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Evaluating CSLI Process: Findings and Analysis of Community Survey Insights

This report summarizes the CSLI (Center for the Study of Local Issues) survey process, highlighting its implementation and outcomes. We evaluated methodologies including questionnaire effectiveness, student training, and completion success—achieving 577 surveys. Key findings reveal public perceptions of the economy and important issues faced by Anne Arundel County residents. We analyzed hypotheses regarding demographic influences on opinions, providing insights into community attitudes and preferences over the years. Learn more about our comprehensive data analysis and media coverage efforts.

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Evaluating CSLI Process: Findings and Analysis of Community Survey Insights

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  1. CSLI Service Learning – Exit Meeting Review the process Review the findings Analyze - Hypotheses

  2. Review the process – 1 • Evaluate the CSLI process • Review – what exactly did CSLI do? • Generated questionnaire • Oriented students in intro meeting • Reviewed questionnaire with students • Reviewed nature of surveys/sampling • Trained students in telephone/marking instructions • Conducted telephone interviews • Target at least 400 completions • Accomplished – 577 completions • Issue and post on Web site Press Release • Expect coverage in major media –Capital

  3. Review the process -2 • Questionnaire issues – initial contact • Was the opening statement OK? • Hello, I’m a student calling from Anne Arundel Community College. The College’s Center for the Study of Local Issues is conducting a survey on issues affecting Anne Arundel County Residents. Would you please take a few minutes to complete this survey • Suggestions?

  4. Review the process - 3 • Questionnaire issues - questions - Did any specific questions give you more problems than others? • Clarity • Public constantly asked for restatement • Vagueness of what is being asked • Did the respondents seem to think that the questions were generally interesting? • Did the respondents think that the survey was too long or short? • Other suggestions?

  5. Review the process - 4 • Public receptivity • Were you surprised by how easy/hard it was to obtain a completion? • Problems with phone numbers? • Idle chatter from respondents? • Bias among interviewers? • Partial completions? • Other suggestions

  6. NLA Presentation – March 12, 2011 County – Right/Wrong Direction Remarkable stability in right/wrong direction…

  7. Findings – Most Important Problem Fall 2004-Spring 2011

  8. County– Economic Conditions vs. State and USA Percentage saying “excellent” or “good” economy also stable since March 2009

  9. NLA Presentation – March 12, 2011Economic Concerns: Perceptions of the Local and National Economies 2002-2011 “Thinking about our county's economy, how would you rate economic conditions in Anne Arundel County today -- excellent, good, only fair, or poor?” (Total percentage saying excellent and good) CSLI - AA County County National Gallup - USA

  10. The economy: what applies?

  11. The economy: what else applies?

  12. Biggest Economic Challenge Facing the County – Items Mentioned

  13. Level of Confidence in Local Government Meeting Challenge

  14. Perceptions of Decreases in Government Services

  15. NLA Presentation – March 12, 2011Budget Measures: Taxes, Cuts, Spending

  16. Demographics/Same Sex Marriage% saying “Support”

  17. Watched, listened or read about…

  18. Estimations of Federal Budget Estimations of State Budget Estimations of County Budget

  19. NLA Presentation – March 12, 2011Crime: Safety and Security in County and Neighborhood (1997-2008)

  20. National Issues: % approving of president’s job by party Obama Bush

  21. Exercise: Develop Hypotheses • Identify a dependent variable – attitude, preference • Identify an independent variable – a social/demographic characteristic • Specify a likely relationship between the two based on a “theory” or hunch • you have about people and attitudes

  22. Test Hypotheses using SPSS • Login • Go to CSLI Web site: http://www2.aacc.edu/csli • Double click on CSLI Fall 2009 Data • Weight the dataset /data/weight cases/weight cases by Weight • Cross-tabs - /Analyze/Descriptive Statistics/Crosstabs • Find Income75– click once on it to select it then use arrow to place in columns box • Find ‘v4.2’ or ‘v4.3’ – click once to select it then use arrow to place in rows box • Click on “cells” and then click on Percentages “columns” then OK • Click on “statistics” and then click on Nominal “Phi and Cramer’s V” OK • Click on OK in main crosstabs dialog box • Check results: Did a higher percentage of under $75k agree with “unemployment”than those over $75k?” Were the results statistically significant – were the Phi and Cramer’s V values under the column “Approx. Sig” under .05? • If the answer is yes to both these questions, then it is possible that • your hypothesis is correct – you have disproved the ‘null hypothesis” • 13. Try it again with the “significant losses in stocks and retirement accounts” variable (v4.3) • 14. Continue with other hypotheses • 15. In the last 10 minutes, we will go around the room asking you to tell • us your most interesting finding

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