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Source of Information <br />Residents were told: <br />I would like to read you a list of possible sources of in- <br />formation about the City of Orono. For each one, <br />please tell me if you consider it to be a major source of <br />information about the city, a minor source of informa- <br />tion, or not a source of information at all for you. <br />A list of five potential sources of information was then read: <br />Articles in the "Laker" or "Pioneer" newspapers? <br />Eighty-eight percent regard articles in the "Laker" or "Pioneer" as sources of information: <br />MAJOR SOURCE .................................. 56% <br />MINOR SOURCE .................................. 32% <br />NOT A SOURCE ................................... 11% <br />DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ............................ 1% <br />They are a "major source" for 56% of the sample. <br />"Major source" is reported most frequently by: <br />• residents for twenty years or more <br />• those not too or not at all informed about city government and its activities <br />• "empty -nesters" <br />• owners of homes valued between $600,000 and $1 million <br />• those with septic tanks <br />• over fifty-five year olds <br />"Minor source"is stated more often by: <br />• households with children <br />• owners of homes valued under $600,000 <br />• eighteen to forty-four year olds <br />• men <br />"Not a source" is cited at a higher rate by: <br />• residents for less than ten years <br />• those rating the quality of life as good or lower <br />• those with a private well <br />109 <br />