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Quality of Life Survey
2019 Results
Prepared bySurvey Methods
6,000 households 669 completed surveys (11%) 4% Margin of Error Results weighted Benchmark comparisonsQuality of Life Survey 2019 Results Prepared by Survey Methods - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Quality of Life Survey 2019 Results Prepared by Survey Methods - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Quality of Life Survey 2019 Results Prepared by Survey Methods 6,000 households 669 completed surveys (11%) 4% Margin of Error Results weighted Benchmark comparisons Education and Economic Prosperity Residents appreciate efforts to
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Education and Economic Prosperity
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Residents appreciate
efforts to encourage a strong economy
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2 3
- Adams County as a place to work
- Shopping opportunities
in
1 2
- Business and service establishments
- Place to start and/or operate business
- Employment opportunities
in
excellent or good excellent or good Higher than benchmarks SLIDE 6
Performance Trends
Place to work
Shopping
- pportunities
Place to start/run a business
Employment
- pportunities
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Economic Services
Colorado Air and Space Port
69%
Employment assistance
57%
Economic development
45%
excellent or good SLIDE 8
4 10
in
Retaining existing businesses and attracting new ones
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72%
Residents support using existing tax dollars to attract businesses for job creation
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Public education could be an
area of opportunity
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51%
Public school districts
4 10
Educational opportunities
in
excellent or good excellent or good SLIDE 12
High Performing, Fiscally Sustainable Government
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Residents feel the County is headed in the right direction
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Quality of services
Excellent! Good!
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Government Trust
Opportunities to participate in community matters
51%
Can trust government to do what is right
59%
Overall direction
58%
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Treating residents with fairness and respect
58%
Government Performance
Acting in the best interest of community
56%
Being honest
55%
Being open and transparent
45%
Welcoming citizen involvement
49%
Being responsive
55%
excellent or goodGiving residents a chance to express views before making decisions
43%
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56%
Contact with County employee
Performance
84% 84% 82% 81%
Knowledge Courtesy Responsiveness Respectfulness
County Employee Performance
76% Overall impression
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Quality of Life
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Many residents are pleased
with their quality of life
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67% 69% 68% 67%
2012 2014 2016 2019
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4 5
- Adams County as a place to live
- Neighborhoods as places to live
in
7 10
- Place to raise children
- Openness and acceptance of community
- Sense of personal safety
in
excellent or good Excellent or good SLIDE 22
Loyalty
to the Community
Recommend Adams County Remain in Adams County
4 in 5
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Best Thing about Adams County
Location/ access Open space, parks and trails Lower cost of living/ affordable Family/ friends/ neighborhood29%
12% 8% 7%
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Parks and recreation offerings are a
highlight
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47%
Visited a neighborhood
- r County park
Services
76% 73% 79% Open space, parks and trails County fair/ fairgrounds Parks and recreation
Open space, parks and recreation
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6 10
in
- Recreational
- pportunities
- Opportunities
to participate in outdoor recreation or enjoy nature
- Overall
appearance
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Amount of Park or Recreation Facilities
Right amount!
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County Effort: Parks and Open Space
More effort 34% Same effort 63% [CATEGO RY NAME] [VALUE] SLIDE 29
4 5
Sales Tax Extension
people would support extending an existing sales tax of $.025/$10 to fund
- pen space preservation
in
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52%
Cited open space, parks and trails as most important for quality of life
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Safe and Reliable Infrastructure
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Transportation improvements continue to be a focus, but residents are generally pleased with the infrastructure in place
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Availability of sidewalks, paths and walking trails Ease of walking Ease of car travel
1 3
Traffic flow
in
excellent or good1 2
in
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Infrastructure Services
- Street and drainage
maintenance
- RTD bus or rail
- Roadway maintenance
in unincorporated area
in in
3 10 5 10
- Traffic control
4 10
in
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Transportation Measures on the Rise
Snow and ice removal
1 2
in
Carpooled
3 10
in
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County Effort: Transportation
More effort 53% Same effort 46% [CATEG ORY NAME] [VAL… More effort 51% Same effort 44% [CATEG ORY NAME] [VAL…Infrastructure Maintenance Infrastructure Construction
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Sales Tax Extension
Continue portion of sales tax of $.02/$10 to build and maintain roads and bridges 83% Continue an existing sales tax of $.03/$10 to build and maintain AdCo facilities
67%
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44%
Cited roadway maintenance most important for quality of life
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Community Enrichment
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Affordability is an asset that residents would like to maintain
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Best Thing about Adams County
Location/ access Open space, parks and trails Lower cost of living/ affordable Family/ friends/ neighborhood29%
12%
8%
7%
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48%
Value of services for taxes paid
Affordability
51% 48% 30% 22%
Variety of housing options Affordable health care Affordable housing Child care
Cost of living
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Community Enrichment Services
- Services provided to
financially challenged families
- Housing assistance
services
in in
3 10 5 10
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Preserve existing
Essential Very important Somewhat important Not at all important Excell ent 46% Very impor tant 26% Some what impor tant 9% Not at all import ant 1%Create new
Somewhat important 19% Very important Essential 46% Not at all important 9% SLIDE 45
Questions?
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THANK YOU!
Morgan Adams Research Associate/Project Manager National Research Center