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They were than asked: <br />Would you favor or oppose the attrac- <br />tion ot new commercial, office, or <br />retail development if potential sites <br />were adjaoent to your neiqhborhood? <br />And do you feel atronqly that way? <br />Seventy-eight percent opposed development adjacent to their <br />ne�ghbarhood; fifteen percent supported it: <br />STRONGLY FAVOR .............................4� <br />SOMEWHAT FAVOR............................11� <br />SOMEWHAT OPPOSE ...........................28$ <br />STRONGLY OPPOSE ...........................50� <br />DON'T KNOW/REFUSED .........................7% <br />Fifty percent were actually "strongly opposed." <br />$25,000-$37,500 yearly income households were more often <br />"somewhat supportive." <br />Opponents were more heavily represented among: <br />* Households containing children <br />* Owner-Manager households <br />* 35-44 & 55-64 year olds <br />* $37,500-$62,500 yearly income households <br />There were no meaningful geographic-based variatians. <br />Respondents were asked as a follow-up query: <br />Could you tell me one or t�o reasons <br />�hy you feel that way? <br />Both the adequacy of current development and the fear of the loss <br />of existing neighborhoods motivated most opposition: <br />NO ANSWER .................................13� <br />EN�UGH DEVELOPMENT NOW ....................20% <br />DEVELOPMENT NEEDED .........................3% <br />IASE NEIGHBORHOODS ........................18� <br />NEED MORE INFORMATION ......................1� <br />MORE NOT NEEDED ............................7� <br />NEED HOMES .................................3� <br />G�OD IDEA ..................................7% <br />DECREASE PROPERTY VALUE5 ...................6� <br />Support was premised on the need for more d�velopment and the <br />133 <br />