Indicators of the state urban and community coordinator position in the 50 United States.
| State U&CF coordinator questions | Response statistics | |
|---|---|---|
| Sample size (no.) | No. yes (%) | |
| Does your agency employ an urban forester or similar specialist who coordinates the state U&CF program? | 41 | 41 (100) |
| Do you think your state would have established a full-time U&CF coordinator today if federal U&CF assistance to states was not expanded in 1991? | 41 | 11 (26.8) |
| What is the educational background of the state U&CF program coordinator? | 40 | |
| Bachelor’s | 21 (52.5) | |
| Master’s | 15 (37.5) | |
| Other degree/unknown | 4 (10.0) | |
| State U&CF coordinator questions | Response statistics | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sample size (no.) | Mean (median) | Range | |
| What percent of full-time do you think the state U&CF coordinator position would be today without the expanded federal assistance in 1991? | 26 | 27.1 (25) | 0–50 |
| How many years has the U&CF coordinator been in the current position? | 41 | 6.0 (4) | 1–25 |
| How many years of total experience does the state U&CF coordinator have in urban forestry? | 41 | 11.9 (11) | 1–31 |
| How many different U&CF coordinators has your state had in the past 10 years? | 41 | 2.4 (2) | 1–6 |
U&CF = Urban and Community Forestry.