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Homeowners tend to favor cityhood more than renters. The
number of people sampled living in mobile homes was too small to
make any conclusions:
own Rent Other
strongly Approve 18% 9% 50%
Somewhat Approve 27% 9% 50%
Neutral & DK 38% 45% 0%
Somewhat Disapprove 13% 36% 0%
Strongly Disapprove 4% 0% 0%
Those who have lived fin the area longer than 5 years tend to
be less undecided about cityhood. Support for incorporation is
strongest among those who have lived in the area between 5 and 10
years:
<lyr 1-5yr 5-l0yr >l0yr
Strongly Approve 0% 14% 16% 23%
Somewhat Approve 50% 19% 37% 19%
Neutral & DK 50% 52% 32% 31%
Somewhat Disapprove 0% 14% 11% 23%
Strongly Disapprove 0% 0% 5% 4%
People with children in school tend to be more in favor of
incorporation, but this increased support comes from a reduced
undecided category, with the percentage against ci tyhood
remaining about the same:
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