CSLI Advisory BoardFeb. 11, 2010

Agenda Call to order Committee reports Review of ongoing activities Review/discuss Fall 2009 survey Review/discuss proposed Spring 2010 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

ddnataf@aacc.edu410.777.2733

CSLI Recent Activities

Current Client Projects1. Housing Commission of Anne Arundel County –

ongoing for 2010– Client: Provides housing for low income families and seniors in eight

communities– Type of survey: Resident satisfaction and facility condition – used for

planning, oversight and HUD accreditation purposes– Methodology: Self-administered at each community. Residents fill them

out at the time of contract renewal, producing a quarterly stream of completed surveys for CSLI to use for data entry and report generation.

– N=Varies by community– Current status: Waiting for next quarter’s questionnaires.– Income generated: Overall $5100, retained for CSLI operations: $5100. – Students employed: 0-1

CSLI Recent Activities

Current Student-related Activities1. CSLI student interns

– Spring 2009: One student– 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, student supervision, telephone interviewing

and light report editing.– Facebook presence

Created jointly by CSLI director and student intern See CSLIAACC on Facebook – become a friend

2. Legislative Interns – Maryland General Assembly

CSLI Recent Activities

Current Student-related Activities3. 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.– Budget: Varies annual – obtained for 2009-10: $1470 from student

association.– 2009-10 Activities: Brown bag lunches with candidates for 2010 state and

local elections, other field trips.

CSLI Recent Activities

Recent Public Outreach Radio: WNAV – director was interviewed about CSLI fall research findings. Television: Comcast Local Edition – director discussed CSLI fall research findings. Presentations: Director made presentations to Leadership Anne Arundel, 33rd District

Democratic Club, Elephants Club, Civitan Club, Almost 7:30 Dem Club. CSLI Web site: Posted all new presentations and updates to searchable database (see

http://www2.aacc.edu/csli).

CSLI Semi-annual Survey

Semi-annual Survey and Web PanelWeb panel: We have accumulated a total of around 575 possibly valid email addresses.

– About 1/3 of respondents accept request to give email addresses.– Need more student and faculty input to designing online

surveys

CSLI Semi-annual Survey

Semi-annual Survey – Overview of

Fall 2009 Results

County – Right/Wrong Direction: Spring ‘99 to Fall ‘09

5754

5855

6266

60 61 6258 58

5357 55

51 52 51 50 5247

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15

2621

2531

2429 27 26

29 2733 32 31

28

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13 12

19 18 16 18 20 2116 17 17

25

Right 5152

Wrong 3427

Unsure 15 21

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Right Wrong Unsure

The economy…rate economic conditionsHow would you rate economic conditions in…

excellent, good, only fair or poor?

The economy…compare AAC/USA excellent+good

The economy…rate economic conditionsHow would you rate economic conditions

by “does X condition apply” - % saying excellent or good

Anne Arundel County

The economy…does this apply?

When will the economy improve?

Economic Condition This year

Next year

Future year

Median year

N.A.

A stabilization of housing values 8 35 51 2012 7A return to steady growth of the economy

5 32 59 2012 5

A major reduction in the unemployment rate

4 31 61 2012 4

A return to a better balance between revenues and expenditures for state and local government budgets

3 16 68 2014 13

A return to a better balance between revenues and expenditures for the federal government’s budget

3 10 73 2015 14

Perceptions of 2020

47

3532

29 29 2924

1711

8

05

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% Saying “Better”

Perceptions of 2020: Health Care by Ideology and Party

Health Care Quality/Access

Confidence in federal govt. 2008/2009

“Very” plus “somewhat confident” by party, 2009/08

Problems facing federal government: What concerns you the most by party

Main problem… Overall Dem Rep Unaffil. D-R

Deficit/Debt 10 7 15 7 -8Budget/Overspending 8 5 11 8 -6Defense/Homeland Sec./Terrorism 4 2 7 0 -5Economy 21 20 22 17 -2Unemployment 4 3 3 8 0Taxes 2 2 3 3 -1Wars in Afghan/Iraq 9 12 4 15 8Health care 18 20 15 19 5Environment/Climate change 2 3 0 0 3Education 1 3 0 0 3

Budget Issues: Are Cuts “about right,” “too big” or “too small”

Budget cutting measure About right

Too big

Too small

N.A.

The governor’s policy of making state employees take three to 10 days of unpaid leave

51 37 7 6

Laying off 200 state employees 38 45 7 9

The proposal to cut $210 million in state aid to localities in Maryland

32 41 8 19

The proposal to cut $15 million in local aid to Anne Arundel County

31 47 9 13

Cutting a combined $30 million in health-related funding

23 60 6 11

Budget Issues: Support or Oppose various Proposals”

Support Oppose Unsure N.A.

Maintaining the tuition freeze at the University of Maryland

79 15 5 1

Maintaining the level of state funding for public schools

78 17 4 1

Requiring school employees to take several unpaid days off

36 59 4 1

Shifting the cost of teachers’ pensions to local governments

24 58 15 4

Budget Issues: Party and Ideology

  All Dem Rep Ind. D-RMaintaining the tuition freeze at the University of Maryland 79 79 79 85 0Maintaining the level of state funding for public schools 78 81 76 77 5Requiring school employees to take several unpaid days off 36 39 36 30 3Shifting the cost of teachers’ pensions to local governments 24 23 28 20 -5

  All DemRep Ind. D-R

The governor’s policy of making state employees take three to 10 days of unpaid leave

51 55 50 47 5

Laying off 200 state employees

38 37 40 46 -3

The proposal to cut $210 million in state aid to localities in Maryland

32 29 39 36 -10

The proposal to cut $15 million in local aid to Anne Arundel County

31 30 36 27 -6

Cutting a combined $30 million in health-related funding

23 17 30 28 -13

  O’Malley doing poor job %

Ideology   Conservative 55

Moderate 33Liberal 10

Conservative-Liberal 45Party  

Democrat 21Republican 62Independent 38

Democrat-Republican -41

% saying “support”

% saying “about right” O’Malley’s job balancing budgetGood=13%; Okay=42%; Poor=38%

National Issues:: Presidential job approval

3934 35

28 24

5347

37 33 32 3025

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Fall '06 Spring'07

Fall '07 Spring'08

Fall '08 Spring'09

Fall '09

CSLI Gallup

Bush

Obama

% approving of president’s job by party