The Matanuska-Susitna Borough Community Survey (Mat-Su Survey), conducted annually since 2006, is a cooperative research effort between the Justice Center at University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) and the Matanuska-Susitna Borough. The survey asks Mat-Su Borough residents to evaluate the quality of Borough services, provide opinions about Borough decision-making, and sum up their perceptions about a range of issues relevant to the present and future of the Mat-Su community. The 2012 survey was distributed to 1,965 adult heads-of-household in the Mat-Su Borough in the late summer and fall of 2012; a total of 845 surveys were returned, for a response rate of 43.0%. This sourcebook presents both the results from the 2012 Mat-Su Survey and trends from 2008–2012 in five major areas: (1) evaluation of current borough services; (2) use of borough facilities; (3) life in Mat-Su neighborhoods; (4) local government access, policies, and practices; and (5) respondent background information. Additionally, findings from a derived importance-performance analysis of the survey data are presented, as is a compilation of respondent comments.Introduction /
Organization of Sourcebook /
Methods /
Executive Summary /
2012 RESULTS AND 2008–2012 TRENDS /
Part I. Evaluation of Current Borough Services /
Part II. Use of Borough Facilities /
Part III. Life in Matanuska-Susitna Borough Neighborhoods /
Part IV. Local Government: Access, Policies and Practices /
Part V. Sample Characteristics /
Part VI. Derived Importance-Performance Analysis /
Part VII. Respondents’ Comments /
Appendix: Survey Instrumen
