Welcome to the Latonia Survey

Thank you for taking a few minutes to provide your insight on Latonia! Whether you are a resident of Latonia or someone who visits the neighborhood your responses will help guide the Latonia plan over the course of the next ten months. Depending on the level of detail you provide, the survey should take approximately ten minutes to complete. Clicking the Submit button will send your responses directly to the Northern Kentucky Area Planning Commission. Be sure to follow the study’s progress at www.nkapc.org/LatoniaStudy.html.

Thank you again for your time and your help in making Latonia a great place!

Please Provide Your Thoughts About Latonia
1) What are the two greatest assets and two greatest challenges facing Latonia today?
 
2) Which businesses and activities, past or present or new, would you like to see that are not currently located in Latonia? Please list your suggestions and explain why you think those would be a good fit today and in the future.
 
3) If you live in Latonia, have any of your neighbors moved into or out of Latonia recently? If so, please share their reasons to why they moved into or left the city.
 
4) Of all the cities you have ever visited or lived in, which ones did you like most? What, if anything, did these cities have that you would like to see in Latonia? (housing, retail, transportation, recreation, special events, cleanliness, population diversity, etc.)
 
5) Do you ________ in Latonia? (Mark all that apply)
Live
Work
Shop
Attend school
Other:
6) If you live in Latonia, how long have you lived in the neighborhood?
Less than 1 year 5-10 years
1-3 years 10-20 years
3-5 years More than 20 years
7) Overall, I think Latonia is ________________ over time.
Getting better
Getting worse
Staying the same
 
8) Are you involved with, or a member of, your Latonia neighborhood association?
Ritte's East Latonia Neighborhood Group
Yes   No  
West Latonia Neighborhood Association
Yes   No  
Others (please list)
 
9) Do you attend events in Latonia such as festivals or parades?
Yes   No  
 
10) Have you worked on a community project in Latonia in the last 12 months? Some examples include: neighborhood clean-up, mural, gateway sign, school or church project, community garden, street sale, etc.
Yes   No  
 
11) In the past 12 months, have you attended any public meeting for Latonia in which there was a discussion of neighborhood activities?
Yes   No  
 
12) If you live in Latonia, do you feel you know your neighbors on a first name basis?
Yes   No   I do not live in Latonia   
 
13) If you live in Latonia, do you and any of your neighbors help each other out with chores such as getting the mail, taking in trash cans, mowing others’ lawns, or watching others’ children?
All the time
Frequently
Sometimes
Never
I do not live in Latonia
14) How safe do you feel in Latonia?
Feel safe all the time
Feel safe most of the time
Feel safe some of the time
Never feel safe
 
15) How do you get from place to place in Latonia? (Mark all that apply)
Walk Car
Bicycle Other
Transit (Bus)  
16) If you walk, bicycle or use transit to get to destinations in Latonia, do you feel there are adequate facilities?
Yes  No 
 
17) Before this survey, were you aware of the study now being conducted for Latonia?
Yes   No  
 
Now Some Information To Let Us Know You A Little Better!
18) What is your gender?
Male   Female  
 
19) In what year were you born?
 
20) What is your current marital status?
Married Separated
Widowed Never married
Divorced  

21) Are you currently...?
Employed for wages Self-employed
A homemaker A student
Out of work and looking for work Out of work but not currently looking for work
Retired Unable to work

22) Is your house, apartment, or mobile home…?
Owned by you or someone in this household with a mortgage or loan?
Owned by you or someone in this household free and clear (without a mortgage or loan)?
Rented?
Occupied without payment of cash rent?

23) Highest education level completed
Less than high school 4-year college degree (Bachelors)
High school/GED Master’s degree
Some college Doctoral or Professional (MD, JD)
2-year college degree (Associates)  

24) Yearly household income
Less than $10,000 $50,000 to $74,999
$10,000 to $14,999 $75,000 to $99,999
$15,000 to $24,999 $100,000 to $149,999
$25,000 to $34,999 $150,000 to $199,999
$35,000 to $49,999 $200,000 or more

25) Are you of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin?
No, not of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin
Yes, Mexican, Mexican American, Chicano
Yes, Puerto Rican
Yes, Cuban
Yes, another Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin – Please enter race (Argentinean, Colombian, Dominican, etc.):
 
26) Please specify your race. Mark all that apply.
White or Caucasian
Black or African American
American Indian or Alaska Native –
Please enter name of enrolled or principal tribe:
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Asian Indian   
Chinese   
Filipino   
Japanese  
Korean
Vietnamese
Other Asian – Please enter race (Hmong, Laotian, Thai, Pakistani, Cambodian, etc.):
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Native Hawaiian
Guamanian or Chamorro
Samoan
Other Pacific Islander – Please enter race (Fijian, Tongan, etc.):
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Other race – Please enter race:
 
27) How many children, under 17-years old, live in your household?
Zero 1 2 3 4 5 or more
 
28) Is there anything else you would like to tell us about Latonia?

Thank you for your participation.

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Click the Submit button to complete the survey.