Survey Data
Question 7:
In order to improve the overall quality of life in both your community and
the whole metropolitan area, which THREE of these issues do you think
should receive the most attention from local and regional leaders over
the next five years?
| Kansas City Area: | ||||
| In Your Community | In the Region | |||
| A. Job growth | 220 | 29.1% | 181 | 25% |
| B. Economic development | 27 | 3.6% | 16 | 2% |
| C. Energy efficiency | 146 | 19.3% | 106 | 15% |
| D. Environment | 82 | 10.9% | 77 | 11% |
| E. Public schools | 194 | 25.7% | 191 | 26% |
| F. Early learning | 38 | 5.0% | 29 | 4% |
| G. Crime | 264 | 35.0% | 343 | 47% |
| H. Terrorism | 27 | 3.6% | 31 | 4% |
| I. Natural disasters | 24 | 3.2% | 27 | 4% |
| J. Race relations | 72 | 9.5% | 85 | 12% |
| K. Housing affordability | 143 | 18.9% | 121 | 17% |
| L. Choice of housing | 17 | 2.3% | 14 | 2% |
| M. Traffic congestion | 129 | 17.1% | 124 | 17% |
| N. Road maintenance | 118 | 15.6% | 144 | 20% |
| O. Traffic safety | 62 | 8.2% | 62 | 8% |
| P. Influence public decisions | 57 | 7.5% | 32 | 4% |
| Q. Health care | 130 | 17.2% | 112 | 15% |
| R. Downtown redevelopment | 31 | 4.1% | 46 | 6% |
| S. Public transportion | 157 | 20.8% | 121 | 17% |
| T. Poverty | 79 | 10.5% | 135 | 18% |
| U. Low income housing | 94 | 12.4% | 79 | 11% |
| V. Higher education | 56 | 7.4% | 49 | 7% |
| W. Sprawl | 28 | 3.7% | 20 | 3% |
| X. Quality of arts | 56 | 7.4% | 26 | 4% |
| Y. Sports facilities | 15 | 2.0% | 21 | 3% |
| Denver Area: | ||||
| In Your Community | In the Region | |||
| A. Job growth | 47 | 20.6% | 46 | 21% |
| B. Economic development | 3 | 1.3% | 1 | 0% |
| C. Energy efficiency | 42 | 18.4% | 37 | 17% |
| D. Environment | 27 | 11.8% | 22 | 10% |
| E. Public schools | 88 | 38.5% | 82 | 38% |
| F. Early learning | 16 | 7.0% | 15 | 7% |
| G. Crime | 55 | 24.1% | 57 | 27% |
| H. Terrorism | 5 | 2.2% | 5 | 2% |
| I. Natural disasters | 10 | 4.4% | 6 | 3% |
| J. Race relations | 30 | 13.1% | 24 | 11% |
| K. Housing affordability | 49 | 21.5% | 44 | 21% |
| L. Choice of housing | 11 | 4.8% | 8 | 4% |
| M. Traffic congestion | 67 | 29.3% | 71 | 33% |
| N. Road maintenance | 34 | 14.9% | 34 | 16% |
| O. Traffic safety | 21 | 9.2% | 18 | 8% |
| P. Influence public decisions | 12 | 5.3% | 12 | 6% |
| Q. Health care | 32 | 14.0% | 30 | 14% |
| R. Downtown redevelopment | 7 | 3.1% | 5 | 2% |
| S. Public transportion | 21 | 9.2% | 19 | 9% |
| T. Poverty | 27 | 11.8% | 25 | 12% |
| U. Low income housing | 27 | 11.8% | 27 | 13% |
| V. Higher education | 25 | 10.9% | 24 | 11% |
| W. Sprawl | 16 | 7.0% | 21 | 10% |
| X. Quality of arts | 8 | 3.5% | 8 | 4% |
| Y. Sports facilities | 5 | 2.2% | 1 | 0% |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul Area: | ||||
| In Your Community | In the Region | |||
| A. Job growth | 25 | 11.2% | 22 | 10% |
| B. Economic development | 8 | 3.6% | 7 | 3% |
| C. Energy efficiency | 36 | 16.1% | 30 | 14% |
| D. Environment | 40 | 17.9% | 34 | 16% |
| E. Public schools | 71 | 31.8% | 70 | 33% |
| F. Early learning | 5 | 2.2% | 11 | 5% |
| G. Crime | 84 | 37.7% | 98 | 46% |
| H. Terrorism | 6 | 2.7% | 3 | 1% |
| I. Natural disasters | 5 | 2.2% | 6 | 3% |
| J. Race relations | 22 | 9.9% | 23 | 11% |
| K. Housing affordability | 57 | 25.6% | 53 | 25% |
| L. Choice of housing | 7 | 3.1% | 10 | 5% |
| M. Traffic congestion | 69 | 30.9% | 63 | 29% |
| N. Road maintenance | 40 | 17.9% | 32 | 15% |
| O. Traffic safety | 10 | 4.5% | 9 | 4% |
| P. Influence public decisions | 13 | 5.8% | 19 | 9% |
| Q. Health care | 30 | 13.5% | 23 | 11% |
| R. Downtown redevelopment | 5 | 2.2% | 5 | 2% |
| S. Public transportion | 33 | 14.8% | 36 | 17% |
| T. Poverty | 21 | 9.4% | 22 | 10% |
| U. Low income housing | 43 | 19.3% | 40 | 19% |
| V. Higher education | 14 | 6.3% | 11 | 5% |
| W. Sprawl | 7 | 3.1% | 5 | 2% |
| X. Quality of arts | 11 | 4.9% | 6 | 3% |
| Y. Sports facilities | 7 | 3.1% | 5 | 2% |
| St. Louis Area: | ||||
| In Your Community | In the Region | |||
| A. Job growth | 39 | 24.6% | 33 | 22% |
| B. Economic development | 3 | 1.9% | 3 | 2% |
| C. Energy efficiency | 23 | 14.5% | 20 | 13% |
| D. Environment | 22 | 13.9% | 16 | 11% |
| E. Public schools | 49 | 30.9% | 45 | 30% |
| F. Early learning | 5 | 3.2% | 4 | 3% |
| G. Crime | 44 | 27.8% | 47 | 31% |
| H. Terrorism | 4 | 2.5% | 5 | 3% |
| I. Natural disasters | 6 | 3.8% | 7 | 5% |
| J. Race relations | 15 | 9.5% | 15 | 10% |
| K. Housing affordability | 32 | 20.2% | 25 | 17% |
| L. Choice of housing | 6 | 3.8% | 7 | 5% |
| M. Traffic congestion | 27 | 17.1% | 33 | 22% |
| N. Road maintenance | 30 | 18.9% | 29 | 19% |
| O. Traffic safety | 11 | 6.9% | 15 | 10% |
| P. Influence public decisions | 9 | 5.7% | 7 | 5% |
| Q. Health care | 32 | 20.2% | 28 | 19% |
| R. Downtown redevelopment | 4 | 2.5% | 2 | 1% |
| S. Public transportion | 43 | 27.2% | 35 | 23% |
| T. Poverty | 29 | 18.3% | 30 | 20% |
| U. Low income housing | 17 | 10.7% | 19 | 13% |
| V. Higher education | 9 | 5.7% | 9 | 6% |
| W. Sprawl | 2 | 1.3% | 6 | 4% |
| X. Quality of arts | 9 | 5.7% | 7 | 5% |
| Y. Sports facilities | 5 | 3.2% | 3 | 2% |
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