1. Most important problem in AA County
2. County headed in the right or wrong direction
3.Economic conditions in AA County
3.1 Economic conditions in Maryland overall?
3.2 Economic conditions in U.S.
4.1 Wages or salaries are not rising as fast as the cost of living
4.2 Facing the possibility of unemployment
4.3 Significant losses in your stock or retirement accounts
4.4 Facing the possibility of house foreclosure or loss
4.5 Unable to find affordable housing
4.6 Hard to afford cost of transportation
4.7 Hard to afford cost of utilities such as electricity or gas
4.8 Delay in making a major purchase such as a home or car
4.9 Health care insurance is unavailable, too expensive or inadequate
4.10 Taxes are too high relative to what is received from govt. services such as education, roads & safety
5.1. Local taxes
5.2 Crime
5.3 Public schools
5.4 Access to health care
5.5 Health care quality
5.6 Economic conditions
5.7 Growth and development
5.8 Water quality of the Bay and tributaries
5.9 Air quality
5.10 Availability of fresh water
6.1 Proposal to cut $210 million in state-aid to localities in MD
6.2 Proposal to cut $15 million in local aid to AA County
6.3 Governor's policy of making state employees take 3-10 days of unpaid leave
6.4 Laying off 200 state employees
6.5 Cutting a combined $30 million in health related funding
6.6 Maintaining the tuition freeze at the Univ. of MD
6.7 Shifting the cost of teachers pensions to local govts.
6.8 Maintaining the level of state funding for public schools
6.9 Requiring school employees to take several unpaid days off
6.10 Has Governor O'Malley done a good job, ok job, or poor job in balancing he state budget?
6.11 Support or oppose revoking part-time crabbing licenses for those that do not use them to better manage the crab harvest?
6.12 Views on use of cameras for red lights and speeding
7.1 Heard of Opportunity Builders/OBI
7.1a Positive/Negative/ Neutral impression -Opportunity Builders
7.1b Contributed over the last two years to Opportunity Builders.
7.2 Heard of The Providence Center
7.2a Positive/Negative/ Neutral impression -The Providence Center
7.2b Contributed over the last two years to The Providence Center
7.3 Heard of The Chesapeake Bay Foundation
7.3a Positive/Negative/ Neutral impression -The Chesapeake Bay Foundation
7.3b. Contributed over the last two years to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation
7.4 Heard of The Chrysalis House
7.4a. Positive/Negative/Neutral impression - The Chrysalis House
7.4b. Contributed over the last two years to the Chrysalis House
7.5 Heard of Bello Machre
7.5a Positive/Negative/Neutral impression - Bello Machre
7.5b Contributed over the last two years to Bello Machre
7.6 Heard of the Riverkeeper program
7.6a Positive/Negative/neutral impression - the Riverkeeper program
7.6b Contributed over the last two years to the Riverkeeper program
8. heard about the H1N1 flu also known as swine flu
8.1 Aware of precations to avoid spread of illness
8.2 How likely to get a vaccination against the swine flu
9. How confident the measures taken by govt. in response to economic crisis will be effective
10.1 When do you think a major reduction in the unemployment rate will occur
10.1a Future year for reduction in the unemployment rate
10.2 When do you think a return to steady growth of the economy will will occur
10.2 a Future year for steady growth of the economy
10.3. When do you think a stabilization of housing values will take place?
10.3a Future year for stabilization of housing values
10.4 When do you think a return to a better balance between revenues and expenditures for state & Local govt. will take place?
10.4a Future year for better balance between revenues and expenditures for state & local govt. budggets
10.5 When do you think a better balance between revenues & expenditures for federal govt's budget will take place?
10.5a Future year for better balance between revenues & expenditures for federal govt's budget
11. Out of all the problems facing the federal govt., which concerns you the most?
Most impt Fed govt problem
12 Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as president?
12.1 In 2008 presidential elections, did you vote for Obama, McCain or someone else,
13.Which party do you trust to do a better job in coping with the main problems the nation faces over the new few years
14. Political party registered with
15. Political Beliefs: Conservative, Moderate or Liberal
16. What is your age
17. Education
18. Income
19.Employment
20 Race
20.1 Other Race- Please specify
21 Religion
22. Marital status
23. Will you give e-mail address to participate in short surveys by e-mail
23.1 Email address
24. Gender
25. Zip Code
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