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2012 Community and Quality of Life Survey2012 Community and Quality of Life Survey2012 Community and Quality of Life Survey2012 Community and Quality of Life Survey

2012 Community & QLI Survey

� Area of Sampling: 95% El Paso County, 5% Teller County

� Estimated Population 636,963 (2011estimated US census bureau)

� N = 500 Margin of error +/- 4.38%

� Deployed: October 10th to October 20th, 2012

� Random Digit Dialing, including 10% cell phone

� Weighted for Age and Gender

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92.4% Excellent or Good

Quality of Life in the Community

Quality of Life in the Community 2002-2012

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Community Headed in Right or Wrong Direction

Community Headed in Right or Wrong Direction

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Most Important Issue Facing the Community

Most Important Issue Facing the Community

200214% Traffic9% Streets/roads/highways7% Schools/education

200422% Traffic20% Water

200621% Uncontrolled/excessive growth17% Traffic8% Water conservation/usage

201018.6% Economic problems12.8% Employment/jobs7% Schools/education

201218% Jobs/unemployment13% Economy9% Don’t know

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Second Most Important Issue Facing the Community

Second Most Important IssueFacing the Community

200210% Traffic9% Schools/education7% Streets/roads/highways

2004GrowthSchools

200614% Schools/education8% Traffic6% Uncontrolled/excessive growth & Water conservation/usage

201011% Employment/jobs11% Economic problems10% Schools/education

201221% Don’t know/NA 12% Jobs/unemployment8% Education/schools

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Favorability of Commissioners, Council Members and Mayor – El Paso

Favorability of Colorado SpringsCity Council

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Favorability of County Commissioners

Favorability of Colorado Springs Mayor

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Who Respondents Trust To Address Community Issues

Primary Source of Information when Getting Involved or Volunteering

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Level of Concern

How Respondents Feel Local Economy Compares to National

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Communities’ Acceptance of Differences

85.31% Accepting

13.3% Unaccepting

Communities’ Acceptance of Differences By Race

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Communities’ Importance of Acceptance of Differences

94.23% Important

5.1% Not Important

Communities’ Importance of Acceptance of Differences By Race

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