Keystone Poll August 2005 Lancaster City Quality of Life

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Keystone Poll August 2005Lancaster City Quality
of Life

• Berwood Yost
• Director
• Center for Opinion Research
• Franklin Marshall College

G. Terry Madonna Director Center for Politics
Public Affairs Franklin Marshall College
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Presentation Overview

• Methodology
• Assessments of Quality of Life in Lancaster City
• Crime in Lancaster
• City Services and Government
• Economic Development

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Methodology

• Dates of Interviewing August 11-22, 2005
• Sample Size 412 Adult Residents of Lancaster
  City
• Sample Error The sample error for the total
  sample is plus or minus 4.8.
• Survey Method The telephone survey was
  conducted by the Floyd Institutes Center for
  Opinion Research at Franklin Marshall
  College using a random sample of adult
  Lancaster City residents. Telephone
  numbers were generated via random digit
  dialing. A respondent was selected within
  each household at random to interview.

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Assessments of Quality of Life in Lancaster City
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All in all, do you think things in Lancaster are
generally headed in the right direction, or do
you feel that things are off on the wrong track?
Lancaster Citys Direction
Lancaster City, August 2005
Pennsylvania, June 2005
Dont Know 12
Dont Know 10
Right Direction 43
Right Direction 57
Wrong Direction 45
Wrong Direction 33
Source Franklin Marshall Colleges June 2005
Keystone Poll
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Lancaster City as a Place to Live
As a place to live, do you think Lancaster is
excellent, good, fair or poor?

Source Lancaster County Housing Authority,
Housing and Growth Survey December 2004
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Lancaster City as a Place to Live
All things considered, do you think Lancaster has
gotten better or worse than it was four years
ago, or has it stayed about the same as a place
to live?

Source Lancaster County Housing Authority,
Housing and Growth Survey December 2004
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Leaving Lancaster City
How likely is it that you would move out of this
neighborhood, if you could afford to?
Very Unlikely 15
Very Likely 39
Unlikely 21
Likely 24
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Lancasters Problems
What is the most important problem facing
Lancaster/your neighborhood today?
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Crime in Lancaster
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Change in Crime During the Past Year
In the past year or so, has the amount of crime
in your neighborhood...
Dont Know 9
Decreased 17
Increased 21
Stayed the Same 54
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Major Crime Problems in the City
For each problem I mention, please tell me if you
think it is a very serious problem, somewhat of a
problem, not much of a problem, or no problem at
all.
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Major Crime Problems in the City
For each problem I mention, please tell me if you
think it is a very serious problem, somewhat of a
problem, not much of a problem, or no problem at
all.
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Ratings of City Police
How good a job are the police doing in dealing
with the problems that really concern people in
your neighborhood? Would you say ...
Do you agree or disagree with the following
statement I believe that the police in this
neighborhood try to be fair to people of all
races.
Dont know 2
Dont Know 8
Neighborhood has no problems 8
Poor 15
Strongly Agree 39
Strongly Disagree 13
Excellent 11
Somewhat Disagree 12
Fair 29
Good 35
Somewhat Agree 28
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City Services and Government
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Use of City Services
What city agency or department did you call most
recently? (n186)
Have you contacted a city agency for any reason -
a problem, a question, a complaint, or just
because you needed some information or
assistance--in the past twelve months?
Yes 45
No 55
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Satisfaction with City Services
How satisfied were you with the assistance it
provided? Were you very satisfied, somewhat
satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, or very
dissatisfied? (n186)
Very Dissatisfied 23
Very Satisfied 37
Somewhat Dissatisfied 13
Somewhat Satisfied 27
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Satisfaction with City Government
How satisfied are you with...
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Economic Development
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Making the City More Attractive
Using very important, somewhat important, not
very important, or not important at all for
attracting people to live in the City.
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The Convention Center
Do you favor or oppose the construction of a
convention center and hotel complex in downtown
Lancaster?
Dont Know 9
Strongly Favor 26
Strongly Oppose 26
Somewhat Favor 24
Somewhat Oppose 14
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The Barnstormers
How helpful do you think having a baseball team
and stadium is to the city's efforts to improve
its economy...
How helpful do you think having a baseball team
and stadium is to the city's efforts to improve
its quality of life...
Dont Know 1
Dont Know 2
Not helpful at all 2
Not helpful at all 6
Not too helpful 6
Very Helpful 53
Very Helpful 51
Not too helpful 10
Somewhat Helpful 32
Somewhat Helpful 36