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Key Findings: Survey Data <br />Beliefs & Attitudes regarding Air Quality <br />Half of Kittitas county residents agree that poor air quality is a significant <br />environmental issue in our county. One fifth of the community is on the fence. <br />55% of residents think that poor air quality happens mostly during wildfire <br />season, however, 30% do not agree with this. <br />Over half the county feels that wood stoves and fireplaces contribute to poor air <br />quality. Again, almost one fifth aren’t sure; leaving one quarter of the county <br />that disagrees. <br />Half feel that agricultural burning and diesel/highway traffic exhaust are major <br />contributors. <br />The community appears to be relatively evenly divided on the issue of <br />government enforcement. 40% agrees there should be more, 32% feel there <br />should be less, the rest just don’ know. <br />Overall, we seem to be a community divided. Half feel strongly about <br />all the issues above. The other half is split fairly evenly between not <br />knowing and disagreeing. <br />