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<br /> INTRODUCTION <br /> This report analyzes the results of a citizen survey <br /> conducted the months of November, 1990 and February, 1991 of <br /> residents of San Marcos, Texas. The principle investigators <br /> were asked to assist city planning staff in developing, <br /> administering, and analyzing the survey which was designed to <br /> examine citizen opinion in a number of areas including <br /> ratings of city services; evaluations of the city, <br /> neighborhoods, and local 9overnment; sources of information <br /> about the city and city government; attitudes about growth, <br /> costs of services, current and future problems, and economic <br /> development activities; participation in various civic and <br /> recreational activities¡ and attitudes about conservation, <br /> recycling opportunities, and general environmental issues. <br /> In conjunction with planning staff, investigators <br /> developed the survey instrument early in the fall of 1990. <br /> The instrument as finally approved for administration is <br /> included as Appendix A of this report. <br /> In addition to presenting the overall results, this <br /> report also examines attitudes accounting for four <br /> significant features of respondents: respondent status <br /> (whether respondents were permanent city residents Gr <br /> students enrolled at Southwest Texas State University), <br /> sector or neighborhood of residency, race and ethnicity, and <br /> whether respondents lived in the extra-territorial <br /> 1 <br />