Satisfaction with City Government <br />Respondents were asked if they are satisfied with city government in Eugene. Sixty-one percent <br />say they are "very" or "somewhat" satisfied with City government in Eugene, while citizen <br />dissatisfaction was up 10 percentage points from 2003. <br />Satisfaction with City Government <br />Very Satisfied <br />Somewhat Satisfied <br />Somewhat Dissatisfied <br />Very Dissatisfied <br />Don't Know <br /> <br />7 i <br />j <br /> 54 <br /> i <br /> <br />i 26 <br />I <br /> 11 ~ <br />2 <br />0 10 20 30 <br />Percent <br />40 50 60 <br /> 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 <br />Very satisfied 7% 16% 11% 13% 21% 20% 23% 14% 12% <br />Somewhat satisfied 54% 48% 51% 45% 50% 53% 45% 48% 45% <br />Somewhat dissatisfied 26% 19% 23% 26% 19% 14% 17% 20% 25% <br />Very dissatisfied 11% S% 9% 12% 6% 8% 9% 16% 15% <br />Don't know 2% 9% 5% 5% 3% 3% 6% 3% 3% <br />Total: Very or Somewhat 61% 64% 62% 58% 71% 73% 68% 62% 57% <br />Satisfied <br />Total: Very or Somewhat 37% 27% 32% 38% 25% 22% 26% 36% 40% <br />Dissatisfied <br />Forty-five-54 year olds, people with incomes $50,000-$70,000, and males are more likely to feel <br />"very satisfied", while people making under $25,000 and 55-64 year olds are more likely to report. <br />"very dissatisfied". <br />OREGON SURVEY RESEARCH LABORATORY, UNIVERSITY OF OREGON <br />CITY OF EUGENE, FEBRUARY 2005 Page 33 <br />