Based on Recent Surveys of Anne Arundel County Residents By Dan Nataf Director, Center for the Study...
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- 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 ddnataf@aacc.edu PLP: Economic
Conditions and Citizens Experiences and Perceptions Sept. 13,
2013
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- 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
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- County: Right or Wrong Direction? Spring 99 to Spring 13
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- Right/Wrong Direction County, State, Nation, Respondent
RightWrongUnsure/ Dont know County493318 State355510 Nation246413
Respondent741412 LevelsDem.% rightRep.Dem- Rep. Unaffiliated
County58382050 State54123237 Nation3883027 Respondent74722
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- Most Important Problem: Fall 2006 to Spring 2013 Economy
continues drop as problem in March 2013
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- Economic Conditions: County, Maryland, USA Percent saying
excellent or good
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- Cost of living indicators Housing affordability
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- Other economic indicators
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- Economic Conditions and Income ConditionOverallUnder
$75,000$75,000 and over Wages lagging 596755 Recent salary increase
343138 Possible unemployment* 192715 Found better/new job 141316
Loss stocks/retirement 323829 Foreclosure* 7146 No affordable
housing* 11217 Cost of transportation * 273920 Cost of utilities*
314922 Delay in purchase 424741 Health insurance* 324922 Taxes too
high 626462
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- Economic Conditions over the next 12 Months Spring
2013BetterSameWorseUnsure/ NA Total Economic growth3139246100
Unemployment2432377100 Inflation932528101 Your personal financial
situation2358164101
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- Retirement Planning/Age Age Group% Very important Age of
retirement (expected) 18-3046 59 31-4041 41-5075 51-6071 61-6567 66
and over50 41 Overall62
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- County Executive: Top Priority Percent Citing Examples
Non-policy24 Institutional improvements20 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 Personal improvements2 Improving her experience,
Get more familiar with the county, Increase visibility to the
public Efficiency Improvements2 Streamline government, Analyze the
efficiency of county government Policy69 Economy 15 Jobs, Help
small businesses, Jobs for young people and college students,
Promoting businesses Education 12 Maintain school funding, Build
more/better schools, Make schools secure, Help education Budget 10
Fiscal management, Get rid of excess spending, Control government
expenditures, Stop inefficient spending Taxes 10 Get a handle on
taxes, Lower taxes, Change the tax cap to raise taxes, Lower
property taxes Transportation 5 Fix county roads, Deal with traffic
congestion Environment 3 Clean up the Bay, Take care of natural
resources, Deal with run-off Service improvements 3 Improve police
and emergency services staffing, Increase teacher pay, Upgrade
county technology, Improve services for the disabled Growth 2 Stop
excess development, Overpopulation Crime 2 Lower crime, Better
police protection, Improve public safety Other policy improvements
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 4 Total
99
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- State and Local Issues: By Party (% favor) Overall
DemsRepsUnaffiliated Having handgun purchasers be required to
complete a safety course prior to purchase 82 917185 Having handgun
purchasers be fingerprinted at the time of purchase 78 886385
Having those seeking to purchase a handgun pay a $100 fee at the
time of purchase 45 573344 Repealing the death penalty and
replacing it with life without the possibility of parole 39 502836
Providing curbside composting pickup 66 716164 Expanding wind
energy financed by a monthly $1.50 fee on residential BGE customers
43 543139 Paying an annual fee of $85 to help pay for storm water
management and Bay clean-up 36 442640 Allowing county charter
schools tap into the same construction funding for building
facilities currently used by regular public schools 39 334635
Allowing counties to increase the sales tax on gasoline sales to
improve roads. 21 271324
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- Presidential job approval Fall 2007 to Spring 2013 (%
approving)
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- Presidential Job Approval by Party Registration Fall 2009 to
Spring 2013
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- Obamas Top Priority PriorityPercentage Spending6 Budget16
Taxes4 Debt/deficit6 Total32 Economy24 Jobs15 Total39
Bipartisanship/work with Congress7 End foreign wars4 Domestic
policies other7 Foreign policies - other3 Misc.8 Total 29 Total
overall100