Mississippi community leaders’ ranking of the top three factors causing greatest hindrance to program adoption as indicated by community size during 2004 (n = 159) and 2011 (n = 163) (1 being greatest hindrance; 5 being least hindrance).
| Inhabitants | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| <2,000 | 2,000–10,000 | >10,000 | Total | |
| Mean | Mean | Mean | Mean | |
| Funding | ||||
| 2004 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.6 |
| 2011 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
| Budget restrictions | ||||
| 2004 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.7 |
| 2011 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
| Staff limitations | ||||
| 2004 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 1.7 |
| 2011 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.7 |