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2000 Orange County Annual Survey
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2000 SURVEY QUESTIONS AND RESPONSES
pg. 1 (1-15)     pg. 2 (16-30)     pg. 3 (31-45)     pg. 4 (46-61) 

1. Is the place where you currently live a: (rotate list)

53 single family detached home
16 attached home such as a condo or townhome
22 apartment
4 mobile home
5 other

2. How long have you lived at your current residence?

31 2 years or less
23 3 to 5 years
14 6 to 10 years
16 11 to 20 years
16 more than 20 years

3. Do you own or rent your present residence?

63 own (SKIP Q.4)
37 rent (SKIP Q.5)

4.  What is your current monthly rental payment?

14 under $500
24 $501 to $750
33 $751 to $1,000
23 $1,001 to $1,500
6 more than $1,500

5.  What is your current monthly morgtage payment, not including taxes and insurance?

24 nothing
7 $1 to $500
7 $501 to #750
13 $751 to $1,000
25 $1,001 to $1,500
12 $1,500 to $2,000
12 over $2,000

6.  Would you say you (and your family) are financially better off or worse off than you were a year ago?

53 better
13 worse off
34 same

7. Now looking ahead, do you think that a year from now you (and your family) will be better off, worse off, or just about the same as now?

51  better off
5 worse off
37 same
7 don't know

8. Turning to business conditions in the county as a whole, do you think that during the next 12 months we will have good times financially or bad times?

70 good times
14 bad times
16 don' know

9. Looking ahead, in the country as a whole, will we have continued good times during the next 5 years, or will we have periods of widespread unemployment or depression?

60 good times
21 depression or unemployment
19 don't know

10. About the big things that people buy for their homes, such as furniture, a refrigerator, a stove, television and things like that-- generally speaking, do you think now is a good or a bad time for people to buy major household items?

70 good time
10 bad time
20 neither

11. In general, how would you rate the economy in Orange County today?.

28 excellent
51 good
17 fair
2 poor
2 don't know

12. How do you feel about the job opportunities that are available in the region you live in?

43 very satisfied
48 somewhat satisfied
9 not satisfied

13. And, in general, do you think that buying a home in Orange County today is an excellent, good, only fair or a poor investment?

19 excellent
49 good
20 fair
9 poor
3 don't know

14. How do you feel about the availability of housing that you can afford in the region you live in?

17 very satisfied
49 somewhat satisfied
34 not satisfied

15. Thinking about the quality of life in Orange County, how do you think things are going?

38 very well
53 somewhat well
7 somewhat badly
2 very badly

Survery Questions Continued:

pg. 1 (1-15)     pg. 2 (16-30)     pg. 3 (31-45)     pg. 4 (46-60)