Resident Survey - East St. Louis Action Research Project ...
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2002 SOUTH END REVITALIZATION PLAN<br />
40.0<br />
30.0<br />
20.0<br />
10.0<br />
0.0<br />
Very serious Serious Somewhat Not serious Insignificant<br />
Percentage 38.9 16.7 19.4 16.7 8.3<br />
Figure 6: Percentage of Respondents That Say Industrial Pollution is Serious<br />
Where is the pollution located?<br />
Several of residents identified the Monsanto plants as a source of fumes as well as<br />
Midwest Rubber. They also said that the sewers and pipes are sources of odors, rust and<br />
pollution. Other comments included a need for good recycling efforts and gardens.<br />
Housing<br />
How satisfied are you with your present housing situation?<br />
About 2/3 of the residents are satisfied with their current housing accommodations. The<br />
other 1/3 are dissatisfied, with almost 10% being very dissatisfied with the current<br />
housing options.<br />
40<br />
30<br />
20<br />
10<br />
0<br />
Very satisfied Satisfied Dissatisfied Very Dissatisfied<br />
Percentage 23 39 26 10<br />
Figure 7: Responses to Satisfaction with Housing Situation<br />
Do you own or rent?<br />
If you own, how did you purchase home?<br />
If bond-for-deed, how satisfied are you with your financing option?<br />
Close to 60% of the residents own their own home and most of those homeowners<br />
obtained their home by taking on a conventional loan. There was only two respondents<br />
Local Perception 35
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