Pope County Community
Cash flow Survey
Statistical Report:
Automotive
Repairs
Dr.
Jon Anderson, Associate Professor of Statistics
Dr.
Engin Sungur, Professor of Statistics
Technical
Report
mnstats.morris.umn.edu//pope/reportmainframe.html
University
of Minnesota, Morris
Statistics
Discipline
Morris,
MN 56267
5/14/02
Related
Survey Questions:
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7.
Do you purchase these products and services for personal use? |
8. If yes, what
percentage of these purchases and services do you buy in Pope County? |
|
Automotive repairs |
oYES oNO |
o0 o1-20 o21-40 o41-60 o61-80 o81-100 |
|
10. How important are
these factors in encouraging you to spend more locally on automotive
repairs: |
|
|
Advertising |
Not Important o1 o2 o3 o4 o5 Very Important |
|
Short waiting time |
o1 o2 o3 o4 o5 |
|
Offer services not
currently available locally |
o1 o2 o3 o4 o5 |
|
Updated and clean business
interior/exterior |
o1 o2 o3 o4 o5 |
|
Service |
o1 o2 o3 o4 o5 |
|
Reputation |
o1 o2 o3 o4 o5 |
|
Convenience |
o1 o2 o3 o4 o5 |
|
Parking availability |
o1 o2 o3 o4 o5 |
|
Competitive pricing |
o1 o2 o3 o4 o5 |
|
Availability of an
appointment |
o1 o2 o3 o4 o5 |
|
Other (please specify) |
|
Tables:
Auto Repairs
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‚
‚ Importance to Spend More
Locally ‚ ‚ ‚
‚
‡ƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒ…ƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒ…ƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒ…ƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒ…ƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒ‰ ‚ ‚
‚
‚ Not ‚Somewhat ‚
‚Somewhat ‚
Very ‚ ‚ ‚
‚
‚Important‚Unimport-‚Neutral
=‚Important‚Important‚ ‚ ‚
‚
‚ = 1 ‚ ant = 2 ‚ 3 ‚ = 4
‚ = 5 ‚Total‚ ‚
‚
‡ƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒˆƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒˆƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒˆƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒˆƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒˆƒƒƒƒƒ‰ ‚
‚
‚ Pct ‚ Pct
‚ Pct ‚ Pct
‚ Pct ‚ N
‚MEAN‚
‡ƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒˆƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒˆƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒˆƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒˆƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒˆƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒˆƒƒƒƒƒˆƒƒƒƒ‰
‚Advertising ‚ 41.7‚ 17.4‚ 26.1‚ 8.7‚ 6.0‚ 218‚ 2.2‚
‡ƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒˆƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒˆƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒˆƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒˆƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒˆƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒˆƒƒƒƒƒˆƒƒƒƒ‰
‚Short
Waiting ‚
‚ ‚
‚ ‚
‚
‚ ‚
‚Time
‚
9.5‚
3.6‚
21.4‚
35.0‚
30.5‚ 220‚
3.7‚
‡ƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒˆƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒˆƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒˆƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒˆƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒˆƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒˆƒƒƒƒƒˆƒƒƒƒ‰
‚Offer
Services ‚
‚ ‚
‚
‚ ‚ ‚ ‚
‚not
Available ‚
‚ ‚
‚
‚ ‚ ‚ ‚
‚Locally ‚ 16.8‚ 4.7‚ 26.6‚ 26.6‚ 25.2‚ 214‚ 3.4‚
‡ƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒˆƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒˆƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒˆƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒˆƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒˆƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒˆƒƒƒƒƒˆƒƒƒƒ‰
‚Updated/Clean
‚ ‚
‚ ‚
‚ ‚ ‚ ‚
‚Business ‚
‚ ‚
‚ ‚
‚
‚ ‚
‚Interior- ‚
‚ ‚
‚ ‚
‚ ‚ ‚
‚Exterior ‚ 11.8‚ 9.1‚ 30.5‚ 25.9‚ 22.7‚ 220‚ 3.4‚
‡ƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒˆƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒˆƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒˆƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒˆƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒˆƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒˆƒƒƒƒƒˆƒƒƒƒ‰
‚Service ‚ 5.4‚ 2.7‚ 11.7‚ 21.5‚ 58.7‚ 223‚ 4.3‚
‡ƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒˆƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒˆƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒˆƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒˆƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒˆƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒˆƒƒƒƒƒˆƒƒƒƒ‰
‚Reputation ‚ 5.8‚ 3.1‚ 10.3‚ 25.9‚ 54.9‚ 224‚ 4.2‚
‡ƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒˆƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒˆƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒˆƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒˆƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒˆƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒˆƒƒƒƒƒˆƒƒƒƒ‰
‚Convenience ‚ 7.2‚ 4.0‚ 9.9‚ 30.0‚ 48.9‚ 223‚ 4.1‚
‡ƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒˆƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒˆƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒˆƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒˆƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒˆƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒˆƒƒƒƒƒˆƒƒƒƒ‰
‚Parking ‚
‚ ‚
‚ ‚
‚ ‚ ‚
‚Availability
‚
15.2‚
10.3‚
27.2‚
22.3‚
25.0‚ 224‚
3.3‚
‡ƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒˆƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒˆƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒˆƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒˆƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒˆƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒˆƒƒƒƒƒˆƒƒƒƒ‰
‚Competitive ‚ ‚
‚ ‚
‚ ‚ ‚ ‚
‚Pricing ‚ 6.7‚ 3.1‚ 6.2‚ 25.3‚ 58.7‚ 225‚ 4.3‚
‡ƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒˆƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒˆƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒˆƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒˆƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒˆƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒˆƒƒƒƒƒˆƒƒƒƒ‰
‚Availability of ‚ ‚
‚ ‚
‚ ‚ ‚ ‚
‚Appointment ‚ 6.6‚ 3.8‚ 12.2‚ 29.1‚ 48.4‚ 213‚ 4.1‚
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Charts:
Reactions
& Comments:
About 68 percent
of automotive repair spending is done within the county. About 54 percent of respondents get
over 80 percent of their auto repairs within the county.
Families with
employment outside the county seem to have less spending on auto repairs, but
this difference is not statistically significant. That is, we might observe differences like these just by
chance, and not by any real difference in spending patterns.
Families living
in Glenwood, Long Beach, Villard, and Starbuck were more likely to spend within
the county. Those in Cyrus,
Farwell, Sedan, and Lowry had lower spending percentages within the county.
No evidence of
different spending patterns for the different disposable income groups.
Advertising does
not appear to be an important factor for spending more on
auto repairs
within the county.
Good service and
a good reputation are important factors related to spending more on repairs in
the county.
Written
Comments:
*Would need to
live closer to it
*Recommends word
of Mouth
*I do my own
*I do our
repairs locally unless the service is inavailable locally
*Just the Basics
*Do all the
stuff ourselves.