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Community Attitudes Survey 2004
Preliminary Summary
For Plymouth, New Hampshire
November 2, 2004
In August 2004, the Plymouth Planning Board mailed an eight-page community attitudes survey
to 1043 addresses in Plymouth. The survey was developed to help the Planning Board prepare
the new Master Plan. Two hundred seventy-six surveys were completed, a 26 percent response
rate (A 20 percent response rate for community surveys is considered typical and very good by
researchers who conduct surveys.) All of the survey responses have been entered into a
computer database for analysis.
Please note that a number of the questions were open-ended and the written commentary has not
been included this summary. However, all of the written comments are available in the
electronic database as well as in the Survey Appendix. The following pages provide a
preliminary summary of the survey. An Executive Summary will be available in December.
QUESTION I.
1a.
Respondents to the 1989 and 1995 Community Attitude Survey gave very high ratings to the
following town characteristics:
1.
Natural setting
2.
University facilities and opportunities for continuing education
3.
Clean air
4.
Small town atmosphere
5.
Access to transportation routes
6.
Public school system
7.
Open space
Do you agree that these characteristics continue to be significant in making Plymouth an
attractive place to live and work?
Yes
No
No Opinion
No Response
Count
221
42
6
4
Percentage
81%
15%
2%
1%
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