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�ecision Reso r�es Ltd. u ESBCIITIVE SIIMMARY This study contains the resu�ts of a telephone survey of 403 randamly seZected residents of the City af Roseville. Survey responses were gathered by professionai intexviewers across the community between September 6, and October 3, 1990. The averaqe interview took twenty-nine minutes. In gen�ral, random samples such as this yield results projectabie to the entire universe of adult Roseville residents within + 5.0 percentage points in 95 out df 100 cases. Roseville is a generally mature inner-ring suburban cominunity. The median iongevity of adult residents was 13.3 yeaxs. Almost one third of the sample reported moving to the city during the past five years, while fi�ty-faur percent had been th�re over a decade. Twenty-five percent of the hauseholds contained school-aged cha.ldren; eleven percent reported pre- schoolers. Seventy-two percent owned their current homes. The average age of respQndents was 47.1 years ald. One-third of the sample fell into the over 55 years age range, while one- quarter was less than 35 years old. Forty-one percent reported heads-of-households working in either ProFessional-Technical or Owner-Manager jobs. Blue Collar households were sixteen percent, while retirees accounted for a large twenty-three percent. The median educational achievement was college graduation; in fact, almost seventy percent of the sample had at least some college experience. The median household yearly income was $37,500.00, approxi.mately $I,500 lower than the current Metropolztan Area suburban noz-in. In general, then, Roseville is a quintessential "Pools and Patio" suburb: with the children grown, houses are big and empty, except for overfiowing attics and basement storage areas. Location within the Metropolitan Area was the most liked feature of the city; fifty-two percent inen�ioned it as the reason for coining to Roseville. City services, people, strong neighbor- hoods, schoals, parks, and peacefulness were also positive attri- butes. A strong ninety-four pe�cent xated the quality of life as either "exceilent" or "good;" the thirty-nine percent rating it as "excellent" is at thE median for suburbs within the Metropoli- tan Area. Residents are very satisfied with their lives in the city. On the other hand, rapid growth and poor city services were the most unpopuZar feature of the community, cited by twenty-four percent. High property taxes were next as eight percent. Development issues and the trade-off between city serv'ices and property taxas appear to be the greatest concerns �z»SZ f��a., �,n�,rr . �;lirZne�;�r��lil� v1irinP�nt� -;-;�l.lFi � fFil?} cl?(1-fl"�`�: