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<br />§ Household income – 41% of survey respondents had household
<br />incomes above $100,000 compared with $50-74,999 (20%), $30-
<br />49,999 (15%), $75-99,999 (12%), $20-29,999 (7%), and under $20,000
<br />(5%).
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<br />§ Recommend Kittitas County – 81% of survey respondents
<br />definitely recommend Kittitas County’s attractions, programs, and
<br />facilities to others compared with maybe (19%), and not at all (0%).
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<br />In summary
<br />Survey respondents, and thereby a self-selected sample of Kittitas
<br />County visitors, are predominately from Western Washington; are
<br />frequent visitors; travel by car; stay for a number of days in a
<br />variety of accommodations including seasonal housing, friends, and
<br />hotels; accompanied by some children and 2 or more adults; plan
<br />on coming back at least 4-12 times next year; of a mixture of age
<br />groups; having upper income, and definitely recommending Kittitas
<br />County attractions, programs, and facilities.
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<br />Destinations
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<br />§ Kittitas County only destination – 53% of survey respondents
<br />indicated Kittitas County was their only destination compared with
<br />47% who did not.
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<br />§ Visit other cities and places in Kittitas County – 77% of survey
<br />respondents definitely planned to visit Cle Elum, 74% Ellensburg,
<br />and 71% Roslyn compared with Suncadia (42%), Snoqualmie (40%),
<br />Kittitas (33%), and Vantage (29%). Conversely, 12% of survey
<br />respondents definitely planned on not visiting Cle Elum, 13%
<br />Ellensburg, 15% Roslyn compared with Suncadia (38%), Snoqualmie
<br />(41%), Kittitas (51%), and Vantage (52%).
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<br />§ Visit other cities and places in Eastern Washington, Oregon,
<br />and Idaho – 38% of survey respondents definitely planned on
<br />visiting Yakima, 36% Leavenworth, and 32% Wenatchee compared
<br />with Moses Lake (18%), Winthrop (17%), Tri-Cities (16%), Spokane
<br />(15%), Bend, Oregon (15%), and Coeur D’Alene, Idaho (15%).
<br />Conversely, 78% of survey respondents definitely planned on not
<br />visiting Walla Walla, 74% Tri-Cities, 74% Coeur D’Alene, Idaho, 73%
<br />Bend, Oregon, 72% Moses Lake, 70% Spokane, and 70% Winthrop
<br />compared with Wenatchee (46%) and Leavenworth (37%).
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<br />Attractions
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<br />§ Reasons for Kittitas County visit – 69% of survey respondents
<br />definitely planned on participating in recreation including biking,
<br />hiking, swimming, kayaking, boating, fishing, hunting, skiing, and
<br />other winter activities and 61% to visit family and friends compared
<br />with area ambiance including shopping in stores, eating in
<br />restaurants (47%), attending events including festivals or other
<br />celebrations (42%), ecotourism including nature and wildlife tours,
<br />bird watching (30%), history including touring landmarks, historic
<br />districts, and museums (30%), agritourism including touring
<br />wineries, farms, ranches, barn quilts (22%), arts and culture
<br />including visiting artists studios, galleries (14%), or attending a
<br />meeting or conference (10%). Conversely, 82% of survey
<br />respondents definitely planned on not participating in a meeting or
<br />conference compared with arts and culture (40%0, agritourism
<br />(38%), ecotourism (31%), history (24%), family and friends (22%),
<br />events (21%), area ambience (16%), and recreation (14%).
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<br />§ Special events – 36% of survey respondents definitely planned
<br />on attending a special event or festival during their visit compared
<br />with maybe (25%), and not at all (39%).
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<br />§ Would like more information on special events – 33% of
<br />survey respondents would like more information on special events
<br />and festivals in Kittitas County compared with maybe (21%), and not
<br />at all (46%).
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<br />§ Historical and cultural facilities – 59% of survey respondents
<br />definitely planned on visiting Downtown Ellensburg compared with
<br />Roslyn historic district (41%), Roslyn museum (35%), Gingko
<br />Petrified Forest (34%), Wild Horse Wind Farm (27%), Kittitas County
<br />in general (26%), Olmstead State Park (25%), South Cle Elum Depot
<br />(25%), Thorpe Mill (23%), Gallery One in Ellensburg (23%), Clymer
<br />Museum in Ellensburg (22%), Washington State Horse Park (17%), Cle
<br />Elum Telephone Museum (15%), and The Carpenter House in Cle
<br />Elum (13%).
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