Nine thousand people were surveyed  about what's important ot them.

Adam Davis with DHM Research of Portland says jobs and the economy top the list, but ...

"We don't want economic job growth that threatens what we all value here ... things like the natural beauty,  clean air and water or outdoor recreation opportunity.  We want a education system to support it and a transportation system to support it, but don't want what threatens al  the things we value about being in Oregon and in our communities.

DHM Research has conducted this values and belief study every ten years for the last twenty years.