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HomeMy WebLinkAbout8.1, Attch 2 Mail-InSurveyComponentRpt ~ + • • Parks : • Dubimin, CA Parks and Recreation Survey Report of Results January 2008 Prepared by: i NATIC7NAL RESEARCH ILCC E N T E R wc. 3005 30ib Sveet • Boulder, Colorado 80301 • t: 303-4447863 0 f: 3034441145 • www.n-r-c.com ATTAC H M E NT 2 I Dublin Parks and Recreation Survey January 2008 I Table of Contents Executive Summary ............................................................................................7 Survey Background .............................................................................................3 What the Survey Was About 3 How the Survey was Conducted 3 How the Results are Reported 4 Summary of Results 6 Living in Dublin ................................................................................................................:.......6 Quality of Parks and Community Services in Dublin ...............................................................8 Perspectives of Users ...........................................................................................................11 Facility and Class Priorities ...................................................................................................13 Parks and Park Amenities 13 Recreation Facilities 16 Classes and Activities 19 Use of Programs and Facilities 21 City of Dublin Programs and Facilities............................................................................ 21 Participation in Parks and Recreation Activities: At the City and Other Locations........ 24 Influences on Participation 26 Scheduling Preferences 28 Spending on City Services ....................................................................................................30 Information Sources ..............................................................................................................32 Appendix A: Respondent Demographics .........................................................34 Appendix B: Verbatim Responses to Open-ended Survey Questions 38 Appendix C: Responses to Selected Survey Questions by Respondent Characteristics 38 Appendix D: Survey Methodology ....................................................................50 Questionnaire Development 50 Sample Selection 50 Survey Administration and Response Rate 50 Confidence Intervals 50 Weighting the Data 51 Data Analysis 51 s Appendix E: Survey Instrument and Responses to Survey Questions 53 ` ~ ~ ~ U t U N N N N ~ N C O . lio Z OD O O N Report of Results ~ I Dublin Parks and Recreation Survey - January 2008 I Table of Tables Table 1: Quality of Customer Service and Communications 7 Table 2: Quality of Parks and Recreation 8 Table 3: Quality of Individual Parks and Centers ..........................................................................................9 Table 4: Quality of City of Dublin Parks and Recreation Activities and Facilities .......................................11 Table 5: Importance of Parks or Park Amenities ........................................................................................14 Table 6: Importance of Facilities .................................................................................................................17 Table 7: Importance of Classes and Activities ............................................................................................19 Table 8: Participation in a City of Dublin Activity or Used a City of Dublin Facility in the Last 12 Months.21 Table 9: Reasons for Not Participating in an Activity or Using a Facility ....................................................23 Table 10: Participation in Parks and Recreation Activities: At the City and Other Locations .....................25 Table 11: Influences on Decisions to Enroll or Participate in Recreation Classes or Activities ..................26 Table 12: Participation Times and Days of the Week 28 Table 13: Spending on City Services ..........................................................................................................30 Table 14: Information Sources about Parks, Recreation and Cultural Arts Activities Provided by the City32 U C N C N U L U m d w d ~ m c 0 Z ~ 0 0 N ~ Report of Results I Dublin Parks and Recreation Survey January 2008 I Table of Figures Figure 1: Overall Quality of Life ....................................................................................................................6 Figure 2: Quality of Customer Service and Communications .......................................................................7 Figure 3: Quality of Parks and Recreation ....................................................................................................8 Figure 4: Quality of Individual Parks and Centers 9 Figure 5: Quality of Safety in Parks and on Trails ......................................................................................10 Figure 6: Ratings of City of Dublin Activities and Facilities .........................................................................12 Figure 7: Essential and Very Important Ratings of Parks or Park Amenities .............................................15 Figure 8: Essential and Very Important Ratings of Facilities ......................................................................18 Figure 9: Essential and Very Important Ratings of Classes and Activities .................................................20 Figure 10: Participation in a City of Dublin Activity or Used a City of Dublin Facility in the Last 12 Months 22 Figure 11: Essential or Very Important Ratings of Decisions to Enroll or Participate in Recreation Classes or Activities 27 Figure 12: Likelihood of Participating in Classes or Activities at Various Times and Days of the Week.... 29 Figure 13: Spending on City Services .........................................................................................................31 Figure 14: Likelihood of Using Source for Information about Parks, Recreation and Cultural Arts Activities Provided by the City ....................................................................................................................................33 U C N C U L U W N N N ~ N C O 2 00 0 C. N Report of Results ~ I Dublin Parks and Recreation Survey - January 2008 I Executive Summary Highlight of Results The survey asked residents to make both evaluative assessments, as well as describe priorities about what they would like to see from the Parks and Community Services Department. This provides the City a snapshot of where they are now and where they should head in the future. Overall, residents were pleased with the community and the City's parks and recreation offerings. Quality of life ratings were positive and higher than average ratings across the country for quality of life. Quality of parks, recreation and community services were also favorably rated. A majority of all residents completing the survey felt that the quality of parks, recreation programs and classes, and cultural arts programs and classes were "excellent" or "good." Of the individual parks and recreation facilities residents were asked to rate, the Dublin Senior Center received the highest quality ratings. In fact, the Dublin Senior Center received a higher rating than the average of other communities across the country. In general, respondents felt that Dublin should continue the current level of spending for each of the services they were asked to rate, perhaps reflecting respondents' satisfaction with City services. Residents were interested in an increase in spending for a few services (e.g., open space preservation and park acquisition and development), and only a small percent of residents felt that spending should be reduced for any one service. Within residents' priorities for parks, recreation and community services a preference for parks and park amenities emerged. At the top among parks and park amenities was multiple- use trails; 89% felt this was "essential" or "very important." This was more than 30 percentage points higher than the most important recreation facility (a gymnasium for basketball, volleyball and gymnastics) and the most important class or activity (cultural festivals and events). The importance ratings for multiple use trails was consistent across respondent subgroups, including age of respondent and the side of the City the respondent lived on. Overall recreation facilities had fewer respondents selecting "essential" and more being willing to select "not at all important" than was seen for parks. At least half of survey panicipants felt that the gymnasium, an outdoor water park, a community theatre or a social hall/facility rental space were "essential" or "very important." The class or activity rated most important was cultural festivals and events. a E When determining what residents really want, it is valuable to look at the activities in which • ~ they are already participating. Hiking/walking and running activities were most frequently ~ engaged in at a City facility rather than at another location listed on the survey (66% and 40%, ~ respectively). This high level of participation in hiking, walking and running is probably why ~ residents have such a high interest in multi-use trails as mentioned above. ~ 0 z OD 0 0 N I Report of Results @ Page 1 I Dublin Parks and Recreation Survey January 2008 Activities like weight training, aerobics and classes were more likely to have been done at a private facility than at either a City of Dublin facility or other public facility. In addition, attending a play or concert, touring a museum or historic site and visiting an art gallery or exhibit was done more frequently at other public facilities rather than those operated by the City of Dublin. The purpose of the survey was to understand resident perception of current and potential features of Dublin's Parks and Community Services Department. Perception surveys tell what residents think and not why they think it. The focus groups that make up the next stage of the project provide the opportunity understand in more detail residents' reasons behind their ratings and priorities. The focus groups can include detailed questions about program features, the physical location of parks and recreation facilities, as well as thoughts on scheduling and pricing. In addition, the make-up of individual focus groups will be based on homogenous characteristics, such as users in one group and non-users in another. As the City considers the results of the survey, additional ideas for the focus groups may arise. Survey Background and Purpose ¦ The City of Dublin contracted with National Research Center, Inc. to conduct a community wide parks and recreation survey. The Dublin citizen survey provided residents the opportunity to rate the quality of life in the City, as well as parks and recreation service delivery. The survey also permitted residents to provide feedback on what parks and recreation services they would like to see offered in Dublin, which they are already panicipating in and general barriers that may prevent them from participating. ¦ This survey is the second step of a larger, multi-component parks and recreation needs assessment that will be used to develop a comprehensive strategic plan for the Parks and Community Services Depanment. Methods ¦ Three thousand randomly selected Dublin households were mailed the Dublin Parks and Recreation Survey. Of the 2,726 eligible households who received the survey, 452 responded to the mailed questionnaire, giving a response rate of 17%. ¦ Survey results were weighted so that respondent age and gender were represented in the proportions reflective of the entire City. The margin of error is plus or minus five percentage points around any given percentage point, and plus or minus five points around average ratings on a 100-point scale. ~ 6: C N U ~ `m d N N ~ i0 C O Z co O O N I Report of Results @ Page 2 I I I Dublin Parks and Recreation Survey - January 2008 I Survey Background What the Survey Was About The City of Dublin contracted with National Research Center, Inc. (NRC) to conduct a community wide parks and recreation survey of its residents. The Dublin Parks and Recreation Survey serves as a consumer report card for Dublin by providing residents the opportunity to rate the quality of life in the city, as well as parks, recreation and community services amenities and delivery. The survey also permitted residents to provide feedback on what parks, recreation and cultural activities were important to have within the community. The Dublin Parks and Recreation Survey is part of a larger parks and recreation needs assessment being conducted by the City. The survey was created using ideas generated from 30 key informant interviews conducted with community stakeholders. Survey findings will be used to develop in-depth questions for focus groups and an online forum. Results of the needs assessment will be adapted to create a comprehensive strategic plan for the Parks and Community Services Department. How the Survey was Conducted Approximately 3,000 households within the city limits of Dublin were selected to participate in the survey using a stratified, systematic sampling method on addresses within carrier routes. Attached housing units were over-sampled to compensate for detached housing unit residents' tendency to return surveys at a higher rate. An individual within each household was randomly selected to complete the survey. Households received three mailings each beginning in late October. Completed surveys were collected over the following eight weeks. The first mailing was a prenotification postcard announcing the upcoming survey. A week after the prenotification postcard was sent the first wave of the survey was sent. The second wave was sent one week after the first. The survey mailings contained a letter from the Mayor inviting the household to panicipate in the Dublin Parks and Recreation Survey, a questionnaire and self-mailing envelope. About 9% of the surveys were returned because the housing unit was vacant or the postal service was unable to deliver the survey as addressed. Of the 2,726 eligible households, 452 completed the survey, providing a response rate of 17%. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ U L U N N N N ~ i0 C O ~ Z co O O N I Report of Results ° Page 3 I Dublin Parks and Recreation Survey January 2008 How the Results are Reported The body of the report is organized in the following way: ¦ Living in Dublin ¦ Quality of Parks and Community Services ¦ Perspectives of Users ¦ Facility and Class Priorities ¦ Use of Programs and Facilities ¦ Spending on City Services ¦ Information Sources Responses to demographic questions can be found in Appendix A: Respondent Demographics and responses by respondent subgroup can be seen in Appendix C.• Responses to Selected Survey Questions by Respondent Characteristics. The survey instrument along with a complete set of frequencies can be found in Appendix E: Survey Instrument and Responses to Survey Questions and verbatim responses to open-ended questions in Appendix B: Verbatim Responses to Open- ended Survey Questions. Finally, a detailed description of the survey methodology is located in Appendix D: Survey Methodology. "Don't Know" Responses and Rounding On many of the questions in the survey, respondents could answer, "don't know." The proportion of respondents giving this reply is shown in the full set of responses included in Appendix E: Survey Instrument and Responses to Survey Questions. However, these responses have been removed from the analyses presented in the body of the report. In other words, the tables and graphs display the responses from respondents who had an opinion about a specific item. Where "don't know" percentages rise above 20% they are noted in the body of the report. As "don't' know" percentages rise, the margin of error for responses to that question also rises. For some questions, respondents were permitted to select multiple responses. When the total exceeds 100% in a table for a multiple response question, it is because some respondents are counted in multiple categories. When a table for a question that only permitted a single response does not total to exactly 100%, it is due to the routine practice of percentages being rounded to the nearest whole number. Confidence Intervals The 95 percent confidence level for the survey is generally no greater than plus or minus five percentage points around any given percent reported for the entire sample (452 completed ti interviews). ~ ~ As part of the analysis, subgroups were defined, including location of residence (east or west ~ of Dougherty Road). Other examples of subgroups created for analysis were respondent age „ groups (18 to 34, 35 to 54 and 55+) and primary language spoken in the household (English or ~ a non-English language). o z Go 0 0 N I Report of Results @ Page 4 I I I Dublin Parks and Recreation Survey - January 2008 Where results are given for subgroups, the margin of error is less precise. Generally the 95% confidence interval is plus or minus five percentage points for samples of about 400 to 10 percentage points for samples as small as 100. For each specific demographic subgroups from the survey, the margin of error rises to as much as plus or minus 15% for a sample size of 44 (in smallest - households whose primary language was not English) to plus or minus 7% for 207 completed surveys (in largest - residents living on the east side of Dublin). C N C N U L U N N a N ~ N C O Z co 0 0 N I Report of Results ~ Page 5 I Dublin Parks and Recreation Survey January 2008 I Summary of Results Living in Dublin The survey staned with general questions about quality of life in Dublin and resid'ents' perspectives on service quality. The following charts and tables display information about residents' opinions of living in Dublin. Residents completing the survey rated quality of life in Dublin favorably. One-third felt it was "excellent," two-thirds felt it was "good." Only 6% indicated the quality of life in Dublin as "fair" and virtually no one said "poor." Customer service and communications were also viewed favorably. Seven in 10 felt the City's customer service was "excellent" or "good" and two-thirds felt the City communicated parks and recreation information effectively. National Research Center, Inc. maintains a database of comparative resident opinion data comprised of perspectives gathered in citizen surveys from approximately 500 jurisdictions whose residents evaluated local government services. NRC has innovated a method for quantitatively integrating the results of surveys that we have conducted with those that others have conducted. Normative comparisons have been provided when similar questions on the Dublin survey are included in NRC's database and there are at least five other jurisdictions in which the question was asked. These comparisons were available for quality of life and quality of customer service. Quality of life was rated higher in Dublin than the average of other communities across the country while quality of customer service provided by the City was rated lower than the average of other communities. Fi ure 1: Overall Quali of Life How do would you rate your overal/ quality of /ife? Fair 6% Good 63% Poor 0°a ti c c U Excellent ~ 31% `m d N U1 ~ m c O Z OD 0 0 N I Report of Results ~ Page 6 I I , I Dublin Parks and Recreation Survey - January 2008 Table 1: Quali of Customer Service and Communications Please rate each of the following aspects of living in ( Dublin: Excellent i Good Fair ; Poor Total Quality of customer service provided by the City of Dublin' i 16% 57% ' 22% ~ 5°/a 100% Effectiveness of communicating recreation and cultural arts information to citizens 10% 57% 26% 7% 100% * Percentage of "don't know" responses was higher than 20%. Fi ure 2: Quali of Customer Service and Communications Quality of customer service provided by the City of 73% Dublin Effectiveness of communicating recreation and 67% cultural arts information to citizens 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Percent of respondents reporting "excellenY" or "good" U C N C N U t U N N h N ~ W C O Z . OD 0 0 N I RepoR of Results @ Page 7 I Dublin Parks and Recreation Survey January 2008 Quality of Parks and Community Services in Dublin In addition to rating overall quality of life, residents were given a list of parks and recreation services to rate as either "excellent," "good," "fair," or "poor." The quality of parks, recreation programs and classes, and cultural arts programs and classes were rated as "excellent" or "good" by at least two-thirds of survey respondents. The variety of recreation programs offered was rated as "excellent" or "good" by 7 in 10 respondents. Ratings for quality of parks and community services are displayed on the following pages. When compared to national ratings, the quality of parks and the quality of spons fields were rated higher than the national benchmark. The variety of recreation programs/classes and the quality of arts programs/classes received ratings similar to that given in other jurisdictions across the country. Results were also compared by respondent subgroups: location of residence, age, children in the home, older adult in the home and language preference. Some differences have been highlighted throughout the report and a complete set of comparisons can be seen in Appendix C.• Responses to Selected Survey Questions by Respondent Characteristics. Table 2: Quality of Parks and Recreation Please rate each of the following aspects of living in ' Dublin: Excellent ( Good ' Fair Poor : Total Quality of parks in Dublin 31% ; 58% I 10% 1% ' 100% Quality of City of Dublin sports fields" 24% p 59% 16% ~ 1% 100% . Variety of recreation programs offered by the City of ~ Dublitl* 12% ~ 59% 26% ~ 3% 100% . Quality of City of Dublin recreation programs/classes"` 12% ~ 58% 28% 100% . . Quality of City of Dublin cultural arts programs/classes* 6% i 58% 31% 5% 100% * Percentage of "don't know" responses was higher than 20%. Fi ure 3: Quali of Parks and Recreation Quality of parks in Dublin 89% Quality of City of Dublin sports fields 83% Variety of recreation programs offered by the City 71oo of Dublin Quality of City of Dublin recreation programs/classes ~ Quality of City of Dublin cultural arts 63% ~ programs/classes CD t U 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% `m d N Percent of respondents reporting "excellenY" or "good" ~ ~o ~ 0 z OD 0 0 N I Report of Results O Page 8 I Dublin Parks and Recreation Survey - January 2008 Individual parks and recreation facilities were also rated favorably. The Dublin Senior Center was rated as "excellent" or "good" by 9 in 10 survey takers. The Dublin Swim Center received the lowest ratings, but was still considered "excellent" or "good" by the majority of those completing the questionnaire. Also, respondents living in western Dublin were more likely to give positive quality ratings to the quality of the Dublin Swim Center than those living in eastern Dublin. The Dublin Senior Center received ratings higher than the national benchmark for senior centers across the country. Table 3: Quality of Individual Parks and Centers Please rate each of the following aspects of living in j Dublin: Excellent ; Good : Fair ! Poor Total Quality of Dublin Senior Center* ~ 44% ; 45°/a 10% ; 2°/a 100% Quality of Dublin Heritage Center* 18% t 61% 18% ~ 3% 100% Quality of Stager Community Gymnasium* 12°/a ~ 58% 27°/a ; 3% 100°/a Quality of Dublin Swim Center' ~ 7% 37% ; 10% ; 100% * Percentage of "don't know" responses was higher than 20%. Fi ure 4: Qualit of Individual Parks and Centers Quality of Dublin Senior 89% Center Quality of Dublin 78% Heritage Center Quality of Stager 70% Community Gymnasium Quality of Dublin Swim 53% Center 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Percent of respondents reporting "excellent" or "good" ~ ~ d ~ ~ U L U N N N N ~ l0 C O Z CD O C. N I Report of Results @ Page 9 I Dublin Parks and Recreation Survey January 2008 Along with the quality of services, residents were asked to rate the safety of users in parks and on trails; 86% felt safety was "excellent" or "good." Fi ure 5: Quali of Safe in Parks and on Trails Safety of users in parks and on traf/s Fair 13% Poor 1 % Good 63% Excellent 23% U C N C N U t U W N N d ~ N C O Z co O O N I Report of Results ~ Page 10 I Dublin Parks and Recreation Survey - January 2008 Perspectives of Users Residents who had used a parks and recreation facility or participated in an activity in the last 12 months were asked to rate the quality of that facility or activity. As with quality of life and quality of service ratings, most activities and facilities were rated as "excellent or "good" by at least three-quarters of survey respondents, and all were rated as "excellent" or "good" by at least half of those completing the survey. The Shamrock Preschool received top ratings, with all who had used it (10 respondents) giving it a rating of "excellent" or "good." Less than 10% indicated any activity or facility was "poor" except for Dublin Swim Center swimming lessons. While 12% felt the quality of swim lessons was "poor," it was still indicated as "excellent" or "good" by three in five of those who had used this activity at least once in the last 12 months. The table below and the chart on the following page display this information. Table 4: Quality of City of Dublin Parks and Recreation Activities and Facilities Below is a list of activities and facilities operated by the City of Dublin. If you have participated in an ~ activity or used a facility at least one I ~ Number of time, please rate the quality of the respondents activity or facility. j Excellent ~ Good ~ Fair ; Poor ~ Total ' rating quality Shamrock preschool ~ 68% ~ 32% 0% ; 0% ; 100% ; 10 Dublin Heritage Center event, program 1 or Class ( 36% ~ 61% ~ 3% ~ 0% ~ 100% t 42 Summer Concert Series 30% 67% ; 4% ; 0% ~ 100% ` 83 Dublin PubIIC Library 56% ' 39% ; 5% ~ 0% ~ 100% 301 Winter Concert Series ~ 41 55% ; 5% ~ 0% j 100 % 83 Dublin Senior Center activities or trips ~ 66% 28% 2% 4% i 100% ~ 19 - - Dublin Senior Center lunch program ' 51 % 42% 6% 0% ~ 100% 14 . . . _.3 Youth sports programs ; 33% 58% 6% 2% 1 100% ~ 62 Leisure classes 25% 62% 12% 0% ; 100% ' 40 . Summer camps ~ 24% 62% 14% 0% ' 100% 31 Cultural arts classes ~ 31 % _ 53% 16% 0% ~ 100% ` 22 . After school recreation program j 7% 72% 17% 4% ; 100% ' 34 Junior Warriors youth basketball league ~ 26% 48% 26% 0% ~ 100% ~ 17 . . . < i Dublin Swim Center swimming lessons 20% 43% 25% 12% ~ 100% ~ 60 Teen special events 3 4% 55% 41 % 0% ! 100% ( 14 . . . ~ , Student Union Middle School recreation prOqrem ~ 14% ~ 41 39% ~ 7% ( 100% i 10 - d Responses are only from those who reported participating in an activity or using a facility at least one time in the last d 12 months t U N N a d ~ m c 0 . liu Z OD 0 0 N I Report of Results ° Page 11 I Dublin Parks and Recreation Survey January 2008 Fi ure 6: Ratin s of Ci of Dublin Activities and Facilities Shamrock Preschool % Dublin Heritage Center event, program or class 7% Summer Concert Series 96°/a Dublin Public Library 95% Winter Concert Series 95% Dublin Senior Center activities or trips 94% Dublin Senior Center lunch program 94% Youth sports programs 92% Leisure classes 88% Summer camps 86% Cultural arts classes 84°/a After School Recreation Program 79% Junior Warriors youth basketball league 74% Dublin Swim Center swimming lessons 63% Teen special events 59% Student Union Middle School recreation program 54% ~ ~ 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% d ~ Percent of respondents reporting "excellenY" or "good" ci r U N N N G1 ~ N C O Z OD 0 0 N I RepoR of Results 0 Page 12 I Dublin Parks and Recreation Survey January 2008 Facility and Class Priorities Residents were presented three lists in which to rate their priorities for the City: 1) parks and park amenities, 2) recreation facilities and 3) classes and activities. For each item on the list they were asked to indicate if they felt it was "essential," "very important," "somewhat important" or "not at all important" for the City to provide. Additionally, for parks and recreation facilities they were invited to rank which three they felt should be the highest priority. Results for these questions can be seen on the following pages. While not compared directly, overall, importance ratings were higher for parks and park amenities for than recreation facilities or classes and activities. Parks and Park Amenities At the top among parks and park amenities was multiple-use trails, 89% felt this was "essential" or "very important." This was more than 30% higher than the most important recreation facility (a gymnasium for basketball, volleyball and gymnastics) and the most important class or activity (cultural festivals and events). Four in 10 indicated this as a#1 priority and 7 in 10 selected it among their top three priorities. Passive areas, lakes and open space meadows were also very desirable; 70% felt it was "essential" or "very important" for the City to provide. Only 11% indicated passive areas, lakes and open space meadows as a#1 priority, and 40% indicated it as a#1, #2 or #3 priority. . Two-thirds or more also felt the following parks or park amenities were "essential" or "very important": lighted sports fields and couns, shade structures, dedicated areas for dogs to run/play and group picnic areas. Among those deemed least important were cricket and lacrosse fields; at least two in five respondents thought these were "not at all important." When comparing results by respondent subgroup, younger residents gave lower importance ratings to group picnic areas than older residents. Compared to households that had children 17 and younger, those households without children under 18 years old felt that dedicated areas for dogs to run/play and community gardens were more imponant. In addition, residents living in eastern Dublin tended to give higher importance ratings to formal and community gardens and lower importance ratings to baseball and softball fields than did residents living in western Dublin. U C N C N U L U N N h N ~ l0 C O Z W O O N I Report of Results 0 Page 13 I Dublin Parks and Recreation Survey January 2008 Table 5: Im ortance of Parks or Park Amenities Please rate how important you ( ( think it is for the City of Dublin w( R ~ ; to provide the following types ~ k o o, _ of parks or park amenities ~g i o ~ listed below. Then rank which c a • i E THREE you think should be the u°'i E 0 ~ Percent of highest priority, with a"1" for w z,` Percent of i respondents the most important, "2" for the j E( respondents j selecting as second most important and "3" 0 ~ z selecting as I a#1,#2 or #3 for the third most important. a#1 priority ; priority Multiple-use trails (biking, hiking, walkirlg, running) 53% ' 36% 1 10% ' 1%: 100% 43% ~ 68% Passive areas/lakes/open space~ meadows 34% : 36% 25% 1 5% 100% 11% 3 40% - - 4.___ Lighted sports fields and courts 30% 36% 26% ~ 8% 100% 6% } 25% Shade structures 28% 35% 33°/a ~ 4% 100% 6% ~ 26% . Dedicated areas for dogs to run/play 23% 25% 37% ~ 15% 100% 8% ~ 17% , . Group picnic areas 21% : 43% 31% ~ 5% 100% 5% 27% t Baseball fields . 19% 35% 38% { 9% 100% 1% j 8% SoCCe1' flelds 18% 37% 37% { 8% 100% 3% ~ 11 % TennisCOUrts 16% ; 34% 41% ~ 9% 100% 3% ~ 12% . , Water play features 15% 22% 48% I 15% 100% 3% i 12% _ Softball fields 15% 31% 42% ~ 13% 100% 2% i 4% . , Batting cages 13% 23% 42% ~ 23% 100% 0% ~ 4% Community gardens 12% 26% 44% ~ 18% 100% 0% ; 10% . , All weather/synthetic turF fields 12% ; 25% 37% 25% 100% 1% I 6%a Basketball courts 11 % I 32% 45% ~ 12% 100% 1% ~ 5% Formalgardens 10% 22% 47% 1 21% 100% 1% ~ 8% . Amphitheaters 9% 31 % 43% ~ 17% 100% 3% 9% BOCCe bell COUrtS 8% 15% 44% 34% 100% 0% 1 2% Volleyball CoUrtS 6% ~ 22% 54% ~ 18% 100% 0% ~ 3% CriCket felds 4% 37% I 46% ~ 100% 1%~ 10 Lacrosse fields 4% ' 15% 40% j 41% ' 100% 0% 1 0% While all respondents tended to rate the importance of each activity only three-quarters on average completed the priority rankings. U C N C N U -5 ~ m N N ~ m C O Z co O O N I Report of Results @ Page 14 I Dublin Parks and Recreation Survey January 2008 Fi ure 7: Essential and Ve Im ortant Ratin s of Parks or Park Amenities Multiple-use trails (biking, hiking, walking, running) 89% Passive areas/lakes/open space meadows 69% Lighted sports fields and courts 67% Group picnic areas 64% Shade structures 63% Soccer fields 54% Baseball fields 53% Tennis courts 50% Dedicated areas for dogs to run/play 47% Softball fields 46% Basketball courts 43% Amphitheaters 40% Community gardens 38% All weather/synthetic turf fields 37% Water play features 37% Batting cages 35% Formal gardens 32% Volleyball courts 28% Bocce ball courts 23% Lacrosse fields Fl % Cricket fields % _ d 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% v Percent of respondents reporting "essential" or "very importanY' m 2 ~ d ~ d ~ ~ ~ 0 .m Z co 0 0 N I Report of Results ° Page 15 I Dublin Parks and Recreation Survey January 2008 Recreation Facilities For recreation facilities, overall, there were fewer respondents selecting "essential" and more being willing to select "not at all important" than was observed for parks and park amenities. At least half of survey participants felt that the gymnasium, an outdoor water park, a community theatre or a social hall/facility rental space were "essential" or "very imponant." The fewest percent of respondents (less than 3 in 10) felt an indoor running track, a cafe or juice bar, a climbing wall, an an gallery or a dance studio were "essential" or "very important." Those facilities ranked as a#1 priority or #1, #2 or #3 priority by the most respondents were not always those viewed as "essential" or "very important" by the highest percent of respondents. A fitness center with exercise and weight machines, a teen lounge/game room, a community theatre and an outdoor water park were most frequently rated as a#1 priority (approximately 11% each), and at least one-quarter felt they should be a#1, #2 or #3 priority. Although the gymnasium was not ranked as a#1 priority by many respondents (80/0), 29% felt it should be a#1, #2 or #3 priority. Overall, those living on the western side of Dublin gave lower importance ratings to these facilities than those living on the eastern side. However, residents living in western Dublin were more likely to give higher importance ratings to the City providing a community theater than those living in eastern Dublin. In general, households who had children 17 or younger felt that the City providing these types of facilities was more important than households who did not have children under 18. Surprisingly, older residents were more likely to rate a teen lounge/game room as important, than their younger counterpans. U C N C N U L U N N w d ~ m c O ~ Z OD 0 0 N I Report of Results ~ Page 16 I Dublin Parks and Recreation Survey January 2008 Table 6: Im ortance of Facilities Please rate how ! important you think it is for the City of Dublin to rc~ provide the following ~ i a° facilities listed below. o ~ c a c~ a o oo. Then rank which THREE ~ a Q' E E CLsa ~ you think should be the y E o ~ y `o_ highest priority, with a H( t, cc 0 oc° a "7"forthe most W~ a c~' c c important ' d m , "2., for the E o second most importaM = u~i ~ z` d d= d°-' and "3" for the third i ; . a y a y most important. ~ t Gymnasium for basketball, volleyball, , gymnastics 21% i 35% 34% ~ 9% 100% 8% 29% - - - Outdoor water park (pools I ; with water play features) ~ 22% 32% ~ 31% i 15% 100%a 11% 29% Social hall/facility rental SpaCe ; 160/c 370X 34% j 14% 100% 6% 24% Community theatre ( 17% 35% ~ 38% ~ 11 % 100% 11 % 27% Competitive pool (with lap lanes, diving, water polo goals, etc.) i 17% 29% ~ 38% ~ 16% 100% 5% 18% A teen lounge/game room ~ 16% ~ 30% ~ 35% j 19% 100% 11% 25% A fitness center with ~ E exercise/weight machines { 17% 1 29% j 33% ~ 200/c 100% 12% 30% ~ _ . Childcare/babysittmg ' room i 14% ~ 28% ~ 37% E 20% 100% 8% 18% Aerobics/exercise studio I 14% 27% 40% 18% 100% 2% 8% Indoor water park (pools with water play features) t 16% 23% 29% 32% 100% 6% 18% Indoor warm water ( 1 therapy p0ol ; 14% 20% ~ 36% ~ 30% 100% 4% 10% Birthday party rental room ~ 8% ~ 24% ~ 40% ~ 29% 100% 0% g% . . Music classroom/band ; practice room 6% a 25% 48% ~ 21% 100% 1% 5% . Art Studlo/wOfkshOp t 6% ~ 23% 45% ~ 26% 100% 1% 8% DanCe studlo ~ 8% ~ 18% 40% ~ 33% 100% 1% 4% RoCk Climbing wall ' 8% ~ 18% ~ 41% ~ 33% 100% 5% 8% Art gallery 7% ~ 19% ~ 48% i 27% . 100% 2% 9% _ Caf6 orjuice bar k 8% 1 17% ~ 31% i 44% 100% 3% 7% ~ Indoor running track ~1 9% 1 13% i 34% ~ 43% ~ 100% 3% : 10% ~ t While all respondents tended to rate the importance of each activity only three-quarters on average completed the ~ priority rankings. y a~ ~ m ~ 0 .m Z W O O N I Repork of Results ~ Page 17 I Dublin Parks and Recreation Survey January 2008 Fi ure 8: Essential and Ve Im ortant Ratin s of Facilities Gymnasium for basketball, volleyball, gymnastics 56% Outdoor water park (pools with water play features) 54% Social hall/facility rental space 52% Community theatre 52% Competitive pool (with lap lanes, diving, water polo 46% goals, etc.) A teen lounge/game room 46% A fitness center with exercise/weight machines 46% Childcare/babysitting room 43% Aerobics/exercise studio 41% Indoor water park (pools with water play features) 39% Indoor warm water therapy pool 34% Birthday party rental room 32% Music classroom/band practice room 31 % Art Studio/WOrkshop 30% Dance studio 27% Rock climbing wall 26% Art gallery 26% Caf6 orjuice bar 25% V C Indoor running track 23% ~ U r 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 2 d ~ Percent of respondents reporting "essential" or "very importanY" ~ ~ 0 m Z co O O N I Report of Results @ Page 18 I I I Dublin Parks and Recreation Survey - January 2008 Classes and Activities Classes and activities were rated less important overall than either parks or recreation facilities. Approximately half of those responding to the survey felt that cultural festivals and events, student academic tutoring, enrichment classes and adventure trips/outdoor recreation were "essential" or "very important." Non-recreational classes and activities (such as cooking and career development classes) were, overall, more important than the recreational classes. At least 60% felt that a flag football league, a cricket program, water polo, a lacrosse program or synchronized swimming were "not at all important." Similar to importance ratings given for parks and recreation facilities, residents on the east side gave higher importance ratings than those on the west side. Compared to residents on the west side, respondents living on the east side of Dublin felt it was more imponant to provide classes and activities such as adult soccer leagues or tournaments; a cricket program; cycling/spin classes; foreign language classes; cultural festivals and events; and music lessons. Table 7: Importance of Classes and Activities Please rate how important to you and i your household it would be to have each of the following classes and Very Somewhat Not at all activities in Dublin. Essential important important I important ' Total Cultural festivals and events 22% 33% 28% ' 16% 100% Adventure tris/outdoor recreation ~ 18% 36% . 26% 20% 100% _ - - - - - - Enrichment classes in science, math, engineering ; 18% 29% 28% 26% 100% Student academic tutoring 18% 29% 25% i 28% 100% . Nutntion/weight_loss traininq ; 12% 35% 31%~_ _ 22% _ 100% Cooking classes and culinary events 15% ~ 29% _ 35% ~ 21 % 100% Hobby, special interest or social clubs 12% 32% _ 36% 20% . 100% Nature programs 14% 29% 37% ~ 20% 100% Music lessons 12% 30% 336X6 I 25% 100% Foreign Ianguage classes 12% 29% 31 %28% 100% Community bands Qazz, rock, bluegrass, etC.) , 10% 30% 34% ( 26% . 100% Career development classes 136% 27% . 340Xo 1 26% 100% Pertorming/visual arts classes and ( perfof inenCes 11 % 26%35% 1.- 28% . 100% Track and field ~ 8% ~ 26% 30°~u 36% - 100% Glfls softb811 - 8% : 25% 27% 1 41 % 100% Competitive swim team for youth 130% 21% 31% i._ 36% 100% 0 0 ~ 37% 100% Warm-water therapy/exercise classes , 10 /o _ 21 /o e _32 /o , . Gardening, home improvement and j d6COr : 6% _ 24% 39% 30% 100%_ Cycling/spin classes i 8% 21 % 37% a 35% 100% . . Adult soccer leagues or tournaments . 6% 14% 34% 1 45% 100% 10% 320X r 51% 100% _ Masters swim team for adults 60 Badminton 6% 8% ; 27% . 59% 100% Fl - - - - - - - - 100% v ag football league - 25% E 62%- Water polo 30/o , 8% 29% 4 600/o 100% ~ Cricket..program... 3% , 5% 18% ~ 73% 100%_ d Lacrosse program 2% 6% 22% I 69% 100% ~ _ Synchronized swimmin~ _ _2% 4% 74% _100%__ co Other (ple8se SpeClfy)'" 47% ~ 29% ~ 5% i 18% ; 100% g "Other (please specify)" was only rated by 80 respondents. Z co 0 0 N I Report of Results ~ Page 19 I Dublin Parks and Recreation Survey January 2008 Fi ure 9: Essential and Ve Im ortant Ratin s of Classes and Activities Cultural festivals and events 56% Adventure trips/outdoor recreation 54% Enrichment classes in science, math, engineering 47% Student academic tutoring 47% Nutrition/weight loss training 47% Cooking classes and culinary events 44% Hobby, special interest or social clubs 44% Nature programs 43% Music lessons 42% Foreign language classes 41% Community bands Qazz, rock, bluegrass, etc.) 40% Career development classes 40% Pertorming/visual arts classes and performances 38% Track and field 34% Girls softball 33% Competitive swim team for youth 33% Warm-water therapy/exercise classes 31 % Gardening, home improvement and d6cor 30% Cycling/spin classes 28% Adult soccer leagues or tournaments 21 °/a Masters swim team for adults 17% Badminton 140 Flag football league 13% Water polo 11 % Cricket program 80 Lacrosse program 8% ~ Synchronized swimming 5% ~ U 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 2 Percent of respondents reporting "essential" or "very importanY' ; ~ ~ ~ 0 Z co 0 0 N ~ Report of Results ° Page 20 I Dublin Parks and Recreation Survey January 2008 Use of Programs and Facilities City of Dublin Programs and Facilities Residents who received the survey were asked to indicate how frequently, if ever, they, or anyone in their household, had participated in a City of Dublin activity or used a City of Dublin facility in the last 12 months (see the following tables and charts). The Dublin Public Library was used most frequently with 78% of respondents indicating they had used it at least once in the last 12 months and one-quarter reporting using it 15 or more times. No other activity or facility was used by more than one-quarter of those responding. Table 8: Participation in a City of Dublin Activity or Used a City of Dublin Facility in the Last 12 Months 1 to 4 5 to 14 15 or more Never* times times times Total DubGn PubfiC Library 22% : 28% : 25% 25% 100% Summer Concert Series 76% 22% 2% ~ 0% 100% Dublin Swim Center swimming lessons 83% 8% 6% 3% 100% Youth sports programs 84% ' 8% 3% 5% 100% Dublin Heritage Center event, program of CIaSS 89% : 11 1%; 0% 100% . Leisure classes 89% : 7% . 2% 1% 100% After school recreation program 90% 5% 2% 3% 100% Summer camps 92% : 6% 1% 1% 100% Winter Concert Series 93% 6% : 1% 0% 100% . Cultural arts classes 94% 5% 1% 0% 100% Dublin Senior Center activities or trips 95% 3% 1% 1% 100% . Dublin Senior Center lunch program 96% 2% 1%0 1% 100% Teen special events 96% 3% 1% 0% 100% . Junior Warriors youth basketball leagUe 96% ~ 2% % 1% 1% 100% Student Union Middle School ~ recreation program 97% 2% 1% 1% 100% Shamrock preschool 97% : 1% 0% 1% 100% 'As mentioned earlier under Confidence Intervals, results for smaller groups have a higher margin of error so conclusions and recommendations about these groups may be more difficult to make. U C N C N U t U l6 N N d ~ ~ C O . 19 Z OD 0 0 N I Report of Results 0 Page 21 I Dublin Parks and Recreation Survey January 2008 Figure 10: Participation in a City of Dublin Activity or Used a City of Dublin Facility in the Last 12 Months Dublin Public Library 78% Summer Concert Series 24% Dublin Swim Center swimming lessons 17% Youth sports programs 16°/a Dublin Heritage Center event, program or class 11 % Leisure classes 11% After school recreation program 10% Summer camps 8% Winter Concert Series 7% Cultural arts classes 6% Dublin Senior Center activities or trips 5% Dublin Senior Center lunch program 4% Teen special events 4% Junior Warriors youth basketball league 4% Student Union Middle School recreation program 3% Shamrock preschool 3% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Percent reporting using or participating at least one time a ~ d ~ d U ~ m m N N ~ N C O Z ro O O N I Report of Results ~ Page 22 I Dublin Parks and Recreation Survey January 2008 To better understand why residents do not participate in activities or use a facility, residents who indicated they had "never" participated in or used one of the above activities or facilities were asked what reason or reasons best described why they or their household had not participated. Most people reported that they did not have enough time to participate or use facilities (48%) or that they never participate in these types of activities (420/6); one-third cited the days and times as inconvenient. "Other" responses such as, "no babysitting" and "not aware of activities available" can be seen in Appendix B: Verbatim Responses to Open-ended Survey Questions. Table 9: Reasons for Not Participating in an Activity or Using a Facility For any items in question 8(above) for which you selected "never," which ~ Percent of of the following, if any, describe your household's reasons? ; respondents Too busy working or not enough time to participate in any activities/use any ; facilities ; 48%a Never participate in any of these types of activities/facilities, even outside of ~ Dublin 42%_ Days or times for activities are inconvenient ; 33% Do not have children or children at the appropriate age Fees too high for activities/facilities j 11 % Location(s) of activities/facilities are inconvenient ~ i 8% - Recently moved to Dublin ; 6% Lack of transportation to get to activities/facilities 2% Physically unable to participate in any activities/use any facilities 2% - Language/cultural differences ; 1 % - - Other ~ I 15% Pexents may total to more than 100 as respondents could select more than one reason. U C N C N U L U N N N N ~ m c 0 m 2 OD 0 0 N I Report of Results 0 Page 23 I Dublin Parks and Recreation Survey January 2008 Participation in Parks and Recreation Activities: At the City and Other Locations Parks, recreation and leisure services are offered by a variety of different entities, including local governments, schools and the private sector. Residents were given a list of 27 activities and asked to indicate whether they had participated in each at any of the specified locations (at a Dublin facility, at another public facility or a private facility) during the previous 12 months. If they had not participated in that activity anywhere they were also asked to indicate this. Hiking/walking and running were the activities done most frequently at a Dublin facility than anywhere else (66% and 40%, respectively). It is not surprising that when rating important parks and park amenities residents would rate multi-purpose trails as highly important given their high use by residents. Activities like weight training, aerobics and classes were more likely to have been done at a private facility than at either a Dublin facility or other public facility. While very few respondents reported they had not attended a play or concert anywhere in the last 12 months (39%), only 11% had done so at a Dublin facility. Most reported doing this at a public facility (38%) or a private facility (28%). This trend was similar for touring a museum or historic site and visiting an art gallery or exhibit. For more details, please see the table on the following page. ci C N C N U L U N N N N ~ N C O Z OD 0 0 N I Report of Results ~ Page 24 , I Dublin Parks and Recreation Survey • January 2008 Table 10: Participation in Parks and Recreation Activities: At the City and Other Locations In the past year, have you or any member of your j household participated in any of the following Did at activities at a City of Dublin facility, another public a City Did at Did at ; Did not facility or a private facility? (For each activity, please of ; another a ! participate check all facility locations that apply or indicate if you Dublin public private ~ at any did not participate at any facility.) facility I facility : facility ~ facility Baseball or softball 12% 13% 2% I 77% Soccer 19% 10% ! 2% ~ 75% Tennis 20% ~ 11% ~7% ~ 66% . _ . . . , _ Lacrosse 0% ~ 2% ' 0% { 98% _ Golf 4% 25% 14% ~ 64% . . i Running . 40% 17% 8% ~ 46%0 Basketball ~21% ; 9%. 6% j 70%- - Volly e ball 6% 7% 4% ; 84% Weighttraining 4% i 9% 39% 51% - - - - - - - ~ Aerobics/cardiovasculartraining _ 12% 11%~40%~ 44%0 Walking or hiking 66% 34% ; 8% ~ 17% - Lap swimming 10% 13% ~ 21 % 61 % Recreational swimming 19% 17% 32% 1 45°/a Badminton _ 2% i 3% 2% i 93% - --y---._._ Dance class 6% ' 4°/u 13% i 79°/u Cultural arts class (like drawing, pottery, painting, etc.) 3°/a 6% 6% + 86% _ Music lessons 4°/a 3% 12% }I 83% Event or activity for seniors 5% 2% 2% 1 93% Yo9a or Pilates class 3% 5% 19% 3 75% Nature class or interpretive program 1% 8% 2% i 90%0 . Gardening or home improvement class 2% 4% 6% i 88% Career development class (like public speaking or computertraining) 2% 7% ; 12% i 81% . 3 Cooking demonstration or class 1% 4% ; 7% j 88% Outdoor adventure recreation (like river rafting, kayaking, j mountain biking, camping, etc.) 6% 34% 11% ' 55% Tour of a museum or historic site 8% 41 % 14°/a 46% Visit to an art gallery or exhibition 3% 35% 18% ~ 53% . . Attend a concert or play 11 38% 28% i 39% U C N C N U t U l6 N N N ~ m c 0 ~ Z co 0 0 N I Report of Results ~ Page 25 I Dublin Parks and Recreation Survey January 2008 Influences on Participation When thinking about enrolling or participating in a class or activity, safety, having fun and the quality of the instruction/teaching made the top of most respondents' list. Many other factors were also rated as "essential" or "very important" by at least three-quarters of respondents: competitive price, cleanliness of the facility, easy of registration and flexibility of scheduling/ability to drop-in. Both scheduling as a one-time workshop (instead of an ongoing class) and the availability of private lessons were considered "not at all important" by at least one in five survey participants. Seven in 10 residents completing the survey felt that responsive customer service was "essential" or "very important" when deciding to enroll or participate in an activity or class. The City should note that while 7 in 10 felt customer service was "excellent" or "good," this rating was still below the national benchmark for customer service. Table 11: Influences on Decisions to Enroll or Participate in Recreation Classes or Activities Please rate how important each of the following characteristics is to your decision to enroll or participate in recreation classes ; Very Somewhat ~ Not at all ~ and activities. Essential i important ' important ~ important ' Total Quality of instruction/teaching 52% j 43% : 4% i 1% i 100% _Safety 57% 1 3 3 % 9% ~ . 1% 100% - - - - Having fun 54% 1 37% 8% 1% ' 100% Cleanliness of facility 44% j 43% ; 13% 1%' 100% _ , . . _ Competitive price 46% ' 39% 13% 2% ' 100% Ease of registration 37% ~ 41 % 19% 3% , 100% . Flexible scheduling/ability to drop-in 320/c, ; 44% ' 20% 4% I 100% Responsive customer service _ 28% ~ 450/c ; 25% 2% ; 100% ° ' 410/c 26% 5% 100% Distance from my home ; 27 /o ; - Appearance of staff 26% ; 41 28% 5% ; 100% Individualized attention from instructor/coach 44% 28% 5% 100% - - - Scheduled as one time workshop i versus ongoing classes 13% ~ 27% 38% ~ 22% 100% Availability of private lessons (one-on- one instruction) 10% ; 18% 40% ~ 32°/a ' 100% U C ~ N C N U ~ m d a d ~ m c 0 ~ Z co 0 0 N I Report of Results ~ Page 26 I Dublin Parks and Recreation Survey January 2008 Figure 11: Essential or Very Important Ratings of Decisions to Enroll or Participate in Recreation Classes or Activities Quality of instruction/teaching 95% Having fun 92% Safety 89% Cleanliness of facility 86% Competitive price 85% Ease of registration 78% Flexible scheduling/ability to drop-in 76% Responsive customer service 73% Distance from my home 68% Appearance of staff 67% Individualized attention from instructor/coach 67% Scheduled as one-time workshop versus ongoing 40% classes Availability of private lessons (one-on-one 29% instruction) U 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% ~ d ; Percent of respondents reporting "essential" or "very importanY" U crS `m d N N K i0 C O cc Z co O O N I Report of Results @ Page 27 I Dublin Parks and Recreation Sunrey January 2008 Scheduling Preferences Scheduling and flexibility were important to residents (76% rated this as "essential" or "very important"), so hosting classes and activities at optimal times and on optimal days can greatly influence the level of participation. Residents were provided a list of days and times and asked how likely they would be to participate in a class or activity if it was held at that day and time. Saturdays, both morning and afternoon, and weekday evenings were the most popular; two- thirds or more said they were "very" or "somewhat" likely to participate on those days and times. Sunday afternoon and evening were also popular, followed by Saturday evening and Sunday morning. This may be reflective of the high proportion of the population that works or goes to school during the morning and afternoon hours on weekdays. Results for these questions can be seen in the following table and chan. Table 12: Participation Times and Days of the Week How likely or unlikely are you or other members of your household to participate in classes and activities ; Somewhat I Somewhat Very during each of the following times and ; Very days of the week? ' likely ; likely ; unlikely unlikety Total Saturday momings ~ 32% ~ 37% 12% 18% 100% . y Saturday afternoons 33% ; 35% 14% 18% - 100% - Weekday evenings 25%-- 42% 16% : 17% ~ 100% Sunday evenings 220/6 340/6 15% 29% 100% l Sunday afternoons 22% 34% 15% . 29% 100% ~ Saturday evenings 21% 27% 20% 32% 100°/a _ . - - - Sunday momings 20% ~ 24% 16% : 40% 100% . Weekday aftemoons 8% ; 23% 15% 55% I 100% Weekday mornings 12% ~ 14% ~8% ~ 66% 100% - a--- ' Weekdays at lunchtime (around the noon i ! T hoU1') ( 3% i 11% 19% ~ 67% - 100% U C N C N U t U m m a N ~ N C O Z 00 O O N I Report of Results ° Page 28 I Dublin Parks and Recreation Survey January 2008 Fi ure 12: Likelihood of Partici atin in Classes or Activities at Various Times and Da s of the Week Saturday mornings 70% Saturday afternoons 6$% Weekday evenings 67% Sunday evenings 56% Sunday afternoons 56% Saturday evenings 48% Sunday mornings 44% Weekday afternoons 31 % Weekday mornings 26% Weekdays at lunchtime 15% (around the noon hour) 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Percent of respondents reporting "very" or "somewhaY" likely ~ ~ ~ ~ (D U L U N N H N ~ N C O ~ Z ~ 0 0 N I Report of Results ~ Page 29 I Dublin Parks and Recreation Survey January 2008 Spending on City Services Cities have limited funds and must choose how much and to which services they should allocate these funds. Overall, the majority of residents completing the survey felt that the City should continue the current level of spending on each service in the list presented on the survey. Two-thirds or more felt the City should continue the current spending levels on street landscape maintenance, park maintenance, fire services, public information/communication with residents, library services and police services. Public art was indicated by the highest percent of respondents (34%) to spend less on. Approximately half felt that the City should spend more on park acquisition and development and open space preservation, echoing the ratings of importance indicated for parks and park amenities on the survey. Two in five also felt more should be spent on recreation facility development. Table 13: S endin on Ci Services Currently, the City spends tax dollars to provide each ; of the following services. For each service, indicate if you believe the City should spend more, continue the ; Spend Continue ~ Spend ~ current level of spending or spend less. more current ; less Total Open space preservation 54% 39% 1 7% 100% Park acquisition and development 49% 44% j 7% ; 100% Recreation facility development 43% 52% ! 5°/a 100% Transportation improvements 37% 60% { 2°/a 100% Special events and festivals 31% 60% ; 9°/a 100% Cultural and perForming arts programs* 31% 52% ~ 17% 100°/a Recreation and sports programs 31% 62% ~ 7% 100°/a Library services 27% 70% ; 3% ; 100% _ . Police services 26% 65% ; 9% ; 100% + Park maintenance 24% 72% ! 4% ; 100°/a Fire seroices 23% 72% ; 5% 100°/a _ . , Public information/communication with residents 22% 71% ; 6% . 100% . Street landscape maintenance I 22% 73% i 5% ; 100% Historical preservation and education 22% 59% ~ 19% 100% Public art 16% 50% i 34% ~ 100°/a ' Percentage of "don't know" responses was higher than 20%. U C CN N U L U N N N d ~ l0 C O Z 00 0 0 N I Report of Results @ Page 30 I Dublin Parks and Recreation Survey January 2008 Figure 13: Spending on City Services Open space preservation 54% Park acquisition and 49% development Recreation facility 43% development 2° Transportation 37% improvements Special events and 31% festivals Cultural and performing 31% arts programs Recreation and sports 31% programs 3° Library services 27% Police services 26% Park maintenance 24% Fire services 23% Public information/communication 22% with residents Street landscape 22% maintenance Historical preservation and ZZ% education Public art 16% 0% 70% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70°/a 80% 90% 700% U C F OSpend more ¦Continue current ¦Spend less d C N U t U N N N G1 ~ m C O Z W O O N I Report of Results ° Page 31 I Dublin Parks and Recreation Survey January 2008 Information Sources When providing services and activities to residents, it is important that they know where to look for information regarding these services and activities. The best way to ensure residents get the information they need is to provide it where they are most likely to look. Three in five residents reported they were "very" likely to get their parks and recreation information from the quarterly activity guide they receive in the mail (90% were "very" or "somewhat" likely) and about four in five were "very" or "somewhat" likely to get information from direct mail flyers or postcards. Dublin's Web site and the online recreation guide were also cited by more than two-thirds of people as being a likely source to use. TV 30 and other television were least likely to be used, with approximately half indicating they were "very" unlikely to use these as sources. Broad, non-City Web sites were also low on the list of likely sources; 37% reported they were "very" unlikely to use these (see the following table and chan for more information). Table 74: Information Sources about Parks, Recreation and Cultural Arts Activities Provided by the Ci Please rate how likely or unlikely you are to get information about parks, recreation and cultural arts activities ! provided by the City from each of the Very Somewhat Somewhat Very following sources: , likely , likely ~ unlikely unlikely Total Quarterly Activity Guide that you receive in ' the mail 62% 28% 5% 5% 100% j . Direct mad flyers or postcards i 37% ~ 41% 12% 11% 100% 1 _ City of Dublin Web site (WVUw.ci.dublin.Ca.us) ( 45% 29% 15% 11% 100% . Dublin's onlme recreation guide ~ (www.dublinrecguide.com) 37% 290/c 20% ~ 14% 100% NeWSpapers 17% ~ 29% 19% 35% 100% Radio stations 12% ~ 33% 23% 32% 100% Electronic newsletters ; 14% 290/( 26% 30% 100% . Email notification messages 17% 26% 24% 32% 100% SFGate.com, Baylnsider.com or other "what I to do" Web sltes 100X 24% 29% 37% 100% Flyers from schools 15% 19% 19% 47% 100% Other television 6% i 18% 28% 47% 100% Community Television (TV 30) 6% ~ 16% 25% 53% 100% 0 ~ ~ ~ U t U W N N N ~ W C O Z co 0 0 N I Report of Results ° Page 32 I I I Dublin Parks and Recreation Survey January 2008 Figure 14: Likelihood of Using Source for Information about Parks, Recreation and Cultural Arts Activities Provided b the Ci Quarterly Activity Guide that you receive in the mail 90~0 Direct mail flyers or postcards ~$o City of Dublin Web site (www.ci.dublin.ca.us) 74~0 Dublin's online recreation guide 66% (www.dublinrecguide.com) Newspapers 46°/a Radio stations 45% Electronic newsletters 43% Email notification 43% messages SFGate.com, Baylnsider.com or other 34% "what to do" Web sites Flyers from schools 34% Other television 24% Community Television (TV 22% 30) 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Percent of respondents reporting "very" or "somewhaY" likely U C d C N U t U N N N N ~ W C O W Z Go 0 0 N I Report of Resultis ~ Page 33 I Dublin Parks and Recreation Survey January 2008 I Appendix A: Respondent Demographics Characteristics of the survey respondents are displayed in the tables and charts on the following pages of this appendix. The frequencies are computed from the weighted data. To see the un-weighted results of select demographics, please see Appendix D: Survey Methodology. Respondent Length of Residency About how long have you lived in Dublin? Percent of respondents Less than 1 year ~ 14% 1 to 5 years 41 % 6 to 10 years 19%_. 11 or more years 26% Total 100% Respondent Housing Unit Type In which type of housing unit do you live? Percent of respondents Detached single family home 53% Condominium or townhouse 26% Apartment 21 % Other 0% o Total 100 /o Respondent Tenure Do you own or rent your residence? Percent of respondents Own 73% Rent 27% Total 100% Respondent Age Which of the following best describes your age? Percent of respondents 18-24 4% 25 - 34 34% 35 - 44 29% _ 45 - 54 18% 2 ~ 55 - 64 g% v 65 years or older 6% ~ Total 100% (D ~ ~ 0 Z ro O O N I Report of Results ~ Page 34 I Dublin Parks and Recreation Survey ' January 2008 Respondent Household Composition For each of the following age groups, please select "yes" if there are members of your household in that age range and "no" if there are not. . Yes ; No ; Total Children under age 6 11 28% ' 72% 100% Children ages 6 to 12 ; 20% 1 80% 100% Teenagers ages 13 to 17 1 20% : 80% 100% AdUlts 18 t0 64 90% i 10% 100% Adults ages 65 or older ; 13% ~ 87% 100% Respondent Household Income About how much was your household's total income before taxes in ' 20061 Percent of respondents Lessthan $24,999 2% $25,000 to $49,999 ; 9% $50,000 to $99,999 ~ 33% $100,000 to $149.999 28% $150,000 or more 27% Total 100% RespondentGender What is your gender? Percent of respondents Female 47% . Male 53% Total ; 100% RespondentRace What is your race? (Mark one or more races to indicate what race you consider yourself to be.) ' Percent of respondents White/European American/Caucasian 69% Black or African American 2% Asian or Pacific Islander 26% American Indian, Eskimo or Aleut 1% Other 6% ~ Percents may total to more than 100 as respondents could select more than one race c ~ U t U N N N N ~ l0 C O Z co O O N I aeport of Results ° Page 35 I Dublin Parks and Recreation Survey January 2008 Respondent Ethnicity Are you Hispanic/Spanish/Latino? Percent of respondents Yes 4% No 96% Total 100% Respondent Primary Language Spoken in Household What is the primary language spoken in your home? ' Percent of respondents English 91 % Spanish 1p/0 Tagalog 1 % Mandarin 2% Other 3% Farsi 0% Vietnamese 0% Russian 0% Cantonese ~ 1 % - - - - - Total 100% Respondent Employment Status What is your employment status? Percent of respondents Working, full-time 71% Working, part-time 10% Unemployed, looking forwork 1% Unemployed, but not looking for work ' 1% _ - Retired Student ~ 2% Homemaker 8% Other 0°/a - - - - Total 100% a G ~ ~ ~ U t U N 07 w d ~ m c 0 Z OD O O N I Report of Results ° Page 36 I Dublin Parks and Recreation Survey ' January 2008 Respondent Work Location If you work, where is your primary work location? i Percent of respondents Do not work 15% Work from home 6% _ _ _ e. _ In Dublin, but not from home 7% Within 15 minutes of Dublin ' 22% Befinreen 15 to 30 minutes from Dublin 19% More than 30 minutes away from Dublin ~ 31% Total 100% U C N C N U L U N N N N ~ N C O Z m O O N I Report of Results (D Page 37 I Dublin Parks and Recreation Survey - January 2008 Appendix B: Verbatim Responses to Open- ended Survey Questions Following are verbatim responses to open-ended questions and for questions which permitted respondents to list "other" categories than those printed on the survey. Because these responses were written by survey participants, they are presented here in verbatim form, including any typographical, grammar or other mistakes. Within each question the responses are grouped by theme or category and in alphabetical order. Some respondents' comments encompassed more than one category; therefore their comments may appear more than once. Question 7: Please rate how important to you and your household it would be to have each of the following classes and activities in Dublin. ("Other (please specify)") ¦ Indoor rec/swim center. ¦ Outdoor cycling or running groups. ¦ Table tennis club. ¦ Volleyball league. ¦ Computer classes. ¦ Karate/judo, art, toddler programs. ¦ Tax/retire savings/courses. ¦ Dog training classes. ¦ Origami. ¦ Motocross track. ¦ Table tennis. ¦ Dance studio. ¦ Volunteer opportunities esp. ¦ Kids judo. Dublin judo class is the best. Children, elderly, those in need. ¦ Hiking/biking groups. ¦ More drop in classes made available to • Yoga. us. ¦ Tennis classes/league. ¦ Volleyball leagues for fun. ¦ More toddler programs. ¦ Community theater. ¦ Hiking. ¦ Accounting classes. ¦ Childrens dance classes. ¦ Paint ball/combat Airsoft league. ¦ Basketball league. ¦ Dance, community chorus. ¦ Table tennis. ¦ Dog training. ¦ Outdoor running tracks. ¦ St. Patricks day festival is important, ¦ Group travel trips - international. but keep the dog group out. Especially ¦ Manial arts training, judo, jui jitsu. the dogs that pull the kegs of beer. Bad ¦ Photography for kids. way to celebrate St. Patricks day. No ¦ Community orchestra...school should class! provide a class and good quality. ¦ Rock climbing. ¦ Parent and teen classes, clubs, trips. ¦ Squash courts. ¦ Skateboarding. ¦ Ice and roller hockey. ¦ Racketball courts. ¦ Parenting classes and events. ¦ Mountain biking/hiking. Save our ¦ Indoor child swimming...lessons. open space. ~ ¦ Roller hockey - indoor or outdoor. ¦ Downtown pedestrian friendly area for ¦ Dog behavior adjustment. community interaction in west Dublin. ~ ¦ Adult softball. ¦ Photography classes. ~ ¦ We need a pool in east Dublin - open ¦ Table tennis club. ~ for evenings! ¦ Benches to sit on in public places - Of ¦ Adult and youth hockey - new ice transportation to these parks and o rink. ~ z OD 0 0 N I Report of Results @ - Page 38 I Dublin Parks and Recreation Survey ' January 2008 public places - you didn't provide any ¦ Community theatre/opera. places to write comments!! ¦ Tennis leagues. Question 9: For any items in question 8(above) for which you selected "never," which of the following, if any, describe your household's reasons? ("Other (please specify)") ¦ A-1, young adult no need for these ¦ The reason we don't do swimming activities m-p, did not know about lessons with the city is because we had them. a bad experience 3 times. Felt like it ¦ Don't know the schedule of these was a waste and went for private activities at all. lessons. ¦ Mother of a preschooler. ¦ Not needed/interested. ¦ Participated in other organizations - ¦ No applicable members, other CYO, little league, Dublin soccer. alternatives, better serve needs. ¦ Unaware of events. ¦ Do not believe ta7c dollars should be ¦ Didn't have information about those used for this. activities. ¦ Activities not of interest, go outside ¦ Do not know about programs. Dublin. ¦ Not too many choices - classes. ¦ Didn't know about some of these. ¦ Don't do enough for teens interests/on ¦ Don't know them. line registration issues. ¦ Not interested in many activities. ¦ Never get around to it. ¦ To get on list for trips is very clickish. ¦ I am having a lack of extra cash flow at ¦ Not really interested. this time. ¦ Didn't know about them. ¦ Senior citizen. ¦ Belong to Clubspon Pleasanton. ¦ Didn't know about them. ¦ Not interested. ¦ No one in household falls into age ¦ Not aware of activities available. category. ¦ Have used before, just not in last 12 • Our family joined club sport in months. Pleasanton. ¦ Courses of interest not offered. ¦ Not age appropriate. ¦ Lack of knowledge. ¦ I signed my 3 year old for private ¦ I am 79 years old. preschool because the preschool facility ¦ Some classes not offered at these looked cramped, not a large play area. facilities. ¦ Not needed. ¦ Quality of instructions (instructors). ¦ Lack of interest in topics or classes. ¦ Signed up once but class was cancelled. ¦ Other programs either better, more ¦ Would like adult exercise swimming at convenient or less expensive. Dublin pool. ¦ Senior citizen. • Go to Clubspon, Pleasanton for ¦ Other sporting activities i.e. DLL, swimming, exercise, child programs, ci TYBR, basketball. etc. - ¦ Some activities don't apply to my ¦ No babysitting. (D family. ¦ Programs offered do not match my ~ ¦ Don't know about them. interests. U ~ ¦ My kids participated in alot of ¦ We use San Ramon and Pleasanton ~ activities when they were young. We activities and facilities. ~ had no complaints. ¦ Quality of swim teacher's ° Ii performance. z co 0 0 N I Report of Results @ Page 35 I Dublin Parks and Recreation Survey January 2008 ¦ Don't know what is going on. ¦ No children at home. ¦ Not interested. ¦ No children in appropriate age groups. ¦ Senior citizen. ¦ No children. ¦ Use toddler programs which are ¦ Not aware of particular programs. No generally very good. children living at home. ¦ Kids are older now. ¦ Home is an empty nest. ¦ Our kids have outgrown most of the ¦ No children in household. activites and we are not seniors. ¦ No children in household. ¦ Children now grown. ¦ No small children or seniors. ¦ My son is not old enough. ¦ Do not have children to participate in ¦ Child not old enough yet. youth programs. ¦ No children in household. ¦ Children are grown and no seniors in ¦ No children in home or seniors. household. ¦ No children or elderly family members ¦ No youth or seniors in household. also didn't know what was offered. ¦ Children in high school. ¦ Children out of schooVbeen ill. ¦ Many events above marked never are ¦ Baby is too young to participate in the youth related - we don't have kids. school program. Would look forward to summer and ¦ Activities not for my children age winter concerts but just have not yet group. participated. ¦ No children. ¦ No school age children. ¦ Kids too old. ¦ Children's ages are 1 and 3. Plan to use ¦ Children too young. many more city or public ¦ No k-12 aged in household. activities/facilities when age ¦ Recently moved to Dublin, child not appropriate. Would use now west side old enough for all events. preschool and west side parks if ¦ Have only under 3 children in family. improved. ¦ No children in household. ¦ No school age children or seniors until ¦ Son is too young (21 months). this year. ¦ No children in household. ¦ No children or seniors in home. ¦ No children in household and forget ¦ Children are grown up. about the concerts (would like to go). ¦ Don't have kids yet. ¦ Children too young. ¦ No kids or seniors. ¦ Don't have children and new to ¦ Kids too young for now. neighborhood. ¦ Children too young still. ¦ Age appropriate. ¦ No teens or elderly in household, no ¦ No children. preschoolers. ¦ No kids, no seniors or unaware of ¦ Most don't apply to me - single, no programs. kids, 31 years old. ¦ Son goes to S.R. schools. ¦ My children are grown. ¦ No children in our household (yet). ¦ No young children interested in sports ` ¦ Kids are too young to participate. activities. ~ Activities not interesting to me, maybe ¦ Older children. t because of cultural difference. ¦ No children. ~ Important...too far from east Dublin. ¦ We just moved back 3 months ago after ~ ¦ No children. being gone 2 years. ~ W ¦ Kids too young to be in school (below ¦ Just moved to town. ° 3) z co 0 0 N I Report of Results ~ Page 36 I I I Dublin Parks and Recreation Survey January 2008 ¦ Recently moved to Dublin (not aware ¦ Just moved to area - no children. of programs/activities). ¦ We - me & wife, just moved down here ¦ Recently relocated to Dublin. 2 months ago from Virginia. ¦ Have only lived here a few months. ¦ New to the area. ¦ New resident - not enough info. ¦ Just moved to Dublin from San ¦ Moved in recently - less than one year. Francisco. ¦ Just moved to Dublin. ¦ New to Dublin. ¦ Just moved to area last month. ¦ Recently moved here. ¦ New to Dublin (5 months). ¦ Just moved here in May, 2007. ¦ New resident to Dublin. Question 21: What is the primary language spoken in your home? 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W N2;Ua;O a LL a ~ 0 0 ~ I Dublin Parks and Recreation Survey January 2008 Quality of Life, Parks, Recreation and Community Services by Location of Residence Location of residence in Dublin Please rate each of the following aspects of living in Dublin: East West ! Overall Quality of life in Dublin 95% 93% ~ 94% Quality of parks in Dublin s $9'%s° Safety of users in parks and on trails 89% 84% ; 87% Quality of Cityof Dublin sports fields E~a ~-7'Yo Quality of Dublin Swim Center Quality of Dublin Senior Center ; 81% 92% i 89% Quality of Dublin Heritage Center 74% 80% 78% Quality of Stager Community Gymnasium , 59% 74% ~ 70% Quality of City of Dublin recreation programs/classes ~ 73% 68% i 70% Quality of City of Dublin cultural arts programs/classes 69% 60% 63%a Quality of customer service provided by the City of Dublin 75 / 72% 73% Variety of recreation programs offered by the City of Dublin 76% 67% 71% ~ Effectiveness of communicating recreation and cultural arts information to citizens xt~ ~ . ° 72~ Percent of respondents reporting "excellenY" or "good" U G N C N U t ~ `m d ~ d ~ m c 0 z Go 0 0 N I DRAFT Report of Results @ Page 46 I Dublin Parks and Recreation Survey • January 2008 Importance of Parks and Park Amenities by Location of Residence Location of residence in Please rate how important you think it is for the City of Dublin to Dublin provide the following types of parks or park amenities listed below. ~ East West { Overall Multiple-use trails (biking, hiking, walking, running) 88% : 91% 89% _ _ _-1--- Group picnic areas 1 68% 61% ~ 64% - - - - - Shade structures 66% 61 % ~ 63% - - - - ~ - Dedicated areas for dogs to run/play j 46% ; 49% ~ 47% - - ~ - - - - Water play features ; 39% ; 36% 37% Formal gardens Community gardens Passive areas/lakes/open space meadows i 69% 70% ! 69% Volleyball courts ' 29% 27 Z$%_ , Basketball courts ~ 44% 42% 1 43°/a _ . . ~ AmPhitheaters [ 40% 41% 40% Tenrns courts 52% 48% I 50% Soccer fields E 53% 56% ~ 54% Baseball fields Battmg cages _ 34% ~ 36% ~ 35% ` Softball fields 4i?~'a ~ e~ ~~~~o _ ~ _s Cricket fields i 19% 16% j 17% Lacrosse fields ~ 19% 18% ~ 18% Bocce ball courts ~ 24% 21% ~ 230X Lighted sports fields and courts ~ 66% 67% ~ 67% All weathedsynthetic turf fields I 40% 35% j 37% Percent of respondents reporting "essential" or "very importanY" U C G1 C N U t U N N W N ~ i0 C O Z Go 0 0 N I DRAFT Report of Results ~ Page 47 I Dublin Parks and Recreation Survey January 2008 Importance of Recreation Facilities by Location of Residence Location of residence in Please rate how important you think it is for the City of Dublin to Dublin provide the following facilities listed below. East West Overall Indoor running track 27% ' 19% : 23% _ _ A fitness center with exercise/weight machines 48% ' 45% ; 46% Aerobics/exercise studio Dance studio ; A teen lounge/game room 44% 48% ! 46%a Art studio/workshop 30% : 29% ; 30% Communitytheatre Art gallery 25% 26% 26% Outdoor water park (pools with water play features) 54% : 55% 54% Indoor water park (pools with water play features) ~Y~ Indoor warm water therapy pool 37% 31 % 34% Competitive pool (with lap lanes, diving, water polo goals, etc_) Cafe'- or juice bar ~N 29% ! 21 % 25% _ - Social hall/facility rental space 52% 53% I 52% Rock climbing wall r Gymnasium for basketball, volleyball, gymnastics 59% ; 54% ; 56% Music classroom/band practice room ~ 28°/a 33%^ 31 % Birthday party rental room ~ 34% ` 30% ' 32°/a Childcare/babysitting room 43% 42% 43% Percent of respondents reporting "essential" or "very importanY" d (D U r U N N N N x m C O Z co O O N I DRAFT Report of Results ~ Page 48 I Dublin Parks and Recreation Survey • January 2008 Importance of Classes and Activities by Location of Residence 3 Location of residence in Please rate how important to you and your household it would be j Dublin to have each of the following classes and activities in Dublin. j East West ~ Overall Flag football league i 13% ~ 13% 13% Adult s.... occer leagues or toumaments ~°la Lacrosse program ~ 6% 10% 8% Cricket program Competitive swim team for youth + 37% ~ 30% ~ 33% Masters swim team for aduks 1 18% ~ 15% i 17% , Synchronized swimming ; 7% i 4% ! 5% , Water polo 13% ~ 9% ~ 11% Warm-water therapy/exercise classes i 33%a ~ 28% ~ 31% Badminton ~mm 17% 11% ; 14% ~ Cycling/spin classes Hobby, special interest or social clubs 48% F33% 44%0 Girls softball I 32% ~ 33% _ Track and field j 36% ~ 32% 1 34°/a Nutrition/weight loss training 47% ~ 47% ~ 47% Cooking classes and culinary events _48% 40% 44% Nature programs j 41% ~ 44% ( 43% Career development classes 37% E 43% 40%~ Performing/visual arts classes and performances i 35 / 40% 38% Foreign language classes ~ ° ° ` ° Gardening, home improvement and d6 c o r 29 /o y 32 /o E 30 /o Cultural festivals and events ~ . Student academic tutoring 50% ~ 45% ~ 47% Enrichment classes m science, math engineering ; 51% f 43% ~ 47% _ i Adventure trips/outdoor recreation ~ 55%a ; 53% 54% - - - - - - - _ Music lessons ~ AM ~ _ 'Community bands (jazz, rock, bluegrass, etc ) 8 5 42% f 40% Other (please specify) 1 77%a ~ 76% ~ 77% Percent of respondents reporting "essential" or "very importanY' ~ ~ d ~ d U z U l0 N N N ~ l0 C O N Z co O O N I DRAFT Report of Results ~ Page 49 I Dublin Parks and Recreation Survey January 2008 ( Appendix D: Survey Methodology Questionnaire Development Development of the survey was an iterative process between NRC and Dublin staff. The first draft of the 2007 Dublin Parks and Recreation Survey was based results from key informant interviews conducted with community stakeholders by NRC. The survey consisted of four pages of thematically similar statements grouped into question sets, as well as a fifth page of sociodemographic questions. Questions ranged from the quality of services provided by the City, the importance of the City providing facilities and classes and resident repons of current participation in various parks and recreation activities. Dublin staff provided feedback on the survey and consequently, some questions from the draft were removed, some were revised and some new questions were added. Sample Selection Approximately 3,000 households within the city limits of Dublin were selected to participate in the survey using a stratified, systematic sampling method on addresses within carrier routes. (Systematic sampling is a method that closely approximates random sampling by selecting every Nth address until the desired number of households are chosen. Carrier routes are mail carrier delivery zones defined by the USPS.) Attached housing units were over-sampled to compensate for detached housing unit residents' tendency to return surveys at a higher rate. An individual within each household was randomly selected to complete the survey using the birthday method. (The birthday method selects a person within the household by asking the "person whose birthday has most recently passed" to complete the questionnaire. The underlying assumption in this method is that day of birth has no relationship to the way people respond to surveys.) Survey Administration and Response Rate Households received three mailings each beginning in late October. Completed surveys were collected over the following eight weeks. The first mailing was a prenotification postcard announcing the upcoming survey. A week after the prenotification postcard was sent the first wave of the survey was sent. The second wave was sent one week after the first. The survey mailings contained a letter from the mayor inviting the household to panicipate in the 2007 Dublin Parks and Recreation Survey, a questionnaire and self-mailing envelope. About 9% of the surveys were returned because the housing unit was vacant or the postal service was unable to deliver the survey as addressed. Of the 2,726 eligible households, 452 completed the survey, providing a response rate of 17%. ~ Confidence Intervals ~ d It is customary to describe the precision of estimates made from surveys by a"level of t confidence" (or margin of error). The 95 percent confidence level for the survey is generally ; no greater than plus or minus five percentage points around any given percent reported for ~ the entire sample (452 completed interviews). For each demographic subgroup from the o survey, the margin of error rises to as much as plus or minus 17% for a sample size of 32 (in Z Go 0 0 N I DRAFT Report of Results ~ Page 50 I Dublin Parks and Recreation Survey • January 2008 smallest - households with children 17 or younger) to plus or minus 5% for 404 completed surveys (in largest - English primary language spoken at home). Where estimates are given for sub groups, they are less precise. Generally the 95% confidence interval is plus or minus five percentage points for samples of about 400 to 10 percentage points for samples as small as 100. Weighting the Data The demographic characteristics of the survey sample were compared to those found in the 2000 Census estimates and other population norms for the City of Dublin and were statistically adjusted to reflect the larger population when necessary. The results of the weighting scheme are presented in the following table. The shaded variables were the ones by which survey results were weighted. Dublin Citizen Survey Weighting Table ~ Percent in Population Characteristic ; Population Norm' ~ Unweighted Data j Weighted Data Sex and Age ~ - ~ ~ - ~ ~ ~ _ - ~ - - - ~ Race and Ethnicity HisPanic ~ 14% ~ 5% ! 4% - - ----__...._---I-____ - --__i - - i---- Not Hispanic , 86o /o 95% 96% White ~ 72% 67% 66% - - - - Non-white ; 28% ~ 33% ~ 34% Housing Own home ~ 65% ~ 76% ( 73% f 3 Rent home I 35% i 24% ; 27% ~ Detached unit ~ 59% ~ 61 % i 53% Attached unit ; 41% ~ 39% 1 47% ~ ~ (D U Data Analysis 2 Completed questionnaires were checked for accuracy by NRC staff. The data were then ; entered, and the results analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). ~ For the most part, frequency distributions are presented in the body of the report. A o ~ z ' Source: 2000 Census o 0 N I DRAFT Report of Results ~ Page 51 I Dublin Parks and Recreation Survey January 2008 complete set of frequencies for each survey question is presented in Appendix E. Survey Instrument and Responses to Survey Questions. Also included are results by demographic characteristics (Appendix C.• Responses to Selected Survey Questions by Respondent Characteristics). Chi-square or ANOVA tests of significance were applied to these breakdowns of selected survey questions. A"p-value" of 0.05 or less indicates that there is less than a 5% probability that differences observed between groups are due to chance; or in other words, a greater than 95% probability that the differences observed in the selected categories of our sample represent "real" differences among those populations. Where differences between subgroups are statistically significant, they are marked with grey shading in the appendices. ~ ~ 6: (D U t U l0 N N ~ ~ l0 C O Z Go O O N I DRAFT Report of Results 0 Page 52 I I I Dublin Parks and Recreation Survey January 2008 Appendix E: Survey instrument and Responses to Survey Questions The following pages contain the survey instrument and a complete set of frequencies. U C N C N U t v m d w d ~ m c 0 . ig Z co 0 0 N I DRAFT Report of Results ~ Page 53 City of Dubtin Parks and ~~~~~~~ion Survey . P(ease complete this questionnaire if you are the adult (oge 18 or older) in the household who most recently had a birthday. The adult's age does not matter. Your responses are anonymous and wi(l be reported in group form on(y. 1. Please rate each of the following aspects of living in Dublin: Excellent Good Fair Poor pon't know ..>....:a..z::}.3pX -..e 63%. . IN'T . ~ ~ . . , . . . b. Quality of parks in Dublin ..........................................29% 56% 9% 1% 4% C. Safety of userzin,par~s;and ~sr~ tra~s. .H....:.~.::.::~0~ 54' =F~ : . ~iX 14% e a d. Quality of City of Dublin sports fields ............................17% 41% 11% 1% 30% e. Quality of Dub[in 5wiin ~~nter ° ...3%, 9% 15% f ~ualit of Dublin Semor Center . 12% 13% ~ 3%m <1% 72% h Qualit of Staa~er Communit Gymnasium " 3% 13% ~ 6% 1% 78% ~ . ~ Qual9t of Cit of Dublm cultural artsro~rams/cl.asses 2% 21% 11% 2% 64% ~ L. Variety of recreation programs offered by the City of Dublin.9% 45% 20% 3% 24% rn. Effe4tiver)ess of comrr»nacat3r~s recreation and cuiturat arts ir~#crrmation.tocitiiens 8% ; 4'9b 22% 6~ ° `1?% 2. Currently, the City spends tax dollars to provide each of the following services. For each service, indicate if you believe the City should spend more, continue the current level of spending or spend less. Spend Continue Spend Don't more current less know . ~ a ;,Recre~atJQn an~ ~parts ~i~l~it~ts s a A r~. • . . . . _ _ , _ „ - _2~.. 6~ .'_4~1~ . , . b. Cuttural and performing arts programs 25% 41% 14% 21% v y } ++air .,.'rf r Rt.t r? r ..r:ffr sii,~:: ~ ~~1f3 :~3/4, e. ' w. ~7Jt'~4~~~~~~r~~~44Vi1 d ~~.a~ . . e s- . , ,m a,.. : a. d. Special events and festivals 29% 56% 8% 7% e. 3..,,, ..,..~f~~ ~5% ~ener e ~z..~ , ~ f. Recreation facility deJvelopment 38% 45% 4% 12% ~e pWk~„~~~~ ~ 44ktit}t!lf4k }.~ff4M4}}1ft}F.k't-t}t#}}f4k ~Y~ , . . h. Open space preservation 50% 36% 7% 7% aeei? ../4 6.: ~G710 ' ` . ~ ~ Pa&nt~ af ~ i. 3 ~.ss~ra`................ ` j. Library services 24% _ 64% _ 3% 9% Str~et lattdsea%p+~ ...~~~w. ....x»3 ~3~ I. Police services 24% 60% 8% ~ 8% rtt. Fir'e sel~t+ices;.~.~ . ~b6~K ° 5~ . n. Transportation improvements 35% 56% 2% 8% z zS e o:• f'it61i~ ~nf~r_tn~~it~l~t~rnunicatiori•w~th reSiti+en~S ° . 6%, 3. Please rate how likely or unlikely you are to get information about parks, recreation and cultural arts activities provided by the City from each of the following sources: Very Somewhat Somewhat Very Don't likely likely unlikely unlikely know yyrj,,Y~~y3yyyY~~~~r~ V_- ".,.,m~~' ~ M~ -0LlTi4in 4% UA a~~~~l~ ~~~Fr~1~~~#r.FAANA~T •R~A~N~~ ~R~~ b. Quarterly Activity Guide that you receive in the maiL........... 61% 28% 5% 1% •Dttb[W30~~`~~kiS?~;g0 JwWW~ctbl~r~r~cg~~l,c~rr~~ d. Etectronic newsletters 13% 26% 24% 27% 10% r~..... lA-cia,~ if~ess~ _geS.=~ x.,.,•..: ~.1~i~.. : ; , , 2~ 9~ . ; f. SFGate.com, Baylnsider.com or other "what to do" Web sites..9% 22% 27% 34% 8% s~. Q~rectm~il"ft~r~rs~r,Dc~st+~s h. F,ilyers from schools 14}%~ V1~ }~y 7~% 17% 43% 1y0% ~ •~.x . . . ~+f ,i4ilJ~~i~Y~ •i{.V}t##i1 ltt111~Y..Riaa~1~l~~.. J.......•ai 6~Y ~FVfY~~. 3~ j. Radio stations 11% 32% 22% 31% 3% : k. Communaty 7`e?!3~i~n {"f't~ 3tt~ F ~i9~ ° < ; ~3%. 50~ ~i~- _ l. Other television ..........................................................6% 16% 25% 42% 11% Cr o Dublin Parks and Recreation Surve 1 I I 4. Please rate how important you think it is for the City of Dublin to provide the following types of parks or park amenities listed below. Then rank which THREE you think should be the highest priority, with a " 1 " for the most important, "2" for the second most important and "3" for the third most important. Very Somewhat Not at all Don't TOP 3 Essyenpt~ial impryortant important important know PRIORAITIES' 76~-„ .A.1~ b Group picmc areas . 21% 42% 30% 5% 1% c Shade ~t~~tur~s~.. < .e , 3+~96. ~ 3~~ . r. ' 4% . : 2~ • b% . d. Dedicated areas for dogs to run/play ........................22% 24% 36% 15% 3% 8% e ~+Y~ter pl"a~r f~tures .,t~. ~479b` . 1490' Z% , . . = e . f. Formal gardens ......10% 21% 46% 21% 2% 1% anMunft3t94r4e0s .a,..,.~ ~ .,».:..:12% r •"25% 42% 18% 3% U%. ,,,...z , 4, c h. Pas1siveareas/lakes/open space meadows ..................33% 35{%~ 25~%/ 5%Qf 1%/ 11% r+n cr~ : • . , , ^ ~a ,~~~1 .~UiS~ V1(a~~ sys.a[ii ~el~aaa~f sJ~~n..... . ~ 070 j. Basketbatl courts ....11 % 31 % 44% 11 % 2% 1% Jk. Amphi3tsh~at~s 3{I% _ 42% 3% e L Tennis courts...................................................15% 34% 40% 8% 2% rri;~~er .......17~ 36 ~ 3% 3% n. Baseball fields ....................................................18% 34% 37% 8% 3% 19' 22% 40Io` 22%, 4% p. Softball fields 14% 30% 40% 12% 4% 2% ~ q ~r~ck~t f~eld~ ~ , .r: , , . 43- b% r. Lacrosse fietds 3% 14% 38% 38% 7% ~ 0% b%' 0% ~ u t. Lighted sports fields and courts .........30% 35% 25% 7% 2% 6% u. A[tweaiher/synth~tic~urf ~i~lds....,.... ~ .s,,.24% b% i% 5. In the past year, have you or any member of your household participated in any of the following activities at a City of Dublin facility, another public facility or a private facility? (For each activity, please check all facility locations that apply or indicate if you did not participate at any facility.) Did at a City of Did at another Did at a private Did not participate Dublin facilitv public facility facilit at any facilitv .':17 -13%: 7% , °7796`, . .s,. = o~ . . . b. Soccer .....19% 10% 2% 75% c ~'4~aii~'i< ~ ......•~w „~e 3:~~t~9u =11~+. _ ~ _ e '~tb99 ;,n:. d. Lacrosse 0% ~ 2%y~y 98% ~ ~~~XIYY e ~ `/3~YXi~Sf~~a~f i d~~f]4a...e. . •YkM`~: . •lFY~RYX . e.v ~ ~~Y ~o ~~YL ~ ~ MK n c a .--164~° - 46% f. Running ..40% 17~%/ ~ 8% : 7-~ ~ ~ ~ ~~I4TiL{~~~~'?i3+s~.,e TL 3f3H~ ?~Y:?_v1ASR '~fs-y4~lAlii SlS~'#ififf~1% , ~/Y a... ~'Z' " : . . - h. Volleybal........................................................... 6% 7% 4% 84% $ (y W9 ~ a ~ypy~ y]}y~/~ ~ s . . . ' ~ . . _ . I3 ~{It~lA~Y'~M~fSS~a -11%i'f~ ! iY?:fJb ~ ?/ls i.iMYla~~s'~'-~ . , . ~ ~LiCY ~}i~ j. Aerobics/cardiovascular training 12% 11% 40% 44% .:3~4X , l Lap swimming 10% 13% ~ 21% 61% ~n f~:Cr~~~zr~~~~rt3r~ir~~ A99b =17~. • " 31~o e ~ ~4~ • ~ n. Badminton ..................2% 3% 2% 93% ey}~f4 V y. ~giF't~. p Cultural arts dass (Uke drawnng, pottery, pamting, etc j 3% 6% 6% 86% ~ ..~~i4V~`~~?D41i~~ t:»~ `.~1 '~'3; ia-asi s~~_v i~s4wYa za ' . ~/{~'s ~~/4 . . . f ~~/4 • r Event or adivity for semors . 5% 2% 2% 93% s Y~a ~ Na~ ~l0~..+ t. Nature dass or interpretive program t% 8% ~ 2% 90% 9Gardentn~#~3~t~?n`~~rn~r~t~tc~s~ , . 4 8 8% ~ v. Career development dass (like public speaking or computer training) 2% 7% 12% 81% x. Outdoor adventure recreation (like river rafting, kayaking, mountain biking, camping, etc ) . 6% 34% 11% 55% Y : a`°rrapseqm ot;~i~r~~it~ ,.,a;. . ...1~,., 8% ° 41% ' 14% . 46% z. Visit to an art gallery or exhibition 3% 35% 18% 53% aa. At[ensi a cpncert -ay . e ,.19' . 38% 38% Cit o Dubtin Parks and Recreation Surve 2 6. Please rate how important you think it is for the City of Dublin to provide the following facilities listed below. Then rank which THREE you think should be given the highest priority, with a"1" for the most important, "2" for the second most important and "3" for the third most important. Very Somewhat Not at all Don't TOP 3. Essential i'm~ortant important important know PRIORITIES* ..r., . ~ ~ a, Ini~cior ~-ur~r~ing tiack„ 9~ ~ . ; ~l:~r 32~~ .__4'~~J6 b. Aj fitness center with exercise/weight machines .........16% 28% 32% 20% 4%{p 12% i• ~ . 4s.~ }~41db7~AT~3t"I96 d'io i • ? ? ~fi3a~4 ~~.1 ~ ?~4 ! 3% " .o'o -_~19% 2% ~ d. Dance studio 8% 18% 39% 31 % 1% Ateeit1oCtnge/game'•rrdm 29% f. Art studio/workshop 6% 22% 43% 25% 4% 1% `Ccrrnmun`ty theat:?~e 6'~` '349G° 'd9X . ~ h. Art gallery 7% 18% 46% 26% 4% 29' park`(poc~lswi#~.~iater'°piay features} =„21~ 1%' j. Indoor water park (pools with water play features)...... 16% 22% 28% 309o' 4% 6% k. ° Indoor' ~varm vatei` th~ra ,,..,::13%~ , , ,.w,. Y . - . ~ : 4% 4% . PY R. L Competitive pool (with lap lanes, diving, water pdo goals, etc. ).16% 28% 36% 16% 3% 5% , tfi; Cafe ~i~r juicc bae ' 8% , ~12% ° ; 3% - n. Social hall/facility rental space .............................15% 36% 33% 14% 2% 6% o. Rocic -tiir»bing ~t+ait::..:....,..;.m,,.. 7% .`~7",~' 39%1 e. , . 329K p. Gymnasium for basketball, volleyball, gymnastics .......20% 34% 33% 9% 3% 8% q. Music- d 4 ssr6 bmlb arxi'practic-e- roam..~ 5%` ~ 24%~ 49~ 2.0% ~ 4% i% _ r. Birthday party rental room 8% 23% 38% 28% ~ 4% 0% s: Chilitcare/babysiftirig room ~ ~ .o .......i4%- 27°b 36% . .;19% - 4% . _8% ~ ' Percent of respondents selecting as a ki prioriry~~~~ 7. Please rate how important to you and your household it would be to have each of the following classes and activities in Dublin. Very Somewhat Not at all Don't Essential important important important know I~ ` .~.a . . _ v . „ . . ~ . . . . a..z~ b. Adult soccer leagues or tournaments 6% 13% 32% 42% y8% r..,.~ . : ...e.. s ~xw.~ s. a 3.r. stt;»rrrs +ftisasa a`r' f.r i,+E ssi. z~ ~ ~ "'.":1~ - . ~ ~~m . . - d. Cricket program 3% 5% 17% 67% 9% ~~1~i 4 fm ~~N x r e~5~`~ = k qa~~ ~ . ° . f. Masters sw~.iimj' team for adults 6% 10% 30% 48~%p 6% ~ . ~S~I ~.o!)i~i W STi~ ~ ~E `t. a e. x ~ ~sa.? . ~ _ . , 2%7%3 56~Q%~ 7% ^ h. {Water polo -]3~%7~%! _ e .x~.r.,. .a . ~ -~T7Gl~il~33N~T.Lfi:[~~,~'411~if~~~ii~i~lS3ylaFL+sY f=~tx~aY.iALH4'1f ~2~CW~_'JA n^.,YiVI@~ ~R ~.a ~~.~z`.' : j(.~. Badmintjon 6% 7% 25% 55% 7% ~s ~ ~ ` A+ 91YTS'sY.4Y3fSl~ ~ ~ •~D m ~zs...~.Va v~-m. a .-...a. . ..s . . . , e.= e.... . l. Hjo'bby, spe$~c~ial interest or social dubs .......................11% 31% 35% 19% 4% ~ sftj~~Q4t ~C li-ai/f~?3AJf1€ fYwy~£fiYi 54i=f#4ff!A k3'a4"f!t?~'.~°.~'h{.~ _ . ...,.e.,. ~ ~iJ n. Track and field 8% 24% 28% 34% 5% } . o..Ntitr'it~ot~~~i ~~~n~i °.2~i% _ Y~ p. Cooking dasses and culinary events t4% 28% 34% 21% 3% q:~atiir~~r~gracns_ 3i~% ~°49~ il. r. Career development dasses 12% 26% 33% 25% 4% S. .Perfii~n~~g~~+isi.y~t;~rts ~asses Qai?c~ perfornarces,. _ , . . , , . x 25%:. 3~1% , . t. Foreign language dasses 12% 28% 31 % 27% 3% ij, Gat'cler~in8z; #at~rr~e tm~sCO~rei~eii 249~ 3~ , : . ~ ~ _ . , ; • ~;~.a: 'i v. {i.1iCultural festivals and events ...................................22% 33% s2y7~%y 16% 3% 'laaldsvntL~~iif1ir~~}Y~~~w~e~M44 'ia Y~xss.:tY .~~1 Pf-s)s.4 af~~ . , .~:rv3£< -T~ ~ i# . A . x. Enrichment dasses in science, math, engineering .........17% 28% 27% 25% 4% y. ~5%' 5% z. Music lessons .....................................................11% 30% 32% 25% 3% aa. C~mrriii~iiiy 3>an~s`(l~x ~''k'~lUegras, et~.)::':....,....,~fl1 ' • i _ , ` < ae . _~.~m _~1'~6' bb. Other (please specify) ....30% 19% 4% 12% 35% Ci o Dub(in Parks and Recreotion Surve 3 8. Below is a list of activities and facilities operated by the City of Dublin. Please indicate whether you or anyone in your household have participated in a City of Dublin activity or used a City of Dublin facility in the last 12 months. If you have participated in an activity or used a facility at least one time, please rate the quality of the activity or facility. Frequencv of use ualit (in last 12 months) (If used at least one time) 1-4 5-14 15 times Never times times or more Excellent Good Fair Poor a. `~tfte~ s~fi~~t yeweatian prgrarrt hi . - 5%`;, • 29~ ° . , 3%; 7%. b. Summer camps ............................................92% 6% 1% 1% 24% 62% 14% 0% 6&~i`-sc~o~~ 7%; , ry M'.u.' b8% 32% 0% 0x : ~ iiAMM d. Junior Warriors youth basketball league ..............96% 2% 1% 1% 26% 48% 26% 0% e ° Yot,rfih sps~rCS ~rogr'ari'is ~ o. . ..,x: 33% 5$% = b% 2~6 ` . f. Teen special events .......................................96% 3% 1% <1% 4% 55% 41% 0% 9 ,SUwent [Jn,Ntidrfte;Sth~v~ recreation Rr0gram ..,.97% 29b ~11% A h. Cultural arts dasses ......................................94% 5% <1% <1% 31% 53% 16% 0% j~ ,Leisu re c ~laes ..4 ,..._:_,.,:7%.~ 2% ~ 0% ~ j. Dublin Heritage Center event, program or ctass..... 88% 11% 1% 0% 36% 61% 3% 0% k. .DublJm5erua~~et~~r~iuii~hpro~ramz.,' ...~„~;.....96% 2%' 1% 19G;: • 51% AZ% 6% • 0% l. Dublin Senior Center activities or trips ................95% 3% 1% 1% 66% 28% 2% 4% m.` Sumtner~~~~eri~ 7b% 22%' 2% • U%; 30% b7% 4% 0% n. Winter Concert Series .........................93% 6% <1% 0% 41% 55% 5% 0% 11,1 ,6. ~ubEir~Pu6iic:L~br`ary_««,..,,4; ,,...,...~....,22% 2$%'' ` 25%` 2~9~" 5G96 39% 5% = U% p. Dublin Swim Center swimming lessons ................83% 8% 6% 3% 20% 43% 25% 12% 9. For any items in question 8(above) for which you selected "never," which of the following, if any, describe your household's reasons? (Please check all that apply.) 40% Never participate in any of these types of activities/facilities, even outside of Dublin 2% Lack of transportation to get to activities/facilities 45% Too busy working or not enough time to participate in any activities/use any facilities 10% Fees too high for activities/facilities 7% Location(s) of activities/facilities are inconvenient 31% Days or times for activities are inconvenient 1% Physically unable to participate in any activities/use any facilities 1% Language/cultural differences 34% Other (please specify) 10% Not appticable 10. Please rate how important each of the following characteristics is to your decision to enroll or participate in recreation classes and activities. Very Somewhat Not at all Don't Essential important important important know a. Ea*°oegistrtt~on-, •18% 5% b. Competitive price .............................44% 37% 12% 2% 5% c.` Qua#~~y~firistructicinnli~rig~, ~11~ 5~ : n. d. Individualized attention from instructor/coach........... 22% 41% 26% 5% 6% e C[qesW-Tkciiit-;~. • .,.,...49~ a 4'I%~ ~ f. Appearance of staff............................................ 24% 39% 27% 5% 5% .'.54*'3~~. ~~3~ h. Having fun....................................................... 52% 36% 7% 1% 5% 4n;~ 42% , ''f 3% ~X i, • Fiexi6i6sct~r~g1~iiaty`tti drop 4 j. Distance from my home .....26% 39% 25% 5% k. R0spoc 6 43% ` 34Yb 5V L Scheduled as one-time workshop versus ongoing classes ....11 % 23%% 33% 19% 13% m. Ava~lab~tii~r i~ prjvate tessons lone-on-one instruction) 9% 16% 36T, , 28% Cit o Dubtin Parks and Recreation Surve 4 11. How likely or unlikely are you or other members of your household to participate in classes and activities during each of the following times and days of the week? Very Somewhat Somewhat Very Don't • likelv likely untikelv unlikelv know a. Weekday~a~ai e n~ .~~.o 3X ..K e b. Weekdays at lunchtime (around the noon hour) 3% 11% 18% 64% 3% E _ ~ . s t . YVi~~day~a`Fterritr'vtis:, . _ _ .8~. 22%: 14%` 4% d. We}~ekday evenings ..........................................................24% 41% 16~%/ 16j%~( 3%/ ~i ~~L~~~Td~~~~~~~~ 4~.f! ?i~sx_ii 4 si}f. SYk f 1}`-T4' .f~N4azx'4FYA1ft%I~~~.... ` 36%.'- . 1...2/~ 18~9 2~~3 . . . - u e . , ~ , . . ...,.V. . 'f. Saturday afternoons ..........................................32% 34% 14% 17% 2% 20V 31~ , h. Sunday mornings ...........20% 23% 16% 39% 2% i. Sunclayafcjor?s ; .`33%=: , ` ' 1~% 28% aen , . j. Sunday evenings .............................................................21% 33% 15% 28% ~ 3% : Demagraphics 12. About how long have you lived in Dublin? 1 B. What is your gender? 14% Less than 1 year 47% Female 53% Male 41 % 1 to 5 years 19% 6 to 10 years 19. What is your race? (Mark one or more races to 26% 11 or more years indicate what race you consider yourself to be.) 13. In which type of housing unit do you live? 69% White/European American/Caucasian 53% Detached single family home 2% Black or African American 26% Condominium or townhouse 26% Asian or Pacific Islander 21% Apartment 1% American Indian, Eskimo or Aleut <1% Other 6% Other 14. Do you own or rent your residence? 20. Are you Hispanic/Spanish/Latino? 73% Own 27% Rent 4% Yes 96% No 15. Which of the following best describes your age? 21. What is the primary language spoken in your 4% 18 - 24 18% 45 - 54 home? 34% 25 - 34 8% 55 - 64 91% English <1% Farsi 29% 35 - 44 6% 65 years or older 1% Spanish <1% Vietnamese 1% Tagalog <1% Russian 16. For each of the following age groups, please 2% Mandarin 1% Cantonese select "yes" if there are members of your 3% Other household in that age range and "no" if there 22. yyhat is your employment status? are not. yes no 71% Working, full-time Chi[ ifreniuLte#' .qgeaW;iZ.,4. 10% Working, part-time Children ages 6 to 12 20% 80% 1% Unemployed, looking for work <1% Unemployed, but not looking for work Wi 1'M~~ 8% Retired Adults 18 to 64 90% 10% 2% Student 8% Homemaker 17. About how much was your household's total <1% Other income before taxes in 2006? (Please include 23. If you work; where is your primary work in your total income money from all sources for location? all persons living in your household.) 15% Do not work 2% Less than $24,999 6% Work from home 10% $25,000 to $49,999 8% In Dublin, but not from home 33% $50,000 to $99,999 22% Within 15 minutes of Dublin 28% $100,000 to $149,999 18% Between 15 to 30 minutes from Dublin 27% $150,000 or more 31% More than 30 minutes away from Dublin ~Ct~S yo.t~ . , a . w , , . . . . , . , The City of Dublin greatly appreciates your responses! Please return the survey in the enclosed business reply envelope to the independent organization analyzing the results at: Nationa! Research Center, Inc., 3005 30th Street, Boulder, CD 80301 Ci o Dublin Porks and Recreation Surve 5