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Doudna, John W.; O'Neal, Matthew E.; Tyndall, John C.; Helmers, Matthew J. – Journal of Extension, 2015
We surveyed the perspectives of farmers, crop professionals, and Extension agents and found that they have positive perspectives concerning multifunctional agriculture, including a positive effect of a nearby prairie to cropland productivity. The survey was conducted in central Iowa and included individuals predominantly from Iowa involved in…
Descriptors: Extension Agents, Agricultural Occupations, Agricultural Engineering, Community Surveys
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Bain, Carmen; Prokos, Anastasia; Liu, Hexuan – Rural Sociology, 2012
Drawing on data from six communities in Kansas and Iowa, we explore the factors that are related to community members' current levels of overall support for local ethanol plants. What are residents' opinions about the benefits and drawbacks of local ownership of ethanol plants? How does that awareness lead to overall support of plants? Our…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Ownership, Community Support, Fuels
Decker, Robert H.; And Others – 1992
A random telephone survey of 25 residents in Iowa Falls, a small town in rural north-central Iowa, examined opinions and attitudes about the health of their community. The community has a population of 5,424, including 1,276 students in Grades K-12; is the largest city in the county; and is the site of a community college. Sixty percent of…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Community Satisfaction, Community Surveys, Economic Climate
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Goudy, Willis J. – Rural Sociology, 1990
Reviews two models of community-attachment, linear-development and systematic models, using data on social ties and local sentiments from survey respondents in Iowa communities. Linear-development variables (population size and density) relate weakly to community attachment. Systematic variables (residence length, income, and age) relate more…
Descriptors: Age, Attachment Behavior, Community Attitudes, Community Characteristics
Miller, Martin G.; Borich, Timothy O. – 1982
A sample of 214 rural citizens in Iowa's Crawford and Ida Counties were surveyed to gather information on community attitudes towards the care of children and other family members. The sampled group closely paralleled the area's 1980 census norms, except in the proportion of males to females. Respondents perceived community problems with…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Community Attitudes, Community Programs
Iowa State Univ. of Science and Technology, Ames. Cooperative Extension Service. – 1980
Spurred by sagging retail trade and the need for future planning, the Fort Madison (Iowa) Chamber of Commerce initiated a community survey to determine attitudes of residents towards various community characteristics. A 7-section questionnaire was distributed to a random sample of 411 area households, of which 268 or 72.2% responded. Over 75% of…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Community Characteristics, Community Health Services, Community Organizations