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54 <br /> i <br /> Orange County Comprehensive Parks and Recreation Master Plan <br /> CHAPTER 6-Community Needs Assessment and Public Input 6 <br /> some difference in prioritization (please see Appen- The above responses are very similar across the <br /> dix 6-3 and 6-4). A swimming pool and water parks different survey offerings. In all cases, respondents <br /> were more-strongly supported in the online survey showed very strong support for state and federal <br /> than in the SRS survey. grants and private donations, and moderately- <br /> strong support for existing local taxes (other than <br /> r property taxes) and voter approved bonds. User <br /> .. fees were slightly less favorable, and there was <br /> substantial disfavor with the strategy of increasing <br /> local taxes (other than property taxes). <br /> G. Overall Demographic Overview <br /> # When put together, the 832 surveys received <br /> - � showed that most respondents (75%) came from <br /> households of between two and four persons. Ten <br /> F. Financing New Recreation and Park Facilities percent (10%) were in households of five persons, <br /> The final section of the survey attempts to and 4%in homes of six or more. <br /> determine public opinion regarding different means In terms of age groups within households, 51% of <br /> of financing future recreation and park facility the respondents had at least one person under and <br /> development. Participants were asked to respond up to 12 years of age in their household, and <br /> whether they "strongly agree," "agree," disagree," another 23% had a person in the home aged 13-18. <br /> or "strongly disagree" with the following eight The largest single age cohorts identified were 36-55 <br /> approaches. As was done in the General Information years (61% of households) and 6-12 years (35%). <br /> section, the "agree" and "strongly agree," and Almost 6% of the responding households had at <br /> "disagree" and "strongly disagree" responses have least one person over 76 years of age. <br /> been aggregated together in the table below to <br /> indicate preferences shown: The vast majority of respondents owned their own <br /> residence,which held true among all of the different <br /> Table 6-2: Funding Strategy Responses survey types (to varying degrees). The SRS survey <br /> Funding Strategy Strongly Disagree was very much a survey of homeowners. <br /> Agree/ Strongly--Agree Disagree <br /> Overall, 7% of respondents were African-American, <br /> 2.5% Asian-American groups, and 2% of Hispanic <br /> facility development should be New recreation and parks origin. Eighty-five percent (85%) of the respondents <br /> facility <br /> at least in part by:" were White(non-Hispanic). <br /> Private/corporate donations 95% 5% <br /> State and federal grants/funds 94% 6% <br /> Existing local taxes(other than 73% 27% <br /> property)` ,{ <br /> Voter-approved bonds 70% 30% <br /> Existing local property taxes 70% 30% <br /> Charging user fees(resident 68% 32% <br /> and non-resident) <br /> Increasing local taxes(other 34% 66% <br /> than property) <br /> 6-8 <br />