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<br />Other Findings <br />,! Respondents who are classified as likely joiners are more likely than respondents classified <br />as non-joiners to feel the following factors have a major influence on their decision to Join a <br />YMCA in Hastings: <br />=::> Cleanliness of the facility (Joiners 94% major influence vs. Non-joiners 82% <br />major influence) <br />=::> Safety in the YMCA building (86% vs. 67%) <br />=::> Safety in the area where the YMCA is located (72% vs. 64%) <br />=::> Having information about the programming offered (71 % vs. 56%) <br /> <br />o While similar percentages of both joiners and non-joiners feel that the types of <br />programming offered and the availability of separate locker rooms for adults and families <br />have a major influence on their decision to join the YMCA, more joiners than non-joiners <br />state these factors have a minor influence on their decisionc <br /> <br />o Non-joiners are more likely than joiners to state th~t the following two factors have a major <br />influence on their decision to join: location (non-joiners 44% vs. joiners 26%) and cost of <br />membership (66% vs. 54%, respectively). <br /> <br />~,Niebuhr & Associates, Inc. <br />2000 Hastings YMCA Study <br /> <br />16 <br />