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Use Lake Minnetonka <br />Respondents were asked: <br />Do you or household members use Lake Minnetonka <br />for recreational purposes? Does your household use the <br />Lake for boating, swimming, or both? <br />Seventy-three percent report their household members use Lake Minnetonka for recreational <br />purposes: <br />0 <br />YES/BOATING.................................... 21% <br />YES/SWIMMING................................... 6% <br />YES/BOTH....................................... 46% <br />DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ............................ 0% <br />Forty-six percent use the Lake for both swimming and boating. <br />"No" is reported more often 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 residences on one to two acres <br />• those with septic tanks <br />• over fifty-five year olds <br />"Yes/boating"is stated more frequently by: <br />• those with a private well <br />• "empty -nesters" <br />• over fifty-five year olds <br />• Precinct Four residents <br />"Yes/swimming" is posted at a higher rate by: <br />those not too or not at all informed about city government and its activities <br />"Yes/both" is selected at a higher rate by: <br />• those somewhat informed about city government and its activities <br />• households with children <br />• owners of residences on less than one acre <br />• those connected to city sewer <br />• forty-five to fifty-four year olds <br />• Precinct Two residents <br />96 <br />