No numerical data was requested in this section. Slightly more than one-third of the respondents indicated that they were satisfied with their city's growth. Approximately one-quarter indicated that the growth was too low or much too low. Additionally, 37.1% of the respondents perceived their city's growth as too high or much too high.

Figure 3-1 shows the number of responses for each category of the perception of growth rate. Figure 3-2 shows the same data as a percentage. Table 3-1 shows the general perception of growth by country.

Figure 3-1
Perception of Cities Growth Rate

Figure 3-2
Perception of Cities Growth Rate

Table 3-1
General Perception of Growth
by Country

It is informative to examine the perception of growth rate by the level of a country's economic development. Table 3-2 shows the perception of growth rate for Japan and Korea separate from that of the other countries. This table shows a clear division in the perception of growth rate. While a majority of Japanese and Korean respondents see their cities' growth rate as being "much too low" or "too low," the opposite is true for the other seven countries. A majority of respondents from these countries view their cities' growth rates as being "too high" or "much too high."

Table 3-2
View of Growth Rate by Country's Development

Table 3-3 shows the respondents' views of their cities' growth rates divided by population. The responses are quite consistent between population categories. Thus, the current size of the cities in this survey does not seem to be a significant factor in determining the perception of growth srates in this survey.

Table 3-3
General View of Growth Rate by Population