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57 • 3. Changing City Demographics: Does the current population profile suggest policy strategies for the long-run? Among newer residents, what characteristics of the Village attracted them to settle? What are the major community values that older residents want to maintain in the future? Does the composition of households in the Village suggest new and more cost-effective methods for the delivery of city services? DESIGN AND SCHEDULE OF THE RESEARCH.• Decision Resources, Ltd., proposes to conduct a telephone survey of 400 randomly selected households in the Village of Saint Anthony. A sample of 400 residents would provide results projectable to the entire city adult population within± 5.0 percent in 95 out of 100 cases. The sample is also of sufficient size to permit the district to be divided into a maximum of four categories for more detailed analysis, such as age, mobility, home ownership, location of residence, presence of children, and other demographic characteristics. To insure the integrity of the sample, DRL places the most exacting sampling standards in the industry on our procedures. Before an alternate household is substituted for a designated target, at least fifteen attempts are made to contact the initial households during a five day period. The telephone calls take place during various times on weekday evenings and during the weekend. Our interviewers are also instructed to seek convenient appointments with interviewees, cutting • our non-contact rate to less than five percent on average. An unbiased selection process is also used to identify the adult member of the household to be interviewed. To validate the completed sample, the latest United States Census updated population characteristics are utilized as a standard of comparison. The questionnaire would be administered by DRL trained and supervised personnel. The computer analysis will be obtained from our in-house C-MENTOR and SPSS statistical analysis systems, insuring both access to the most current analysis programs and confidentiality of the data set. The Village of Saint Anthony will be presented with two bound copies of the final report highlighting all the major findings of the study. DRL will also speak to any major differences from and similarities with the past study of the similar suburban communities, when applicable. In addition, any"tracking questions"from previous studies conducted for the Village of Saint Anthony would be explicitly compared. A volume of all computer generated cross tabulations and other multivariate statistical techniques will also be included. 1. Planning with Village Council Members, Village Staff, and/or relevant individuals to establish the topics to be covered in the survey. Based on these topic concepts, DRL would word specific, neutral questions. This activity can be completed by a meeting, telephone and/or fax, depending on client wishes, within two weeks of the initiation of the contract. • Page 2