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Homeowners tend to favor cityhood more than renters. The

number of people sampled living in mobile homes was too small to

make any conclusions:

own Rent Other

strongly Approve 18% 9% 50%

Somewhat Approve 27% 9% 50%

Neutral & DK 38% 45% 0%

Somewhat Disapprove 13% 36% 0%

Strongly Disapprove 4% 0% 0%

Those who have lived fin the area longer than 5 years tend to

be less undecided about cityhood. Support for incorporation is

strongest among those who have lived in the area between 5 and 10

years:

<lyr 1-5yr 5-l0yr >l0yr

Strongly Approve 0% 14% 16% 23%

Somewhat Approve 50% 19% 37% 19%

Neutral & DK 50% 52% 32% 31%

Somewhat Disapprove 0% 14% 11% 23%

Strongly Disapprove 0% 0% 5% 4%

People with children in school tend to be more in favor of

incorporation, but this increased support comes from a reduced

undecided category, with the percentage against ci tyhood

remaining about the same:

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