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Background
How did I get involved with this project? Center for Resilient Rural Communities
Funded attendance at Aberdeen Community Review
Funded research over summer and current term
Would like to understand issues in rural Idaho Support from Jon Barrett, Lorie Higgins,
Mike Field, Andy Kliskey (CRRC Director)
Meta-analysis of what?
Community Reviews (CR’s) include:Pre-review surveysVisits to the community
○ Listening sessions○ Three focus areas with teams○ Tours, meetings, meals, discussions
Community Review Report to summarize
Surveys were quantitative and extensive
Analysis Statistics
26 of 31 communities had
surveys analyzed
Geographically well distributed 74 questions on average per survey
Each survey customized to community 212 unique questions on Likert scales
Open ended questions excluded
Forming “Meta-questions” Within survey compressions
Average “Number of banks” & “Quantity of banks” into a “Number / quality of banks”
Average similar questions (Elementary & High School education to make K-12)
Multiple survey compressionsCombine “Quality of library” and “Condition
of library” from different surveys into “Quality of library”
Meta-question Statistics
Condensed 212 questions to 67 meta-questions
Excluded questions with <6 communities
15 communities on average for each 3500 respondents on average for each
meta-question
Challenging Area Themes Recreational Opportunities
Teens and Adults
Jobs variety and quality
Vocational or post-secondary training opportunities
Strength Area Themes
Social CapitalFriendliness / neighborliness of residentsFire protection (volunteer based)Involvement of churches in communityLibraryBanks? Ambulance?
Health careExcluding Mental Health
Population Themes
Smaller communities lacked manufactured / built capital
Smaller communities possessed greater social capital
There were “cliffs” where impacts seemed to escalateShown on handout as > or < population
Temporal Correlations
Perceived sliding of educational quality
Housing availability and condition both down, with condition shifting in ~2005
Surprisingly few other correlations Supports the use of averages of the 14
years to find themes
Spatial Correlations
Relatively little correlation throughout the stateSupports the state-wide nature of the
themes
Spatial differences driven by Remoteness / PopulationHowever, central Idaho is more remote
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