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City launches 2025 Dayton survey mailings to 13,000 households; $500 incentive offered

5811087 · August 27, 2025
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City officials said a randomized, scientific survey mailed this week to about 13,000 Dayton households will inform program planning; respondents from the randomized pool can enter a drawing for a $500 Visa card and surveys are anonymous and available with translation services.

The City of Dayton has begun mailing its annual resident survey to roughly 13,000 randomly selected households as part of a scientific effort to measure community sentiment and guide programming, city staff told commissioners.

“The survey will send out about 13,000 surveys to residents. They are randomly selected,” said Nat Gann, division manager in the management budget office. He said the city is working with ETC Institute, the third-party vendor handling mailings and analysis.

Gann said the city hopes for about a 10% response rate—roughly 1,300 returned surveys—to…

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