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ROSEVILLE RESYDENT SURVEY ABOUT RECYCL�NG AND GARBAGE COLLECTTON OVERVIEW 'The Roseville Resident Survey abaut Recycling and Garbage Collection was conducted as a mail survey by the Minnesota Center for Survey Research at the University of Minnesota and was funded by the City of Rosevil�e. A toEal of 8Q4 dwelling units were selected for the sample, 585 fram single-family dwellings (those with 8 or fewer units) and 215 from multi- family dwellings (those with 9 or more units). Questions were asked regarding the services the city provides for recycling and garbage collection. In addi�ion, residents were asked questions about the disposal of household hazardous waste, the disposal of appliances and other electronic iterns, az�d the disposal of yard waste, leaves and brush. Mailing and data collection were conducted from January 2 to February 12, 2002. Questionnaires were completed and returned by 531 households: 449 were completed by single-family residents and 82 were completed by multi-family residents. The overall single- family response rate was 78%. The overall multi-family response rate was 47%. G�ALS The goal of the Roseville Resident Survey about Recycling and Garbage Collection (Roseviile Resident Survey) was to gather information from residents of Roseville regarding the services the city provides for recycling and garbage collection. The questionnaire was designed to gauge how citizens felt about the current recycling and garbage collection service, to find out if there was any inte�rest in changing the system, and if there was interest, how the system should be changed. This information will be used to develop the best and most cost effective recycling and garbage collection services for the residents of Raseville. STUDY DESIGN AND MANAGEMENT The Roseville Resident Survey was conducted as a mail survey by the Minnesota Center for Survey Research (MCSR) at the LJniversity of Minnesota and was fur�ded by the City of Roseville. The highest star�dards of quality 5urvey research were ert�p�oyed in conducting this project. The administrative coordination of the project was provided by MCSR Director; Rossana Armson. Projeci Manager, Vzcki McEvoy, was responsible for cading and editing, and writi�g the methodo�ogy report. MCSR Data Manager, Anne Caron, was responsible for ensuring data accuracy and conversion of the raw ASCIl data into an SPSS system tile forznat for analysis. She also converted �escriptive data into graphic form. QUESTIONNAIRE DESIGN MINNESOTA CENTFR FOR SURVEY RESEARCH PAGE 1