A new set of questions asked the respondents how likely they would be to recommend Cary overall as a place to live, as a place to visit, and as a place to do business (Tables 33-35). A 9-point scale from very unlikely (1) to very likely (9) was utilized. The respondents were very likely to recommend to others Cary as a place to live. The mean was 8.27 with 95.0% of the responses on the “likely” side (above the midpoint of 5) of the scale with only 1.9% on the “unlikely” side (below 5). The respondents were somewhat less likely to recommend Cary as a place to visit. The mean was 7.06 with 75.4% on the “likely” side of the scale. This time there were 9.3% on the “unlikely” end of the scale. Finally, the respondents were more likely to recommend Cary as a place to do business than visit. The mean was 7.64 with 86.8% on the “likely” side of the scale and only 2.1% on the “unlikely” side.
Year |
Mean |
Very Unlikely 1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Neutral5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
Very Likely 9 |
% Above 5 |
|
10 |
8.27 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
3.0 |
2.0 |
9.5 |
22.7 |
60.8 |
95.0 |
Year |
Mean |
Very Unlikely 1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Neutral5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
Very Likely 9 |
% Above 5 |
|
10 |
7.06 |
1.5 |
0.5 |
3.8 |
3.5 |
15.3 |
11.8 |
15.0 |
12.0 |
36.6 |
75.4 |
Year |
Mean |
Very Unlikely 1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Neutral5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
Very Likely 9 |
% Above 5 |
|
10 |
7.64 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
11.3 |
6.0 |
19.5 |
20.8 |
40.5 |
86.8 |
Recommending Cary Crosstabulations
Crosstabulations for recommending Cary were conducted on age, housing type, income, race, and years in Cary (Appendix B). The crosstabulations for recommending Cary as a place to live (B230-B234) were high and relatively consistent across the subgroups. The highest means were from Asians (8.68), Hispanics (8.67), townhouse/condo dwellers (8.53), $50,001-$70,000 income level (8.48), and $50,001-$70,000 income level (8.45). The lowest means were from apartment dwellers (7.87), African-Americans (7.94), and 56-65 age group (8.05). The crosstabulations for recommending Cary as a place to visit were slightly less consistent across the subgroupings (B235-B239). The highest means were from Hispanics (8.33), townhouse/condo dwellers (7.78), and $30,001-$50,000 income level (7.57). The lowest means were from 18-25 age group (6.76), Caucasians (6.43), and over $100,000 income level (6.82). The crosstabulations for recommending Cary as a place to do business are shown in Tables B240-B244. The means were generally high and consistent. The highest means were given by Hispanics (8.17), 0-1 year residents (8.00), Asians (7.91), and townhouse/condo dwellers (7.84). The lowest means were given by apartment dwellers (7.42) and 56-65 age group (7.43).