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13 <br />EVALUATION OF THE CURRENT SITUATION <br />Questions la through ld and 8a and 8b <br />These questions were designed to gauge the respondents' perceptions of the current Eugene <br />situation. <br />Responses to Evaluation of Current Situation Questions <br />Ia. Do you feel that things in Eugene are generally going in the right direction or do you <br />feel things have pretty much gotten off on the wrong track? <br />Right Direction Don't Know Wrong Track <br />38% 19% 44% <br />Those most optimistic were men, the younger respondents, and those from south Eugene. Those <br />most pessimistic were women, those aged 60 plus, and those from west Eugene. <br />A similar question was asked in the city's Community Survey fielded last October and found: <br />Right Direction: 57 %; Don't Know: 20 %; and Wrong Direction: 23 %. This implies a shift of <br />approximately 20 percentage points from "Right Direction" to "Wrong Track" between the two <br />surveys. As far as could be determined, there does not appear to have been any response bias to <br />parallel this shift. <br />lb. How would you evaluate Eugene's parks? <br />Excellent Good Only Fair Poor DK <br />15% 48% 26% 6% 5% <br />Generally, there was relatively little differentiation among demographic groups in relative <br />favorability towards parks. <br />lc. How would you evaluate Eugene's athletic fields and courts, like for baseball and <br />tennis? <br />Excellent Good Only Fair Poor DK <br />11% 36% 25% 4% 24% <br />Generally, there was relatively little differentiation among demographic groups in relative <br />favorability towards athletic fields and courts. <br />Those 60 and over, those without children, and those from central Eugene were more likely to <br />respond "Don't Know." The percentage of don't knows was significantly higher than in the parks <br />and open spaces questions. Normally, a higher percentage of don't knows in these types of <br />questions implies less knowledge. <br />ld. How would you evaluate Eugene's open spaces? <br />Excellent Good Only Fair Poor DK <br />10% 42% 30% 8% 11% <br />Those from south Eugene were relatively more favorable compared to other areas of the city. <br />