RESULTS:
 NOVEMBER
2003 – OPINION SURVEY
The LGA
conducted an opinion survey in October/November, 2003. The survey form
was published in the Fall Quarterly Newsletter and also made available
to members & public through the LGA Website.
Member
Statistics (based on Oct 27, 2003 database used to mail newsletters):
# of Households = 2,059 (# of Members - 4,108)
County
Breakdown:
|
Members
(Household) |
# |
% |
|
Total Responses |
|
Brunswick |
187 |
9% |
|
8.6% |
46 |
|
Halifax |
261 |
13% |
|
11.5% |
61 |
|
Mecklenburg |
269 |
13% |
|
11.1% |
59 |
|
Northampton |
398 |
19% |
|
19.5% |
104 |
|
Warren |
896 |
44% |
|
45.3% |
241 |
|
Unknown |
48 |
2% |
|
3.9% |
21 |
|
Total Member
Households |
2059 |
100% |
|
|
532 |
Survey
Statistics:
# of
Responses = 532 (25.8% response rate-households) or (12.9%
of individuals)
# of Responses providing contact info (name and/or phone #) =
474 (89%)
# of
Responses submitted through Website = 305 (57%); through US Mail = 227
(43%)
|
Response Ratio: |
Members
= 95.3% |
Non-Mem
= 1.3% |
Not
Checked = 3.4% |
|
House, Lot, or
Multiple Properties |
House =
432
(81%) |
Lot =
19
(4%) |
Multiple Prop = 62 (12%) |
Not
Checked = 19 (4%) |
|
Full
or Part Time |
Full
Time=218 (41%) |
Part
Time = 299 (56%) |
Not
Checked =15 (3%) |
|
Receive Emails? |
Yes =
413 (78%) |
No= 66
(12%) |
Not
Checked 53 = (10%) |
|
Continue Receiving Newsletter? |
Yes =
494 (93%) |
No = 18
(3%) |
Not
Checked 20 = (4%) |
|
If
Yes, by what means? |
US Mail
= 269
(51%) |
Email
Attach =
186
(35%) |
Email
Weblink =
50 (9%) |
Not
Checked = 27 (5 %) |
|
(44%
electronic) |
|
If
Yes, How Often? |
Monthly
= 36% |
Quarterly = 51% |
N/A-NonMem
= 2% |
Not
Checked = 11% |
|
Discounted Services? |
Yes =
80% |
No=11% |
Not
Checked = 9% |
|
|
Increase in Dues ($20)? |
Yes =
75% |
No=20% |
Not
Checked =5% |
CATEGORIES RANKED & RATED AS SHOWN ON SURVEY:
|
ISSUE |
(such as…) |
|
Weed
Infestation |
Hydrilla, elodia, etc. |
|
Environmental/Water Quality |
Water
levels, insect control, use of chemicals, purity of water, etc. |
|
Water
Safety |
Boat
operation, wake speeds, etc. |
|
Community Safety |
Crime,
vandalism, pet control, etc. |
|
Communications |
Keeping
you informed of issues, LGA activities, etc. |
|
Area
Development |
Are we
growing too fast, slow, uncontrolled, etc. (Please comment) |
|
County
Services |
Trash
pickup, county water, roads, etc. |
|
Other
|
(See
Comments: Various Issues/Topics) |
|
Recreation |
Do we
lack theatres, restaurants, bowling, child activities, etc. |
ISSUES
RANKED & RATED:
(Note: The averages for each issue were based only on those
responses that gave a rank or rating, and do not include those issues
that were marked as unsure or not ranked at all)
|
ISSUE |
AVG.
RANKING
1=Greatest Concern
9=Least
Concern |
AVG.
RATING
(LGA Performance)
1=Good,
2=Fair, 3=Poor |
|
LGA’s
Overall Performance |
Not
applicable |
1.2
Good |
|
|
|
Weed
Infestation |
#1
(2.28) |
1.7
Fair |
|
Environmental/Water Quality |
#2
(3.49) |
1.8
Fair |
|
Water
Safety |
#3
(4.09) |
1.9
Fair |
|
Community Safety |
#4
(4.18) |
2.3
Fair |
|
Communications |
#5
(4.53) |
1.2
Good |
|
Area
Development |
#6
(4.83) |
2.7
Poor |
|
County
Services |
#7
(5.72) |
2.7
Poor |
|
Recreation |
#8
(5.61) |
3.0
Poor |
|
Other
(See Comments/Topics): |
#9
(6.00) |
2.9
Poor |
|
Dues,
Fishing, Pet Control, Taxes, Noise, FEMA, Discounted Services,
Miscellaneous |
|
RANKING BY COUNTY |
Warren |
Halifax |
Northampton |
Brunswick |
Mecklenburg |
|
Weed
Infestation |
2.4 |
1.8 |
2.1 |
2.6 |
2.4 |
|
Environmental/Water Qual |
3.6 |
3.5 |
3.4 |
3.6 |
3.3 |
|
Water
Safety |
4.2 |
3.9 |
4.0 |
4.1 |
3.9 |
|
Community Safety |
4.3 |
4.3 |
4.0 |
3.9 |
3.8 |
|
Communications |
4.6 |
4.3 |
4.6 |
4.4 |
4.0 |
|
Area
Development |
4.9 |
5.4 |
4.7 |
4.7 |
4.5 |
|
County
Services |
5.0 |
5.1 |
5.1 |
4.9 |
5.7 |
|
Recreation |
5.7 |
5.8 |
5.3 |
5.5 |
5.6 |
|
Other
Topics |
5.5 |
6.2 |
6.5 |
4.9 |
5.6 |
Survey tabulations prepared by Chris Thompson, LGA
Director, 12/15/03.
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