Community Indicators Survey 1999: Gary, IN

Produced By: Princeton Survey Research Associates, , Princeton, NJ: Princeton Survey Research Associates

Funding Agency/Sponsor: The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation

Author: The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation

Abstract (CPANDA): One of 26 local area surveys in the Knight Foundation's Community Indicators Project, this survey measured Gary residents' civic engagement and attitudes concerning seven topic areas: education, arts and culture, children and social welfare, community development, homelessness, literacy, and citizenship. Questions relating specifically to arts and culture include frequency of attendance at arts events or museums, satisfaction with arts and cultural opportunities, and satisfaction with the performance of local cultural institutions. The interview protocol for each local area survey was nearly identical to the protocol for the national survey also conducted for this project. The Community Indicators Project was undertaken to document the social health of the 26 communities in which the Knight brothers published newspapers. The study was conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates and funded by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.

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Methodology (CPANDA) : Princeton Survey Research Associates conducted telephone interviews with a representative sample of 500 adults (18+) living in telephone households in Gary, Indiana. The interviews were conducted from March 24 through April 5, 1999. The sample was based on random digit dialing of telephone numbers within telephone exchanges serving the Lake County zip codes of 46401 through 46409 that comprise the city of Gary. Non-response weighting adjustments were not calculated for this data because reliable demographic weighting parameters were unavailable. The response rate for the survey was 49%.