2008 Orono Citizen Survey Results

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Survey Overview Decision Resources, Ltd., is pleased to present the results of this study to the City of Orono. This section provides a brief introduction to the specifications of the survey and a guide to the organization of the written analysis. While the most statistically sound procedures have been used to collect and analyze the information presented herein, it must always be kept in mind that surveys are not predictions. They are designed to measure public opinion within identifiable limits of accuracy at specific points in time. This survey is in no way a prediction of opinions, perceptions, or actions at any future point in time. After all, in public policy analysis, the major task is to impact these revealed opinions in a constructive fashion. The Principal Investigator for this study was Dr. William D. Morris; the Project Director overseeing all phases of the research and analysis was Ms. Diane Traxler. Research Design This study contains the results of a telephone survey of 400 randomly selected residents of the City of Orono. Survey responses were gathered by professional interviewers across the community between July 7' and 28`h, 2008. The average interview took twenty-eight minutes. All respondents interviewed in this study were part of a randomly generated sample of the City of Orono. In general, random samples such as this yield results projectable to their respective universe within 15.0 percent in 95 out of 100 cases. Interviews were conducted by Decision Resources, Ltd., trained personnel from telephone banks in St. Paul, Minnesota. Approximately twenty percent of all interviews were independently validated for procedure and content by a Decision Resources, Ltd., supervisor. Completed interviews were edited and coded at the company's headquarters in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Statistical analysis and cross -tabulations were produced by the company's CfMC Mentor Analysis System and SPSS 16.0 FOR WINDOWS.