CSLI Advisory Board Feb. 13, 2014

CSLI Advisory BoardFeb. 13, 2014

Agenda Call to order Survey Committee report Review of ongoing activities Review/discuss Fall 2013 survey Review/discuss proposed Spring 2014 Survey Any other new/old business Adjournment

Center for the Study of Local IssuesAnne Arundel Community College

101 College ParkwayArnold, MD 21012-1895http:www2.aacc.edu/csli

[email protected]

CSLI Active Client Projects: OngoingCoordinating Center

• Client: Non-profit; helps coordinate health care services for severely ill patients▫ Type of survey: Client satisfaction ▫ Methodology: Coordinating Center sends out

questionnaire; CSLI receives returned completed surveys. Students call subset of client list to verify receipt and return of surveys; second wave mailed to those needing another copy.

▫ N= Up to 2500 – typical completions: 750-800▫ Current status: Renewed for 2014 - ongoing▫ Income generated: $2860 ▫ Students employed: 2-3

CSLI Active Client ProjectsSarbanes Center – Partners-in-care, Inc. Survey

• Client: Partners-in-Care as Sarbanes Center’s “Partner of the Year” Project▫ Type of survey: Online – focus on “future of aging”▫ Methodology: Survey Monkey online survey – sample drawn

from CSLI Web panel and/or Partners-in-Care internal member database.

▫ N= 321▫ Current status: Completed▫ Income generated: 0▫ Students employed: (some students were involved with

brainstorming topics and questions prior to the formulation of the questionnaire)

CSLI Active Client ProjectsQueen Anne’s County – Survey of Residents with Failing Septic Systems

• Client: Queen Anne’s County▫ Type of survey: Mailed (primarily)▫ Methodology: Cover letter sent by county, CSLI sends mailed

questionnaire, creates online option, sends tickler▫ N= 390 respondents (1523 surveys mailed)▫ Current status: Survey completed, presentation to county

commissioners Feb. 25▫ Income generated: $5750▫ Students employed: Monitoring of progress

CSLI Active Client ProjectsRatcliffe Scholarship – Survey of Recipients

• Client: Ratcliffe Scholarship Program▫ Type of survey: Online▫ Methodology: Two online surveys – new recipients, past

recipients▫ N= 50+ possible respondents▫ Current status: New recipient survey in-progress; past

recipient survey in late spring▫ Income generated: $2500▫ Students employed: Monitoring of progress

CSLI Recent Student-related Activities 1. CSLI student interns

Fall 2013: 1 Hours: vary depending on projects and

needs of the moment but goal is to average five hours per week per intern

Duties: range from data entry, survey design, student supervision, and telephone interviewing. Usually active in club activities.

2. CSLI student club ◦ Inception: 2006 – designated an official student

club. ◦ Organizational structure: Officers include

president, vice president, secretary and treasurer, elected at beginning of fall semester. CSLI interns usually chosen as club president/vice president

◦ Budget: Varies yearly–2012-13: $800 from student association.

◦ 2013-14 Activities: Various field trips◦ Annapolis◦ Baltimore Council of Foreign Affairs◦ Events with major candidates – 2/7 (Doug Gansler)

CSLI Recent Student-related Activities

CSLI Recent Activities-Public Outreach . CSLI Web site: Posted all new presentations and updates to searchable

database (see http://www2.aacc.edu/csli). Candidate forums: Co-sponsoring a county executive pre-primary

candidate forum with Greater Severna Park and Arnold Chamber of Commerce (and others) on May 15 at Pascal Center. Investigating role with Republican Central Committee for a Republican only pre-primary candidate forum.

Public presentations: Almost 7:30 Democratic Club (11-1-13); Sunrise Seniors (4-18-14

Newspaper citations: Various articles in Capital, Baltimore Sun and Washington Post about Leopold conviction appeal, Newman election bid, mayoral race in Annapolis, campaign donations, Grasso as council chairman

Capital Newspaper: Spring 2014 pilot new relationship with Capital-Gazette newspaper – integrated into survey design phase with the expectation of running stories mentioning survey results.

CSLI Semi-Web PanelSemi-annual Survey and Web Panel

Web panel: We have accumulated a total of around 1450 possibly valid email addresses.

◦ About 40+ percent of respondents accept request to give email addresses.◦ Response rate typically between 10-20%.

◦ Used with Partners-in-Care project.

◦ Survey committee discussed possible use to test new areas of inquiry or question wording.

Semi-annual Survey –

Overview of Fall 2014 Results

Right/Wrong Direction: Spring 1999 to Spring 2013

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

43

504950

2327

25 24 23

15

26

2125

3431

24

2927 26

2927

33 32 3128 27 28 28 28

32

41

3633

35

20 1917

20

1519

1418

1315

12

19 1816

1820 21

16 17 17

2521 20

23 22 22

1614

1816

Right Wrong Unsure

Right/Wrong Direction –County, State, Nation

Fall '12 Spring '13 Fall '130

10

20

30

40

50

60

36

24

10

36 35 35

50 49 50

Nation State County

Right/Wrong Direction –County, State, Nation by Party Registration

County State Nation0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

5854

38

55

47

15

38

128

43

20

3

50

37

27

52

34

9

Dem. Sp ‘13 Dem. Fa ‘13 Rep. Sp ‘13Rep. Fa ‘13 Unaffiliated Sp ‘13 Unaffiliated Fa ‘13

Most Important Problem: Fall 2006 to Spring 2013

Economy continues drop as problem in October 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

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

-80

-60

-40

-20

0

20

40

60

80

100

County - Right, 16

County - Wrong, -32

State - Right, 61

State - Wrong, -49

USA - Right, 73

USA - Wrong, -56

Respondent- Right, 4

Respondent - Wrong, -22

Obama Vote by Right/Wrong Direction: County, State and USA

Most Important Problem: Fall 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

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

Perceptions of the Economy: County, State, Federal

F '06

S '07

F '07

S '08 F'08 S '

09F '0

9S '

10F '1

0S '

11F '1

1S '

12F '1

2S '

13F '1

30

1020304050607080

71 71 69

5549 46 48 44 45 49 48 51 48 49 53

27 30 31 32 35 3338

33 3040

511 11 11 11 9 13 16 12 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

1014

1115

912

14

26

35 34

40

32

2117

2124

41

3036

3027

24

61

5053

4244 43

46

39 39

32 3129

58 59 5963

6063

58

63 63 6266

5659

55 55 56 56

6359

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

6 4 6 8 7 7 9 8 84

7 7

14 1611

14 1611

15

24 2419 21 20 21

1714

19 17

3530 29

33 32 34 3532 32

2732

29

7175

70

5660

52

60

44

38

32 32

5146 47

4447

51

45

3842

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

Receive

d a sal

ary in

crease

or other

increase

in in

come r

ecently

Hard to

afford

cost o

f utiliti

es such

as el

ectric

ity or g

as

Health ca

re insuran

ce is u

navailab

le, too ex

pensiv

e or in

adeq

uate

Unable t

o find afford

able h

ousing

Facing t

he possi

bility o

f house

foreclosure

or loss

Hard to

afford

the c

ost of tr

ansporta

tion

-25

-20

-15

-10

-5

0

5

10

15

20

2522

-19

-11

1

-4

-22

8

-4

-10

-3-1

-15

-5

4

1

-4

-1

1

-9

8

11

6

32

$151,000+ $100,001-150,000 $50,001-100,000 $0-50,000

Is there a relationship between income and economic conditions?

Values are percentages over or below mean p<.05

Is there a relationship between income and economic conditions?

Values are percentages over or below mean p<.05

Wages

or sala

ries a

re not r

ising a

s fast a

s the c

ost of li

ving

Delay in

mak

ing a m

ajor p

urchase

such as

a home o

r car

Facing t

he possi

bility o

f unem

ploymen

t

Significan

t losse

s in yo

ur stock

or reti

remen

t acco

unts

Found a

new or b

etter

job recen

tly

Taxes

are to

o high in

relati

on to th

e gove

rnment s

ervice

s pro

vided

-15

-10

-5

0

5

10

-3

-8

-4

5

0

9

-1

3

-5

-1

1

-15

7 7

-1

4

-3

6

-4-5

6

-6

3

0

$151,000+ $100,001-150,000 $50,001-100,000 $0-50,000

Economic Conditions over the next 12 Months Fall 2013 Bette

rSame Worse Unsure/

NATotal

Economic growth 26 44 25 5 100Unemployment 23 33 40 5 100Inflation 6 31 58 5 101Your 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

147

-13

-43

71

-17

-52

3

Fall '11 Spring '12 Fall '12 Spring '13 Fall '13

Is there a relationship between income and economic conditions?

Values are percent “worse” minus percent “Better”

Personal finances Inflation Unemployment Growth

-60

-50

-40

-30

-20

-10

0

10

20

30

151+ 101-150 51-100 0-50Personal finances and unemployment p=.06

Sequestration and Shutdown

Overa

llDem Rep

Unaffilia

ted

Conse

rvati

ve

Mod

erate

Liber

als464850525456586062

57

60

57

5351

60

54

% Affected

Sequestration and Shutdown

Furlou

gh

Incom

e los

s

Park

s/vac

ation

s

Serv

ice re

ducti

on

Busine

ss los

ses

Laid

off0

1020304050 44

10 7 7 4 4

How impacted…

County Infrastructure Priorities: High, Medium, Low  Hi

ghMediu

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

Rebuilding or re...

Rebuilding or r...

Providing additi...

Rebuilding or re...

Rebuilding or i...

Providing addit...

Rebuilding or re...

Rebuilding or r...

Rebuilding or re...

Rebuilding or r...-40

-30

-20

-10

0

10

20

30

4030

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 11

Improving 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

Improving the academ

ic performance...

Improving the environm

ent

Improving the overall quality of life...

Improving ethics in governm

ent

Controlling crime

Planning growth and developm

ent

Improving the eff

iciency of local g...

Improving the local econom

y

Reducing poverty and hom

elessness

Reducing traff

ic congestion

Keeping taxes low

-60

-50

-40

-30

-20

-10

0

10

2-6

2

-32

-8

-20-21

-14

-30

-54-49

Mental Health Services16% with experience (22% students)

Description Agree Studen

ts

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

Job Approval: Congress

Overa

llDem Rep

Unaffilia

ted

Conse

rvati

ve

Mod

erate

Liber

als02468

10

64

9

5

8

5 5

% approving

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

3528

24

5347 47

4247

3742 44 44

40

32 3025

6154

4743

4740

4550 49

43

CSLI Gallup

Trust in Political PartiesSpring 2008-Fall 2013

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

33 34

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

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