Town of Cary 2008 Biennial Citizen Survey Report

The Town of Cary’s 2008 Biennial Citizen Survey was conducted from February 1st through February 23rd of 2008. BKL Research administered the telephone survey to 405 residents of the Town of Cary. This resulted in a ±5% margin of error.

The survey consisted of 46 core questions with related subparts to several of the questions. Respondents were asked to rate the Town Government staff, Police Department, Fire Department, Parks & Recreation programs, streets/roads, perceptions of safety, quality of life, and solid waste/recycling services. The survey also examined other issues including information sources, tax rates, internet access, the Town’s cable programming, information dissemination, opportunities to participate in decision-making, instant runoff elections, emergency preparedness, and sense of community. Another series of questions examined Town Council focus areas in relation to issues such as environmental protection, schools, downtown revitalization, transportation, planning & development, and parks & recreation. The respondents were primarily asked to use a 9-point scale. There was an open-ended question included to examine the most important issue facing Cary. In addition, the respondents were asked to suggest improvements for streets/public areas, desirability of Cary, quality of life, environmental protection, Cary as a place to live, school issues, downtown revitalization, transportation, planning & development, and parks & recreation. The survey also incorporated 10 demographic breakdown questions.