Transcript CSLI Service Learning – Exit Meeting

PLP: Economic Conditions and
Citizens’ Experiences and
Perceptions
Based on Recent Surveys of
Anne Arundel County Residents
By Dan Nataf
Director, Center for the Study of Local Issues
Anne Arundel Community College
www2.aacc.edu/csli
[email protected]
Sept. 13, 2013
Center for the Study of Local Issues:
Semi-annual survey
 CSLI – Part of the Sarbanes Center for Public and Community
Service
 Surveys
 Conducted each March and October
 Student volunteers participate to learn social science research
methods (engaged learning) and community service
 Involves 70+/- students as telephone interviewers
 Survey contents:
 Benchmark questions on right/wrong direction, most important
problem, the various economic issues, demographics
 Variable questions on current policy choices and major events
 400-500 Anne Arundel County residents 18 or over
County: Right or Wrong Direction? Spring ‘99
to Spring ‘13
70
66
62
60
57
58
54
62
60 61
58 58
55
53
51
50
57
55
51 52 51 50 52
52 52
47
49 50
50 49
47
43
41
40
34
30
31
29
36
33 32
31
29
32
33
28 27 28 28 28
27
26
25 24
25
25
24
23
23
23 22 22
21
21
21
20 19
20
20
20
19
19 18
18
18
18
17
17 17
16
16
16
15 15 14
15
14
13
12
27
20
10
27 26
0
Sp
'99
Fa
'99
Sp
'00
Fa
'00
Sp
'01
Fa
'01
Sp
'02
Fa
'02
Sp
'03
Fa
'03
Sp
'04
Fa
'04
Sp
'05
Right
Fa
'05
Sp
'06
Wrong
Fa
'06
Sp
'07
Fa
'07
Unsure
Sp
'08
Fa
'08
Sp
'09
Fa
'09
Sp
'10
Fa
'10
Sp
'11
Fa
'11
Sp
'12
Fa
'12
Sp
'13
Right/Wrong Direction –County, State, Nation, Respondent
Right Wrong
County
49
33
Unsure/
Don’t know
18
State
35
55
10
Nation
24
64
13
Respondent
74
14
12
Levels
County
State
Nation
Respondent
Dem.% “right”
Rep.
58
54
38
74
38
12
8
72
DemRep.
20
32
30
2
Unaffiliated
50
37
27
72
Most Important Problem: Fall 2006 to Spring 2013
Economy continues drop as problem in March 2013
50
48
48
45
40
38
36
35
33
30
5
Economy
30
23
21
16
15
10
35
27
25
20
36
11
9
7
15
12
9
17
16
23
Taxes 17
16
12
12
10
8
9
6
4
12
10
11
13
11
8
6
5
5
6
5
6
6
4
89
4
19
17
8
7
4
2
5
3
2
0
Fall '06
Spring '07
Economy
Fall '07
Spring '08
Fall '08
High taxes
Spring '09
Fall '09
Growth
Spring '10
Fall '10
Education
Spring '11
Fall '11
Spring '12
Transportation
Fall '12
Spring '13
Crime
Economic Conditions: County, Maryland, USA
80
70
Percent saying “excellent” or “good”
71 71 69
County
60
55
49
50
46 48 44 45
49 48 51 48 49
40
30
27
35 33
32
30 31Maryland
38
33
30
20
10
5
11 11 11 11 9
13
16
12
USA
0
F '06
S '97
F '07
S '08
F '08
S '09
F '09
S '10
F '10
S '11
F '11
S '12
F '12
S '13
Cost of living indicators
70
60
61
56
50
50
40
42
40
63
66
63
63
60
56 Cost of
living
56
44
43
46
59
58
39
30
Transportation
Cost
21
21
11
10
12
17
13
15
39
36
35
32
30
34
31
27
15
14
10
62
59
26 Income rise
24
21
63
59
Utilities cost
41
32
30
20
59
58
Taxes too
high
59
59
55
55
53
11
9
Housing
affordability
12
0
S '08
F '08
S '09
F '09
S '10
F '10
S '11
F '11
S '12
F '12
Unable to find affordable housing
Received an income increase
Hard to afford the cost of transportation
Hard to afford the cost of utilities such as electricity or gas
Taxes are too high in relation to government services provided
Wages or salaries are not rising as fast as the cost of living
S '13
Other economic indicators
80
71
70
75
70
Losses in stocks
60
56
60
51
50
47
46
Delay purchases
40
35
30
30
29
24
33
32
11
6
51
45
44
38
35 Health
insurance
32
Unemployment
19
15
4
34
52
47
21
20
21
14
6
32
42
32
27
24
20
10
44
60
8
7
7
9
Foreclosure
8
17
16
14
11
8 Found job
4
19
14
7
0
S '08
F '08
S '09
F '09
S '10
F '10
S '11
F '11
S '12
F '12
S '13
Facing the possibility of house foreclosure or loss
Found a new or better job recently
Facing the possibility of unemployment
Health care insurance is unavailable, too expensive or inadequate
Significant losses in your stock or retirement accounts
Delay in making a major purchase such as a home or car
Economic Conditions and Income
Condition
Wages lagging
Recent salary increase
Possible unemployment*
Found better/new job
Loss stocks/retirement
Foreclosure*
No affordable housing*
Cost of transportation *
Cost of utilities*
Delay in purchase
Health insurance*
Taxes too high
Overall
Under $75,000
$75,000 and over
59
34
67
31
55
38
19
14
32
27
13
38
15
16
29
7
11
27
14
21
39
6
7
20
31
42
32
62
49
47
49
64
22
41
22
62
Economic Conditions over the next 12 Months
Spring 2013
Better
Same
Worse
31
24
9
23
39
32
32
58
24
37
52
16
Economic growth
Unemployment
Inflation
Your personal financial situation
30
22
26
Unsure/
NA
6
7
8
4
Total
100
100
101
101
22
20
14
9
7
10
6
7
0
-10
-3
Growth
Unemployment
-9
-20
-2
Personal Sit.
Inflation
-13
-30
-40
-38
-43
-50
Fall '11
Spring '12
-46
Fall '12
-43
Spring '13
Retirement Planning/Age
Age Group
18-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
61-65
66 and over
Overall
% Very
important
46
41
75
71
67
50
62
Age of
retirement
(expected)
59
41
County Executive: Top Priority
Percent
Citing
Non-policy
Institutional improvements
Personal improvements
Efficiency Improvements
Policy
24
20
2
Examples
“Change the way the county has been run,” “Clean house,” “Build citizen confidence in
government,” “Pay more attention to details,” “Avoid scandal troubles,” “Deal with corruption,”
“Ethics/ethical governance,” “Honesty and awareness of what is going on”
“Improving her experience,” “Get more familiar with the county,” “Increase visibility to the
public”
“Streamline government,” “Analyze the efficiency of county government”
Economy
2
69
15
Education
Budget
12
10
Taxes
10
Transportation
Environment
Service improvements
5
3
3
Growth
Crime
Other policy improvements
2
2
7
“Gun control,” “Healthcare,” “Gas prices,” “More frequent trash pickup,” “Improve housing”
General comments
2
“Think of the general welfare of the county,” “Move the county in a positive direction”
Unsure
Total
4
99
“Jobs,” “Help small businesses,” “Jobs for young people and college students,” “Promoting
businesses”
“Maintain school funding,” “Build more/better schools,” “Make schools secure,” “Help education”
“Fiscal management,” “Get rid of excess spending,” “Control government expenditures,” “Stop
inefficient spending”
“Get a handle on taxes,” “Lower taxes,” “Change the tax cap to raise taxes,” “Lower property
taxes”
“Fix county roads,” “Deal with traffic congestion”
“Clean up the Bay,” “Take care of natural resources,” “Deal with run-off ”
“Improve police and emergency services staffing,” “Increase teacher pay,” “Upgrade county
technology,” “Improve services for the disabled”
“Stop excess development,” “Overpopulation”
“Lower crime,” “Better police protection,” “Improve public safety”
State and Local Issues: By Party (% favor)
Overall
Having handgun purchasers be required to
complete a safety course prior to purchase
Having handgun purchasers be
fingerprinted at the time of purchase
Having those seeking to purchase a
handgun pay a $100 fee at the time of
purchase
Repealing the death penalty and replacing it
with life without the possibility of parole
Providing curbside composting pickup
Expanding wind energy financed by a
monthly $1.50 fee on residential BGE
customers
Paying an annual fee of $85 to help pay for
storm water management and Bay clean-up
Allowing county charter schools tap into
the same construction funding for building
facilities currently used by regular public
schools
Allowing counties to increase the sales tax
on gasoline sales to improve roads.
Dems
Reps
Unaffiliated
82
91
71
85
78
88
63
85
45
57
33
44
39
50
28
36
66
43
71
54
61
31
64
39
36
44
26
40
39
33
46
35
21
27
13
24
Presidential job approval
Fall 2007 to Spring 2013 (% approving)
70
61
60
53
50
54
47
47
40
30
35
32
30
28
50
47
43
42
40
37
45
42
44
49
44
25
24
20
10
0
Fall '07
Spring '08
Fall '08
Spring '09
Fall '09
Spring '10
CSLI
Fall '10
Spring '11
Gallup
Fall '11
Spring '12
Fall '12
Spring '13
Presidential Job Approval by Party Registration
Fall 2009 to Spring 2013
80
70
72
70
61
60
50
54
47
53
47
40
42
24
75
42
44
46
44
34
34
12
11
67
57
47
47
37
33
30
20
70
76
73
24
18
17
10
7
9
0
F '09
S '10
F '10
Overall
S '11
Democrats
F '11
Republicans
S '12
Unaffiliated
F '12
S '13
Obama’s Top Priority
Priority
Spending
Budget
Taxes
Debt/deficit
Percentage
6
16
4
6
Total
Economy
Jobs
32
24
15
Total
Bipartisanship/work with Congress
End foreign wars
Domestic policies – other
Foreign policies - other
Misc.
Total
39
7
4
7
3
8
Total overall
29
100