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Polco survey: Eden Prairie residents rate city services and safety highly
Summary
A Polco quality-of-life survey presented to the Eden Prairie City Council found strong resident satisfaction with city services, high safety ratings, heavy use of parks and recreation, and areas for improvement including shopping/dining and traffic.
Michelle Kobayashi, a research strategist with Polco (National Research Center), told the Eden Prairie City Council on April 15 that a statistically weighted resident survey shows strong satisfaction with the city’s services and quality of life.
The survey combined a probability sample (2,500 mailed invitations; 483 responses, about a 20% response rate) and an open participation sample (842 responses) for a total of 1,325 responses. Polco said the weighted dataset yields a 95% confidence interval of plus or minus 3 percentage points and that year-to-year changes must exceed roughly 4 percentage points to be statistically significant.
Polco’s presentation framed five key findings: Eden Prairie remains a highly desirable place to live; residents praise the quality and value of city services; residents report positive interactions with city…
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