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LIKE .. 70°� DIFFERENT . ?�% DON'T KNOW/REFLISET� . . . . . . . . � . . . . 6% Only twenty-four percent saw their neighbors as "yuite different" from them. "Like" was mentionec� by city residents for ovcr twenty years, forty-five to sixty-%ur year olds, owners ofhomes valued at $100,000.00 to $150,000.00, over $50,000.00 annual income households and residents who feel the quality of life is excellent. "Different" was suggcsted by city residencs for tive years or less, eighteen to forty-four year olds, renters and residents who tecl the quality of life is good or only fair. Next, residents were asked: In terms of ihe types of people who live in your neigh- borhood, would you say yaur neighborhood has che�ng- ed for tlxe better in recent years, changed,for the worse, or has it not changed very much? Sixty-five percent felt the types of people in their neighborhood had "not changed very mucli ' iri recent years: CHANGED FOR BETTCFL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14% CHANGED FOR WORSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7% NOT CHANGED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65% DCN'7' KNOW/REFUSEU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9°./0 Nineteen percent felt it had "changed for the bciter," while only seven percent sativ it as "cinanged for the w�rse." "Changed for the better" was reported by over $50,�00.00 annual income households and residents who feel the quality of life is excellent. "Changed for thc worse" was stated hy forty- five to sixty-four year olds, non-college graduates and residents who feel ihe c�uality of life is good or only fair. Desirabi��ty of Nei �borhood Respondents were asked: Do you think in the past_few years your neighbarhood has hecome more desiruble as aPlace 10 live, less de- sirable, or has there not been much change? Fifty percent felt the desirability of their neighborhood as a place to Iive had "not changed much" during the past few years: 22