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Christchurch City Council Annual Survey Of Residents 1997

 

 

RATES

Table 135: Does the household pay rates (q77a):

Note: this covers all persons (percentages)


 1995
1997
No
21
20
Yes
78
79
Don't know
1
0
Total
100
100

Table 136: Remember receiving an information sheet with rates bill (q77b):

Note: this covers all persons who pay rates (percentages) (1995: 590 persons;
1997: 643 persons)


 1995
1997
No
31
37
Yes
69
63
Total
100
100

Table 137: Have read the information sheet (q77c):

Note: this covers all persons who pay rates and remember receiving an information sheet (percentages) (1995: 393 persons; 1997: 403 persons)


 1995
1997
No (see list 45)
22
31
Yes
76
68
Don't know
1
1
Total
100
100

Table 138: Clarity of information rates sheet (q77e):

Note: this covers all persons who pay rates and read an information sheet (percentages) (1995: 293 persons; 1997: 276 persons)


 1995
1997
Very well
20
26
Well
63
54
Neither well nor poorly
12
16
Poorly
0
2
Very poorly
0
1
Don't know
4
2
Total
100
100

Table 139: Estimate of annual rates for respondents property (q78a+q78b):

Note: this covers all persons (percentages)

Actual rates

Respondent's estimate

Year
Less than $400 per year
$400-$599 per year
$600-$699 per year
$700-$799 per year
$800-$899 per year
$900-$999 per year
$1,000 - $1,199 per year
$1,200 - $1,499 per year
$1,500 - $1,999 per year
$2,000 or more
Less than $400 per year
1995
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
na

1997
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
$400 - $599 per year
1995
3
9
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
na

1997
7
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
$600 - $699 per year
1995
1
7
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
na

1997
1
10
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
$700 - $799 per year
1995
0
2
5
2
1
0
0
0
0
na

1997
1
5
4
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
$800 - $899 per year
1995
0
2
4
5
4
1
0
0
0
na

1997
0
2
5
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
$900 - $999 per year
1995
0
0
0
1
3
2
0
0
0
na

1997
0
1
0
3
1
1
0
0
0
0
$1,000 - $1,199 per year
1995
0
0
1
0
0
4
2
0
0
na

1997
0
1
0
0
1
3
2
0
0
0
$1,200 - $1,499 per year
1995
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
2
0
na

1997
0
0
0
0
0
2
4
1
0
0
$1,500 or more per year
1995
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
na

1997
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
1
0
Don't know
1995
4
5
3
1
2
1
1
1
0
na

1997
5
5
2
1
1
1
2
1
0
1
Total
1995
10
26
18
11
10
10
8
4
3
na

1997
17
31
15
9
6
7
8
5
2
1

Table 140: Respondents ratings of value for money on Council projects (q79a):

Note: this covers all persons (percentages)


 Year
Very good
Good
No feeling
Bad
Very bad
Don't know
Looking after roads
1995
5
53
20
17
2
4
and footpaths
1996
8
57
18
14
2
1

1997
7
57
16
14
2
5
Making sure traffic
1995
7
48
22
16
2
5
moves smoothly and
1996
6
61
16
13
2
1
safely
1997
5
55
19
15
2
5
Overall city and
1995
8
58
21
6
1
6
environmental
1996
8
62
19
6
1
3
planning
1997
8
55
21
8
1
7
Regulating activities
1995
5
42
32
9
1
11
and investigating
1996
3
54
29
9
1
4
nuisances
1997
3
42
34
12
1
9
Sewage disposal and
1995
8
63
18
6
1
5
land drainage
1996
10
66
15
6
1
2

1997
10
68
12
4
0
5
Refuse collection and
1995
11
66
12
8
1
3
disposal
1996
14
69
8
7
0
1

1997
18
64
8
5
1
4
Water supply
1995
17
65
11
3
1
3
services
1996
17
71
8
2
1
1

1997
20
66
7
2
0
4
The Town Hall
1995
13
59
18
5
0
5

1996
11
62
20
5
0
2

1997
10
57
21
5
1
6
The Art Gallery
1995
11
52
24
6
1
7

1996
8
57
24
7
1
3

1997
8
50
27
7
0
8

Year
Very good
Good
No feeling
Bad
Very bad
Don't know
Public libraries
1995
20
58
12
3
1
5

1996
17
62
14
4
0
1

1997
19
55
13
5
0
7
Putting on events and
1995
37
50
7
3
0
4
festivals
1996
35
52
10
3
0
1

1997
36
45
9
4
0
6
Parks and playing
1995
16
67
11
2
0
3
fields
1996
16
69
9
4
1
1

1997
20
63
9
3
0
5
Swimming pools and
1995
12
65
15
4
0
5
stadiums
1996
13
67
15
3
0
2

1997
18
58
12
5
0
8
Promoting and
1995
11
59
18
4
0
6
supporting sport and
1996
11
61
18
5
1
4
recreation
1997
11
56
19
7
0
7
Getting tourists to
1995
15
59
13
6
1
7
come to Christchurch
1996
13
59
17
7
1
2

1997
13
53
20
8
0
6
Getting businesses to
1995
17
52
15
7
2
7
create new jobs in
1996
9
50
24
11
2
5
Christchurch
1997
7
45
24
12
2
10
Supporting voluntary
1995
8
57
19
6
1
9
groups and community
1996
10
61
19
5
1
4
organisations
1997
8
57
18
7
1
9

Table 141: Respondents views as to whether the Council should spend more or less on projects (q79b+q79c+q79d+q79e):

Note: this covers all persons (percentages)


 Spend more
Spend less
No preference expressed

`95
`96
`97
`95
`96
`97
`95
`96
`97
Looking after roads and footpaths
12
11
12
3
3
4
84
87
84
Making sure traffic moves smoothly and safely
16
11
16
1
1
1
84
88
83
Overall city and environmental planning
5
6
7
2
2
2
93
92
91
Regulating activities and investigating nuisances
5
4
4
0
0
3
95
96
93
Sewage disposal and land drainage
3
3
3
1
2
2
95
95
95
Refuse collection and disposal
10
9
9
0
0
0
90
91
91
Water supply services
1
1
2
1
1
1
98
98
97
The Town Hall
1
0
0
4
5
6
95
95
94
The Art Gallery
3
3
4
5
10
5
92
87
92
Public libraries
2
3
3
4
5
6
94
92
91
Putting on events and festivals
8
5
8
2
1
2
90
94
90
Parks and playing fields
4
5
4
2
2
2
94
93
95
Swimming pools and stadiums
5
3
7
1
1
1
94
96
92
Promoting and supporting sport and recreation
6
9
4
2
1
4
92
89
92
Getting tourists to come to Christchurch
9
14
14
6
3
2
85
83
85
Getting businesses to create new jobs in Chch
13
14
15
4
3
4
83
83
80
Supporting voluntary groups and community organisations
9
12
17
2
1
1
89
87
82

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