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9 6 items of why people might stay in the county. He said that might be information the county would use for making marketing decisions. Chair Bedford asked what the 11% meant next to "Local tax rate & cost of living" meant. Ryan Murray said it meant that 11% of the respondents said it was one of the reasons they chose to live in Orange County. Commissioner Richards asked how the ETC Institute drew conclusions from the data, such as an item being listed as a critical role, and then ETC Institute said it is an area where the county could spend more. She said for instance, there were conclusions that said this is where people want you to spend more money. She did not see a direct question about spending. She referenced the tax rate question, where people said it was important to them and ETC Institute turned it into a positive. Ryan Murray said that there were two questions asked: What is a reason residents choose to live in the county; and, and what is a reason they would stay. He said that 1 of 10 said that the tax rate is a reason they moved here but 5/10 selected it as a reason they might stay. He said that some of the findings are not in the presentation but are in the full report. He said that he was trying to give an overall view of the findings, but that the report may answer some of the Board's specific questions. Commissioner Greene referred to slide#7, and the results from the question "Do you think you will be living in the county 5 years from now." She said that the pie chart excluded people who responded, "I don't know," and she thought that might be a significant amount of people. Ryan Murray said the "I don't know" responses were 23.5% of the total. Commissioner Greene said that the "I don't know" responses were higher than those that said "no." She said she thought it was a legitimate category to consider. Slide #9 Perceptions HOW RESPONDENTS PERCEIVE THE COUNTY IS PERFORMING