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Racial Diversity of Neighborhoods

 

Racial Diversity of Neighborhood (Twin Cities)

Diversity of nieghborhood1
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Extremely diverse
16%
21%
Very diverse
26%
29%
Somewhat diverse
36%
27%
Not too diverse
17%
18%
Not at all diverse
 5%
 5%
No opinion
 1%
 2%
Poll
Humphrey Institute
Humphrey Institute
Date
October 17-29, 2005
October 17-30, 2005
Sample
371 LV
397 LV
MoE
± 5.1
± 4.9

1 "(Next I'd like to ask you now about the racial diversity of your neighborhood - that is, the mix of blacks, whites, Asians, Hispanics, and others) How racially diverse is your neighborhood - is it extremely diverse, very diverse, somewhat diverse, not too diverse, or not at all diverse?"

 

Importance of Racial Diversity of Neighborhood (Twin Cities)

Diversity of nieghborhood1
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Extremely important
22%
15%
Very important
35%
31%
Somewhat important
29%
32%
Not too important
 9%
11%
Not at all important
 5%
 8%
No opinion
 2%
 2%
Poll
Humphrey Institute
Humphrey Institute
Date
October 17-29, 2005
October 17-30, 2005
Sample
371 LV
397 LV
MoE
± 5.1
± 4.9

1 "Some people think that having a diversity of races is important to the health of a neighborhood. Others think having a diversity of races is not important. What about you? How important is it to the health of the neighborhood you live in to have racial diversity - is it extremely important, very important, somewhat important, not too important, or not at all important?"

 

City Efforts to Promote Racial Diversity Within Neighborhoods (Twin Cities)

Diversity of nieghborhood1
Minneapolis
St. Paul
A lot more
35%
26%
A little more
31%
30%
A little less
 7%
 5%
A lot less
 6%
 8%
Neither more nor less (vol)
14%
18%
No opinion
 7%
12%
Poll
Humphrey Institute
Humphrey Institute
Date
October 17-29, 2005
October 17-30, 2005
Sample
371 LV
397 LV
MoE
± 5.1
± 4.9

1 "Should the city of Minneapolis do more or less to promote racial diversity within its neighborhoods?"

 

Income Diversity of Neighborhoods

 

Income Diversity of Neighborhood (Twin Cities)

Diversity of nieghborhood1
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Extremely diverse
13%
13%
Very diverse
24%
25%
Somewhat diverse
43%
41%
Not too diverse
14%
13%
Not at all diverse
 2%
 2%
No opinion
 5%
 6%
Poll
Humphrey Institute
Humphrey Institute
Date
October 17-29, 2005
October 17-30, 2005
Sample
371 LV
397 LV
MoE
± 5.1
± 4.9

1 "How diverse is your neighborhood in terms of the incomes that people earn - is it extremely diverse, very diverse, somewhat diverse, not too diverse, or not at all diverse?"

 

Importance of Income Diversity of Neighborhood (Twin Cities)

Diversity of nieghborhood1
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Extremely important
18%
12%
Very important
28%
29%
Somewhat important
33%
32%
Not too important
11%
13%
Not at all important
 7%
11%
No opinion
 3%
 4%
Poll
Humphrey Institute
Humphrey Institute
Date
October 17-29, 2005
October 17-30, 2005
Sample
371 LV
397 LV
MoE
± 5.1
± 4.9

1 "Some people think that having a diversity of incomes is important to the health of a neighborhood. Others think having a neighborhood with a diversity of incomes is not important. What about you? How important is it to the health of the neighborhood you live in to have diversity of incomes - is it extremely important, very important, somewhat important, not too important, or not at all important?"

 

City Efforts to Promote Income Diversity Within Neighborhoods (Twin Cities)

Diversity of nieghborhood1
Minneapolis
St. Paul
A lot more
35%
30%
A little more
28%
29%
A little less
 9%
 7%
A lot less
 6%
10%
Neither more nor less (vol)
11%
16%
No opinion
12%
 8%
Poll
Humphrey Institute
Humphrey Institute
Date
October 17-29, 2005
October 17-30, 2005
Sample
371 LV
397 LV
MoE
± 5.1
± 4.9

1 "Should the city of Minneapolis do more or less to promote income diversity within its neighborhoods?"

 

Relative Importance of Income and Racial Diversity in Neighborhoods (Twin Cities)

Diversity of nieghborhood1
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Income diversity
33%
35%
Racial diversity
37%
31%
Both
17%
18%
Neither
 6%
 6%
No opinion
 8%
10%
Poll
Humphrey Institute
Humphrey Institute
Date
October 17-29, 2005
October 17-30, 2005
Sample
371 LV
397 LV
MoE
± 5.1
± 4.9

1 "Which is more important to the health of the city of Minneapolis: Promoting neighborhoods that have people with a diversity of incomes living in them or promoting neighborhoods that have people with a diversity of races living in them?"

 

City Development

 

City Development Efforts

Assessment of development efforts1
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Too much to downtown
44%
32%
Too much to neighborhoods
 2%
 4%
Right balance between the two
45%
55%
No opinion
 9%
 9%
Poll
Pioneer Press / MPR
Pioneer Press / MPR
Date
October 26-29, 2001
October 26-29, 2001
Sample
406 LV
403 LV
MoE
± 5.0
± 5.0

1 "How would you assess the city's efforts regarding downtown development and neighborhood issues? Is the city paying too much attention to downtown, paying too much attention to neighborhoods, striking the right balance between the two?"