1. CSLI Service Learning – Final Meeting, Fall 2012 Review the process Review the findings Analyze - Hypotheses

2.  Questionnaire issues - questions - Did some 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? Review the process - 1

3.  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 Review the process - 3

4. County: Right or Wrong Direction? Spring ‘99 to Fall ‘13

5. Right/Wrong Direction –County, State, Nation, Respondent LevelsDem.Rep.Unaffiliated Sp ‘13Fa ‘13Sp ‘13Fa ‘13Sp ‘13Fa ‘13 County585538435052 State544712203734 Nation381583279

6. Most Important Problem: Fall 2006 to Fall 2013 Economy continues drop as problem in March 2013

7. Economic Conditions: (% excellent+good) County vs. Maryland and USA

8. Cost of living indicators

9. Other economic indicators

10. Economic Conditions over the next 12 Months Spring 2013BetterSameWorseUnsure/N A Total Economic growth 2644255100 Unemployment 2333405100 Inflation 631585101 Your personal financial situation 2156185101

11. County Infrastructure Priorities HighMediumLowUnsure/NA Rebuilding or replacing the schools in your community5027203 Rebuilding or replacing the roads servicing your community4337191 Providing additional public transportation options to your community3628314 Rebuilding or replacing police or fire stations servicing your community3135286 Rebuilding or improving facilities at Anne Arundel Community College25392412 Providing additional recreational access to the Chesapeake Bay2329417 Rebuilding or replacing the police training academy1835 12 Rebuilding or replacing the current computer and email system used by the county16263721 Rebuilding or replacing your local library1533484 Rebuilding or replacing public parks used by your community1339462

12. County Problems – Better, Same, Worse over Last Year ProblemGotten better Stayed about the same Gotten worse Unsure/ NA Improving the academic performance of our children283526 11 Improving the environment214527 7 Improving the overall quality of life in our County1960173 Improving ethics in government172749 8 Controlling crime165424 7 Planning growth and development153835 12 Improving the efficiency of local government154036 9 Improving the local economy135527 6 Reducing poverty and homelessness74037 16 Reducing traffic congestion72961 3 Keeping taxes low53754 4 Average154236 8

13. Phrase Public StudentsP-S Good reputation 4879-31 Affordable 2367-44 Community oriented 1229-17 Wide selection of courses 854-46 Friendly staff 448-44 Top notch professors 532-27 Helpful for advancing my career 543-38 Good selection of course times 448-44 F osters good citizenship 325-22 Technologically on the cutting edge 225-23 Provides students with “real –world” experiences 243-41 Total 114637 AACC Image and Rating RatingPublic StudentsP-S Excellent50 437 Good30 41-11 Okay8 12-4 Poor 101 No answer 1155 Total100 101

14. Mental Health Services 16% with experience (22% students) Description Agree Stds AgreeDisagreeNo knowledge No answer Services are accessible and easily available 34 2321497 Services are affordable 20 2119547 Services are high quality 24 1916587 Providers are compassionate 20 296586

15. Presidential job approval Fall 2007 to Fall 2013

16. Presidential Job Approval by Party Registration Fall 2009 to Fall 2013

17. Trust in Political Parties

18. Exercise: Develop Hypotheses 1.Identify a dependent variable – attitude, preference 2.Identify an independent variable – a social/demographic characteristic 3.Specify a likely relationship between the two based on a “theory” or hunch you have about people and attitudes