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Sheboygan County Comprehensive Planning Survey

On March 19, 2004, the Sheboygan County Planning & Resources Department in conjunction with UW-Extension sent out a comprehensive planning survey to 5,000 randomly selected households. The purpose of the Sheboygan County Comprehensive Planning Survey was to gather public input on issues related to the nine elements of the State Comprehensive Planning Law (Ch. 66.1001, Wis. States). All of the information gathered and developed will be used for the completion the County's Comprehensive Plan in accordance with State Statutes, the Sheboygan County Natural Areas and Critical Resources Plan, Sheboygan County Outdoor Recreation and Open Space Plan, and the Farmland Preservation Plan. Data collected through this process will be analyzed and shared with each community in the County. The margin of error on the random sample is 3.2%. The results from the random sample of the survey have been compiled into a summary report. The report that can be downloaded has been divided into three sections, Summary, Open-Ended Questions & Comments, and Raw Data. This will allow individuals to download specific sections of the summary without having to download the entire document. The Summary section attempts to briefly summarize the results for each question and provide minimal commentary on the meaning of the results. The Open-Ended Questions & Comments section provides the results of three open-ended questions that were asked on the survey. The responses were sorted into categories for easier reading. In instances where individuals wrote comments directly on the survey, these comments were recorded into the survey database and inventoried for this report. The Raw Data section of the report provides the actual results of the survey. In addition to those surveys that were sent out, County residents had the opportunity to complete the survey upon requesting one. The Survey was made available on the County’s website or by calling the County’s Planning Department. Those completing a “requested” survey had to send in the completed survey or drop it off at the County Planning Department. Requested responses were tabulated separate from the random sample to preserve the statistical significance of the random sample. This document reports results from the responses of individuals requesting a survey. There were a total of 135 responses. A detailed analysis was not performed on the surveys that were submitted upon request. However, the actual results from these responses can be downloaded here: "Upon Request" Results This data was analyzed separately to preserve the statistical integrity of the random sample. The results from these surveys fall within the margin of error of the random sample.