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is <br />COMMUNITY OUTCOMES (Q6-Q43) <br />Respondents were asked to rate several community outcomes, for both importance and for how <br />well the community is doing at achieving the outcomes. All of the outcomes were rated between <br />3.6 and 4.6 for importance (on a five-point scale). Topping the list for importance are <br />"preventing crime," "minimizing loss of life and property due to emergencies," and "value for <br />tax dollars spent." All of the outcomes were rated between 2.9 and 4.2 for performance (on a <br />five-point scale). Topping the list for performance are "providing access to reading and reference <br />materials," and "providing parks and open space." <br />"Supporting the arts," "achieving compact urban growth," and "encouraging a vital downtown" <br />have decreased in importance since 2000. "Supporting youth and child development," <br />"protecting the. environment," providing safe buildings and infrastructure," "providing access to <br />reading and reference materials" and "providing parks and open space" have increased in <br />performance ratings since 2000. <br />Every outcome tested received higher or equal scores for importance than for performance <br />except "supporting the: arts." The largest gaps between perceived importance and perceived <br />performance occurred for "developing job opportunities" and "providing good value for tax <br />dollars spent." Large gaps also occurred for "preventing crime," "youth and child development," <br />"minimizing loss of life due to emergencies," "improving neighborhoods," and "encouraging a <br />vital downtown." <br />Those who gave low performance ratings to "developing job opportunities" mainly cited <br />"unemployment/low-paying jobs" as the reason. Those who gave low performance ratings to <br />"providing good value for tax dollars spent" mainly cited "poor money management/waste" as <br />the reason. Those who gave low performance ratings to "supporting youth and child <br />development" mainly cited "not enough being done," and "schools are under-funded" as reasons. <br />Those who gave low .performance ratings to "encouraging a vital downtown" mainly cited <br />"moving in the wrong direction" as the reason. <br />Prevent crime <br /> Importance Performance Difference <br />2006 4.6 3.2 1.4 <br />2004 4.5 3.3 1.2 <br />2002 4.4 3.4 1.0 <br />2000 4.4 3.4 1.0 <br />Minimize loss of life/property due to emergencies <br /> Importance Performance Difference <br />2006 4.6 3.8 0.8 <br />2004 4.5 4.3 0.2 <br />2002 4.4 3.9 0.5 <br />2000 4.5 3.9 0.6 <br />Advanced Marketing Research, Inc. <br />