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Association: Name: The Midwest Political Science Association URL: http://www.indiana.edu/~mpsa/
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McLean, William., Licari, Michael. and Rice, Tom. "The Condition of Community Streets and Parks: A Comparison of Resident and Nonresident Evaluations" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the The Midwest Political Science Association, Palmer House Hilton, Chicago, Illinois, Apr 15, 2004 <Not Available>. 2009-05-26 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p83574_index.html>

McLean, W. P., Licari, M. J. and Rice, T. W. , 2004-04-15 "The Condition of Community Streets and Parks: A Comparison of Resident and Nonresident Evaluations" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the The Midwest Political Science Association, Palmer House Hilton, Chicago, Illinois <Not Available>. 2009-05-26 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p83574_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Review Method: Peer Reviewed Abstract: There is widespread concern among practitioners and scholars that citizen surveys of community services are heavily influenced by the respondents’ opinions on other issues and by their socio-demographic backgrounds. In this study we explore these potential biases in citizen assessments by examining the extent to which the assessments match the assessments of a nonresident nonexpert. Our data come from a unique study of 99 Iowa communities conducted by Iowa State University. Approximately 100 randomly selected citizens in each community were surveyed and asked a variety of questions, including queries on the condition of their town’s streets and parks. The same 99 communities were visited by a researcher who also rated the condition of the streets and parks. The average ratings of the citizens correlate significantly with the ratings of the neutral observer, indicating that citizen evaluations are certainly not entirely the product of other influences. Multiple regression analysis reveals, however, some sources of bias. In particular, streets are rated higher in wealthy towns, towns high in political efficacy, and towns where residents rate government services good overall, and parks are rated higher in towns where people come together to solve problems and in towns where people rate government services good overall. The message from our research is that citizen evaluations do convey reasonably accurate, and therefore valuable, information to practitioners.

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