Welcome to a discussion of the Gallup Arizona Poll and a new citizens’ agenda for our state, The Arizona We Want A realistic and contemporary picture of.

Welcome to a discussion of the Gallup Arizona Polland a new citizens’ agenda for our state,

The Arizona We Want

A realistic and contemporary picture of what citizensthink about life in Arizona communities,

what they want for the future and how we can work together to achieve a common set of goals.

Arizona Commission for Postsecondary EducationNovember 13, 2009

The Arizona We Want

A new initiative to help move our state forward:

PURPOSE: Build a citizen’s agenda that reflects what Arizonans are thinking and identifies a set of clear, measurable goals that describe The Arizona We Want.

PROCESS: 4-phase strategy (visioning, research, dissemination and discussion, implementation) that engages citizens statewide and provides them with ongoing opportunities to express who we are, what we want Arizona to be and how we intend to get there.

PRODUCTS: Set of goals, scorecards and “how to” strategies that citizens are willing to support – and which can be addressed by leaders in all sectors using common language.

2

Gallup World PollINSIGHT: What the whole world wants is a good job and talented people will migrate to those cities and regions that provide them.

Gallup-Knight Foundation “Soul of the Community” SurveysINSIGHT: A core relationship appears to exist between the emotional attachment that people feel for a place and its economic prosperity.

INSIGHT: Communities that aspire to prosperity need to focus on the key drivers that influence attachment.

3

Overview: Two Studies, Three Insights

Copyright © 2009 Gallup, Inc. All rights reserved.

Overview: Gallup Arizona Poll

Who Participated?

Telephone Poll – 3600 respondentsWhat do people think about life in Arizona communities?

Representative statewide sample of Arizona residents, including 600 “cell phone only” users to ensure enough representation from younger

people.(± 1.7 % points at 95% confidence)

Web Survey – 831 respondentsWhat do Arizonans want for the future?

Completed by people who also participated in the telephone poll. (± 0.3 % points at 95% confidence)

4

ATTACHMENTArizonans are surprisingly attached to their communities.CONSENSUSArizona citizens agree on more than they disagree.AESTHETICS & NATURAL ENVIRONMENTThe state’s natural beauty and open spaces are seen by citizens as ourgreatest asset.LEADERSHIPCitizens are not at all satisfied with their elected leaders.JOB CREATIONLike the rest of the world, Arizona residents want jobs.OPENNESSArizona is not a great place for young college graduates.

5

Overview: Six Overarching Results

Loving Where You Live, What Drives It and Why It Matters

What is this quality Gallup calls attachment?

A sense of connection to place Determined by responses to five questions:

Loyalty: satisfaction with community, would recommend community to others, feel community will be a better place to live in five years

Passion: proud to live in community, feel it is the perfect place for people like them.

6Copyright © 2009 Gallup, Inc. All rights reserved.

(go to Audience Participation Technology)

For example,

How likely are you to recommend your city or area to a friend as a place to live?

1 2 3 4 5 Extremely Unlikely Extremely

Likely

(After voting, show % of audience who selected “5 – extremely likely.”)

7

How did Arizona respond?

8

Percentage of citizens who responded “5—extremely likely”

Statewide 39%Urban Corridor 40%Small Cities 38%Rural Areas 31%

Community attachment is high in Arizona.

Based on the combined responses to all five questions that measure attachment, Arizonans are very attached to their communities – significantly more so than in the 26 Knight communities studied by Gallup.


Attachment: A Statewide Finding

Arizonans are attached to communities of all sizes – urban, small city and

rural areas, a pattern of consensus that generally holds true across all items studied by Gallup.


Consensus: Arizonans agree on more than they disagree.

With moderate differences,consensus crossed regions:• Urban Corridor• Small Cities• Rural Areas

And demographics:• Gender• Age• Education• Income• Ethnicity

11


For example,

How would you rate the overall quality of K-12 public schools in your community?1 2 3 4 5 Very Bad Very Good

12

(Audience Participation Technology)

How would you rate the overall quality of colleges and universities in your city or area?1 2 3 4 5 Very Bad Very Good

13


How would you rate the physical beauty of your city or region? 1 2 3 4 5 Very Bad Very Good

14


How would you rate your city or region for how much people care about each other? 1 2 3 4 5 Very Bad Very Good

15

(APT Audience Results)

% of this audience who responded “5—very good”

Overall quality of public schools --%Overall quality of colleges/universities --%Physical beauty of my area or region --%How much people care about each other --%

16

The Gallup Arizona Poll found significant consensus on 14 quality of life metrics.


What’s different about people who are highly attached to the place they live?


Attachment + Performance = Opportunity


What do Arizonans want for the future?

The Gallup Arizona Poll asked citizens to consider

five issues with various policy options for each one:

EducationHealthcareJob CreationInfrastructureEnergy

20


Which ONE of the following ideas would be the best use of your tax dollars to help Arizona students prepare for the jobs of the future?

1. Offer school based programs that allow students to gain academic and career preparation skills that are customized to meet their needs.2. Raise graduation requirements in math, science and language to meet national/ international standards. 3. Provide higher pay for teachers whose students consistently show academic progress.4. Allocate extra money and resources for schools that show improvement in student performance.5. Provide higher pay for all teachers.6. Allocate extra money and resources for low performing schools to help them improve.

(Results: After voting, show % who selected each item as their first choice in a bar graph.)

21


KEY FINDING: Citizens favor schools programs that ensure students are college/career ready, and they want academic preparation to be competitive with the rest of the world.

22


A Citizens’ Agenda for Arizona’s Second

Century

CARING FOR THE ECONOMY1. Create quality jobs for all Arizonans.2. Prepare Arizonans of all ages for the 21st century workforce.

CARING FOR PEOPLE3. Make Arizona “the place to be” for talented young people.4. Provide health insurance for all, with payment assistance for those who need it.

CARING FOR COMMUNITIES5. Protect Arizona’s natural environment, water supplies and open spaces.6. Build a modern, effective transportation system and infrastructure.7. Empower citizens and increase civic involvement.8. Foster citizen well-being and sense of connection to one another.

24

CARING FOR THE ECONOMY

Goal 1 / Create quality jobs for all Arizonans.

Actions supported by citizens: Invest in technology and facilities to grow renewable energy.

(35%) Offer tax incentives for energy efficiency. (29%) Lower business taxes to attract and grow business. (24%) Provide a business-friendly regulatory environment. (19%) Invest in research that creates new companies and jobs. (12%)


CARING FOR THE ECONOMY

Goal 2 / Prepare Arizonans of all ages for the 21st centuryworkforce.

Actions supported by citizens: Graduate students who are “career-college” ready. (27%) Create more job training programs for people of all ages. (24%) Educate Arizona students to national/international standards.

(19%)


SCORECARD AT A GLANCE Caring for the Economy

Goal 1 / Create quality jobs for all Arizonans.

• Business Climate → • New Employers ↓• Job Opportunities ↓• Unemployment ↑• Personal Income ↓• Poverty Levels →• R&D ↓

Goal 2 / Prepare Arizonans of all ages for the 21st century workforce.

• Academic Performance ↓ (national, global standards)

• Graduation Rates ↑ • Meet university admission

standards ↓

• AA degrees per capita →• BA/BS degrees per capita →• Job certificate training →

27

Five Underlying Issues that Require Resolution

Issue 1Arizona needs fully prepared leadership and governance structuresappropriate to the 21st century.Issue 2Arizona needs an investment strategy.Issue 3Arizona needs a clear and sustained commitment to global competitiveness.Issue 4A constructive solution to illegal immigration must be found and implemented.Issue 5Arizona needs a balanced and stable tax system.

28


Leaders in my community or area representmy interests?1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Disagree Strongly Agree

(After voting, show % of audience who selected “5—strongly agree.”

29


How would you rate the leadership of elected officials in your community or area?1 2 3 4 5 Very Bad Very Good

(After voting, show % of audience who selected “5—very good.”

30


Issue 1 / Arizona needs fully prepared leadership and governance structures appropriate to the 21st century.

Citizen responses to specific leadership questions:

10% “Strongly agree” that leaders in their communityor area represent their interests.

10% Rate the leadership of elected officials in theircommunity or area as “very good.”



Which ONE of the following traits is the most important quality in an elected official?

1. Willingness to listen 2. Toughness to deal with special interests

3. Vision 4. Understanding of complex issues5. Willingness to partner with business and academic leaders6. Commitment to work across party lines

Results: After audience voting, show % who selected each item as their first choice in a bar graph.

32

What do Arizonans expect from leaders?


Tools to help us achieve

Framework for Planning: The Arizona Opportunity Map offers a comprehensive look at where are we are and where we need to go.

Citizen Goals: Eight specific goals have been identified where citizen support is clear and compelling and five underlying issues that must be resolved.

Scorecards: Together with its partners, the Center for the Future of Arizona commits to developing scorecards for each goal that will help us measure local, regional and statewide progress over time.

Implementation: The report calls on citizens and leaders alike to commit to achieving The Arizona We Want goals.

The Arizona We Want Institute: The Center for the Future of Arizona has established a new Institute to serve as the torchbearer and quarterback in advancing the citizens’ agenda.

34

Building Momentum,Making Things Happen

Leaders: Align goals and activities with

citizen goals that fit your mission. Develop local and regional

initiatives. Collaborate with others in

strategic alliances. Use the scorecards to measure

progress over time.

Community Organizations: Embrace citizen goals. Focus attention on civic

involvement, citizen well-being and sense of connection.

Participate in strategic alliances.

Citizens: • Raise your expectations. • Be informed.• Become an active ‘voice’ for

Arizona.

35

36

37

www.TheArizonaWeWant.org

Add Your Voice: Take the Gallup Arizona Poll online. Find out how similar or different your responses are to

those of other Arizonans.

38

Welcome to a discussion of the Gallup Arizona Poll and a new citizens’ agenda for our state, The Arizona We Want A realistic and contemporary picture of.

Documents

arizona communities

gallup arizona polland

gallup arizona pollwho

arizona commission

citizens statewide

gallup world pollinsight

consensusarizona citizens

talented people