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Study of East End Attitudes,
Opinions and Behavior
June,1994
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Southampton College
nstitute for Regional Research
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THE THIRD ANNUAL STUDY
OF EAST END ATTITUDES, OPINIONS AND BEHAVIOR
PRESENTED BY:
THE INSTITUTE FOR REGIONAL RESEARCH OF
SOUTHAMPTON COLLEGE
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INDEX
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INTRODUCTION.............................................2
STUDY DESCRIPTION......................................3,4
ECONOMIC OVERVIEW......................................5-7
TABLES A, A-1, A-2
DEMOGRAPHIC OVERVIEW.....................................8
TABLE A-3
DEFINING THE INFLUENTIALS.............................9-10
TABLES B, B-1
MOOD OF THE PEOPLE...................................11-16
TABLES C, D, D-1, D-2, D-3, D-4
CONCERNING OUR CONCERNS..............................17-21
TABLES E, E-1, E-2, E-3, E-4,
THE GOOD LIFE; THE FINAL GOAL ........................... 22
TABLE F
QUESTIONNAIRE.....................................APPENDIX
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INTRODUCTION
THE FOLLOWING REPORT IS THE THIRD IN A SERIES OF ANNUAL STUDIES
DESIGNED TO PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE PROFILE OF EAST END RESIDENTS'
OPINIONS, ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIOR. THE TWO PREVIOUS PROJECTS WERE
PRODUCED UNDER THE AUSPICES OF SUFFOLK COMMUNITY COLLEGE, WHILE THE
CURRENT RESEARCH WAS COMPLETED BY THE INSTITUTE FOR REGIONAL
RESEARCH AT SOUTHAMPTON COLLEGE.
THE TECHNIQUES USED IN THE THREE STUDIES WERE BASED ON IDENTICAL
RANDOM PROBABILITY SAMPLES OF 500 FULL TIME RESIDENTS. INTERVIEWING
WAS, IN ALL CASES, CONDUCTED BY STUDENTS OF THE COLLEGES UNDER THE
' DIRECT SUPERVISION OF SENIOR MEMBERS OF THE FACULTY. IN THE CASE OF
THE CURRENT STUDY, THESE WERE:
PROFESSOR JAMES DALY, DIRECTOR OF THE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
DR. ELIZABETH GRANITZ, ECONOMICS
' DR. CHARLES HITCHCOCK, DIRECTOR OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCE DIVISION
PROFESSOR VINCENT SCERBINSKI, ACCOUNTING
DR. SETH MAGOT, DIRECTOR OF ACADEMIC COMPUTING
ASSISTANCE WAS ALSO PROVIDED BY A STUDENT, MR. HORMAZD MISTRY, A
MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL BUSINESS HONOR SOCIETY, DELTA MU DELTA.
THE TOWNS OF EAST HAMPTON, SOUTHAMPTON AND SHELTER ISLAND PROVIDED
CRITICAL FUNDING, WITHOUT WHICH THE RESEARCH COULD NOT HAVE BEEN
UNDERTAKEN. IN ADDITION, THE NORTH FORK BANK HAS CONTRACTED FOR A
SPECIAL ANALYSIS OF THE DATA, FOR WHICH A FEE IS BEING CHARGED.
rTHE FOLLOWING REGIONAL REPORT DETAILS THE FINDINGS OF THE ENTIRE
EAST END, WITH EMPHASIS ON THE NORTH AND SOUTH FORKS. IN THE NEAR
FUTURE, SEPARATE REPORTS WILL BE PRODUCED FOR EACH OF THE THREE
TOWNS THAT SUBSIDIZED THE RESEARCH.
FOR PURPOSES OF THIS ANALYSIS, THE NORTH FORK IS DEFINED AS
RIVERHEAD, SOUTHOLD AND SHELTER ISLAND; THE SOUTH FORK IS COMPRISED
OF EAST HAMPTON AND SOUTHAMPTON.
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THE REGIONAL REPORT
THE .SAMPLE :
A. PROBABILITY SAMPLE OF 500 FULL TIME RESIDENTS
B. 100 INTERVIEWS IN EACH OF FIVE TOWNS
C. REPRESENTATIVE OF ALL TELEPHONE EXCHANGES PROPORTIONATELY
D. RANDOM SELECTION OF PERSON TO BE INTERVIEWED
E. THREE CALLBACKS TO REACH SOCIALLY ACTIVE PEOPLE
THE INTERVIEW:
A. INTERVIEWING DONE BY PAID SOUTHAMPTON COLLEGE STUDENTS
B. SUPERVISED BY SENIOR MEMBERS OF FACULTY
C. INTERVIEWS COMPLETED BETWEEN 6PM AND 9:30 PM, MON.-THURS.
D. DATES - MARCH 3 TO APRIL 22, 1994
E. AVERAGE INTERVIEW LENGTH UNDER 15 MINUTES
F. SOUTHAMPTON COLLEGE IDENTIFIED AS STUDY SPONSOR
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THE REGIONAL REPORT
THE QUESTIONNAIRE:
QUESTIONNAIRE -FOLLOWED PREVIOUS FORMATS
A. REGIONAL DEMOGRAPHICS
B. EVALUATION OF PUBLIC SERVICES
C. MAJOR PROBLEMS OF THE AREA
D. QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES
E. ECONOMIC CONDITIONS AMONG RESIDENTS
......PLUS ADDITIONAL TOPICS:
F. IDENTIFICATION OF COMMUNITY ACTIVISTS
G. LIKELY MIGRATION OUT OF AREA
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THE REGIONAL REPORT
AN ECONOMIC OVERVIEW (TOTAL AREA):
EMPLOYMENT AND INCOME:
FOLLOWING ARE DETAILS OF CHANGES IN THE EMPLOYMENT PROFILE OF THE
EAST END BETWEEN 1992 AND 1994:
FULL TIME EMPLOYMENT MOVED FROM 52% TO 54%
PART TIME EMPLOYMENT GAINED MARGINALLY FROM 15% TO 17%
UNEMPLOYMENT INCREASED FROM 6% TO 8%
AS A RESULT OF THESE CHANGES, THE TOTAL WORK FORCE HAS EXPANDED
FROM 73% IN 1992 TO A CURRENT 79%, A STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT
INCREASE.
RETIREES DECREASED SIGNIFICANTLY FROM 20% TO 17%
MEDIAN INCOME INCREASED BY 10%, FROM $37,900 TO $41,700 IN THIS
TWO YEAR PERIOD.
IMPORTANCE:
AS THE 1992-93 RECESSION HIT THE EAST END, AN INCREASING NUMBER OF
RESIDENTS ENTERED THE LABOR MARKET, POSSIBLY TO COMPENSATE FOR
SALARY AND WAGE REDUCTIONS, LAYOFFS AND SHORTENED HOURS AMONG
FAMILY MEMBERS.
THE INDICATION OF A REDUCTION IN THE RETIRED POPULATION MAY BY
PARTIALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INCREASE IN PART TIME EMPLOYMENT.
WITH A HIGHER PERCENTAGE OF ITS POPULATION IN THE WORK FORCE, EAST
END MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME IS 54% HIGHER THAN THE TOTAL U.S.
MEDIAN ($41,700 VS. $27,000).
(TABLE A)
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TABLE A.
SUMMARY OF EMPLOYMENT AND INCOME CHANGES
1992 TO 1994
FIVE TOWN STUDY
U.S.
1994
AVERAGE -
$38.9 zal. W -S.- $27.0
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MEDIAN INCOME
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TOTAL WORK EQME
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EMPLOYED FULL TIME
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EMPLOYED PARTTIME
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UNEMPLOYED
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RETIRED
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OTHER
5%
U.S.
1994
AVERAGE -
$38.9 zal. W -S.- $27.0
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NOTE: SHADED DATA ARE STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT
* SOURCE: ROPER REPORTS. DECEMBER 1993
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19%
17%
5%
17%
NOTE: SHADED DATA ARE STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT
* SOURCE: ROPER REPORTS. DECEMBER 1993
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AN ECONOMIC OVERVIEW (THE SOUTH FORK
EMPLOYMENT AND INCOME:
CHANGES IN EMPLOYMENT ON THE SOUTH FORK WERE SOMEWHAT MORE
ENCOURAGING THAN WAS SHOWN FOR THE TOTAL AREA:
FULL TIME EMPLOYMENT INCREASED FROM 48% TO 52%
PART TIME EMPLOYMENT DECLINED FROM 20% TO 17%
UNEMPLOYMENT DROPPED FROM 9% TO 6%.
THERE WAS NO CHANGE IN THE NUMBER OF RETIREES (17%).
MEDIAN INCOME INCREASED BY 16%, FROM $37,100 TO $42,900.
IMPORTANCE:
THE ECONOMY OF THE SOUTH FORK APPEARS TO BE RECOVERING FROM THE
RECENT RECESSION AT AN ENCOURAGING RATE, HIGHLIGHTED BY AN INCREASE
IN FULL TIME EMPLOYMENT AND A SIGNIFICANT DECLINE IN UNEMPLOYMENT.
(TABLE A-1)
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NOTE: SHADED DATA ARE STATISTICALLY SIGNIRCANT
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AN ECONOMIC OVERVIEW (THE NORTH FORK):
EMPLOYMENT AND INCOME:
ON THE NORTH FORK, THE WORK FORCE EXPANDED FROM 71% TO 80% OF THE
TOTAL POPULATION FROM 1992 TO 1994, THE EFFECT OF THE FOLLOWING
CHANGES:
FULL TIME EMPLOYMENT WAS STATIC (57% VS. 56%)
PART TIME WORK INCREASED FROM 11% TO 16%
UNEMPLOYMENT WENT FROM 3% TO 8%
RETIREES DECLINED FROM 21% TO 17%.
MEDIAN INCOME WENT DOWN BY ABOUT 6%, FROM $41,500 TO $39,000.
IMPORTANCE:
ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ON THE NORTH FORK HAVE WORSENED OVER THE PAST
TWO YEARS, WITH STRONG EVIDENCE OF MORE PEOPLE LOOKING FOR WORK AND
FEWER JOBS AVAILABLE.
WHILE FULL TIME JOBS HAVE REMAINED STATIC IN NUMBER, IT IS PROBABLE
THAT SOME HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY A SHORTER WORK WEEK, SALARY
REDUCTIONS OR FURLOUGHS. THIS WOULD ACCOUNT FOR THE INCREASE IN
PART TIME EMPLOYMENT.
THE SITUATION IS CONFIRMED BY THE DROP IN MEDIAN INCOME.
THE POSSIBILITY ALSO EXISTS THAT PART OF THE POPULATION MAY HAVE
COME OUT OF RETIREMENT TO TAKE PART TIME JOBS.
(TABLE A-2)
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NORTH FORK EMPLOYMENT AND INCOME CHANGES
FIVE TOWN STUDY
1994 VS. 1992 DATA
CHANGE
MEDIAN INCOME
TOTAL WORK FORCE
EMPLOYED FULL TIME 56
EMPLOYED PART TIME
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UNEMPLOYED
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RETIRED 1Z
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OTHER
NOTE: SHADED DATA ARE STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT
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DEMOGRAPHIC OVERVIEW:
AGE AND CHILDREN,--
ON
HILDREN,ON THE TOTAL EAST END, ABOUT ONE THIRD OF HOUSEHOLDS HAVE CHILDREN
UNDER 18 (34%). THIS IS BELOW THE U.S. AVERAGE OF 42%. NORTH FORK
FAMILIES ARE ABOUT ONE THIRD MORE LIKELY TO HAVE CHILDREN THAN ARE
THOSE ON THE SOUTH FORK (39% VS. 30%).
THE MEDIAN AGE OF EAST END RESIDENTS IS 45. 0, COMPARED TO A
NATIONAL MEDIAN OF 41.1.
THE NORTH FORK POPULATION IS SIGNIFICANTLY YOUNGER THAN THAT OF THE
SOUTH FORK (43.8 VS. 47.0)
THE AGE GROUP THAT IS MOST SEVERELY UNDERREPRESENTED ON THE EAST
END IS UNDER 30 YEARS OF AGE.
IMPORTANCE:
THE IMPACT OF THE LARGER CHILD POPULATION ON THE NORTH FORK WILL
DEPEND ON THE CURRENT LEVEL OF UTILIZATION OF SCHOOL FACILITIES.
THIS SUGGESTS A PROBABLE GREATER NEED FOR RECREATIONAL FACILITIES,
PLAYGROUNDS, SPORTS PROGRAMS, ETC. THAN IN THE SOUTH FORK.
THE NATIONAL MEDIAN AGE IS 42.3, WITH 23% BEING UNDER 30 VS. ONLY
14% IN THAT AGE GROUP IN THE EAST END.
NOTHING MORE CLEARLY STATES THE AGING OF THE EAST END.
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SOURCE: ROPER REPORTS. DECEMBER. 1993
TABLE A-3
AGE AND PRESENCE OF CHILDREN
NORTH FORK VS. SOUTH FORK
FIVE TOWN STUDY
1994 DATA
U.S.
NORTH
TOTAL FORK
SOUTH
FORK
1994
AYEB&QEI
PRESENCE OF CHILDREN
GROUPS:
34 %
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AGE
UNDER 30
14% 14%
13%
30-44
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45-59
28 27.
30
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60 OR OVER
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MEDIAN AGE:
45.0 4
47.0
NOTE: SHADED DATA ARE STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT
SOURCE: ROPER REPORTS. DECEMBER. 1993
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DEFINING THE "INFLUENTIALS":
ACTIVITIES OF THE ACTIVISTS:
ABOUT ONE THIRD OF THE RESIDENTS OF THE EAST END ARE INVOLVED WITH
FOUR OR MORE COMMUNITY ORIENTED ACTIVITIES (FROM A LIST OF NINE)
THAT WOULD CLASSIFY THEM AS ACTIVISTS.
THE MOST POPULAR OF THESE ARE:
1. SIGNING A LOCAL PETITION
2. ATTENDING A MEETING ON TOWN OR SCHOOL AFFAIRS
3. WRITING TO AN ELECTED OFFICIAL
4. SERVING AS AN OFFICER OF AN ORGANIZATION
OTHER ACTIVITIES INCLUDE.....
5. SERVING ON A COMMITTEE
6. ATTENDING A POLITICAL RALLY
7. JOINING AN ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP
8. WRITING TO A NEWSPAPER
9. WRITING AN ARTICLE TO PROMOTE A CAUSE
IMPORTANCE:
THE OPINIONS OF THESE INFLUENTIALS ARE IMPORTANT TO ASSESS, AS THEY
TEND TO ACT ON THOSE OPINIONS, ATTITUDES AND CONVICTIONS. PERHAPS
OF EVEN GREATER IMPORTANCE IS THE FACT THAT THEY ARE THE MOST
LIKELY TO INFLUENCE OTHERS.
SUPPORT FOR VOLATILE ISSUES SUCH AS THE ECONOMY AND THE ENVIRONMENT
ARE BEST GAUGED BY THE RESPONSE FROM THIS GROUP.
(TABLE B)
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ACTIVITIES OF TOWN 'INFLUENTIALS' DURING PAST YEAR
FIVE TOWN STUDY
1994 DATA
U.S.
TOTAL'
1994
TOTAL
58%
27%
SIGNED A PETITION
ATTENDED A MEETING ON
TOWN OR SCHOOL AFFAIRS
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WROTE TO AN ELECTED OFFICIAL
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SERVED ON A COMMITTEE
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SERVED AS AN OFFICER IN A
CLUB OR ORGANIZATION
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ATTENDED A POLITICAL RALLY
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JOINED AN ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP
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WROTE A LETTER TO A NEWSPAPER
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WROTE AN ARTICLE TO
PROMOTE A CAUSE
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'INFLUENTIAL'
QUALIFY AS AN
34%
7-.%
NOTE: INFLUENTIAL.S ENGAGED IN AT LEAST FOUR OF
ABOVE ACTIVITIES
' SOURCE: ROPER REPORTS. DECEMBER. 1994
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THE REGIONAL REPORT
DEFINING THE "INFLUENTIALS":
PROFILE OF THE ACTIVISTS:
THIRTY FOUR PERCENT OF EAST END RESIDENTS ENGAGE IN FOUR OR MORE OF
THE ACTIVITIES WHICH DEFINE THEM AS ACTIVISTS.
THEY ARE MORE PREVALENT ON THE NORTH FORK THAN ON THE SOUTH FORK
(38% VS. 30%).
THEY ARE ALSO MORE LIKELY TO BE WOMEN (36%), BETWEEN 30 AND 60
-YEARS OF AGE (42%), HAVE CHILDREN (42%) AND BE IN THE TOP INCOME
GROUP (59%)
IMPORTANCE:
PEOPLE WITH THESE CHARACTERISTICS ARE MOST EASILY RECRUITED TO
ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN THE SUPPORT OF CAUSES IN WHICH THEY
BELIEVE.
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PROFILE OF INFLUENTIALS
FIVE TOWN STUDY
1994 DATA
TOTAL
OF THOSE ON THE:
34%
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NORTH FORK$
SOUTH FORK
OF THOSE:
UNDER 30
24%
30-44
45-59
60 OR OVER
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OF THOSE WHO:
HAVE CHILDREN
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NO CHILDREN
OF THOSE WITH INCOMES-
NCOM S•UNDER $30.000
UNDER
22%
$30.000-550.000
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MEN
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WOMEN
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statistical
significance
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THE MOOD OF THE PEOPLE:
1 MOVING OUT OF THE EAST END:
WHEN ASKED IF IT WERE LIKELY THAT THEY WOULD LEAVE THE EAST END
WITHIN THE NEXT THREE YEARS, 25% ANSWERED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE.
THOSE MOST LIKELY TO LEAVE ARE RESIDENTS OF THE NORTH FORK (28%),
THOSE UNDER 30 YEARS OF AGE (44%) AND THE UNEMPLOYED (32%).
THOSE LEAST LIKELY TO LEAVE ARE RETIRED (15%) AND FAMILIES WITH
CHILDREN (18%).
THE MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME OF THOSE WHO ARE LIKELY TO LEAVE IS
i$38,300 VS. $42,900 AMONG THOSE WHO PLAN TO REMAIN.
IMPORTANCE:
IT IS CLEAR THAT NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF THE ECONOMY INCLUDE A
DESERTION FROM THE AREA BY YOUNG, UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE WITH INCOMES
10% LOWER THAN THOSE WHO ARE REMAINING.
THE AGING OF THE AREA IS LIKELY TO CONTINUE UNTIL GREATER JOB
OPPORTUNITIES ARE CREATED FOR THE YOUNGER SEGMENTS OF THE
POPULATION. AT THIS TIME, THE NORTH FORK APPEARS TO BE MOST
VULNERABLE TO THIS SITUATION.
(TABLE C)
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PROFILE OF RESIDENTS LIKELY TO LEAVE
THE EAST END WITHIN THE NEXT THREE YEARS
FIVE TOWN STUDY
1994 DATA
TOTAL 2� X
OF THOSE ON THE -
NORTH FORKS 9G
SOUTH FORK
OF THOSE:
UNDER 30 q, X
30-44 20
45-59 19
60 OR OVER 15
OF THOSE WHO:
HAVE CHILDREN 18 X
NO CHILDREN4.
OF THOSE WITH INCOMES:
UNDER $30.000 25%
$30.000-550.000 23
$51.000-575.000 17
OVER $75.000 23
OF THOSE WHO ARE.
EMPLOYED FULL TIME 22%
EMPLOYED PART TIME 26
UNEMPLOYED $
RETIRED 15
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THE MOOD OF THE PEOPLE:
RATING THE TOWN POLICE:
WHEN ASKED TO RATE TEN PUBLIC SERVICES ON A SCALE FROM ONE TO TEN,
LOCAL TOWN POLICE DEPARTMENTS WERE RANKED FIRST ON BOTH THE NORTH
AND SOUTH FORKS WITH AN OVERALL RATING OF 7.4.
A RATING OF 7.0 OR HIGHER IS GENERALLY REGARDED AS REFLECTING
EXCELLENT PERFORMANCE.
THERE WAS LITTLE DIFFERENCE IN THE HIGH RATINGS GIVEN BY MOST
SEGMENTS OF THE POPULATION, ALL OF WHICH GAVE AN AVERAGE RATING OF
7.0 OR HIGHER.
TWO EXCEPTIONS WERE WOMEN AND THOSE OVER 60 YEARS OF AGE, WHO RATED
THE POLICE AT 7.8 AND 8.1 RESPECTIVELY.
IMPORTANCE:
THE PUBLIC IMAGE OF THE TOWN POLICE FORCES HAS REMAINED HIGHLY
POSITIVE, DESPITE NEGATIVE PUBLICITY THAT HAS RECENTLY BEEN PRESENT
ON BOTH THE NORTH AND SOUTH FORKS.
THE 7.4 AVERAGE IS THE HIGHEST ACCEPTANCE SCORE ATTAINED AMONG ANY
OF THE MUNICIPAL SERVICES MEASURED.
(TABLE D.)
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SOUTH FORK
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TABLE D.
APPROVAL RATINGS OF TOWN POLICE
TEN POINT SCALE
FIVE TOWN STUDY
1994 DATA
TOTAL
7.4
NORTH FORK
7.4
SOUTH FORK
7.3
UNDER 30
7.0
30-44
7.2
45-59
7.5
60 OR OVER
HAVE CHILDREN
7.5
NO CHILDREN
7.4
UNDER $30.000
7.3
$30.000-$50,000
7.4
$51.000-$75.000
7.5
OVER $75.000
7.5
MEN
7.0
WOMEN
INFLUENTIALS,
7.5
NOWINFLUENTIALS,
7.4
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THE MOOD OF THE PEOPLE:
RATING THE TOWN HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS:
RATED AT 6.8, THE TOWN HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS ARE RANKED SECOND
HIGHEST IN PERFORMANCE.
RATED MARGINALLY HIGHER ON THE NORTH THAN ON THE SOUTH FORK, THE
MOST ENTHUSIASTIC ENDORSEMENT COMES FROM THOSE OVER 60 YEARS OF AGE
(7.8) AND THOSE WITH NO CHILDREN (7.2)
IMPORTANCE:
THE VERY HIGH RATING GIVEN TO THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS IS POSSIBLY
A REFLECTION OF THE PERFORMANCE OF THESE WORKERS DURING LAST
WINTER'S EXTRAORDINARY PERIOD OF BAD WEATHER. IT IS ALSO POSSIBLE
THAT THE RAPID REPAIR OF ROADS DAMAGED BY EROSION IS A CONTRIBUTING
FACTOR.
(TABLE D-1)
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APPROVAL RATINGS OF TOWN HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
TEN POINT SCALE
FIVE TOWN STUDY
1994 DATA
TOTAL
6.8
NORTH FORK
7.0
SOUTH FORK
6.7
UNDER 30
6.7
30-44
6.9
45-69
6.9
60 OR OVER
HAVE CHILDREN
NO CHILDREN
UNDER $30,000
7.0
$30.000-$50.000
7.1
$51.000-$75.000
OVER $75.000
MEN
WOMEN
INFLUENTIALS 72:
NOWINFLUENTIAL
Note: Shaded data indicate statistical significance
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THE MOOD OF THE -PEOPLE:
RATING THE LOCAL TOWN BUS SERVICE:
LOCAL BUS SERVICES WERE RATED AT 6.4, WHICH IS ROUGHLY TRANSLATED
TO BE WITHIN THE RANGE OF "GOOD" TO "VERY GOOD". THERE WAS NO
SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE IN THE RATINGS GIVEN BY THE NORTH AND SOUTH
FORKS (6.3 AND 6.4).
ACCEPTANCE IS HIGHEST AMONG THE YOUNGEST AND AMONG THE OLDEST
SEGMENTS OF THE POPULATION (6.9 AND 7.2), FAMILIES WITH NO CHILDREN
(6.6), WOMEN (7.4) AND THOSE AT THE LOWER END OF THE INCOME SCALE
(6.6).
IMPORTANCE:
THE EVIDENCE SUGGESTS THAT A STRONG DEPENDENCY ON BUSES EXISTS IN
THE LESS AFFLUENT, SMALLER HOUSEHOLDS.
MAJOR SUPPORT FOR THE BUS SYSTEMS ALSO COME FROM SENIORS,
PARTICULARLY RETIREES.
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TABLE D-2
APPROVAL RATINGS OF TOWN BUS SERVICE
TEN POINT SCALE
FIVE TOWN STUDY
1994 DATA
6.4
NORTH FORK
6.3
SOUTH FORK
6.4
UNDER 30
30-44
62
45-59
5-9
60 OR OVER
HAVE CHILDREN
6.0
NO CHILDREN
UNDER $30,000
$30.000-$50.000
$51.000-$75.000
5.9
OVER $75.000
6.1
MEN
6.5
WOMEN
INFLUENTIALS
NON-INFLUENTIALS
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THE MOOD OF THE PEOPLE:
RATING THE LOCAL SCHOOL BOARDS:
SCHOOL BOARDS, RATED AT 6.3, WERE RATED ON A PAR WITH BUS SERVICES
IN TERMS OF PERFORMANCE.
THE BOARDS IN THE SOUTH FORK WERE RATED SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER THAN
THOSE ON THE NORTH FORK (6.6 VS. 6.2)
WOMEN, MIDDLE INCOME FAMILIES AND THOSE AT BOTH ENDS OF THE AGE
SPECTRUM GAVE SCHOOL BOARDS THE HIGHEST RATINGS.
FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN GAVE SOMEWHAT HIGHER RATINGS THAN THOSE
WITHOUT (6.6 VS. 6.3).
IMPORTANCE:
THE SCHOOL BOARDS OF THE NORTH FORK, WITH ITS HIGHER INCIDENCE OF
FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN, ARE VIEWED SIGNIFICANTLY LESS FAVORABLY
THAN SOUTH FORK BOARDS.
COUPLED WITH THE ECONOMIC PROBLEMS STILL EXISTENT IN THE NORTH, AN
EROSION OF CONFIDENCE IN COMMUNITY INSTITUTIONS MAY RESULT FROM
GENERAL PESSIMISM IN THE AREA.
WHILE THIS IS NOT NECESSARILY AN INDICTMENT OF BOARD PERFORMANCE,
IT PROBABLY REFLECTS OVERALL CONCERNS OF NORTH FORK RESIDENTS.
(TABLE D-3)
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APPROVAL RATINGS OF LOCAL SCHOOL BOARDS
TEN POINT SCALE
FIVE TOWN STUDY
1994 DATA
6.3
NORTH FORK
SOUTH FORK
UNDER 30
SO:
3044
6.2
45-59
6.2
60 OR OVER
HAVE CHILDREN
6.4
NO CHILDREN
6.3
UNDER $30,000
6.2
$30.000-$50.000
$51.000-$75.000
OVER $75.000
6-0
MEN
WOMEN
.6.2.
INFLUENTIALS
6.2
NOWINFLUENTIALS
6.5
Note: Shaded data indicate statistical significance
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THE REGIONAL REPORT
THE MOOD OF THE PEOPLE:
RATING THE LOCAL TOWN BOARDS:
RATED AT 5.9, THE COLLECTIVE TOWN BOARDS SCORE LOWER IN APPROVAL
THAN ANY OF THE OTHER MUNICIPAL SERVICES MEASURED.
THE NORTH FORK AGAIN TRAILS THE SOUTH FORK BY A SIGNIFICANT MARGIN,
(5.7 VS. 6.2).
THE BOARDS ARE RATED HIGHEST BY RESIDENTS WHO ARE 60 YEARS OF AGE
OR OLDER (6.7), BUT THERE WERE NO OTHER MEANINGFUL DIFFERENCES
AMONG OTHER POPULATION SEGMENTS.
THE LOWEST RATING GIVEN TOWN BOARDS OCCURRED AMONG THOSE WHO ARE
LIKELY TO MOVE WITHIN THE NEXT THREE YEARS (5.7).
IMPORTANCE:
THE FINDINGS CONCERNING NORTH FORK TOWN BOARDS PARALLEL THOSE OF
SCHOOL BOARDS. A GENERAL DECLINE IN APPROVAL OF LOCAL INSTITUTIONS,
TOGETHER WITH MIGRATION OUT OF THE AREA, MAY BE A REFLECTION OF
ECONOMIC FORCES AT WORK IN THE AREA OVER WHICH TOWN GOVERNMENTS
HAVE LITTLE OR NO CONTROL, SUCH AS THE CLOSING OF GRUMMAN.
(TABLE D-4)
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TABLE DA
APPROVAL RATINGS OF TOWN BOARDS
TEN POINT SCALE
FIVE TOWN STUDY
1994 DATA
TOTAL
5.9
NORTH FORK
SOUTH FORK
UNDER 30
6.3
30-44
6.0
45-59
5.8
60 OR OVER
HAVE CHILDREN
5.8
NO CHILDREN
6.1
UNDER $30.000
5.9
$30,000-$60.000
6.1
$51.000-$75.000
6.1
OVER $75.000
6.0
MEN
5.8
WOMEN
6.0
INFLUENT ALS
6.0
NON-INFLUENTIALS
5.8
Note: Shaded data indicate statistical significance
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THE REGIONAL REPORT
CONCERNING OUR CONCERNS:
MAJOR CONCERNS OF EAST END RESIDENTS:
JOB SECURITY AND THE ECONOMIC FUTURE OF THE EAST END ARE THE TWO
TOP CONCERNS OF TWELVE SUBJECTS MEASURED. BOTH HAVE DECLINED
SIGNIFICANTLY IN THE PAST TWO YEARS, BUT ARE STILL MENTIONED BY
OVER TWO THIRDS OF ALL RESIDENTS
AREAS AVAILABLE FOR GARBAGE DISPOSAL AND DRUNK DRIVING ON LOCAL
ROADS RANK THIRD AND FOURTH, MENTIONED BY 63% AND 61% RESPECTIVELY,
BUT BOTH HAVE ALSO DECLINED IN IMPORTANCE SINCE 1992.
DAMAGE TO THE LOCAL ENVIRONMENT IS THE ONLY CONCERN THAT HAS
INCREASED IN THE PAST YEAR (55% TO 60%) AND IT RANKS SECOND OF ALL
CONCERNS AMONG INFLUENTIALS (71%).
OTHER SUBJECTS THAT WERE MENTIONED BY 50% OR MORE OF THE POPULATION
WERE:
THE SPREAD OF AIDS ON THE EAST END 55%
FAIRNESS OF LOCAL TAXES 55%
INCIDENCE OF BREAST CANCER ON THE EAST END 51%
IMPORTANCE:
THOUGH THE ECONOMIC PROBLEMS HAVE, IN TOTAL, EASED IN THE PAST TWO
YEARS, JOB SECURITY AND THE ECONOMIC FUTURE OF THE AREA ARE STILL
THE PREDOMINANT WORRIES OF EAST END RESIDENTS.
THIS IS HEAVILY INFLUENCED BY THE CONTINUANCE OF A SLUGGISH ECONOMY
ON THE NORTH FORK.
(TABLE E)
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TABLE E
PERCEPTION OF MAJOR AREA CONCERNS
FIVE TOWN STUDY
1992 TO 1994
1%4
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JOB SECURITY IN SUFFOLK 'K
? 'JL
€ :%
ECONOMIC FUTURE OF EAST ENO
3'.
NA
AREAS AVAILABLE FOR
GARBAGE DISPOSAL `3
?4
70
DRUNK DRIVERS ON LOCAL ROADS '!
> T2
69
DAMAGE TO LOCAL ENVIRONMENT
NA
THE SPREAD OF AIDS ON
THE EAST END 55
NA
58
FAIRNESS OF LOCAL TAXES '`>!5
"`.='`B3
66
INCIDENCE OF BREAST CANCER
ON THE EAST END 51
NA
NA
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QUALITY OF LOCAL EDUCATION '±D
33
INCREASE IN LOCAL CRIME RATE 45
NA
NA
QUALITY OF LOCAL EDUCATION 29
NA
34
SEXUAL HARRASSMENT ON
THE EAST END 16
NA
NA
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THE REGIONAL REPORT
CONCERNING OUR CONCERNS:
PROFILE OF ECONOMIC CONCERNS:
A RESIDENT OF THE NORTH FORK IS 25% MORE LIKELY T CONCERNED
FORK
ABOUT THE ECONOMY OF THE EAST END THAN A RESIDENT OF THE
(74% VS. 59%) .
IN ADDITION, HIGH LEVELS OF ANXIETY ABOUT THE ECONOMYIST AMONG
WOMEN (71%), LOWER INCOME GROUPS (70�), HOUSEHOLDS WITH
LDREN
(71%) AND AGES 30 TO 59 (70%).
THE ECONOMY IS THE HIGHEST SINGLE CONCERN OF THE INFLUENTIALS
(76%).
IMPORTANCE:
THE LONG STANDING DEBATE BETWEEN THE DEVELOPMENT OF Y ROOTEDN T
ECONOMYHE AND
HE
THE PRESERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT IS FUNDAMENTALLY
SPECIAL NEEDS OF THE TWO FORKSOF THE EAST END.
GING ECONOMIC CLIMATE, PUTS A HIGHER
THE SOUTH FORK, WITH AN ENCOURA
PRIORITY ON THE ENVIRONMENT; THE NORTH FORK'S MORE PRESSING PROBLEM
IS ECONOMIC.
(TABLE E-1)
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TABLE E-1
PROFILE OF RESIDENTS WHO ARE
CONCERNED
ABOUT THE ECONOMICV��D F THE EAST END
FrVE O
1994 DATA
TOTAL_
fa %
OF_ F oN T13E.
NORTH FORK
%
SOUTH FORK
OF THOSE:
UNDER 30
62%
30-44
45-59`
60
60 OR OVER
OF'fHOSE30M
HAVE CHILDREN'
`%
NO CHILDREN
OFT Arun WeyF INES=
UNDER $30.000
' ' %
530.000450.000
i' 7
$51.000-575.000
62
OVER $75.000
62
Q nQa WHO ARE:
MEN
%
WOMEN.
OF THOSE VMQ AAE:
INFLUENTIALS
%
NON-INFLUENTIALS
Note: Shaded data indicate statistical signW'cance
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THE REGIONAL REPORT
CONCERNING OUR CONCERNS:
PROFILE OF CONCERNS ABOUT GARBAGE DISPOSAL:
AREAS AVAILABLE FOR GARBAGE DISPOSAL ARE A MAJOR CONCERN TO TWO
THIRDS (63%) OF THE EAST END RESIDENTS. WHILE THE ECONOMY AND THE
ENVIRONMENT ARE BOTH BROAD CONCERNS, GARBAGE DISPOSAL IS THE MOST
FREQUENTLY MENTIONED SPECIFIC PROBLEM REQUIRING LOCAL ACTION.
RESIDENTS OF THE NORTH FORK, THOSE IN THE LOWER AGE GROUPS AND THE
LOWER INCOME SEGMENTS ARE MOST AFFECTED BY THIS PROBLEM.
IMPORTANCE:
WITHIN THE HIERARCHY OF CONCERNS, AREAS AVAILABLE FOR GARBAGE
DISPOSAL CONTINUE TO BE A WORRY TO THE MAJORITY OF RESIDENTS. WHILE
IT IS OF GREATEST CONCERN TO THOSE OF LOWER INCOME AND IN THE
YOUNGER AGE GROUPS, NONE OF THE DEMOGRAPHIC SEGMENTS REGISTERS
BELOW 55% IN THIS MEASURE.
(TABLE E-2)
TABLE E-2
PROFILE OF RESIDENTS WHO ARE CONCERNED
ABOUT AREAS FOR GARBAGE DISPOSAL
FIVE TOWN STUDY
1994 DATA
TOTAL 64%
OF THOSE ON THE:
NORTH FORK `6 X
SOUTH FORK
OF THOSE:
UNDER 30
30-44
45-59 58
60 OR OVER 56
OF THOSF. WHO-
tjQHAVE CHILDREN 65%
HAVE
NO CHILDREN 63
OF THOSE WITH INCOMES OF:
UNDER $30,000 63%
530,000450.000 66
$51,000-$75,000 61
OVER $75,000 59
OF THOSE WHO ARE:
MEN 64%
WOMEN 64
OF THOSE WHO ARE:
INFLUENTIALS B& 9L
NON-INFLUENTIALS OZ.
Note: Shaded data indicate statistical significance
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THE REGIONAL REPORT
CONCERNING OUR CONCERNS:
PROFILE OF CONCERNS ABOUT DRUNK DRIVERS ON LOCAL ROADS:
THE SECOND HIGHEST RATED SPECIFIC CONCERN AT 61%, DRUNK DRIVING IS
A PARTICULAR WORRY AMONG THOSE UNDER 30 YEARS OF AGE (76%).
NOT SURPRISINGLY, WOMEN (63%) AND PARENTS (66%) ALSO EXPRESS A HIGH
DEGREE OF ANXIETY.
IT IS OF APPROXIMATELY EQUAL CONCERN ON BOTH FORKS.
IMPORTANCE:
SENTIMENT AGAINST LOCAL DRUNK DRIVING IS PROBABLY BEING AFFECTED BY
REGIONAL AND NATIONAL PUBLICITY, TOGETHER WITH RECENT ACCOUNTS OF
NUMEROUS HIT AND RUN ACCIDENTS INVOLVING DWI IN NEW YORK CITY.
NONETHELESS, IT STANDS AS A MAJOR WORRY IN THE EAST END, RANKING
SECOND ONLY TO GARBAGE DISPOSAL AS A PROBLEM THAT REQUIRES LOCAL
ACTION.
(TABLE E-3)
TABLE E-3
PROFILE OF RESIDENTS WHO ARE CONCERNED
ABOUT DRUNK DRIVERS ON LOCAL ROADS
FIVE TOWN STUDY
1994 DATA
61%
NORTH FORK
60%
SOUTH FORK
62
OF THOSE:
UNDER 30
X
30-44
60
45-59
60
60 OR OVER
49
OF THOSE WHO:
HAVE CHILDREN
X
NO CHILDREN
OF THOSE WITH INCOMES
UNDER $30.000
OF:
X
$30.000450.000
C
$51.000-$75.000
54
OVER $75.000
57
OF THOSE WHO ARE:
MEN
%
WOMEN#
OF THOSE WHO ARE:
INFLUENTIALS
62%
NON-INFLUENTIALS
59
Note: Shaded data indicate statistical significance
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THE REGIONAL REPORT
CONCERNING OUR CONCERNS:
PROFILE OF CONCERNS ABOUT DAMAGE TO THE LOCAL ENVIRONMENT:
THE LOCAL ENVIRONMENT IS OF GREATER CONCERN TO RESIDENTS OF THE
SOUTH FORK THAN ANY OTHER ISSUE MEASURED (67%), FOLLOWED BY GARBAGE
DISPOSAL (61%).
ANXIETY OVER THE SOUTH FORK ENVIRONMENT IS 14% HIGHER THAN WAS
MEASURED ON THE NORTH FORK.
WOMEN, FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN AND INFLUENTIALS ALL HAVE A HIGHER
THAN AVERAGE LEVEL OF CONCERN OVER THIS ISSUE, WHILE THOSE 60 YEARS
OR OLDER ARE FAR BELOW THE AVERAGE (46%).
IMPORTANCE:
AS WAS NOTED EARLIER, THE NORTH FORK'S STRONGEST CONCERNS WERE
CENTERED ON EMPLOYMENT AND ITS ECONOMIC FUTURE. THE DATA SUGGEST
THAT MANY OF THE OTHER ANXIETIES IN THE NORTH FORK MAY BE TRACEABLE
TO A GENERALLY LOWERED ECONOMIC CONDITION WHEREIN THE ENVIRONMENT
IS LESS COMPELLING AS A SOURCE OF WORRY.
WITH A SUBSTANTIALLY LOWER LEVEL OF CONCERN OVER THE ECONOMY,
RESIDENTS OF THE SOUTH FORK CENTER ON ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES.
(TABLE E-4)
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TABLE E-4
PROFILE OF RESIDENTS WHO ARE CONCERNED
ABOUT DAMAGE TO THE LOCAL ENVIRONMENT
FIVE TOWN STUDY
1994 DATA
Ij
Note: Shaded data indicate statistical significance
TOTAL
60%
OF THOSE ON THE:
NORTH FORK
%
SOUTH FORK
1:1
QF THOSE_
UNDER 30
62%
34-44
61
45-59
60 OR OVER
62
OF THOSE WHO:
HAVE CHILDREN
NO CHILDREN
OF THOSE WITH INCOMES_
UNDER $30.000
64%
$30.000-550.000
61
$51.000-575.000
57
OVER $75.000
OF THOSE WHO ARE_
MEN
f$ %
WOMEN
#
OF THOSE WHO ARE_
INFLUENTIALS
NON-INFLUENTIALS
.+!$
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Note: Shaded data indicate statistical significance
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THE REGIONAL REPORT
THE GOOD LIFE; THE FINAL GOAL:
PERCEPTION THAT LIFE ON THE EAST END IS BETTER THAN ELSEWHERE:
DESPITE THE MANY PROBLEMS, 63% FEEL THAT LIFE ON THE EAST END IS
BETTER THAN OTHER PLACES THEY COULD AFFORD TO LIVE. THIS IS A 10
POINT INCREASE FROM THE 53% NOTED IN THE 1992 STUDY.
ON THE NORTH FORK, THIS ATTITUDE INCREASED BY ONLY 7% (47% TO 54%),
WHILE ON THE SOUTH FORK IT
GREW FROM 58% TO 72%. �D
THE POPULATION SEGMENTS MOST FAVORABLY DISPOSED TOWARD LIFE ON THE
EAST END ARE SENIOR CITIZENS (88%), UPPER INCOME RESIDENTS (67%)
AND INFLUENTIALS (65%).
IMPORTANCE:
WHILE THE GROWTH OF THE POSITIVE IMAGE OF THE EAST END AS A PLACE
TO LIVE IS ENCOURAGING, THE SKEWING OF THIS IMAGE TO THE OLDER AND
UPPER INCOME RESIDENTS REFLECTS AN ENVIRONMENT WHICH, UNLESS
MODIFIED, IS LIKELY TO CONTINUE THE AGING OF THE EAST END.
(TABLE F)
TABLE F
OF THOSE:
UNDER 30
62%
30-44
67
45-59
61
60 OR OVER
OF THOSE WHO:
HAVE CHILDREN
60%
NO CHILDREN
65
OF THOSE WITH INCOMES:
UNDER $30.000
61 %
530.000450.000
61
551.000475.000$
OVER $75.000
OF THOSE WHO ARE
MEN
64%
WOMEN
61
OF THOSE WHO ARE_
INFLUENTIAL.S
65%
NON-INFLUENTIALS
62
Note: Shaded data indicate statistical significance
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4. Please tell me which of these things you have done within the
past year:
Signed a petition................................1 18/
Attended a public meeting on town or
school affairs.................................2
Written to an elected official...................3
Attended a political rally or speech.............4
Served on a committee ............................5
Served as an officer of a club or organization ... 6
Written a letter to a newspaper..................7
Joined a group to improve the environment ........ 8
Wrote an article to promote a cause..............9
5. Please tell me which, if any, of these things happened to you
within the past year:
Were robbed of valuables worth $100 or more ...... 1 19/
Had an automobile accident .......................2
Spent one or more days in hospital...............3
Was subject to physical violence.................4
Lost a job or was put on reduced work week ....... 5
Home suffered damage of $500 or more from storms
or flooding...................................6
Been a victim of any crime while in the town
inwhich you live .............................7
6. Which, if any, of the following local newspapers have you read
two or more issues of in the past month? Please include only
those papers with which you spent at least 10 minutes of reading
time in each issue (Read list)
East Hampton Star ......... 1
Suffolk Times.............2
Southampton Press ......... 3
Suffolk Life..............4
Hampton Bays Compass ...... 5
Southampton Chronicle ..... 6
Dan's Paper ............ 7 20/
Sag Harbor Express ..... 8
Shelter Isl.Reporter... 9
News -Review ............ 0
L.I. Traveler Watchman a
The Independent ........ y
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7. I'm going to read a list of things that some people think are
local problems. As I read each one, please tell me whether you
think it is a major problem, a minor problem or no problem
at all.
Ma or Minor None
Damage to the local environment .......... 1 ...... 2 ...... 3
21/
Job security in Suffolk County ........... 1 ...... 2 ...... 3
22/
The economic future of the East End ...... 1 ...... 2 ...... 3
23/
The quality of local education ........... 1 ...... 2 ...... 3
2A/
Fairness of local real estate taxes ...... 1 ...... 2 ...... 3
25/
Drunk drivers on local roads .............1......2......3
26/
The spread of AIDS on the East End ......1......2......3
27/
Areas available for garbage disposal ..... I ...... 2 ...... 3
28/
Quality of available medical care ........ 1 ...... 2 ...... 3
29/
An increase in the crime rate ............ I ...... 2 ...... 3
30/
Danger of breast cancer on the East End..1...... 2 ...... 3
31/
Sexual harrassment on the East End ....... 1 ...... 2 ...... 3
32/-
8. Please tell me whether you completely agree, partially
agree or
completely disagree with the following statements:
Partly
Agree Agree Disagree
The quality of life in my town is better than most places
where I could afford to live ........ 1 ....... 2 ........ 3 33/
Zoning laws and regulations
arefair in my town.................1........2.......3 34/
There should be -more emphasis on
the environment in our area ........1........2......3 35/
There should be more emphasis on
economic growth in our area ......... 1 ........ 2 ...... 3 36/
9. Compared to last year, would you say your family is financially
better off, worse off or about the same?
Better off....1 Worse off ..... 2 About the same ..... 3 37/
10. Do you think the economy on the East End will improve in the
next year or so, get worse or stay about the same?
Improve...1 Get Worse...2 Stay the same..3 38/
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11. Considering the availability and the cost of things today, as
well as your present financial circumstances, do you think now is
a good time to buy things you want or need, is it a good time to
wait, or is it someplace in between?
Good time to buy ..... 1 Someplace in between .....3 39/
Good time to wait ...2 Don't know ...............4
12. Do you think it is likely that you will move away from the town
you now live in within the next three years?
yes.......................1
40/
no........................2
12. Now, I'd like some statistical information from you that
will
only be used along with other questionnaires to analyze the
study.
a. Would you please tell me into which age group you fall? Are you:
18-29 ...... 1 45-59 ........... 3
41/
30-44 ...... 2 60 or over ...... 4
b. Are you currently:
Employed full time ..... 1 Unemployed ..........3
42/
Employed part time ..... 2 Not in work force .... 4
Retired ...... 5
c. Do you have any children under 18 years of age living at
home?
Yes ........... 1 No ........... 2
43/
d. Which of the following income groups best describes your
total
family income?
Under -$15,000........1_ ;51,000-;75,000......4
44/
$15,000-$30,000......2 - $76,000-$100,000..-..:5
$31,000-$50,000......3 Over $100,000........6
e. And finally, what was the last grade of school you completed?
Some grade school .......... 1 HS Graduate .......... 3
45/
1-3 Years of high school ... 2 1-3 years of college.4
College Graduate ........... 5
f. Respondent is: Male...... 1 Female ...... 2
46/
Thank you very much for this interview.
Name
Address
Phone Time Finished:
A BRIEF SUMMARY OF 1993
STUDY OF FIVE TOWNS
PRESENTED TO
THE SOUTHOLD TOWN BOARD
BY
THE SOUTHAMPTON COLLEGE INSTITUTE FOR REGIONAL RESEARCH
JANUARY 25,1994
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TABLE I.
ECONOMIC FACTORS
SOUTHOLD VS. OTHER EAST END TOWNS
1993 STUDY
OTHER
4 TOWNS SOUTHOLD DIFFERENCE
MPLOYMENT:
TQT. EMPLOYED
f?A X
f?A .%
Q ya
FULL TIME
51 %
50%
-1 %
PART TIME
13
14
1
UNEMPLOYED
5 %
10 %
5 %
RETIRED
20
22
2
INCOME:
$39.6
$41.3
IZ
UNDER $30.0
32%
32%
0 %
$30.0-$44.9
31
24
-7
$50.0-$74.9
25
32
7
$75.0 OR OVER
12
12
0
FINANCES VS_ LAST YEAR
BETTER OFF
17 %
18 %
2 %
WORSE OFF
29
27
-2
ABOUT THE SAME
54
55
1
TIME TO BUY VS_ WAIT
GOOD TIME TO BUY
21 %
26%
5 %
TIME TO WAIT
31
42
11
IN BETWEEN
48
32
-16
ECONOMIC FUTURE OF
EAST END
IMPROVE
33 %
31 %
-2 %
GET WORSE
20
22
2
STAY THE SAME
47
47
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TABLE N.
MAJOR LOCAL CONCERNS
SOUTHOLD VS. OTHER EAST END TOWNS
1993 STUDY
CONCERNS_
OTHER
4 TOWNS
SOUTHOLD
DIFFERENCE
JOB SECURITY
73%
82%
9 %
DRUNK DRIVERS
70
85
15
WATER POLLUTION
71
76
5
GARBAGE DISPOSAL
67
83
16
LYME DISEASE
63
74
11
REAL ESTATE TAXES
62
67
5
SPREAD OF AIDS
57
67
10
LOCAL HEALTH CARE
58
57
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LOCAL EDUCATION
49
52
3
POLITICAL LEADERS
43
55
12
ECONOMIC FUTURE
74 %
76%
2
WETLAND DESTRUCT.
67
73
6
SAVE PINE BARRENS
61
51
-10
QUAL. OF ENVIRON.
54
62
$
CHILD CARE
47
43
-4
AVGE_ ECONOMIC
70%
75%
5
AVGE_ ENVIRONMENT
64
69
5
AVGE HEALTH
59
66
7
AVGE ALL OTHER
52
59
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TABLE III.
PERFORMANCE RATINGS OF
VARIOUS PUBLIC OFFICES
SOUTHOLD VS= OTHER EAST END TOWNS
(RATING SCALE = 1 TO 10)
1993 STUDY
OTHER
COUNTY LEGISLATURE
4 TOWNS
SOUTHOLD
=2
1 OR 2 (LOW RATING)
13 %
12 %
30R4
13
22
5 OR 6
50
43
70R8
22
21
9 OR 10 ( HIGH RATING)
2
2
DON'T KNOW
11 %
16 %
MEAN
5.1
5.0
SCHOOL BOARDS
DIFFERENCE
1OR2
12%
10%
=2
3 0R 4
15
5
-10
50116
31
24
-7
7 0R 8
31
43
12
9 OR 10
11
18
7
DON'T KNOW
11 %
11 %
0
MEAN
5.7
6.6
.9
1 OR 2
8 %
28%
20
30114
10
10
0
50116
33
25
-8
70118
40
31
-9
9 OR 10
9
6
-3
DONT KNOW
6%
5%
-1
MEAN
6.1
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TABLE IV.
SATISFACTION WITH RECREATIONAL FACILITIES
SOUTHOLD VS. OTHER EAST END TOWNS
1993 STUDY
OTHER
"% SATISFIED
4 TOWNS
46 "%
SOUTHQLD
33%
DIFFERENC
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IMPORTANT TO CONSIDER
PUBLIC BEACHES
77 %
82%
5
ATHLETIC FIELDS
40
70
30
HIKING TRAILS
36
38
3
BIKE PATHS
29
33
4
BOAT RAMP
26
48
22
ICE SKATING
32
26
-6
INDOOR POOL
25
28
3
HORSE TRAILS
15
18
3
TABLE V.
ATTITUDES TOWARD THE ESTABLISHMENT
OF A JETPORT AT CALVERTON
SOUTHOLD VS. OTHER EAST END TOWNS
1993 STUDY
OTHER
4 TOWNS SOUTHOLD
DIFFERENCE
% APPROVAL 22% 22 "!a
17%
STRONG APPROVAL 10 20
10
MODERATE APPROV. 12 19
7
NEUTRAL 13% 11 %
-2
% DISAPPROVAL 44 35
MODERATE DISAPP. 12 10
-2
STRONG DISAPP. 32 25
-7
NEED MORE INFO_ 23 % 15 %
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TABLE VI.
ATTITUDES TOWARD THE FORMATION OF
PECONIC COUNTY
SOUTHOLD VS. OTHER EAST END TOWNS
1993 STUDY
OTHER
4 TOWNS SOUTHOLD DIFFERENC
% APPROVAL
9a % w ya
--5.%
STRONG APPROVAL
22 26
4
MODERATE APPROV. 21 12
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NEUTRAL
23 % 28 %
5
% DISAPPROVAL
13-0/1 12 -
Y
MODERATE DISAPP.
6 5
-1
STRONG DISAPP.
7 14
7
NEED MORE INFO_
21 % 15 %
-6 0%
U
TABLE VII.
ATTITUDES TOWARD THE ESTABLISHMENT
OF A FERRY FROM AMAGANSETT TO NEW LONDON
SOUTHOLD VS. OTHER EAST END TOWNS
1993 STUDY
OTHER
4 TOWNS
SOUTHOLD DIFF{
% APPROVAL 32%
AQ X
STRONG APPROVAL 18
35
MODERATE APPROV. 14
5
NEUTRAL 18 %
17 %
% DISAPPROVAL la 1S
14 Y
MODERATE DISAPP. 6
9
STRONG DISAPP. 7
5
NEED MORE INFO_ 37 0%
29%
L
1 %
3
-2
-8 %
• ti
0 •
TABLE VIII -
PERCEPTION OF THREE ISSUES
CONCERNING LIFE ON THE EAST END
SOUTHOLD VS. OTHER EAST END TOWNS
BELIEVE THAT:
TAX DOLLARS ARE GENERALLY
BEING SPENT EFFICIENTLY
AGREE
PARTLY AGREE
DISAGREE
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20 % 25 %
29 29
51 46
AGREE 47 % 54 %
PARTLY AGREE 22 23
DISAGREE 31 24
• •12 0 19 2tolz Ii
IM -9_ i 91 Zi 01111 toll
AGREE 64% 73%
PARTLY AGREE 24 19
DISAGREE 12 7
5%
0
-5
7
1
-7
9%
-5
-5
0