2005 Attitude Survey

County Questions	Community Concerns	Continuing Education	Recreation	Arts/Cultural Opportunities
Public Services	General Perceptions	Prison/Law Enforcement	Tourism	Retail/Consumer Services
Health Care	Public Education	Environmental Questions	Church Activities	Participant Background

I. COUNTY QUESTIONS--The quality of life for the citizens of Baraga County is a primary concern. How do you rate the following aspects of Baraga County's quality of life?
		Year	Poor	Fair	Good	Excellent	No Response
1	Churches	2003	1.4%	9.7%	60.4%	28.4%	7.6%
		1998	1.5%	6.3%	61.9%	30.3%	5.5%

2	Community Events	2003	17.6%	50.7%	29.6%	2.1%	5.6%
		1998	11.1%	49.0%	37.3%	2.6%	3.5%

3	Entertainment	2003	45.1%	41.2%	13.4%	0.4%	5.6%
		1998	44.0%	41.5%	13.0%	1.5%	4.9%

4	General Appearance	2003	13.1%	42.2%	39.8%	4.8%	4.0%
		1998	8.5%	38.4%	48.6%	4.6%	3.3%

5	Housing	2003	9.6%	49.8%	38.7%	1.8%	10.0%
		1998	9.2%	49.8%	39.8%	1.2%	4.7%

6	Jobs	2003	58.6%	34.9%	5.8%	0.7%	7.6%
		1998	26.4%	48.7%	22.9%	2.0%	4.1%

7	Libraries	2003	13.5%	31.4%	45.6%	9.5%	9.0%
		1998	24.9%	37.2%	33.2%	4.7%	7.1%

8	Local Government	2003	9.6%	44.6%	42.9%	2.9%	7.0%
		1998	13.9%	51.7%	32.4%	2.0%	6.9%

9	Medical Care	2003	8.4%	32.5%	48.3%	10.8%	5.0%
		1998	9.7%	34.5%	45.6%	10.2%	3.0%

10	Parks	2003	7.4%	26.7%	51.2%	14.7%	5.3%
		1998	5.1%	27.8%	51.2%	15.9%	3.3%

11	Recreation	2003	16.1%	32.6%	41.1%	10.2%	5.3%
		1998	13.2%	42.1%	36.2%	8.6%	6.6%

12	Restaurants	2003	13.7%	46.2%	37.7%	2.4%	3.0%
		1998	12.0%	45.1%	38.9%	4.0%	1.9%

13	Schools	2003	5.3%	28.7%	58.5%	7.4%	6.3%
		1998	7.8%	39.8%	44.8%	7.6%	5.5%

14	Shopping	2003	47.2%	45.5%	6.9%	0.3%	4.3%
		1998	43.1%	41.5%	13.8%	1.6%	1.9%

15	Social Services	2003	13.7%	47.4%	34.1%	4.8%	17.3%
		1998	9.0%	41.5%	46.6%	2.9%	14.0%

16	Streets and Roads	2003	19.7%	40.0%	35.5%	4.8%	3.7%
		1998	33.3%	43.9%	20.2%	2.5%	1.9%

17	Taxes	2003	30.0%	52.3%	16.2%	1.4%	8.0%
		1998	24.7%	56.9%	17.2%	1.2%	7.7%

18	Youth Opportunities	2003	63.0%	27.5%	8.7%	0.7%	8.3%
		1998	59.8%	30.8%	8.5%	0.9%	6.3%

II. PUBLIC SERVICES--Public services for Baraga County come from both government and private sector. How well are these services being performed?
		Year	Poor	Fair	Good	Excellent	No Response
1	Ambulance Service	2003	1.8%	12.6%	50.2%	35.4%	8.0%
		1998	2.7%	9.4%	55.2%	32.7%	6.6%

2	Animal Control	2003	23.3%	42.4%	30.2%	4.2%	13.0%
		1998	24.8%	37.1%	36.5%	1.5%	8.2%

3	Cable TV Service	2003	24.6%	30.7%	36.1%	8.6%	18.9%
		1998	26.3%	31.3%	38.9%	3.5%	16.4%

4	Crime Control	2003	7.2%	34.2%	52.5%	6.1%	7.6%
		1998	10.4%	42.3%	43.1%	4.1%	5.2%

5	Curbside Trash Collection	2003	18.4%	16.8%	47.6%	17.2%	16.9%
		1998	26.2%	22.0%	41.7%	10.1%	12.9%

6	Fire Protection	2003	1.8%	16.7%	54.6%	27.0%	6.3%
		1998	2.0%	12.6%	62.9%	22.6%	6.0%

7	Planning and Zoning	2003	15.7%	38.8%	42.6%	2.9%	16.2%
		1998	19.0%	41.3%	38.1%	1.7%	16.2%

8	Police Protection	2003	6.0%	24.0%	55.1%	14.8%	6.0%
		1998	7.2%	34.0%	50.0%	8.8%	3.8%

9	Road Maintenance	2003	17.2%	36.1%	39.2%	7.6%	3.3%
		1998	24.5%	38.6%	32.7%	4.2%	2.5%

10	Solid Waste Disposal	2003	27.8%	32.6%	35.2%	4.3%	23.6%
		1998	29.7%	31.9%	32.6%	5.8%	15.7%

11	Snow Removal	2003	2.0%	16.7%	58.4%	22.9%	2.7%
		1998	4.2%	14.3%	56.2%	25.3%	2.2%

12	Trash Dumpster Availability	2003	37.2%	34.0%	24.8%	4.0%	16.9%
		1998	38.4%	29.1%	28.9%	3.6%	7.7%

13	Village, Township and State Parks	2003	4.2%	24.6%	54.4%	16.8%	5.3%
		1998	4.3%	22.2%	56.5%	17.0%	4.7%

14	Wildfire Protection	2003	4.8%	26.2%	59.3%	9.7%	17.6%

			I do not volunteer	Less than 5 hrs/month	More than 5 hrs/month	No Response
15	I usually volunteer to work with community organizations:	2003	42.2%	31.0%	26.7%	8.0%
		1998	45.1%	29.9%	25.0%	4.4%
							Youth Programs
			Church	Elderly	School	Sports	Youth Programs	Other
15a	The type of volunteer work I do is in the area of:	2003	59.8%	22.0%	26.2%	16.5%	10.4%	29.9%
	The type of volunteer work I do is in the area of:	1998	54.9%	19.4%	31.6%	19.9%	26.7%	27.7%

Types of volunteer work for those who chose other:		Percent Responded	93.9%

Community Organizations	10.9%	Food buying club SHARE	2.2%
Fire Department	10.9%	Food pantry	2.2%
4-H	8.7%	Give blood and donate clothes	2.2%
Tourism	8.7%	Hospice and EMS	2.2%
Fire Department and EMS	6.5%	Lions/Fundraisers	2.2%
Community Arts Gallery	4.3%	Litter removal from roadside	2.2%
Fraternal Orgs	4.3%	History Museum	2.2%
Public Library	4.3%	Shriners, Masons, Lions Club	2.2%
4th of July	2.2%	Skiing	2.2%
BHK	2.2%	Substance abuse shelter home	2.2%
Coach Basketball	2.2%	Twp Activities	2.2%
COFC	2.2%	Veterans	2.2%
Community Recreation	2.2%	VFW Aux.	2.2%
Fire Department and 4th of July	2.2%	Women	2.2%

			Of no interest	No one asks me	I lack skill	I lack time	Other
15b	I do not volunteer to work with community organizations because:	2003	21.6%	13.6%	0.9%	46.9%	20.7%
		1998	9.5%	20.4%	2.0%	44.8%	23.4%


Reason for those who chose other:		Percent Responded	87.5%

Too old	33.3%	Don't want to commit to organizations	4.8%
Illness	23.8%	I have handicapped children	4.8%
Don't live in county year round	9.5%	No info on groups	4.8%
Live too far away	9.5%	No transportation	4.8%
Burnout after years of volunteering	4.8%

III. HEALTH CARE--Where do you most often get the following medical services? If other places, what's the reason?					Reason				Respondents Giving Reasons
		Year			Location	Better Service	More Choices	Lower Cost	Respondents Giving Reasons

1	Dentist	2003	In the County	68.3%	58.8%	11.8%	0.0%	29.4%	8.9%
			Other Places	31.7%	15.2%	31.6%	38.0%	15.2%	87.8%
			No Response	6.6%

		1998	In the County	74.7%	64.9%	27.1%	2.7%	5.4%	14.5%
			Other Places	25.3%	14.5%	47.8%	23.2%	14.5%	84.4%
			No Response	16.5%

2	Emergency Care	2003	In the County	83.1%	82.4%	11.8%	0.0%	5.9%	7.5%
			Other Places	16.9%	21.7%	52.2%	21.7%	4.3%	100.0%
			No Response	9.6%

		1998	In the County	88.6%	84.0%	10.0%	6.0%	0.0%	19.1%
			Other Places	11.4%	10.3%	69.0%	13.8%	6.9%	85.3%
			No Response	18.7%

3	After Hours non-emergent medical care	2003	In the County	81.4%	76.9%	7.7%	7.7%	7.7%	6.7%
			Other Places	18.6%	28.9%	50.0%	15.8%	5.3%	86.3%
			No Response	21.3%

4	Eye Care	2003	In the County	53.3%	63.2%	26.3%	5.3%	5.3%	12.9%
			Other Places	46.7%	13.0%	23.5%	39.1%	24.3%	89.1%
			No Response	8.3%

		1998	In the County	43.7%	59.3%	29.6%	3.7%	7.4%	17.9%
			Other Places	56.3%	7.4%	33.6%	27.9%	31.0%	84.4%
			No Response	15.7%

5	Family Doctor	2003	In the County	83.9%	70.8%	25.0%	0.0%	4.2%	10.4%
			Other Places	16.1%	29.3%	41.5%	24.4%	4.9%	93.2%
			No Response	9.0%

		1998	In the County	88.6%	67.6%	22.1%	8.8%	1.5%	22.9%
			Other Places	11.4%	9.3%	53.1%	25.0%	12.5%	82.9%
			No Response	15.9%

6	Home Medical Equipment	2003	In the County	80.1%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	5.5%
			Other Places	19.9%	23.8%	19.0%	42.9%	14.3%	77.8%
			No Response	54.8%

		1998	In the County	78.5%	81.8%	9.1%	4.6%	4.6%	17.9%
			Other Places	21.5%	11.1%	22.2%	40.7%	25.9%	84.4%
			No Response	59.1%

7	Hospital Care	2003	In the County	70.0%	71.4%	14.3%	14.3%	0.0%	8.3%
			Other Places	30.0%	15.9%	58.0%	21.7%	4.3%	95.8%
			No Response	20.3%

		1998	In the County	76.3%	68.2%	20.5%	11.4%	0.0%	19.5%
			Other Places	23.7%	8.0%	58.1%	25.8%	8.0%	86.2%
			No Response	24.4%

8	Nursing Home Care	2003	In the County	84.0%	40.0%	50.0%	0.0%	10.0%	11.2%
			Other Places	16.0%	18.2%	63.6%	18.2%	0.0%	64.7%
			No Response	64.8%

		1998	In the County	85.7%	88.2%	5.9%	5.9%	0.0%	17.7%
			Other Places	14.3%	33.3%	40.0%	13.3%	13.3%	81.3%
			No Response	69.2%

9	Prescriptions	2003	In the County	79.6%	62.5%	29.2%	4.2%	4.2%	11.0%
			Other Places	20.4%	20.8%	8.3%	10.4%	60.4%	85.7%
			No Response	8.6%

		1998	In the County	77.2%	66.7%	24.4%	4.5%	4.5%	17.3%
			Other Places	22.8%	4.2%	11.3%	5.7%	78.9%	94.3%
			No Response	15.7%

10	Tribal Clinic	2003	In the County	94.6%	20.0%	60.0%	20.0%	0.0%	14.3%
			Other Places	5.4%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
			No Response	87.7%

11	Which of the following is your principle place of hospital-based health care?
		Haven't used hospital-based care	Baraga County Memorial Hospital	Calumet Public Hospital	Marquette General Hospital	Ontonagon Memorial Hospital	Portage View Hospital
	2003	10.50%	64.4%	0.4%	12.7%	0.4%	6.5%
	1998	8.20%	58.9%	0.7%	19.7%	0.0%	6.6%

		Other	No Response
		5.2%	8.60%
		6.0%	10.5%

		Bell Memorial	Detroit Area	Green Bay	Ishpeming	Marshfield	VA center	Mayo Clinic
Hospitals of those who responded other:	2003	48.10%	7.7%	7.7%	7.7%	7.7%	13.5%	7.7%

12	I use the indicated hospital due to:	Location	High quality medical care	My physician practices there	Specialty not offered locally	Other

	Baraga County Memorial Hospital	67.2%	16.9%	55.9%	0.0%	2.3%
	Calumet Public Hospital	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%
	Marquette General Hospital	8.6%	48.6%	31.4%	37.1%	8.6%
	Ontonagon Memorial Hospital	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	100.0%
	Portage View Hospital	5.6%	22.2%	61.1%	22.2%	27.8%
	Bell	37.5%	0.0%	57.1%	14.3%	0.0%
	Detroit Area	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%
	Green Bay	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
	Ishpeming	100.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%
	Marshfield	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
	VA Center	0.0%	0.0%	50.0%	0.0%	0.0%
	Mayo Clinic	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%


	Reasons for those who chose other:

	Baraga County Memorial Hospital	Family member works there.
		Good Care.
		My needs are well met locally.
		Specified by Medicare to be brought to nearest facility.

	Marquette General Hospital	Back problems.
		Everything you need is thereCeye, bone, etc.Cthe doctors are there.
		Offer more.

	Ontonagon Memorial Hospital	Insurance coverage.

	Portage View Hospital	Household member employed there
		I do not trust the doctors and nurses hereCthey are insensitive and my family and I have been repeatedly misdiagnosed.
		Poor service and care in Baraga County.
		Poor service at Baraga County Hospitals in the past.
		They do not gossip and don't know me.

		Year	Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Agree	Strongly Agree	No Response
13	Drinking alcohol has been a cause of conflict in my family.	2003	45.7%	22.5%	23.6%	8.3%	8.3%
	Drinking alcohol has been a cause of conflict in my family.	1998	40.6%	24.8%	22.4%	12.2%	5.8%

14	The Baraga County Shelter Home provides an important service.	2003	0.4%	3.5%	58.9%	37.2%	14.3%
		1998	2.4%	3.3%	58.5%	35.9%	8.0%

15	Baraga County is meeting the needs of adolescent survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and child abuse & neglect.	2003	2.4%	19.9%	66.0%	11.7%	31.6%
		1998	5.3%	29.3%	56.4%	9.0%	26.9%

16	The Baraga County Youth Advocate program meets the needs of area youths.	2003	7.5%	39.9%	46.2%	6.4%	42.5%

17	A sexual abuse survivors group is needed in Baraga County.	2003	1.5%	11.1%	63.6%	23.7%	34.2%
	A sexual abuse survivors group is needed in Baraga County.	1998	2.4%	7.2%	59.4%	31.0%	8.4%

18	Gambling has been a cause of problems in my family.	2003	60.9%	28.4%	5.5%	5.2%	10.0%

19	Underage (Under age 18) tobacco use is a problem in my family.	2003	61.7%	27.3%	9.1%	1.9%	12.3%

20	Tobacco use has caused health problems in my family.	2003	33.0%	22.8%	30.1%	14.1%	8.3%

IV. COMMUNITY CONCERNS--The future of Baraga County depends on the concerns of residents. The following are some suggested topics of concern in Baraga County. How much of a problem do you feel each of these are in your community?
		Year	Big Problem	Problem	Slight Problem	Not a Problem	No Response
1	Acid Rain	2003	1.6%	13.4%	30.8%	54.2%	15.9%
		1998	1.7%	11.4%	37.4%	49.5%	15.6%

2	AIDS	2003	2.8%	22.7%	43.8%	30.7%	16.6%
		1998	6.7%	27.4%	48.8%	17.1%	17.9%

3	Airport	2003	16.5%	27.3%	19.1%	37.1%	11.3%

4	Alcoholism	2003	54.8%	31.0%	8.5%	5.7%	6.6%
		1998	59.6%	26.0%	10.9%	3.5%	5.0%

5	Air Quality	2003	2.7%	8.9%	28.2%	60.2%	14.0%
		1998	0.9%	7.0%	34.7%	57.4%	10.4%

6	Child Abuse/Child Neglect	2003	20.6%	38.7%	31.9%	8.9%	17.6%
		1998	24.8%	40.8%	29.2%	5.1%	14.6%

7	Domestic Wood Burning	2003	3.7%	5.9%	20.9%	69.6%	9.3%
		1998	1.5%	7.2%	23.4%	67.9%	8.5%

8	Day Care for Children	2003	11.5%	20.9%	31.6%	36.1%	18.9%
		1998	8.6%	22.0%	37.0%	32.4%	13.7%

9	Disposal of Appliances & Household Items	2003	47.7%	27.6%	17.2%	7.5%	7.3%

10	Drug Abuse	2003	42.6%	41.1%	12.6%	3.7%	10.3%
		1998	42.8%	35.9%	17.3%	3.9%	8.2%

11	Flooding	2003	9.4%	29.3%	42.8%	18.5%	8.3%

12	High School Drop Out Rate	2003	7.1%	32.4%	46.9%	13.7%	19.9%
		1998	19.1%	39.1%	35.3%	6.5%	15.1%

13	Homeless People	2003	2.5%	13.2%	48.6%	35.8%	19.3%
		1998	2.6%	11.5%	43.5%	42.4%	14.0%

14	Illiteracy	2003	4.6%	25.8%	50.4%	19.2%	20.3%
		1998	8.4%	25.7%	47.2%	18.6%	15.7%

15	Internet Access	2003	5.7%	9.8%	23.7%	60.8%	18.6%

16	Juvenile Crime	2003	14.1%	45.7%	37.1%	3.1%	15.0%
		1998	37.4%	42.2%	20.1%	0.3%	6.8%

17	Lack of Local Delivery of Babies	2003	44.7%	30.0%	18.2%	7.1%	15.9%
	Lack of Local Delivery of Babies	1998	57.2%	26.0%	11.5%	5.4%	6.8%

18	Local Recycling	2003	33.5%	35.0%	20.4%	11.2%	13.6%

19	Pornography	2003	6.3%	26.0%	31.4%	36.3%	25.9%
		1998	7.8%	24.1%	37.5%	30.6%	15.7%

20	Road Salt	2003	11.2%	26.6%	37.5%	24.7%	11.3%
		1998	16.3%	26.6%	34.8%	22.3%	9.1%

21	Robbery and Theft	2003	4.1%	27.6%	58.2%	10.1%	11.0%
		1998	23.0%	43.4%	31.5%	2.0%	5.8%

22	Shoreline Erosion	2003	11.1%	29.0%	46.2%	13.7%	13.0%
		1998	12.3%	34.8%	40.9%	12.0%	10.7%

23	Solid Waste	2003	15.3%	31.0%	33.9%	19.8%	19.6%
		1998	22.9%	31.2%	30.1%	15.8%	14.8%

24	Spouse Abuse	2003	17.1%	45.3%	31.0%	6.5%	18.6%
		1998	20.5%	40.6%	33.8%	5.1%	14.0%

25	Unemployment	2003	61.2%	26.1%	10.1%	2.5%	8.3%
		1998	24.4%	39.4%	30.6%	5.6%	6.6%

26	Recycling	2003	31.4%	36.1%	25.1%	7.5%	15.3%
		1998	29.2%	32.9%	27.7%	10.2%	10.7%

27	Use/Disposal of Household Chemicals	2003	28.0%	35.0%	28.8%	8.2%	14.6%
	Use/Disposal of Household Chemicals	1998	27.8%	34.4%	27.2%	10.6%	9.1%

28	Vandalism	2003	12.6%	37.0%	47.0%	3.3%	10.3%
		1998	31.1%	43.7%	22.9%	2.3%	3.9%

V. GENERAL PERCEPTIONS--For the following questions please circle the answer that best reflects your attitude about the statement by using the scale provided.
		Year	Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Agree	Strongly Agree	No Response
1	Baraga County is a good place to live.	2003	1.4%	5.1%	54.4%	39.2%	1.7%
	Baraga County is a good place to live.	1998	1.4%	4.5%	61.1%	33.0%	1.9%

2	Traffic is a problem on U.S. 41 in the Village of L'Anse and the Village of Baraga	2003	11.4%	42.8%	33.1%	12.8%	3.7%
		1998	5.9%	42.9%	33.7%	17.4%	2.2%

3	The gambling industry has had a positive effect on our community.	2003	24.7%	26.9%	40.5%	7.9%	7.3%

4	The state highways should have wider shoulders for bicyclists.	2003	8.2%	19.1%	51.1%	21.6%	6.3%
		1998	4.6%	17.3%	49.8%	28.2%	4.7%

5	My township or village government does a good job of representing their community and its problems.	2003	8.8%	29.3%	53.5%	8.4%	9.3%
		1998	5.5%	31.8%	56.8%	5.9%	6.1%

6	My county government and other area agencies do a good job of representing the county and its problems.	2003	6.4%	27.1%	59.8%	6.8%	11.6%
		1998	4.4%	30.0%	61.3%	4.2%	7.7%

7	The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community and other agencies work closely together to solve problems to meet community needs.	2003	9.5%	29.2%	53.4%	7.9%	15.9%
		1998	5.4%	25.9%	60.2%	8.5%	9.6%

8	I can usually have an affect on local government decisions by attending public meetings.	2003	9.3%	41.7%	44.5%	4.5%	17.9%
		1998	8.7%	44.4%	42.4%	4.6%	20.9%

9	Our local tax dollars are well spent.	2003	11.7%	38.9%	46.7%	2.7%	14.6%
		1998	9.1%	38.7%	47.6%	4.6%	9.9%

10	The speed limit on U.S. 41 in the Village of Baraga should be 45 miles per hour.	2003	7.0%	22.0%	42.0%	29.0%	5.0%
		1998	9.9%	21.9%	42.6%	25.5%	3.3%

11	The county needs more jobs based on the area's natural resources.	2003	3.0%	7.8%	53.0%	36.2%	11.0%

12	I am in favor of paying for municipal services by user fees instead of property taxes.	2003	12.6%	25.3%	45.1%	17.0%	15.9%
		1998	7.6%	29.4%	44.0%	19.0%	13.2%

13	Public access to Lake Superior beaches should be preserved.	2003	2.8%	4.2%	48.9%	44.0%	5.6%
	Public access to Lake Superior beaches should be preserved.	1998	3.4%	5.1%	50.9%	40.6%	3.3%

14	I am aware of the different Home Health Care programs available in the community and understand the eligibility requirements and cost of those services.	2003	9.5%	34.5%	47.0%	9.1%	12.3%
		1998	6.7%	34.0%	49.2%	10.1%	10.2%

15	I feel informed about the policies and procedures that affect my school district.	2003	8.3%	44.3%	42.4%	4.9%	12.3%
		1998	9.3%	35.4%	48.3%	7.1%	10.7%

16	In the next 5 years I expect my standard of living to improve.	2003	9.6%	35.1%	44.7%	10.6%	6.3%
		1998	4.0%	27.6%	56.6%	11.8%	4.4%

17	The signs in Baraga County that designate recreations sites are well maintained and updated to reflect current events in the area.	2003	5.1%	28.3%	60.5%	6.2%	8.3%
		1998	6.2%	30.7%	59.0%	4.0%	6.0%

18	On which of the following do you depend most for information about local and area events and issues?	Year	TV	Radio	Newspaper	Friends & Neighbors
		2003	17.9%	16.8%	53.7%	7.9%
		1998	22.6%	14.3%	42.9%	12.3%

		Signs, Posters, Billboards, etc.	Discussions of organizations to which I belong	Internet	Annual Baraga County Events Calendar	No Response
	2003	3.2%	0.5%	0.0%	0.0%	36.9%
	1998	4.5%	3.3%	0.0%	0.0%

		L'Anse Sentinel	Gazette	Mining Journal
If newspaper, which one?		85.9%	12.1%	2.0%

		Channel 6	MQT	WLUC	WMOS
If television, which channel?		75.0%	3.1%	18.8%	3.1%

		Y-101	102.3 WHKB	105.7 WCUP	93.5 WKMJ
If radio, which station?		10.0%	10.0%	36.7%	6.7%

		KBEAR	NPR	97.7 WOLF	All Local Stations
		6.7%	3.3%	23.3%	3.3%

VI. PUBLIC EDUCATION-- Baraga County offers many opportunities in public education. Overall, how do you rate the following elements of public education in Baraga County?
		Year	Poor	Fair	Good	Excellent	No Response
1	Alcohol and Drug Education	2003	19.1%	47.1%	32.4%	1.3%	25.2%
		1998	24.2%	45.9%	28.3%	1.6%	13.7%

2	Art Classes Offered	2003	30.2%	39.5%	26.5%	3.7%	28.6%
		1998	27.3%	41.0%	28.0%	3.6%	17.6%

3	Adult Life Skills	2003	29.7%	51.4%	18.9%	0.0%	29.6%


4	Adult-Post High School Opportunities	2003	24.4%	41.9%	30.9%	2.8%	27.9%
		1998	22.9%	49.3%	25.7%	2.1%	23.1%

5	College Preparedness	2003	12.3%	46.8%	36.8%	4.1%	26.9%
		1998	20.8%	46.8%	28.3%	4.0%	18.4%

6	Computer Programs Offered	2003	13.8%	39.0%	42.9%	4.3%	30.2%
		1998	16.0%	43.3%	35.7%	5.0%	17.6%

7	Education Programs for High School Drop-outs	2003	21.6%	38.1%	35.1%	5.2%	67.8%
	Education Programs for High School Drop-outs	1998	25.1%	41.7%	32.6%	0.6%	22.3%

8	English and Literature Courses	2003	13.7%	44.2%	41.1%	1.1%	36.9%
		1998	13.6%	41.8%	41.8%	2.8%	21.1%

9	Foreign Language Courses	2003	45.3%	38.4%	15.3%	1.1%	36.9%
		1998	50.2%	39.6%	9.1%	1.1%	24.5%

10	How do you rate the educational services offered in your school district?	2003	10.2%	34.7%	49.1%	6.0%	28.2%
		1998	11.2%	49.9%	35.7%	3.2%	16.8%

11	Math Instruction	2003	21.2%	33.7%	39.4%	5.8%	65.4%
		1998	17.8%	42.0%	36.0%	4.2%	21.4%

12	Music Instruction	2003	16.4%	44.3%	34.8%	4.5%	33.2%
		1998	22.3%	44.4%	30.2%	3.2%	20.9%

13	Ojibwa Language	2003	19.0%	41.8%	36.1%	3.2%	47.5%

14	Parental Participation	2003	22.4%	48.0%	28.1%	1.5%	34.9%
		1998	26.9%	49.0%	22.3%	1.8%	21.1%

15	Part-time Student Job Opportunities	2003	33.7%	41.5%	23.4%	1.5%	31.9%
		1998	35.0%	43.6%	20.0%	1.4%	20.6%

16	Science Programs Offered	2003	15.8%	41.5%	38.8%	3.8%	39.2%
		1998	18.1%	47.6%	30.9%	3.4%	26.1%

17	Sex Education	2003	30.6%	44.8%	23.5%	1.1%	39.2%
		1998	36.5%	47.7%	14.6%	1.1%	26.9%

18	Social Studies/History	2003	10.1%	47.9%	38.8%	3.2%	37.5%
		1998	12.3%	48.3%	37.9%	1.5%	26.1%

19	Students Preparedness for Adult Life	2003	28.4%	44.8%	25.8%	1.0%	35.5%
		1998	33.5%	49.1%	17.0%	0.4%	23.9%

20	Vocational Preparation	2003	20.1%	49.0%	28.4%	2.6%	35.5%
		1998	26.8%	45.1%	26.0%	2.3%	25.0%

21	Web Instruction	2003	12.3%	43.0%	41.3%	3.4%	40.5%

22	How important or beneficial do you think it would be for the L'Anse and Baraga Public Schools to share the following:	Year	Not Important	Fair Idea	Good Idea	Very Important	No Response
	Educational Curriculum	2003	5.0%	11.1%	49.4%	34.5%	13.3%
		1998	13.0%	15.4%	43.1%	28.5%	11.3%

	Extracurricular Activities	2003	6.5%	15.7%	44.8%	33.0%	13.3%
		1998	14.0%	15.4%	45.8%	24.8%	11.3%

	School Calendars	2003	6.1%	11.9%	42.9%	39.1%	13.3%
		1998	10.0%	14.0%	43.6%	32.3%	12.4%

	Staff	2003	11.6%	13.5%	44.8%	30.1%	14.0%
		1998	15.2%	20.6%	39.5%	24.7%	13.2%

	Transportation	2003	7.3%	11.5%	45.0%	36.2%	13.6%
		1998	10.9%	15.0%	43.5%	30.6%	12.1%

23	What do you think about the idea to consolidate the L'Anse and Baraga School District?	2003	18.1%	16.4%	31.7%	33.8%	6.6%
		1998	22.6%	16.8%	26.7%	34.0%	5.2%

24	The Ojibwa Community College provides educational opportunities for people in our community.	2003	9.8%	20.3%	43.8%	26.2%	15.0%

		Year	Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Agree	Strongly Agree	No Response
25	The quality of education provided by the public schools in Baraga County has significantly improved.	2003	6.0%	36.1%	51.4%	6.4%	17.3%
		1998	7.0%	38.9%	51.6%	2.5%	10.4%

26	Schools should be open year round in order to provide better use of facilities and instruction.	2003	18.7%	42.7%	26.7%	11.8%	13.0%
		1998	20.1%	37.5%	32.1%	10.3%	6.9%

27	School rules in Baraga County public schools are enforced in a fair and consistent manner.	2003	11.2%	31.4%	52.5%	5.0%	19.6%
		1998	12.9%	33.3%	49.3%	4.5%	12.6%

28	Please identify how important you think it is for the public schools to provide these extracurricular activities for our schools-aged children.	Year	Not Important	Slightly Important	Important	Very Important	No Response
a	Band	2003	2.5%	10.2%	56.0%	31.3%	5.6%
		1998	3.9%	15.9%	54.6%	25.6%	3.3%

b	Basketball	2003	4.6%	18.7%	52.1%	24.6%	5.6%
		1998	4.2%	17.4%	57.8%	20.5%	3.6%

c	Cheerleading	2003	8.9%	29.6%	43.2%	18.2%	7.0%

d	Chorus	2003	4.3%	21.5%	52.7%	21.5%	7.3%
		1998	10.0%	29.6%	45.1%	15.3%	4.4%

e	Computer Club	2003	4.7%	17.0%	50.2%	28.2%	8.0%
		1998	3.8%	13.3%	56.9%	25.9%	5.5%

f	Debate	2003	3.6%	20.1%	52.0%	24.2%	7.3%
		1998	5.2%	22.8%	53.5%	18.5%	4.9%

g	Destination Imagination	2003	7.5%	22.9%	45.9%	23.7%	11.6%
		1998	10.1%	20.2%	45.4%	24.3%	7.4%

h	Drama/Plays	2003	4.7%	21.8%	49.1%	24.4%	8.6%
		1998	7.8%	22.8%	52.1%	17.4%	4.9%

i	Education on the hazards of tobacco use.	2003	2.5%	7.2%	31.8%	58.5%	8.0%

j	Football	2003	6.7%	19.7%	49.3%	24.3%	5.6%
		1998	5.1%	19.0%	56.5%	19.3%	4.4%

k	Foreign Language Clubs	2003	11.6%	37.5%	37.1%	13.8%	8.6%
		1998	10.8%	26.4%	46.2%	16.6%	5.5%

l	Future Nurses	2003	3.2%	16.4%	50.0%	30.4%	7.0%
		1998	2.8%	16.6%	55.2%	25.3%	4.4%

m	Golf	2003	29.3%	39.5%	22.1%	9.1%	8.3%
		1998	34.2%	38.0%	20.8%	7.0%	6.1%

n	Gymnastics	2003	8.6%	37.4%	40.6%	13.3%	7.6%
		1998	11.8%	40.0%	39.4%	8.8%	6.6%

o	High School Bowl Team	2003	13.3%	30.5%	38.0%	18.3%	7.3%
		1998	18.9%	25.0%	42.6%	13.6%	5.2%

p	Hockey	2003	15.6%	32.2%	37.3%	14.9%	8.3%
		1998	17.6%	31.3%	42.7%	8.5%	6.0%

q	National Honor Society	2003	4.3%	12.9%	44.4%	38.4%	7.3%
		1998	5.9%	12.9%	48.5%	32.8%	6.0%

r	Ojibwa Language Club	2003	21.9%	33.8%	32.3%	11.9%	10.6%

s	Photography Club	2003	16.1%	46.4%	27.0%	10.6%	9.0%
		1998	15.4%	44.2%	33.3%	7.1%	7.4%

t	School Newspaper	2003	4.7%	29.2%	49.8%	16.2%	8.0%
		1998	5.0%	24.7%	52.9%	17.4%	5.5%

u	Students Against Drunk Driving (SADD)	2003	3.6%	13.3%	41.2%	41.9%	7.3%
		1998	1.5%	8.9%	38.1%	51.6%	4.1%

v	Student Council	2003	1.8%	12.5%	50.2%	35.5%	7.3%
		1998	2.7%	12.6%	53.0%	31.7%	6.3%

w	Track	2003	5.9%	26.2%	46.9%	21.0%	10.0%
		1998	5.0%	27.8%	51.7%	15.5%	6.0%

x	Vocational Industrial Clubs of America	2003	4.5%	20.8%	49.1%	25.7%	10.6%
		1998	6.6%	18.4%	49.8%	25.2%	8.5%

y	Volleyball	2003	9.5%	35.3%	40.0%	15.3%	8.6%
		1998	16.9%	32.2%	40.5%	10.3%	7.1%

z	Weight Lifting	2003	15.9%	38.0%	33.3%	12.7%	8.3%
		1998	22.8%	37.6%	31.6%	8.0%	7.1%

aa	Yearbook	2003	3.2%	22.4%	49.1%	25.3%	8.0%
		1998	3.8%	19.1%	52.2%	24.9%	5.2%

bb	Youth in Government	2003	1.8%	14.7%	48.7%	34.8%	7.3%
		1998	2.3%	9.8%	50.1%	37.8%	5.5%

VII. CONTINUING EDUCATION--Continuing education is valuable to our community. Please respond to the following comment/questions.
1	In the last five years I have taken courses, in Baraga County, from the following:		Percent Responded	14.3%

	Gogebic	5.4%	Michigan State University Extension		2.3%
	Finlandia University	2.7%	KB Ojibwa Community College		1.7%
	L'Anse/Baraga Community Schools (GED Preparation)	2.3%	Michigan Technological University		1.0%
	L'Anse/Baraga Community Schools (GED Preparation)		Other		5.0%

	Those who chose other:
	BHK Head Start	NMU
	College through Ironwood	Public TV
	CPR	Suomi
	Fire Department	Taught as adjunt for GCC
	Fire Service Training	No Response (2)
	Internet

VIII. PRISON/LAW ENFORCEMENT-- To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following:
		Year	Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Agree	Strongly Agree	No Response
1	The state prison in Baraga County is of benefit to the community.	2003	1.8%	6.0%	55.3%	36.9%	6.3%

2	The prison has significantly changed the community.	2003	3.4%	28.5%	48.7%	19.5%	11.3%
	The prison has significantly changed the community.	1998	3.1%	20.5%	55.6%	20.8%	2.2%

3	Sufficient steps are taken to ensure local people employment at the prison.	2003	3.9%	18.4%	64.1%	13.7%	15.0%
		1998	3.2%	17.1%	66.3%	13.4%	7.2%

4	The prison has significantly changed the community.	2003	3.3%	31.1%	50.6%	14.9%	19.9%

5	The prison has led to an increase in young, single persons living in the County.	2003	6.8%	53.4%	34.6%	5.1%	22.3%
		1998	6.8%	44.1%	43.0%	6.1%	14.8%

6	The prison has led to an increase in families with young children in the County.	2003	4.2%	23.8%	63.8%	8.3%	20.3%
		1998	3.9%	21.9%	63.8%	10.3%	14.8%

7	The prison has changed the community's racial character.	2003	9.9%	63.5%	23.0%	3.6%	16.3%