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Decision Resources, Ltd.
<br />3128 Dean Court
<br />Minneapolis, Minnesota 55416
<br />ORONO RESIDENTIAL SURVEY
<br />RECREATION AUDIT STUDY
<br />July, 1994
<br />Hello, I'm _ _ _ _ _ _ _ of Decision Resources, Ltd., a polling firm
<br />located in Minneapolis. We have been retained by the City of
<br />Orono to speak with a random sample of residents about issues
<br />facing the community. This survey is being conducted because
<br />City Council and Park Commission members and City Staff are
<br />interested in your opinions and suggestions about parks and
<br />recreational needs in the future. I want to assure you that all
<br />individual responses will be held strictly confidential; only
<br />summaries of the entire sample will be reported.
<br />1. Approximately how many years have LESS THAN TWO YEARS....6%
<br />you lived in the City of Orono? TWO TO FIVE YEARS. . . .16%
<br />FIVE TO TEN YEARS. . .27%
<br />TEN TO TWENTY YEARS...23%
<br />20 TO 30 YEARS. . . . .13%
<br />OVER THIRTY YEARS. . .16%
<br />DON'T KNOW/REFUSED. . .0%
<br />2. How would you rate the quality of EXCELLENT. . . . . . . . .52%
<br />life in Orono -- excellent, good, GOOD. . . . . . . . . . . . .44%
<br />only fair, or poor? ONLY FAIR. . . . . . . . . .3%
<br />POOR. . . . . . . . . . . . .0%
<br />DON'T KNOW/REFUSED. . .1%
<br />3. What do you like most about living in Orono?
<br />NO ANSWER, 3%; RURAL, 31%; QUIET, 14%; SAFE, 3%; LOCA
<br />TION, 7%; LAKE, 20%; PEOPLE, 5%; SCHOOL, 2%; HOUSE, 7%;
<br />NATURAL BEAUTY, 4%; EVERYTHING, 3%; WELL-RUN, 2%.
<br />4. And, what do you like least about living in Orono?
<br />NO ANSWER, 17%; NOTHING, 9%; TAXES, 18%; ROADS, 8%;
<br />TRAFFIC, 8%; GROWTH, 5%; HIGHWAY PROBLEM, 4%; COST OF
<br />SERVICES, 2%; LOCATION, 6%; CITY GOVERNMENT, 7%; PEOPLE,
<br />4%; NO SHOPS, 2%; CITY SERVICES, 5%; CITY REGULATIONS,
<br />4%; SCATTERED, 5%.
<br />I would like to read you a list of recreational activities. For
<br />each one, tell me how often you and other members of your house
<br />hold engage in that activity. Do you or any members of your
<br />household engage in that activity, weather and season permitting,
<br />almost daily, weekly, several times each month, monthly, several
<br />times each year, or never. Again, for seasonal activities,
<br />please tell me how often you or household members participate
<br />during the season. Also, please remember we are interested in
<br />the number of times you or other household members participate.
<br />(ROTATE LIST)
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