36 BCBusiness January 2015
Overall, we're expecting the
status quo, with 64 per cent of
British Columbians saying they
expect the provincial economy
to stay the same over the next six
months. Folks from the Interior
and Northern B.C. are the most
optimistic about where things are
going: 19 per cent think things will
improve in the next six months,
compared to only 10 per cent on
Vancouver Island and 12 per cent
in Metro Vancouver. Men, overall,
are also more optimistic: 18 per
cent think things will improve,
versus nine per cent for women.
How would you describe
the economic conditions in
British Columbia today?
t h e w A y t h i n g S A r e
n o t b a a a d
Over the next six
months, do you
expect the pro-
vincial economy
to improve,
remain the same
or decline?
British Columbians are, for the most part, a contented bunch. Sixty-seven per
cent of us said conditions are "good" or "very good" in B.C., while 26 per cent
said things were "poor" or "very poor." Young people were more positive. Only
19 per cent of 18-to-34-year-olds thought things to be poor/very poor, compared
to 30 per cent of those 55 and over.
Metro
vancouver
18-34-year-olds
19% ...Poor/Very Poor
71% ...Good/Very Good
35-54-year-olds
27% ...Poor/Very Poor
68% ...Good/Very Good
vancouver
island
How would you describe your own household's finances today?
Seven in 10 British Columbians (69 per cent) say,
on the home front, things are fine financially.
Interestingly, the young here are slightly more
negative than their 55-plus counterparts: 31 per
cent versus 27 per cent say that things are poor or
very poor—perhaps a reflection of the high cost
burden for young workers in B.C.'s biggest cities.
18-34-year-olds
31% ...Poor/Very Poor
67% ...Good/Very
Good
55+
27% ...Poor/Very Poor
71% ...Good/Very Good
the rest
of B.C.
t h e w A y t h i n g S A r e g o i n g
m o r e o f t h e s a m e
Men 18%
55+ 13%
18-34-year-olds 26%
55+
30% ...Poor/Very Poor
62% ...Good/Very Good
good/
very good
68%
good/
very good
63%
good/
very good
69%
good/
very good
62%
poor/
very poor
24%
poor/
very poor
24%
poor/
very poor
29%
poor/
very poor
34%
not Sure
7%
not Sure
12%
not Sure
2%
not Sure
4%
B.C.
Over the next
six months, do
you expect your
household's
finances to
improve, remain
the same or
decline?
Sixty-two per cent of
British Columbians
expect their financial
situation to stay the
same, while 21 per cent
think they'll improve.
The young—18-to-34-
year-olds—are the most
optimistic that things
will improve, at 26
per cent, while among
those 55-plus, only 13
per cent think things
will improve. Region-
ally, the most pessimis-
tic remain Vancouver
Islanders.
Will Improve
Will Improve
women 9%
