Arlington Today Survey

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	Response Percent	Response Count
Live in Arlington	96.4%	54
Work in Arlington	25.0%	14
Own a Business in Arlington	7.1%	4
Visit Arlington (to play, shop, eat or stay)	12.5%	7

When looking for events, what age range are you interested in? (select all that apply)

	Response Count
Infant	9.1%	5
2-4	21.8%	12
5-8	16.4%	9
9-12	10.9%	6
13-15	9.1%	5
15-18	10.9%	6
18-24	23.6%	13
25-34	40.0%	22
35-44	52.7%	29
45-54	49.1%	27
55-64	52.7%	29
65+	52.7%	29

What type(s) of events would you like to see? (select all that apply)

	Response Percent	Response Count
County Government Events, Activities & Meetings	94.5%	52
Arlington Public Schools Events & Meetings	40.0%	22
Non-County Events (races, cultural events, festivals, etc.)	87.3%	48

For which topic areas would you like to see event/meeting listings?

	Response Percent	Response Count
Public Meetings	92.9%	52
County Board Meetings	75.0%	42
County Budget Meetings	51.8%	29
Commission Meetings	55.4%	31
Public Schools Meetings	33.9%	19
Elections	80.4%	45
Public Safety Events (open houses, community forums, etc.)	64.3%	36
Tax Due Dates	44.6%	25
Housing Events (affordable housing, home repair, housing fairs, etc.)	50.0%	28
Business Events (small business seminars, etc.)	23.2%	13
Transportation Events (Bike to Work day, etc.)	58.9%	33
Trash & Recycling Events (shredding, electronics recycling, etc.)	80.4%	45
Environmental ("Green") Events	76.8%	43
Public Health Events (Clinics, immunizations, seminars, etc.)	53.6%	30
Classes (fitness, computers, language, career development, etc.)	73.2%	41
Sports & Fitness (drop-in)	66.1%	37
Sports & Fitness (registration required)	51.8%	29
Nature Programs	71.4%	40
History Programs	69.6%	39
Library Events (author talks, book clubs, storytime, etc.)	76.8%	43
Cultural Events (music, art, etc.)	83.9%	47
Community Events (races, festivals, celebrations, etc.)	78.6%	44
Job Fairs	19.6%	11
Volunteer Opportunities	53.6%	30
Street Closures	71.4%	40
Facility Closures	58.9%	33
Events in Spanish	7.1%	4

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Average priorities over 56 responses

Allows you to filter your event results by interest.

Filter by Topic
Sign up to receive notices about upcoming events that may be of interest to you based on your topical preferences.

Receive Notifications about Upcoming Events & Meetings That You Might Like
Allows you to sign-up to receive updates regarding specific events.

Receive Notifications about Changes to an Event (time change, cancellation, etc.)
Allows you to filter the events by age group.

Filter by Age Group
Filter events, meetings and activities by the location at which they are being held (neighborhood, civic association, Metro station, street address, etc.)

Filter by Location
Includes multiple ways to get to the location (walk, bike, bus, metro, parking, etc.)

Transportation Options

How would you like to be notified about events?

	Response Percent	Response Count
Email	94.4%	51
SMS (Text message)	14.8%	8
RSS	7.4%	4
Push Notifications on Mobile Devices	3.7%	2

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Karen Rumpler inside Arlington

July 12, 2015, 9:06 PM

I ... (select all that apply)
- Live in Arlington
When looking for events, what age range are you interested in? (select all that apply)
- 35-44
What type(s) of events would you like to see? (select all that apply)
- County Government Events, Activities & Meetings
- Non-County Events (races, cultural events, festivals, etc.)
For which topic areas would you like to see event/meeting listings?
- Elections
- Nature Programs
- History Programs
- Library Events (author talks, book clubs, storytime, etc.)
- Cultural Events (music, art, etc.)
- Community Events (races, festivals, celebrations, etc.)
- Job Fairs
- Volunteer Opportunities
Drag the items below to rank the following functions from greatest priority to lowest priority.
1. Filter events, meetings and activities by the location at which they are being held (neighborhood, civic association, Metro station, street address, etc.)
  
  Filter by Location
2. Allows you to filter your event results by interest.
  
  Filter by Topic
3. Allows you to filter the events by age group.
  
  Filter by Age Group
4. Allows you to sign-up to receive updates regarding specific events.
  
  Receive Notifications about Changes to an Event (time change, cancellation, etc.)
5. Sign up to receive notices about upcoming events that may be of interest to you based on your topical preferences.
  
  Receive Notifications about Upcoming Events & Meetings That You Might Like
6. Includes multiple ways to get to the location (walk, bike, bus, metro, parking, etc.)
  
  Transportation Options
How would you like to be notified about events?
- Email
Other feedback:
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When looking for events, what age range are you interested in? (select all that apply)

What type(s) of events would you like to see? (select all that apply)

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Non-County Events (races, cultural events, festivals, etc.)

For which topic areas would you like to see event/meeting listings?

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		Transportation Options Includes multiple ways to get to the location (walk, bike, bus, metro, parking, etc.)	Details
		Filter by Topic Allows you to filter your event results by interest.	Details
		Filter by Age Group Allows you to filter the events by age group.	Details
		Receive Notifications about Changes to an Event (time change, cancellation, etc.) Allows you to sign-up to receive updates regarding specific events.	Details
		Receive Notifications about Upcoming Events & Meetings That You Might Like Sign up to receive notices about upcoming events that may be of interest to you based on your topical preferences.	Details
		Filter by Location Filter events, meetings and activities by the location at which they are being held (neighborhood, civic association, Metro station, street address, etc.)	Details

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How would you like to be notified about events?

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Personal Attack	Not A Personal Attack
He lied.	He said he did X, but in fact he did Y.
She misrepresented the truth.	I don't trust her.
He is greedy.	He is making plenty of money.
It is merely a power play on her part.	She will announce her candidacy soon.

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