Use these questions to think more about how you would describe your community...
  - Where do people in your community gather or socialize?
  - How and where does your community access services (healthcare, transportation, educational services, etc.)?

Examples of activities and services: Shopping areas, schools and universities, libraries, parks, lakes, rivers, places of worship, healthcare services, public transport, local nonprofit organizations, etc.

Your response: My community is the area in which everyone I know spends their time, where we workout, eat, attend events, listen to music, and go to church.

Use these questions to think more about how you would describe your community...
  - What are the cultural bonds in your community?
  - If your community has a shared history, what is it?

Examples of cultural or historical interests: Religious groups, ethnic groups, languages, age groups, immigration status, historic or arts districts, etc.

Your response: There is a large LGBT community that lives largely in coastal Sussex, but as you move west, the climate is less welcoming. As a member of that community, I feel comfortable in the areas in which I live, but less so as I move inland. We also have a very large number of "transplants" from major urban areas, such as DC, Baltimore, and Philly, who live in coastal Sussex, and many of us share a professional background that makes us adhere as a community of interest. It's more urban in the coastal area and less rural -- a huge cultural split.

Use these questions to think more about how you would describe your community...
  - Where are residents employed?
  - If there are environmental concerns in your community, what are they?

Examples of economic or environmental interests: Tourism industry, agricultural workers, mining town, manufacturing center, polluted natural resource, unemployment problem, etc.

Your response: Those of us who live in coastal Sussex have a shared set of interests in terms of environmental concerns and also the tourism industry. These issues are not shared by communities not relatively near the shore.

Use these questions to think more about how you would describe your community...
  - What should politicians and/or map drawers know about your community?
  - What are the needs of your community?
  - Is there anything else you want to tell us about your community?

Examples of needs or concerns: Keep community in the same district or separate into multiple districts, shared policy concerns, need for a social service, relationship to other nearby communities, issues with current district lines

Your response: In coastal Sussex, we share a concern about unchecked development, sea level rise, and lack of affordable housing.