VACATION AND LEISURE ACTIVITIES SURVEY, JEFFERSON AREA 2008

WHAT IS THE LONGEST TRIP YOU PLAN ON TAKING THIS YEAR?

1. TO THE CEMETERY (in the back of a hearse) ........ 41%

2. TO WORK (if I find a job) ........ 20%

3. FAREWAY ........ 14%

4. WHERE EVER MY GRANDSON TAKES ME ........ 10%

5. DOCTOR'S OFFICE (house calls included) ........ 6%

6. THE MAILBOX ........ 3%

7. THE REFRIGERATOR ........ 2%

8. OTHER ........ 4%

 WHAT LOCAL ATTRACTIONS DO YOU FEEL ARE MOST LIKELY TO DRAW TOURISTS?

1. MAHANAY TOWER ........ 50%

2. SPRING LAKE  ........ 16%

3. SQUIRREL HOLLOW ........ 11%

4. LINCOLN HIGHWAY MUSEUM ........ 7%

5. NEW SUPER 8 MOTEL ........ 6%

6. EUREKA BRIDGE ........ 5%

7. LIBRARY ART ........ 4%

8. WET GOODS ........ 1%

WHICH OF THE ABOVE SIGHTS HAVE YOU VISITED IN THE LAST TWELVE MONTHS?

1. MAHANAY TOWER ........ 0%

2. SPRING LAKE ........ 0%

3. SQUIRREL HOLLOW ........ 0%

4. LINCOLN HIGHWAY MUSEUM ........ 0%

5. NEW SUPER 8 MOTEL ........ 0%

6. EUREKA BRIDGE ........ 0%

7. LIBRARY ART ........ 0%

8. WET GOODS ........ 100%

HOW DO YOU NORMALLY SPEND YOUR VACATION?

1. INSIST ON EVERYONE COMING TO MY HOUSE ........ 63%

2. JOB INTERVIEWS ........ 11%

3. VACATION FROM WHAT? ........ 4%

4. HAVE CAR TUNED UP (in Carroll) ........ 3%

5. VISIT NEIGHBORS ........ 2%

6. TRY TO FIND GOOSE LAKE ........ 1%

7. SEARCH GARAGE SALES FOR NEW EIGHT TRACKS ........ 1%

8. PAMIDA SHOPPING !!! ........ 15%

WHERE DO YOU TAKE YOUR RELATIVES WHEN THEY COME TO VISIT?

1. CEMETERY ........ 45%

2. DES MOINES ........ 21%

3. CHURCH POT LUCK ........ 12%

4. QUILTING CLUB ........ 8%

5. NURSING HOME ........ 5%

6. CARROLL ........ 3%

7. BAYARD ........3%

8. GARAGE SALES ........ 3%

HOW MANY NON-BUSINESS MILES HAVE YOU PUT ON YOUR CAR THIS YEAR?

1. DON'T OWN CAR ........ 39%

2. CAR STILL IN SHOP ........ 22%

3. CAR IN YARD ON JACKS ........ 14%

4. CAR STOLEN ........ 9%

5. 0-10 ........ 5%

6. 11-100 ........ 5%

7. OVER 100 ........ 1%

8. SON KEEPS ROLLING BACK ODOMETER ........ 5%