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Iowa: Housing and Neighborhoods

 

Home Ownership

 

Home Ownership in Iowa

Poll Date
Own
Rent
No opinion
Sample MoE
SurveyUSA1 April 24-26, 2009
73%
20%
7%
 600 ± 4.1
SurveyUSA1 March 20-22, 2009
74%
19%
7%
 600 ± 4.1

 

Quality of Life

 

Trend In Quality of Life In Community Over the Past Few Years

Poll Date
Better
Worse
Stayed the same
No opinion
 Sample MoE
Iowa Poll1 January 21-24, 2007
34%
17%
49%
0%
 800 ± 3.5

1 "Thinking about the community where you live, do you think the quality of life for the community in general has gotten better, gotten worse, or stayed the same in the past few years?" The Iowa Poll is sponsored by The Des Moines Register.

 

Factors to Make the Most Difference in Quality of Life in Community

Ways to improve quality of life1
January 21-24, 2007
Better paying jobs
53%
Better schools
17%
Safer neighborhoods
12%
More recreation or cultural opportunities
11%
Cleaner environment
3%
No opinion
4%
Poll
Iowa Poll
Sample
800
MoE
± 3.5

1 "Looking toward the future, which of the following would make the most difference in the quality of life in your community?" The Iowa Poll is sponsored by The Des Moines Register.