Richmond. - The Editor, Re: Most Richmondites work in home city," Letters, Jan. 10.Here we receive yet another National Household Survey that gives us more conflicting statistical information, this time about the commuting habits of Richmondites.
Richmond. - The Editor, Re: Most Richmondites work in home city," Letters, Jan. 10.Here we receive yet another National Household Survey that gives us more conflicting statistical information, this time about the commuting habits of Richmondites.The National Household Survey states that 55 per cent of Richmond residents do not leave the city boundaries to go to work and yet on another survey, Richmond has the highest rate of office vacancy in the Lower Mainland.The same survey group claimed Richmond is the poorest city in the Lower Mainland, based on household income levels, with a few areas of town being comparable to the Downtown Eastside.Oddly enough, the city has some of the most expensive real estate in the country and leads North America in having the most luxury car sales per capita.Richmond is also known for leading the country with high rates of child poverty, and yet our students are often ranked among the best and brightest in the province.Perhaps we should just concede that statistical information is completely irrelevant when it comes to Richmond because there is too much missing data to take any tangible information from.Ken MoffattRichmond.
