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* Blue Collar households <br />* Some college education <br />Disappraval was much higher among: <br />* Post-graduates <br />* Zone 3 residents <br />Respondents offering an evaluation were then asked: <br />Why do you feel that way? <br />Generalized comments motivated approval ratings; specific <br />cr�ticisms -- the firing of Jim Andre, policies, and overall <br />lackluster performance -- were the basis for iower ratings: <br />GOOD JOB ..................................21% <br />NO PROBLEMS ...............................10% <br />THEY COULD IMPROVE .........................5� <br />SPECIFIC ISSUES ............................5� <br />CTTY MANAGER FIRING ........................6$ <br />HEARSAY ....................................2� <br />POOR JOB ...................................8� <br />NO ANSWER .................................10$ <br />Blue Collar hous�holds more often felt the Mayor was doing a <br />"good job." 55-64 y�ar olds were most angry about the firing af <br />the farmer City Manager. 55-64 year olds and Zone 1 residents <br />were more apt to judge the job of Mayor Rog as "poor, overall." <br />A problem for Mayor Rog is that many of the groups <br />expressing anger are exactly those most likely to turn out in a <br />local election. <br />A similar pair of questions was asked about the City <br />Council: <br />How about the current City Council <br />-- do you approve or disapprove of the <br />job they are doing? And do you feel <br />stronqly that way? <br />A fifty-three percent to nine percent approval rating was found: <br />STRONGLY APPROVE ...........................6% <br />SOMEWHAT APPROVE.....----• ................47� <br />DISAPPROVE.................. ...............5� <br />STRONGLY�DISAPPROVE ........................3% <br />111 <br />