National Survey Results Pt. 2

EMBARGOED for release Feb. 15, 2000 (12:01 a.m.)

Research – Straight Talk From Americans – 2000

A National Survey for the Pew Center for Civic Journalism conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates.

TOPLINE SURVEY RESULTS

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Topline Results Part Two (Questions 12-D4)

National and Regional Survey Results by question.

12. In general, how safe would you say you and your family are from crime at each of the following locations? (First/How about,)… (READ AND ROTATE)-are you very safe, somewhat safe, not too safe or not at all safe from crime?

	Very Safe	Some-what safe	Not Too safe	Not at all safe	Does not apply	DK/ Ref.
a. At home at night
National	67	29	2	1	0	1
Tampa	63	34	2	1	0	0
Philadelphia	60	35	4	1	0	0
Denver	67	30	2	1	0	*
San Francisco	67	27	5	1	0	0
b. When walking in your neighborhood after dark
National	41	39	8	5	6	1
Tampa	40	38	10	6	5	1
Philadelphia	37	39	11	7	6	*
Denver	38	43	11	4	5	*
San Francisco	39	34	12	8	6	1
c. When at a shopping mall at night
National	22	48	14	5	10	1
Tampa	17	48	15	7	13	1
Philadelphia	21	50	14	6	8	1
Denver	23	55	8	5	8	2
San Francisco	25	44	13	7	10	1
d. At school
National	35	38	8	3	16	1
Tampa	18	38	13	3	24	3
Philadelphia	30	35	13	4	16	1
Denver	27	38	9	3	20	3
San Francisco	28	38	12	5	16	1

NOTE: An asterisk (*) means less than .5 percent gave this answer.

13. Do you happen to know the names of your neighbors who live close to you, or not? IF YES, PROBE: All of them or only some of them?

National		Tampa	Philadelphia	Denver	San Francisco
37	Yes, know them all	34	36	29	34
45	Yes, only some	44	46	50	44
17	No, do not know any	22	18	21	22
1	Don’t have neighbors close by (VOL.)	0	0	1	*
0	Don’t know/Refused	*	0	0	*

14. As far as you know, are the people in your neighborhood all the same race as you, are most the same race as you, is there a mixture of racial groups, or are most people in your neighborhood of a different race from you?

National		Tampa	Philadelphia	Denver	San Francisco
27	All the same race	25	18	10	7
30	Most the same race	26	35	33	17
38	Mixture of racial groups	44	41	52	64
4	Most a different race/Predominantly another race	4	5	4	11
1	Don’t know/Refused	2	*	*	*

Based on those who said “All the same/Most the same/Mixture”

15. Thinking about the future, if your neighborhood changed so much that a great majority of your neighbors were of a different race than you, would you move out of the neighborhood?

National		Tampa	Philadelphia	Denver	San Francisco
8	Yes, would move	11	11	4	4
78	No, would NOT move	76	72	81	87
12	(DO NOT READ)Depends	11	14	12	8
1	(DO NOT READ)Doesn’t apply	*	1	1	1
1	Don’t Know/Refused	1	1	2	1
(n=952)		(n=485)	(n=469)	(n=472)	(n=446)

Now on a slightly different topic…

D2. Are you now employed full-time, part-time, are you retired, or are you not employed for pay?

National		Tampa	Philadelphia	Denver	San Francisco
56	Employed full-time	52	54	58	55
8	Employed part-time	7	12	12	13
20	Retired	29	18	17	18
11	Not employed	7	12	8	9
2	Disabled (VOL.)	2	*	1	2
1	Student (VOL.)	1	1	2	2
2	Other (VOL.)	2	1	1	2
0	Don’t know	*	0	0	0
0	Refused	0	*	0	*

Based on those who are employed

16. On most workdays, do you commute to work by car or do you take public transportation such as a bus or subway?

National		Tampa	Philadelphia	Denver	San Francisco
88	Commute to work by car	92	78	83	82
5	Commute to work by public transport	3	12	5	8
4	(DO NOT READ) Some other way	3	6	5	7
3	(DO NOT READ) Work at home	2	3	6	4
0	Don’t know/Refused	0	*	*	0
(n=660)		(n=325)	(n=331)	(n=368)	(n=368)

Based on those who commute to work

17. On average, about how long does it take for you to get from home to work, door to door? IF NECESSARY PROBE:“Just your best guess is fine.”

National		Tampa	Philadelphia	Denver	San Francisco
36	Less than 15 minutes	32	28	26	30
31	15 to 29 minutes	35	31	33	31
18	30 to 44 minutes	20	21	21	19
7	45 to 59 minutes	7	12	10	10
5	60 to 89 minutes	3	5	5	6
2	90 minutes or more	1	2	2	2
1	Don’t know/Refused	2	1	2	1
(n=638)		(n=316)	(n=321)	(n=346)	(n=350)

18. Overall, where would you most often talk with persons who are of a different race than you…Would you say it is most often at work, in your neighborhood, in stores and shops, at church, at school or in some other place?

National		Tampa	Philadelphia	Denver	San Francisco
39	At work	40	44	38	42
9	In your neighborhood	11	12	13	15
24	In stores and shops	23	20	20	17
6	At church	8	5	8	3
8	At school	5	6	7	9
12	Some other place?	11	10	12	12
2	(DO NOT READ)Does not apply/Don’t talk with those of other races	3	1	1	1
1	(DO NOT READ)Don’t Know/Refused	*	1	1	1

19. In general, how satisfied are you with (INSERT ITEM, ROTATE) – very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, not too satisfied or not satisfied at all?

	Very	Some what	Not too	Not at all	Can’t rate	DK/ Ref.
a. The amount of time you spend with your family
National	49	33	12	4	2	*
Tampa	49	28	14	7	3	0
Philadelphia	52	31	12	4	1	0
Denver	45	33	15	6	2	0
San Francisco	51	31	11	6	1	0
b. The amount of time you spend with friends and relatives
National	38	41	16	4	1	*
Tampa	43	36	13	7	1	0
Philadelphia	36	40	15	8	1	0
Denver	36	39	19	5	*	1
San Francisco	36	41	16	7	1	*
c. The amount of time you spend on hobbies, clubs and other activities
National	31	36	19	9	5	*
Tampa	32	34	18	9	6	*
Philadelphia	30	37	20	9	4	*
Denver	32	33	24	8	2	*
San Francisco	34	30	21	11	4	*
d.The amount of time you spend just relaxing
National	34	37	17	11	*	*
Tampa	43	31	14	11	1	*
Philadelphia	34	32	21	11	*	1
Denver	37	36	17	10	0	*
San Francisco	35	36	18	11	*	*
Item e always asked last and only if employed e. The amount of time you spend working
National (n=660)	38	41	13	7	*	0
Tampa (n=325)	35	43	11	10	1	1
Philadelphia (n=331)	33	41	15	10	1	0
Denver (n=368)	34	44	12	10	0	0
San Francisco (n=368)	34	42	16	8	*	0

20. Now I want to ask about specific problems that some communities face. You may have mentioned them before, but you may not have. For each one, please tell me if it is a BIG problem, a SMALL problem, or NOT a problem in the community where YOU live. (First/Next,)… (READ AND ROTATE)-is this a big problem, a small problem, or not a problem (in the community where you live)?

	Big problem	Small problem	Not a problem	DK/ Ref.
a. Crime, drugs or violence
National	32	47	19	2
Tampa	37	36	25	2
Philadelphia	35	38	27	1
Denver	31	44	24	1
San Francisco	38	38	22	2
b. Public schools do not provide quality education
National	26	26	39	10
Tampa	34	24	25	17
Philadelphia	32	23	38	7
Denver	39	26	25	10
San Francisco	42	21	24	13
c. Traffic congestion
National	35	30	34	1
Tampa	56	25	17	1
Philadelphia	44	30	25	1
Denver	73	17	10	0
San Francisco	68	19	12	1
d. Too many unsupervised children and teenagers
National	35	34	27	4
Tampa	40	27	29	4
Philadelphia	37	29	30	3
Denver	39	30	27	4
San Francisco	42	27	27	4
e. Too much growth and development
National	28	27	43	1
Tampa	40	26	31	2
Philadelphia	34	26	39	1
Denver	65	22	13	1
San Francisco	46	27	26	1
f. People don’t get involved in efforts to improve the community
National	30	38	27	5
Tampa	34	38	25	4
Philadelphia	37	36	24	4
Denver	32	42	21	5
San Francisco	34	39	23	4
Item g always asked last g. Tension between different racial and ethnic groups
National	13	35	50	3
Tampa	17	33	46	4
Philadelphia	14	28	56	1
Denver	16	40	40	4
San Francisco	15	41	42	2

Based on those who said traffic is a problem

21. You say traffic congestion is at least a small problem in your area. Why do you think traffic congestion has become a problem? Is it…(READ)

National		Tampa	Philadelphia	Denver	San Francisco
44	Population growth in the area	48	38	59	50
21	Lack of adequate planning	23	20	16	17
13	Over-development	12	20	10	15
15	Not enough money spent on highways and transportation	10	15	8	14
6	Don’t Know/Refused	7	6	7	5
(n=668)		(n=416)	(n=368)	(n=456)	(n=441)

22. Some people think that local government should continue to plan for and encourage growth and development in all areas. Others think that local government should try to limit growth in less-developed areas and encourage growth only in areas that are already built up. Which comes closer to your view? (READ AND ROTATE STATEMENTS) (New)

National		Tampa	Philadelphia	Denver	San Francisco
52	Local government should continue to plan for and encourage growth and new development in all areas.	47	41	39	43
40	Local government should try to limit growth in less-developed areas and encourage growth only in areas that are already built up.	42	51	51	45
5	(DO NOT READ)Neither	6	5	6	10
3	(DO NOT READ)Don’t know/Refused	5	2	4	3

23. Overall, how would you rate the local news media in your area for how they cover issues of growth, development and traffic? Would you say the local news media does an excellent job, a good job, only a fair job or a poor job covering these issues?

National		Tampa	Philadelphia	Denver	San Francisco
15	Excellent	20	9	12	15
43	Good	50	46	53	45
26	Only fair, OR	21	30	26	27
10	Poor?	6	11	7	11
6	(DO NOT READ) Don’t know/Refused	3	4	3	3

24. We’re interested in how you think recent immigrants have affected some different places in this country. When we say “recent immigrants” means people who have lived in this country since 1980.

(First,) in general do you think recent immigrants have done more to improve (INSERT ITEMS IN ORDER) or to create problems for (INSERT ITEM) – or haven’t they had much effect either way?

IF CREATED PROBLEMS, PROBE: Would you say they have created BIG problems or only SMALL problems?

	Improved	Created BIG problems	Created small problems	Haven’t had much effect either way	DK/ Ref.
a. The country as a whole
National	16	26	17	32	9
Tampa	20	28	14	26	12
Philadelphia	20	21	15	36	8
Denver	22	24	15	31	9
San Francisco	32	19	16	24	9
b. The community where you live
National	13	10	10	61	6
Tampa	17	16	11	41	15
Philadelphia	17	17	12	43	11
Denver	21	17	15	37	10
San Francisco	34	15	11	33	7

Now on a different topic…

D3. Are you the parent or guardian of any children under age 18 now living in your household?

National		Tampa	Philadelphia	Denver	San Francisco
37	Yes	30	39	33	32
63	No	70	61	67	68
*	Don’t know/ Refused	0	0	*	*

D4. Are any of these children… (READ IN ORDER)

	Yes	No	DK/Ref.
a. Under age five?
National	14	86	*
Tampa	11	89	0
Philadelphia	15	85	0
Denver	14	86	0
San Francisco	14	86	0
b. Five to 17 years old?
National	30	70	*
Tampa	25	75	0
Philadelphia	30	70	0
Denver	24	76	0
San Francisco	23	77	0

Report continued in Topline Part Three…

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