]                                               SENIOR CITIZENS AND SERVICES

Spring 2006

 Is someone in your immediate family going to be 55 or older in the next three years? N=381

  (1) Yes      75 %              (2) No  24%         (0) No answer 1 %

Spring 2006

How familiar are you with the services available to seniors in this area such as transportation assistance or volunteer opportunities - very familiar, somewhat, or not very familiar?  N=378  

1) Very familiar 16 %        (2) Somewhat familiar   28%
(3) Not very familiar  55 %   (0) No answer  1%

 Spring 2006

How confident are you that should the need arise, you could become very familiar with seniors’ services - are you very confident, somewhat confident, or not very confident? N=376  

(1) Very confident 59 %   (2)  Somewhat confident  28 %  

(3)   Not very confident   11 %  (0) No answer 3%   

 

Spring 2006

Thinking about the needs of seniors living in Anne Arundel County, what you do think is the most pressing need they face? N=337

Need

Percent

Health care

41

Affordable housing

12

Assisted living

7

Adequate income

7

Drug costs

6

Cost of living

6

Transportation

6

Taxes

4

Independence

4

Other

4

Social isolation

2

Seniors facilities/programs

2

Total

101

Spring 2009

As county government prepares for the upcoming 2010 fiscal budget, it will consider how to cut spending.

 As I mention an area of spending, tell me whether spending should be reduced, kept the same or increased

 as government seeks to balance its budget.

 

Service

Reduced %

Kept the same %

Increased

Don’t know %

  Libraries

8

64

26

2

   Fire department

2

50

46

2

   Police department

5

41

53

1

  The community college

6

49

41

4

  Roads

10

51

39

1

   Planning and Zoning

29

49

13

9

  Social Services

16

45

35

4

 Health Department

13

46

34

6

  Public Schools

6

35

58

2

  Parks and Recreation

17

59

22

3

Seniors’ services

7

52

39

3

 Environmental Oversight

18

47

31

4

Spring 2012

 How satisfied are you with the performance of the following local government entities: very, somewhat or not very satisfied.

 

Level of satisfaction

(very satisfied, somewhat satisfied…)

Have you had any direct contact within two years

Is there a reason why you are not “very satisfied” with this unit?

 

Very %

Somewhat %

Not very %

NA %

Yes

No

Contact CSLI for details

 Fire Dept.

87

8

1

3

42

58

 

 Police Dept.

67

21

8

4

45

55

 

 Public libraries

68

16

6

10

67

33

 

Public schools

41

27

16

15

51

49

 

Permit application center - where building permits are obtained

18

19

20

44

29

71

 

Dept. of Aging and Disabilities

30

12

9

49

25

75

 

 Deptartment of Health

36

16

9

40

32

68