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Project Purpose
The Carver County Quality of Life Indicators Project serves
three main purposes:
1) Collect, organize and analyze informationabout Carver
County
Carver Countys Health Partnership, Carver CountyPublic Health
and Ridgeview Medical Center identifiedthe need to develop a more
systematic data collection
sharing process in the county. One key finding was thatsimilar
demographic information is scattered andduplicated throughout the
county by city, county,schools, and Ridgeview Medical Center.
Sharinginformation has increased the capacity to identify datagaps,
better assess meaningful and measurable data,develop indicators,
and determine the interrelationshipbetween indicators.
2) Provide a status report on the Quality of Lifein Carver
County.
The Carver County Quality of Life Indicator report ismeant to
identify, track, and evaluate the indicators withongoing data
collection, and bi-annual reports. To
facilitate action, information from this report will bepresented
to leaders, decision makers, and citizensthroughout the Carver
County community.
3) Coordinate community goals and values
One desired outcome is to identify common indicatorsthat reflect
Carver Countys unique assets and values.The Quality of Life
Indicators Report is a tool forcommunity planning and decision
making to track a widespectrum of information. This information can
help
participatory and collaborative efforts, set priorities,develop
community action plans, and track the progressof community goals
and values.
NOTE:The Carver County Quality of Li fe Report i s a
preliminaryreport aimed at understanding the county in a broad
comprehensive way by tracking general trends. Not allpotential
indicators were included in this report, and thereport is NOT a
complete and final statement on the Qualityof Life in Carver
County. It is meant to be an on-going workin progress with this thi
rd edition exemplifying the iterativestructure for future reports.
It also serves as a baseline ofinformation and discussion for local
citizens and policymakers. Essentially, this report is a snapshot
of the County,using the best data available at the time.
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2004 Carver County Citizen Survey Information
The following charts show general information gathered from the
most recent county-wide citizen survey. Residents were asked to
ratetheir quality of lifein the County, what they like most about
the County, where they get their information, and what are the most
seriousissues facing the County.
Overall Quality o f Life Rating
Excellent, 41%
Good, 52%
Poor, 1%Fair, 7%
Source: Carver County Citizen Survey 2004: National Research
Center, Inc.
Source: Carver County Citizen Survey 2004: National Research
Center, Inc.
Top 10 Things Residents L ike Most About Carver
County
21%
15%
14%10%
7% 6% 5% 4% 3% 2% 2%
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Source: Carver County Citizen Survey 2004: National Research
Center, Inc.
Most Serious Issues Facing Carver County
0%5%
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