] 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?
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 |
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? |
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|
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 |
|