A case study in a community development technique : the Hannibal community survey
Abstract
"Community self-surveys are useful tools in community development work for a number of reasons. They are a method of determining people's attitudes toward their community and their thinking on community needs and problems. Surveys not only generate interest in the community, they also provide the opportunity to organize a broad based, representative committee to develop and carry out the survey, and the opportunity for residents to participate in a community-centered cooperative endeavor. Surveys provide a vehicle for developing an on-going program of community study and development. The results can be useful to many groups as they plan their programs for community activities and improvements. The Hannibal survey was the largest community survey ever made in the Mark Twain area: It was taken in the largest community and had the largest number of surveys returned. At the survey time, Hannibal's population was 20,028. More than 1,750 surveys were delivered and more than 1,500 completed surveys were returned. This was a useable return of more than 85 percent, and represented 28 percent of the households in Hannibal."--Background.
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