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SURVEY METHODOLOGY <br /> This chapter describes the distribu- <br /> tion and tabulation of the survey. <br /> At the request of the Lino Lakes City comparable Twin Cities metropolitan com- <br /> Council and Park Board, the 1988 munities and is a very good response <br /> residential survey was mailed to all of rate for mail surveys of this type. The <br /> Lino Lakes' households in April of 1988. high response rate enables a 95% con- <br /> fidence rate in the results of the survey <br /> The questionnaire emphasized three (with a margin of error of +2/-2 percent- <br /> main elements -- resident opinions on the age points.). <br /> quality of city services, parks and recrea- <br /> tion activities, and community develop- Survey responses were tabulated by fre- <br /> ment. Two open-ended questions quency (percentage response per ques- <br /> allowed residents to voice their opinions tion) and cross tabulations involving <br /> regarding what is the best thing about demographics and attitudes (cross tabula- <br /> Lino Lakes and what is the greatest need tions of one question against others). <br /> for the community. Analysis of the two open-ended ques- <br /> tions involved grouping responses by <br /> Altogether, 2262 questionnaires were common categories. If a respondent had <br /> mailed to all households in Lino Lakes. A a unique or unusual comment not able to <br /> total of 697 responses were returned for be grouped in a general category, the <br /> a response rate of 31%. comment is presented in its entirety. <br /> This response rate compares very <br /> favorably to similar surveys conducted in <br /> 7 <br />