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About 95 percent of the 1,319 unincorporated Jefferson County residents who responded to the county’s 2010 Citizen Survey rated Jeffco as an “excellent” or “good” place to live, up 5 percent from the 2004 survey, according to the final results report from National Research Center (NRC), of Boulder.

About 45 percent of the 3,000 households in unincorporated Jefferson County that received the survey responded to it. NRC, which conducted the survey for $24,700 for the county, usually sees a 25 percent to 40 percent response rate. The margin of error is plus or minus 3 percent.

The survey was mailed in January and closed in February. The county conducted its last citizen survey in 2004.

The survey questionnaire was limited to five pages and asked a variety of standardized questions, as well as open-ended and close-ended questions. Questions measured perceptions of the quality of life, and county services and customer service in Jefferson County. The county plans to use the report for short-term and long-term strategic planning and communications.

"This survey is tremendously helpful to the commissioners in making decisions about our county," said Commissioner Kathy Hartman, chairman of the Board of County Commissioners. "We will work hard to maintain the quality of life our citizens have affirmed they enjoy, while working to improve in areas such as citizen involvement. With citizen involvement, we can build an even better county."

To view the notable results, full report or to take the online survey, see the full release.