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Public Opinion and Issues in Anne Arundel County: Leadership Anne Arundel Presentation January 7, 2010 Dan Nataf, PhD Director, Center for the Study of Local Issues Anne Arundel Community College 101 College Parkway Arnold, MD 21012 (410) 777-2733 (410) 777-4733 fax
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Public Opinion and Issues in Anne Arundel County: Leadership Anne Arundel Presentation January 7, 2010 Dan Nataf, PhD Director, Center for the Study of Local Issues Anne Arundel Community College 101 College Parkway Arnold, MD 21012 (410) 777-2733 (410) 777-4733 fax ddnataf@aacc.edu www2.aacc.edu/csli
LAA Presentation – Jan. 7, 2010 . The Center for the Study of Local Issues: Overview • CSLI – Part of Sarbanes Center for Public and Community Service • Operating since 1978 • Mission: Provide students opportunities for engaged learning, community outreach • Main activity: Public interest and client surveys/research each semester
LAA Presentation – Jan. 7, 2010 The Center for the Study of Local Issues: Overview • Surveys: Respondents randomly chosen from universe of listed telephone numbers combined with computer generated numbers • Typical sample size: 400-900 respondents; students used as interviewers • Topics: Each survey includes demographic and attitude/behavior questions, including such themes as: • Economic conditions • Growth/Development • Transportation • Economic conditions • Education • Tax and spending preferences • Policy preferences • Visit CSLI’s web site for previous surveys (www2.aacc.edu/csli)
LAA Presentation – Jan. 7, 2010 Main Issues for Today LAA Presentation – Feb. 28, 2009 Main Issues for Today • County - Right/Wrong direction • Economic conditions • Confidence in government • Housing • Growth • Crime • Education • Immigration • Tax and spending preferences
LAA Presentation – Jan. 7, 2010 County – Right/Wrong Direction
LAA Presentation – Jan. 7, 2010 Economic Concerns – Most Important Problem
LAA Presentation – Jan. 7, 2010Economic Concerns: Perceptions of the Local and National Economies 2002-2009 “Thinking about our county's economy, how would you rate economic conditions in Anne Arundel County today -- excellent, good, only fair, or poor?” (Total percentage saying excellent and good) County National
LAA Presentation – Jan. 7, 2010Economic Concerns: Perceptions of the Fall 2009Local, State and National Economies by Employment
LAA Presentation – Jan. 7, 2010Economic Concerns: Applicability of Economic Conditions Spring 2008 to Fall 2009
LAA Presentation – Jan. 7, 2010 Economic Concerns: Applicability of Economic Circumstancesby Income Group (0-$75,000/Greater than $75,000)
LAA Presentation – Jan. 7, 2010 Economic Concerns: Applicability of Specific Conditions Fall 2008by Age Group
LAA Presentation – Jan. 7, 2010Economic Concerns: Applicability of Economic Conditions by Gender Fall 2009
LAA Presentation – Jan. 7, 2010Economic Concerns: Applicability of Economic Conditions by Race Fall 2009
LAA Presentation – Jan. 7, 2010Economic Concerns: When will the economy improve? (Fall 2009) When will the economy improve?
LAA Presentation – Jan. 7, 2010 What will the Future bring - 2004 looking to 2010and 2008 looking at 2018
LAA Presentation – Jan. 7, 2010 Confidence in/Perceived Preparedness of Local/Federal Authoritiesto Various Challenges (Fall 2005 and Fall 2008/09)
LAA Presentation – Jan. 7, 2010 Confidence/How Prepared are Local Authorities in Event of Terrorist Strike – 2001-2006 Katrina
LAA Presentation – Jan. 7, 2010 Housing - What is “Affordable Housing?”(asked Fall 2002) Is the lack of affordable housing in Anne Arundel County a problem? Yes 54% No 34% Don’t know 12%
LAA Presentation – Jan. 7, 2010 Managing Growth: Main Economic Challenge for the Next Decade(Fall 2005)
LAA Presentation – Jan. 7, 2010 Economy and Growth: Effectiveness of County Growth Policies (Fall 2004)
LAA Presentation – Jan. 7, 2010 Economy and Growth: County Growth Choices – New Roads or Mass Transit (Spring 2001) To solve the transportation congestion issues that affect you the most, is it more important to fund new mass transit projects or build new roads and improve existing ones?
LAA Presentation – Jan. 7, 2010 Approaches for Managing Growth/Transportation (Fall 1998)
LAA Presentation – Jan. 7, 2010Crime: Safety and Security in County and Neighborhood (1997-2008)
LAA Presentation – Jan. 7, 2010Crime: Been a Victim of Crime over Last Year? (1997-2008)
LAA Presentation – Jan. 7, 2010 Crime: “Been a Victim of Crime over Last Year” (2008) by Age
LAA Presentation – Jan. 7, 2010 Crime: Improve Safety (2008) One Thing to Most Improve Safety
LAA Presentation – Jan. 7, 2010 Education – Perceived Value to Taxpayers?Spend More, Same or Less on Public Services? (Spring 2004)
LAA Presentation – Jan. 7, 2010 Would Proposals Help, Hurt or have no Effect on the Quality of Public Schools (Spring 1996)
LAA Presentation – Jan. 7, 2010 Immigration Questions – Various (Spring 2008)
LAA Presentation – Jan. 7, 2010 . Legal and Illegal Immigrants (Spring 2008)
LAA Presentation – Jan. 7, 2010 Personally Benefitting from Illegal Immigrants(Spring 2008) Do you think that you personally have benefited from the services of illegal immigrants for example in landscaping, construction, restaurants or janitorial services?
LAA Presentation – Jan. 7, 2010 Stances on Immigration Issues by Political Party (Spring 2008
LAA Presentation – Jan. 7, 2010Immigration Enforcement vs. Other Issues (Spring 2008)
LAA Presentation: Jan. 7, 2010Funding Government – cut programs or cut spending?(Spring 2003, Fall 2003, Spring 2007)
LAA Presentation – Jan. 7, 2010Funding Government – Various Approaches(Fall 2003)
LAA Presentation – Jan. 7, 2010 Funding Government – % Favoring Raising Income Tax? (Fall 2003)
LAA Presentation – Jan. 7, 2010 Funding Government – % Favoring Sales Tax? (Fall 2003)
LAA Presentation – Jan. 7, 2010 Expenditure reduction – Identify ways to cut govt. spending (open-ended) (Spring 2003) End