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CSLI Service Learning – Final Meeting, Fall 2012
Review the processReview the findings
Analyze - Hypotheses
Questionnaire issues - questions
- Did some questions give you more problems than others? Clarity Public constantly asked for restatement Vagueness of what is being asked
Did the respondents seem to think that the questions were generally interesting?
Did the respondents think that the survey was too long or short?
Other suggestions?
Review the process - 1
Public receptivity Were you surprised by how easy/hard it was to obtain a
completion? Problems with phone numbers? Idle chatter from respondents? Bias among interviewers? Partial completions? Other suggestions
Review the process - 3
County: Right or Wrong Direction? Spring ‘99 to Fall ‘13
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
Fa '05
Sp '06
Fa '06
Sp '07
Fa '07
Sp '08
Fa '08
Sp '09
Fa '09
Sp '10
Fa '10
Sp '11
Fa '11
Sp '12
Fa '12
Sp '13
Fa '13
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
5754
5855
6266
606162
51
585853
57555152515052
475252
495047
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504950
23
2725 24 23
15
26
21
25
3431
24
2927 26
2927
33 32 3128 27 28 28 28
32
41
3633
35
20 1917
20
15
19
14
18
1315
12
19 1816
1820 21
16 17 17
25
21 2023 22 22
1614
1816
Right Wrong Unsure
Right/Wrong Direction –County, State, Nation, Respondent
Levels Dem. Rep. Unaffiliated
Sp ‘13 Fa ‘13 Sp ‘13 Fa ‘13 Sp ‘13 Fa ‘13
County 58 55 38 43 50 52
State 54 47 12 20 37 34
Nation 38 15 8 3 27 9
Fall '12 Spring '13 Fall '130
10
20
30
40
50
60
36
24
10
36 35 35
50 49 50
Nation State County
Most Important Problem: Fall 2006 to Fall 2013
Economy continues drop as problem in March 2013
Fall '07 Spring '08 Fall '08 Spring '09 Fall '09 Spring '10 Fall '10 Spring '11 Fall '11 Spring '12 Fall '12 Spring '13 Fall '130
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
12 1210
87
89
10
57
8 86
10
64
68
6 6 68
4
75
9
17 16
1210
12 1113
119
17 1719 19
3 42 1 2
4 3 3 4
9 911
17
8
23
38
48
3336 36 35
48
3027
23
16
1
Education Crime / drugs Taxes – too high Govt. inefficient, corrupt Economy
Economy
Taxes
Govt. Waste/Ethics
Crime
Education
Economic Conditions: (% excellent+good)County vs. Maryland and USA
F '06
S '07
F '07
S '08
F'08 S '09
F '09
S '10
F '10
S '11
F '11
S '12
F '12
S '13
F '13
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
71 71 69
5549 46 48
44 4549 48 51 48 49
53
27 30 31 32 35 3338
33 30
40
511 11 11 11 9
13 1612 14
County State Federal
Cost of living indicators
S '08 F '08 S '09 F '09 S '10 F '10 S '11 F '11 S '12 F '12 S '13 F 130
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
21
11 12 1315
10
1411
15
912
14
26
35 34
40
32
21
17
2124
41
30
36
3027
24
61
5053
4244 43
46
39 39
32 3129
58 59 59
6360
63
58
63 63 62
66
5659
55 55 56 56
63
59
66
59 59 60
Unable to find affordable housingReceived an income increaseHard to afford the cost of transportationHard to afford the cost of utilities such as electricity or gasTaxes are too high in relation to government services providedWages or salaries are not rising as fast as the cost of living
Find housing
Transportation cost Income rise
Utilities cost
Taxes too high
Wages too low
Other economic indicators
S '08 F '08 S '09 F '09 S '10 F '10 S '11 F '11 S '12 F '12 S '13 F '130
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
64
68 7 7
9 8 8
47 7
1416
1114
16
11
15
24 24
1921 20 21
1714
1917
35
30 29
33 3234 35
32 32
27
3229
71
75
70
56
60
52
60
44
38
32 32
51
46 4744
47
51
45
38
42
38
Facing the possibility of house foreclosure or lossFound a new or better job recentlyFacing the possibility of unemploymentHealth care insurance is unavailable, too expensive or inadequateSignificant losses in your stock or retirement accountsDelay in making a major purchase such as a home or car
Stock losses
Delay
Health insurance
Unemployment
Home loss New job
Economic Conditions over the next 12 Months Spring 2013 Bette
rSame Worse Unsure/
NATotal
Economic growth 26 44 25 5 100
Unemployment 23 33 40 5 100
Inflation 6 31 58 5 101
Your personal financial situation
21 56 18 5 101
Growth Unemployment Inflation Personal Sit.
-60
-50
-40
-30
-20
-10
0
10
20
30
40
-3-9
-43
-2
22
9
-46
6
2622
-38
14
7
-13
-43
71
-17
-52
3
Fall '11 Spring '12 Fall '12 Spring '13 Fall '13
County Infrastructure Priorities Hig
hMediu
mLow Unsure/
NARebuilding or replacing the schools in your community 50 27 20 3Rebuilding or replacing the roads servicing your community 43 37 19 1Providing additional public transportation options to your community
36 28 31 4
Rebuilding or replacing police or fire stations servicing your community
31 35 28 6
Rebuilding or improving facilities at Anne Arundel Community College
25 39 24 12
Providing additional recreational access to the Chesapeake Bay
23 29 41 7
Rebuilding or replacing the police training academy 18 35 35 12Rebuilding or replacing the current computer and email system used by the county
16 26 37 21
Rebuilding or replacing your local library 15 33 48 4Rebuilding or replacing public parks used by your community 13 39 46 2
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cing...-40
-30
-20
-10
0
10
20
30
40
30
24
5 3 1
-18
-17
-21
-33 -33
County Problems – Better, Same, Worse over Last YearProblem Gotten
betterStayed about
the sameGotten worse
Unsure/NA
Improving the academic performance of our children 28 35 26 11Improving the environment 21 45 27 7Improving the overall quality of life in our County 19 60 17 3Improving ethics in government 17 27 49 8Controlling crime 16 54 24 7Planning growth and development 15 38 35 12Improving the efficiency of local government 15 40 36 9Improving the local economy 13 55 27 6Reducing poverty and homelessness 7 40 37 16Reducing traffic congestion 7 29 61 3Keeping taxes low 5 37 54 4Average 15 42 36 8
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-60
-50
-40
-30
-20
-10
0
10
2
-6
2
-32
-8
-20
-21
-14
-30
-54-49
Phrase Public Students P-SGood reputation 48 79 -31Affordable 23 67 -44Community oriented 12 29 -17Wide selection of courses 8 54 -46Friendly staff 4 48 -44
Top notch professors 5 32 -27
Helpful for advancing my career 5 43 -38
Good selection of course times 4 48 -44Fosters good citizenship 3 25 -22
Technologically on the cutting edge
2 25 -23
Provides students with “real –world” experiences
2 43 -41
Total 11 46 37
AACC Image and Rating
RatingPubl
icStudents P-S
Excellent
50 43 7
Good 30 41 -11Okay 8 12 -4Poor 1 0 1No answer
11 5 5
Total 100 101
Mental Health Services16% with experience (22% students)
Description Agree Stds
Agree
Disagree
No knowledg
e
No answer
Services are accessible and easily available
34 23 21 49 7
Services are affordable 20 21 19 54 7Services are high quality 24 19 16 58 7Providers are compassionate
20 29 6 58 6
Presidential job approvalFall 2007 to Fall 2013
Fall '07 Spring '08
Fall '08 Spring '09
Fall '09 Spring '10
Fall '10 Spring '11
Fall '11 Spring '12
Fall '12 Spring '13
Fall '130
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
35
2824
53
47 4742
47
3742 44 44
40
32 3025
61
54
4743
47
4045
50 49
43
CSLI Gallup
Presidential Job Approval by Party Registration
Fall 2009 to Fall 2013
F '09 S '10 F '10 S '11 F '11 S '12 F '12 S '13 F '130
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
72 70
61
7067
7376 75
71
17
24 2418
712 11 9 9
54 53
33
57
47
34 34
46
37
Democrats Republicans Unaffiliated
Trust in Political Parties
Spring Fall Spring Fall Spring Fall Spring Fall Spring Fall Spring Fall2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
42
37
3334
37 37
34
31
37 37 37
34
3028
31
37
34
38
3230
34
38
32
23
20
27
31
21 21
17
29
32
21
17
26
37
Democrats Republicans Neither
Exercise: Develop Hypotheses1. Identify a dependent variable – attitude, preference
2. Identify an independent variable – a social/demographic characteristic
3. Specify a likely relationship between the two based on a “theory” or hunch
you have about people and attitudes