1. Do you currently live at the property for which you received an NRP loan or grant?
|
All recipients |
Grant recipients |
Loan recipients |
Yes |
99.4 |
99.1 |
100 |
No |
.6 |
.9 |
- |
2. Did you receive an NRP loan or grant?
Loan |
Grant |
Both |
No answer |
48.8 |
44 |
6.8 |
.4 |
3. The availability of an NRP loan or grant made a big difference in
my decision to improve my property.
|
All recipients |
Grant recipients |
Loan recipients |
Agree |
93.6 |
96.4 |
90.2 |
Disagree |
5.6 |
2.7 |
9 |
No opinion |
.8 |
.9 |
.8 |
4. If NRP funds were not available, I could have found another source of funds to improve my property.
|
All recipients |
Grant recipients |
Loan recipients |
Agree |
48.2 |
40.7 |
56.3 |
Disagree |
44.8 |
55.2 |
35.1 |
No opinion |
7 |
4.1 |
8.6 |
5. Without the NRP funds, I would not have made improvements to my property.
|
All recipients |
Grant recipients |
Loan recipients |
Agree |
56.2 |
58.4 |
52.7 |
Disagree |
41 |
39.8 |
43.7 |
No opinion |
2.8 |
1.8 |
3.7 |
6. Without NRP funds, I would have delayed making improvements to my property.
|
All recipients |
Grant recipients |
Loan recipients |
Agree |
90.2 |
92.8 |
88.2 |
Disagree |
8.8 |
5.9 |
11 |
No opinion |
1 |
1.4 |
.8 |
7. In addition to the NRP funds I received, I invested additional funds I would not have invested otherwise.
|
All recipients |
Grant recipients |
Loan recipients |
Agree |
65.9 |
71.9 |
60 |
Disagree |
32.5 |
27.1 |
38 |
No opinion |
1.6 |
.9 |
2 |
8. After my NRP project, I invested more funds in my property that were not part of my NRP project.
|
All recipients |
Grant recipients |
Loan recipients |
Agree |
73.3 |
80.5 |
66.1 |
Disagree |
25..5 |
19.5 |
32.7 |
No opinion |
1.2 |
- |
1.2 |
9. I intend to live in this home for a longer time now that I have received NRP funds to improve it.
|
All recipients |
Grant recipients |
Loan recipients |
Agree |
73.5 |
79.6 |
69.4 |
Disagree |
18.5 |
14.5 |
22.4 |
No opinion |
8 |
5.9 |
8.2 |
10. I think that some of my neighbors who did not receive NRP money invested in their property because of the NRP improvements in the neighborhood.
|
All recipients |
Grant recipients |
Loan recipients |
Agree |
38.2 |
50.2 |
26.1 |
Disagree |
13.1 |
13.1 |
13.9 |
No opinion |
48.6 |
36.7 |
60 |
11. The NRP loan or grant program made more changes in the appearance and livability of our neighborhood than were happening before.
|
All recipients |
Grant recipients |
Loan recipients |
Agree |
82.9 |
86.9 |
78.8 |
Disagree |
4 |
2.7 |
4.9 |
No opinion |
13.1 |
10.4 |
16.3 |
12. In my opinion, the NRP loan or grant program made a big difference in increasing property values in my neighborhood.
|
All recipients |
Grant recipients |
Loan recipients |
Agree |
82.9 |
86.4 |
79.2 |
Disagree |
5 |
3.2 |
7.3 |
No opinion |
12.2 |
10.4 |
13.5 |
13. How long have you lived at your present residence?
|
Mpls. residents |
All recipients |
Grant recipients |
Loan recipients |
Up to one year |
17 |
.8 |
.5 |
1.2 |
1-3 years |
30 |
8.4 |
3.6 |
12.7 |
4-9 years |
19 |
32.5 |
29 |
35.9 |
10-20 years |
17 |
32.9 |
34.8 |
29.4 |
21+ years/All my life |
18 |
25.5 |
32.1 |
20.8 |
14. How satisfied are you with the home you live in now?
|
Mpls. residents |
All recipients |
Grant recipients |
Loan recipients |
Very satisfied |
58 |
68.7 |
67.4 |
70.2 |
Somewhat satisfied |
32 |
29.1 |
30.8 |
27.3 |
Somewhat dissatisfied |
5 |
1.8 |
1.4 |
2.4 |
Very dissatisfied |
3 |
.3 |
.5 |
- |
15. Thinking about the future, where do you expect to live 2 or 3 years from now?
|
Mpls. residents |
All recipients |
Grant recipients |
Loan recipients |
Your present home |
54 |
89 |
92.3 |
86.9 |
Another residence in the same neighborhood |
8 |
2.4 |
1.8 |
2.9 |
A different Mpls. neighborhood |
12 |
1.6 |
.5 |
2.9 |
A different city in the metro Twin Cities area |
8 |
2 |
1.4 |
2.4 |
Outside of Twin Cities |
12 |
3.2 |
1.8 |
3.7 |
Don't know/no answer |
6 |
1.8 |
2.3 |
1.2 |
16. As far as you know, does your neighborhood have a particular name?
|
Mpls. residents |
All recipients |
Grant recipients |
Loan recipients |
Yes |
79 |
96.8 |
96.8 |
96.3 |
No |
14 |
1.6 |
1.8 |
1.6 |
Don't know |
6 |
1.6 |
1.4 |
2 |
17. What is the name of your neighborhood?
|
Mpls. residents |
All recipients |
Grant recipients |
Loan recipients |
Answered correctly
|
|
87.3 |
91.9 |
81.6 |
Unknown/wrong answer |
|
12.6 |
8 |
18.4 |
18. How do you feel about the general appearance and livability of YOUR neighborhood?
|
Minneapolis homeowners |
All recipients |
Grant recipients |
Loan recipients |
Excellent
|
Not available |
27.3 |
29 |
26.1 |
Good |
60.6 |
57.2 |
54.3 |
59.2 |
Fair |
34.1 |
12.9 |
13.6 |
12.2 |
Poor |
5.2 |
2.2 |
2.7 |
2 |
No answer |
- |
.4 |
.5 |
.4 |
19. How would you rate your neighborhood as a place for you to live?
|
Mpls. residents |
All recipients |
Grant recipients |
Loan recipients |
Excellent |
36 |
39.8 |
42.5 |
37.6 |
Good |
41 |
49.8 |
47.1 |
51.8 |
Fair |
16 |
8.6 |
8.6 |
9 |
Poor |
6 |
1.6 |
1.8 |
1.6 |
No answer |
- |
.2 |
- |
- |
20. How do you think, in the past five years, YOUR neighborhood has changed as a place to live?
|
Minneapolis homeowners |
All recipients |
Grant recipients |
Loan recipients |
More desirable |
9.2 |
66.7 |
67.4 |
63.7 |
Not much change |
48.3 |
25.3 |
24.4 |
27.3 |
Less desirable |
32.5 |
5.4 |
6.8 |
4.9 |
Don't know / no answer |
9.9 |
2.6 |
1.4 |
4.1 |
21. Would you say your own neighborhood makes you want to live where you do, does it make you want to move, or does your neighborhood not make any difference?
|
Mpls. residents |
All recipients |
Grant recipients |
Loan recipients |
Make you want to stay |
56 |
73.7 |
72.4 |
74.3 |
Make you want to move |
17 |
5.2 |
5 |
5.3 |
Not much difference |
25 |
19.7 |
20.8 |
20 |
Don't live in nghbrhd.
|
- |
.4 |
.5 |
- |
No answer |
1 |
1 |
1.4 |
.4 |
22. Would you say improving your neighborhood is a high priority with the City government or not a high priority?
|
Mpls. residents |
All recipients |
Grant recipients |
Loan recipients |
High priority |
34 |
55.8 |
53.4 |
57.1 |
Not a high priority |
55 |
34.5 |
35.7 |
34.3 |
Don't know |
10 |
9.8 |
10.9 |
8.6 |
23. How many times in the past year, in any, have you attended meetings or participated in volunteer work dealing with neighborhood issues?
|
Mpls. residents |
All recipients |
Grant recipients |
Loan recipients |
Once |
11 |
14.3 |
13.1 |
15.5 |
Twice |
9 |
16.9 |
19.9 |
13.5 |
Three or more times |
21 |
29.7 |
34.8 |
24.5 |
None |
58 |
39 |
32.1 |
46.5 |
24. Which of the following is your correct age group?
|
|
All recipients |
Grant recipients |
Loan recipients |
21-24 |
10.7 |
1.2 |
.9 |
1.2 |
25-44 |
53 |
37.3 |
28.5 |
44.5 |
45-54 |
10.4 |
32.1 |
32.6 |
32.7 |
55-59 |
4 |
9 |
10 |
6.9 |
60-64 |
4.4 |
5 |
7.2 |
2.9 |
65-74 |
8.6 |
9.4 |
12.2 |
7.8 |
75-84 |
6.2 |
4.6 |
6.3 |
3.3 |
85 or older |
2.8 |
.6 |
1.4 |
- |
No answer/refused |
- |
.9 |
.9 |
.8 |
25. Do you have any children at your home in the following age groups?
|
Mpls. residents |
All recipients |
Grant recipients |
Loan recipients |
5 years old or younger
|
13 |
13.7 |
10.9 |
15.5 |
Age 6 to 13 |
13 |
16.1 |
14.9 |
16.3 |
Age 14 to 17 |
7 |
12.4 |
10 |
13.5 |
No children under 18 |
76 |
67.7 |
71.9 |
65.7 |
26. What is the highest level of formal education you have completed?
|
Mpls. residents |
All recipients |
Grant recipients |
Loan recipients |
8th grade or less |
1 |
.6 |
.9 |
- |
Grades 9-11 |
4 |
1.2 |
1.8 |
.8 |
Graduated high school |
20 |
15.5 |
17.6 |
14.7 |
Vocational/trade school |
5 |
7.4 |
7.2 |
6.1 |
1-3 years of college |
20 |
22.5 |
22.6 |
22.4 |
Graduated from college (4 years) |
32 |
31.9 |
29.9 |
34.3 |
Attended or completed graduate school |
18 |
20.1 |
19.9 |
20 |
No answer/refused |
- |
.8 |
- |
1.6 |
27. How many people live in your household?
|
|
All recipients |
Grant recipients |
Loan recipients |
1 |
27.6 |
26.9 |
28.5 |
24.1 |
2 |
35.9 |
33.5 |
33.5 |
33.1 |
3-5 |
33.8 |
36.3 |
36.2 |
38.8 |
6-8 |
2.4 |
2.4 |
1.8 |
2.4 |
Over 8 |
.3 |
.4 |
- |
.4 |
No answer |
|
.6 |
- |
1.2 |
28. How would you describe your race?
|
Mpls. residents |
All recipients |
Grant recipients |
Loan recipients |
White |
78.5 |
87.8 |
86.9 |
86.9 |
Black |
13 |
6.8 |
6.8 |
7.8 |
American Indian
|
3.3 |
- |
- |
- |
Asian / Pacific Islander |
4.1 |
.2 |
- |
.4 |
Hispanic origin/any race |
2.1 |
.4 |
.9 |
- |
Other |
.9 |
1.6 |
1.4 |
2 |
No answer / refused |
|
3.2 |
4.1 |
2.9 |
In questions 13-17, 19, & 21-26 Mpls. residents' data from ‘99 MORI survey for the NRP evaluation.
In questions 18 & 20 Minneapolis homeowners data is from the 1993 Mpls Planning Dept. survey
In the 1993 survey, survey respondents were only given the choices of “good,” “fair,” or “poor.”
Source: 1993 Minneapolis homeowners survey taken by Minneapolis Planning Department
Information on Minneapolis residents and homeowners in questions 24, 27, and 28 is based on 1990 U. S. Census (2000 Census figures are not yet available for the City)
Information on Minneapolis residents and homeowners in questions 24, 27, and 28 is based on 1990 U. S. Census (2000 Census figures are not yet available for the City)
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