Assocations by town could indicate town-based interests
that would make a targetted outreach and education campaign
more effective. The WRWC or DEM could use this data
to present the most salient issues in a particular community
and perhaps earn a better response.
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1. Providence residents
dominate
2. All groups share
top 2
3. Smithfield residents place
higher importance on Historic Preservation
4. Providence residents do
not show differential preference for specifically
"urban" topics (i.e. Contaminated
Sites, Public Health, Equity, etc.)
5. There is no appreciable
difference in the ranking of Growth Planning
between urban and suburban communities
(N=60)
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1. Providence has the most
representation in the survey, but it also
has the most population, according to the
U.S. Census 2000.