned by islanders was Cost of living followed by Other issues Other issues included Lack of activities , Boredom , Lack of nightlife , Tourism and Island connectivity Cost of living , Housing and The hospital remain the top 3 issues for islanders for the second consecutive year The Ageing population has risen four places in position to 6th most important issue in 2025 For islanders aged 17 to 34 years, Housing is the most important issue; for 35-to 54- years it is Cost of living ; for those aged 55+ years it is The hospital The most important issue in the UK is Immigration , followed by the Economy , Healthcare and then Prices/inflation/cost of living ; in Jersey Cost of living is the top issue and only a very small proportion mention other aspects of Jersey s economy as an issue 1,362 islanders completed the survey, either online or with a street interviewer
Top issues: Jan 2025 What do you see as the most important issue facing Jersey today? Spontaneous open-ended question Cost of living 29% Other 19% Housing 17% Population levels 9% Faith in Government 9% The hospital 5% Healthcare 4% Climate change/environment 3% Ageing population 2% Poverty/inequality Other included: lack of activities . boredom , lack of nightlife , tourism and island connectivity 1% Talent leaving the Island 1% Renewable energy 0% Labour shortages 0% Education 0% 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35%
Top issues: Jan 2025 What do you see as the most/other important issues facing Jersey today? 64% Cost of living 59% Housing 51% The hospital 49% Healthcare 45% Faith in Government 36% Ageing population 36% Talent leaving the island 33% Population levels 24% Other 22% Poverty/inequality 19% Education 19% Climate change/environment 18% Labour shortages 13% Renewable energy 0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0% 70.0%
Top issues: 2025 vs 2024 % points change Position change 2025 top mentions % mentioned 1 - Cost of living 64% 18% No change 2 - Housing 59% 10% No change 3 - The hospital 51% 1% No change 49% 4 - Healthcare 14% 1 5 - Faith in Government 45% 2% 1 6 - Ageing population 36% 14% 4 7 - Talent leaving the island 36% 2% No change 8 - Population levels 33% 8% No change 9 - Other 24% No change No change 10 - Poverty/inequality 22% - - 11 - Education 19% 3% 1 12 - Climate change/Environment 19% 4% 1 13 - Labour shortages 18% 5% 1 14 - Renewable energy 13% - -
Top issues: Jan 2025 What do you see as the most/other important issues facing Jersey today? 64% Cost of living 29% 59% Housing 17% Most/other important issues 51% The hospital 5% 49% Healthcare 4% 45% Faith in Government 9% 36% Ageing population 2% Most important issue 36% Talent leaving the island 1% 33% Population levels 9% 24% Other 19% 22% Poverty/inequality 1% 19% Education 0% 19% Climate change/environment 3% 18% Labour shortages 0% 13% Renewable energy 0% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%
Top issues: Jan 2025 Most/other important issues by age group Cost of living Housing The hospital Healthcare 17 to 34 years Faith in Government Ageing population Talent leaving the island Population levels 35 to 54 years Other Poverty/Inequality Education Climate change/environment 55+ Labour shortages Renewable energy 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90%
Top issues: Jan 2025 Most/other important issues by dependent children (yes/no) Cost of living Housing The hospital Healthcare Dependent children Faith in Government Ageing population Talent leaving the island Population levels Other Poverty/Inequality Education No dependent children Climate change/environment Labour shortages Renewable energy 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90%
Top issues: Jan 2025 Most/other important issues by household income Cost of living Housing The hospital Less than 60,000 Healthcare Faith in Government Ageing population Talent leaving the island 60,000 to 100,000 Population levels Other Poverty/Inequality Education Over 100,000 Climate change/environment Labour shortages Renewable energy 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%
Scope, Sample and Methodology The poll scope was islanders aged 17 and over The sample was islanders aged over 17 who were on 4insight s online panel of over 5,400 which is reasonably representative of islander's demographics, supplemented by random sampling by 4insight s professional street interviewers The methodology of the poll was a short structured online survey with one unprompted open-ended question regarding the most important top issue for them followed by a question on other important issues for them. Three demographic questions were included to enable cross tabulations to be produced to see if there were any variations in responses by: Age Family structure checked, single, single with a dependent child under 16, in a partnership, in a partnership with a dependent child under 16, divorced/separated, widowed, prefer to say or other Total household income level before tax and social security by grouping The online survey was supplemented by CAPI, street interviewers with iPads doing random face-to-face interviews The survey responses were quality checked and cross tabulations prepared 1,362 islanders completed the survey in total
Demographics Age profile: Survey respondents vs Population (from 2021 census) Marital and civil status: Survey respondents vs Population (from 2021 census) Population Survey 17 to 24 Single 25 to 34 35 to 44 Married/Civil partnership 45 to 54 55 to 64 Divorced/seperated 65 to 74 Widowed/surving partner from civil partnership 75 and over 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% Population Survey *Population statistics reflect adults aged over 16 whilst the survey reflects adults aged 17 or over
Demographics Gross household income: Survey respondents Less than 20,000 20,000 to 59,999 60,000 to 99,999 100,000 to 149,999 150,000 or over 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45%
