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Santa Ana Arts Future <br />Engagement Findings Report <br />As a complement to the other forms of community engagement, the Santa Ana Community <br />Survey provided an opportunity for residents to lend their voice to the planning process. <br />The survey sought residents' opinions, attitudes and preferences of arts and cultural <br />activities and events in Santa Ana, as well as their opinions of and visions for the future of <br />Santa Ana's arts and cultural landscape. The main objectives of the survey were too: <br />• Explore resident visions for the future <br />• Explore opinions and perceptions about arts and cultural programming, <br />opportunities, and space for Santa Ana's artists and residents <br />• Explore arts programming needs for families with children <br />• Explore residents' opinions on citywide priorities for arts and cultural opportunities <br />The online survey was open to residents of the City of Santa Ana from January 2016 <br />through April 2016. A total of 420 respondents completed the surveys. Significant <br />differences are noted in the Survey Summary. <br />A thorough review of previous demographic, social, and arts and cultural research <br />conducted in Santa Ana guides and aligns the Arts and Cultural Plan's development with <br />the City's policies, plans, and goals. Please see Appendix for Background Research <br />Summary. <br />Data Analysis <br />The qualitative data from the community process includes meetings conducted in the <br />community, and notes from meetings. Qualitative analysis tools and software (Dedoose) <br />identified main themes across all data sets. For the Santa Ana Community Survey, the <br />results were analyzed with Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS 24.0) and are <br />based on the responses received for each question. Significant differences are noted where <br />applicable in the Survey Summary. <br />65B-50 <br />