Survey Results September 2007

Survey Information There is an error margin of ±3.6 on this survey. South Ogden City sent out 5,300 surveys and received 766 back. This results in a 14.5% answer rate.

Q23. What is your age? 2% of the respondents were between years old, while 13% were in the bracket and 12% in the age range. 73% of the respondents were 45 and above. According to the 2000 Census data, 36% of the population was over the age of 45.

Q24. How long have you lived in South Ogden?

Q25. Do you have children living at home? Only 38% of the respondents have children living at home, leaving 62% without children at home.

Q26. Do you own or rent? With 723 responses to this question, 99% of the residents own their home. According to the Census 2000, 77% of the population owned their home compared, to 23% who rented.

Q27. Please indicate your gender? 48% of the answers came from men and 52% came from women.

Q1a. Over the past 12 months, please evaluate the level of service you have received from the following City departments:

Q1b. Please tell us how well you feel that South Ogden is currently doing in each of the following areas:

Q1c. Please tell us about any concerns you may have with the above services:

Q2. Please rate the following methods of communicating with the public:

Q3a. Have you visited the City’s website at Of the 737 responses to this question, 38% responded saying that they have visited the City’s website and 62% stated that they have not.

Q3b. If YES, how helpful was the website to you? With 5 meaning very helpful and 1 meaning not helpful, the mean score to this question was 3.2 showing that the website is relatively helpful.

Q3c. What can we do to make the website more helpful?

Q4. Do you feel safe in South Ogden?

Q5. Do you feel safer than, less safe than, or as safe as, compared to five years ago?

Q6. In an effort to extend the best possible customer service, your Police Department would like to know what your specific concerns and problems are in your neighborhood and/or business district.

Q7. Are you aware of the various programs that public safety offers?

Q8. Please tell us how important it is for South Ogden to develop or improve the following parks, recreation, and community facilities. (1=Unimportant and 7=Important)

Q9. Please tell us what you would like to have happen with each of the following kinds of retail shopping in South Ogden. (This table will indicate what the citizens want more of)

Q9. Please tell us what you would like to have happen with each of the following kinds of retail shopping in South Ogden. (This table will indicate what the citizens want to keep the same)

Q9. Please tell us what you would like to have happen with each of the following kinds of retail shopping in South Ogden. (This table will indicate the items that the citizens want less of)

Q10. What goods or services would you like to see offered in South Ogden City that are not currently available? The most recommended service was a sit-down restaurant at 21%. Others included hardware stores, 19%; Pool/Recreation Center, 13%; bookstores, specialty stores, 7%; and 7% of the citizens stated that they are satisfied with the services already provided.

Q11. Which of the following best describes the “heart” of South Ogden City-the “town center”?

Q12. How important is it for South Ogden City to have a town center? The mean score to this question was 3.2, which is above average. This shows that it is relatively important for there to be a town center in South Ogden. 29% of the citizens answered 3 to this question and 73% answered a three or higher.

Q13. Please indicate the percentage of your non-grocery purchases that you estimate that you make in the following places.

Q14. Please mark if you strongly disagree or strongly agree with the statements made below. (1=Strongly Disagree and 5=Strongly Agree) My home is close to where I work

Q14. Please mark if you strongly disagree or strongly agree with the statements made below. (1=Strongly Disagree and 5=Strongly Agree) I wish there were more shopping opportunities in my neighborhood

Q14. Please mark if you strongly disagree or strongly agree with the statements made below. (1=Strongly Disagree and 5=Strongly Agree) There is enough affordable housing in my neighborhood

Q14. Please mark if you strongly disagree or strongly agree with the statements made below. (1=Strongly Disagree and 5=Strongly Agree) There is a sense of community in my neighborhood

Q14. Please mark if you strongly disagree or strongly agree with the statements made below. (1=Strongly Disagree and 5=Strongly Agree) My neighborhood is clean and welcoming

Q14. Please mark if you strongly disagree or strongly agree with the statements made below. (1=Strongly Disagree and 5=Strongly Agree) I feel safe walking in my neighborhood during the daytime

Q14. Please mark if you strongly disagree or strongly agree with the statements made below. (1=Strongly Disagree and 5=Strongly Agree) I feel safe walking in my neighborhood at night

Q14. Please mark if you strongly disagree or strongly agree with the statements made below. (1=Strongly Disagree and 5=Strongly Agree) Traffic speeds in my neighborhood are safe

Q14. Please mark if you strongly disagree or strongly agree with the statements made below. (1=Strongly Disagree and 5=Strongly Agree) Vacant lots are a problem in my neighborhood

Q15. Are there any facilities, services or amenities that South Ogden is not currently offering that you would like to see offered? Of the people that answered yes to this question, 36% requested a Pool/Recreation Center. The next most given answer was a library at 9% and then a better provision of city services (law enforcement) at 8%.

Q16. For planning purposes, are there development issues you would like to comment on for consideration? (Immediate=this year or next, Coming up=next 3-5 years, Long Range= over 5 years out)

Q17. Please tell us where South Ogden City should prioritize its resources. (1=Significantly More and 5=Significantly Less)

Q18. How much, if any, would you be willing to increase your property taxes to pay for the following:

Q19. What do you like best about South Ogden? Small town feel/Bedroom Community.

Q20. What would you like to change about South Ogden?

Q21. What would you like South Ogden to be known for?

Q22. Which of the following should be areas of priority for the City during the next two years ? Select your top three priorities marking 1, 2 and 3

Q28. Please indicate the number that most closely shows the area of the City where you live (Refer to the map on the back of this page). 3%10% 14% 12% 8% 17% 6% 12% 6%