1994 Citizen Attitude Survey__Report of Findings

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Table 6 LOUISVILLE GROWTH Response by Age Category Al 1hR A CAREFUL READING, PLEASE INDICATE YOUR PREFERENCE TOWARD THE FOLLOWING GROWTH STRATEGIES: MEANS TEST ON CATEGORIES: AGE 1. Limit growth using whatever legal means available Pooled 20 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 87 Sig. Mean Years Years Years Score 6.8 6.6 2. Annex land and keep it in its natural state for future growth neMs 6.3 3. Annex land and zone it for a mixture of residential and commercial use 4.1 4.3 3.8 4. Annex land and zone it for residential development 3.0 3.1 2.8 5. Annex land and zone it for commercial/office/retail use 6. Annex land and reserve a large portion for open space 7.1 7.4 4.0 3.9 3.8��µt.l.:.... 6.2 6.6 .24 6.3 .36 .15 .27 .08 .00 The shaded boxes in the table indicate the highest mean score for each question item in this part of the questionnaire. Note how some of these shaded boxes have a higher mean score than the overall pooled mean score itself. What the above table shows is that there was a tendency for the older respondents to rate annexation of land for residential and commercial purposes slightly higher than the two younger age categories, and for the younger age categories to rate preservation of land for future needs and open space slightly higher than the oldest age category. However, these differences in response patterns by age were not statistically significant. One exception was the last question item on annexing land for open space. This item was clearly given an overall higher rating by the two younger age categories, relative to the 45-87 age category. This difference was statistically significant, as indicated by the .00 Means Test significance level noted in the far right column. These results, except for the "open space" item, would tend to support the viewpoint that most 11