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Survey says county residents satisfied with quality of life
Herman Wang
Staff Writer
Most residents of Hamilton County are "very satisfied"
with their life in the Chattanooga area, a report released Monday by the
Community Research Council found.
In a phone survey of 1,000 county residents last month, 57
percent said they are "very satisfied" and 34 percent said they are
"somewhat satisfied." Five percent said they were "not too
satisfied" and 3 percent said "not at all satisfied."
"I don’t think there are any big surprises here, but
it’s important for decision-makers, both in and out of government, to know what
residents are thinking about," said
The survey was conducted by The Mellman
Group as part of the Research Council’s State of
Eighty-six percent of respondents said "good quality of
life" was either one of the most important factors or very important to
create and attract jobs in
J.Ed. Marsten,
vice president of marketing and communication for the Chattanooga Area Chamber
of Commerce, said the area’s lifestyle factors significantly into the way the
Chamber markets the region to business prospects looking to locate here.
"It’s always a question that’s asked of us, and we have
a battery of information on the arts and leisure activities and other amenities
More than 75 percent of respondents also identified safety
from crime, quality health care and hospitals, clean streets and neighborhoods,
clean air, availability of jobs that pay a living wage and quality schools as
"very important" factors that contribute to their quality of life.
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