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Here the analysis has to be about what one doesn’t see rather than what one does. More than one third of respondents don’t know enough to rate county commissioner staff. This, however, didn’t keep them from saying too much was being spent on them, as was reported two weeks ago.

QUESTION
How would you rate the job Lane County is doing to provide staff for county commissioners: excellent, good, fair, poor?

METHODOLOGY
200 telephone interviews of random samples of Lane County likely 2012 General Election voters were conducted July 9 through 10, 2012. The margin of error at the sample median for the survey is 7 percent.

Compared to the law enforcement county service areas covered last week, human services is doing a pretty good job. Nearly one third of respondents rate it excellent or good.

QUESTION
How would you rate the job Lane County is doing to provide human services: excellent, good, fair, poor?

METHODOLOGY
200 telephone interviews of random samples of Lane County likely 2012 General Election voters were conducted July 9 through 10, 2012. The margin of error at the sample median for the survey is 7 percent.

Compared to the law enforcement county service areas covered last week, public health is doing a pretty good job. More than a quarter of respondents rate it excellent or good.

QUESTION
How would you rate the job Lane County is doing to provide public health: excellent, good, fair, poor?

METHODOLOGY
200 telephone interviews of random samples of Lane County likely 2012 General Election voters were conducted July 9 through 10, 2012. The margin of error at the sample median for the survey is 7 percent.

Nearly two-thirds of respondents rate prosecution as poor or fair. This is clearly because of the low funding noted earlier.

QUESTION
How would you rate the job Lane County is doing to prosecute accused criminals: excellent, good, fair, poor?

METHODOLOGY
200 telephone interviews of random samples of Lane County likely 2012 General Election voters were conducted July 9 through 10, 2012. The margin of error at the sample median for the survey is 7 percent.

A significant plurality of respondents don’t see rural patrols getting the job done. This is clearly because of the low funding noted earlier.

QUESTION
How would you rate the job Lane County is doing to patrol rural areas: excellent, good, fair, poor?

METHODOLOGY
200 telephone interviews of random samples of Lane County likely 2012 General Election voters were conducted July 9 through 10, 2012. The margin of error at the sample median for the survey is 7 percent.

The overwhelming percentage of respondents think the jail is performing poorly. This is clearly because of the low funding noted earlier.

QUESTION
How would you rate the job Lane County is doing to keep inmates in jail: excellent, good, fair, poor?

METHODOLOGY
200 telephone interviews of random samples of Lane County likely 2012 General Election voters were conducted July 9 through 10, 2012. The margin of error at the sample median for the survey is 7 percent.

Unlike the other areas tested, commissioner aides, voters see commissioner aides as a place that is over funded.

QUESTION
Does Lane County spend too much, enough, or too little to provide staff for county commissioners?

METHODOLOGY
200 telephone interviews of random samples of Lane County likely 2012 General Election voters were conducted July 9 through 10, 2012. The margin of error at the sample median for the survey is 7 percent.

Voters recognize funding deficiencies with human services. However, these do not rise to the same level as the jail, prosecutors, or rural patrols.

QUESTION
How would you rate the job Lane County is doing to provide public health: excellent, good, fair, poor?

METHODOLOGY
200 telephone interviews of random samples of Lane County likely 2012 General Election voters were conducted July 9 through 10, 2012. The margin of error at the sample median for the survey is 7 percent.

Voters recognize funding deficiencies with public health. However, these do not rise to the same level as the jail, prosecutors, or rural patrols.

QUESTION
Does Lane County spend too much, enough, or too little to provide public health?

METHODOLOGY
200 telephone interviews of random samples of Lane County likely 2012 General Election voters were conducted July 9 through 10, 2012. The margin of error at the sample median for the survey is 7 percent.

Though not as vigorously as with the jail and rural patrols, it is still clear Lane County voters think there’s too little funding for prosecutors.

QUESTION
Does Lane County spend too much, enough, or too little to prosecute accused criminals?

METHODOLOGY
200 telephone interviews of random samples of Lane County likely 2012 General Election voters were conducted July 9 through 10, 2012. The margin of error at the sample median for the survey is 7 percent.