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View on Tax Rate vs. City Services – 3-Wave Trend
Jan. 2008
Dec, 2009
Dec. 2010
14
Prefer to Decrease
Taxes and Decrease
Services
14
10
69
Prefer to Keep
Taxes and Services
About Where They
Are
75
77
9
Prefer to Raise
Taxes and Increase
Services
7
6
8
None of These/Don't
Know
5
7
0
20
40
60
80
100
Percent
Questions: Q22: “The City of Arlington is funded primarily by receiving a portion of property, sales and other taxes
collected in the City. Considering on one hand all of the services the City provides, and on the other
hand, all of the taxes you pay, which of the following statements comes closest to your view?”
Base: Total respondents. (2004 n=450; 2007 n=445; 2008 n=437; 2009 n=400; 2010 n=309)
Statistical Note: A single-line “up” arrow (↑) indicates a significant increase and a single-line “down” arrow (↓)
indicates a significant decrease from the last wave in 2009. A block “up” arrow () indicates a significant increase
and a block “down” arrow () indicates a significant decrease from the first wave in 2000 (i.e., difference significant
at or above the 95% confidence level.)
Decision Analyst, Inc.
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