2005 Citizen Survey for Pinellas County

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2005 Citizen Survey forPinellas County

• Executive Summary

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2005 Pinellas County Citizen Survey
Survey Background

• Scientific Telephone Survey of 829 registered
  voters October November 2005
• Survey conducted by Oppenheim Research,
  Tallahassee, Florida
• Topics Included
• Effectiveness of Pinellas County Government
• Transportation
• Health and Human Services
• Affordable Housing
• General Funding Priorities
• Margin of error is 3.2 at 95 confidence level

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Table 3, 4, 5
Satisfaction With County Government Combined
Percent Excellent Good
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Table 6, 7, 8
Satisfaction With County Government
(Cont.) Combined Percent Excellent Good
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Table 9.4., 9.2, 9.1, 9.6, 9.7,
9.8 Please rate the importance of each service.
Top County Funding Priorities Combined Percent
Very important Important
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Table 9.11, 9.12, 9.10, 9.3, 9.5,
9.9 Please rate the importance of each service.
County Funding Priorities (Cont) Combined Percent
Very Important Important
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Table 10The Commission thinks preserving open
space and managing growth and development are
important.
Do you agree that we need to preserve open space
and manage growth?
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Table 11Improving Pinellas transportation
system is part of the strategic plan. Please
tell me how satisfied you are with the following
by rating each excellent, good, fair, or
poor?
How would you rate road maintenance and road
repair in your neighborhood?
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Table 12Improving Pinellas transportation
system is part of the strategic plan. Please
tell me how satisfied you are with the following
by rating each excellent, good, fair, or
poor?
How satisfied are you with the flow of traffic on
major roads in the county?
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Table 13Improving Pinellas transportation
system is part of the strategic plan. Please
tell me how satisfied you are with the following
by rating each excellent, good, fair, or
poor?
How satisfied are you with the number of bike
routes and lanes?
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Table 14Improving Pinellas transportation
system is part of the strategic plan. Please
tell me how satisfied you are with the following
by rating each excellent, good, fair, or
poor?
How satisfied are you with the bus system
operated by the PSTA?
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Table 15Improving Pinellas transportation
system is part of the strategic plan. Please
tell me how satisfied you are with the following
by rating each excellent, good, fair, or
poor?
How satisfied are you with enforcement of traffic
regulations?
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Table 16There are many ideas for improving
transportation, but not enough funds to support
all of them.
Top 3 High Priority Ratings for Improvements
Top 3 Low Priority Ratings for Improvements
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Table 17 Of those items you rated as high
priorities, which option is most important?
Most Important Improvement Option Asked of 759
of Those Who Rated Item(s) as High Priorities
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Table 18 Which single option do you think would
be most beneficial to you personally?
Single Option Chosen as Most Beneficial
Personally
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Table 19In general, for every one dollar
Pinellas County spends on transportation, they
receive three dollars from the state and federal
governments. If they increased their local
contribution, would you consider supporting an
increase in taxes or fees so the County could get
more federal or state money?
Support for increase in taxes or fees for
transportation
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Table 20 Please rate your level of support on a
scale of 1-5, where 1 is do not support at all
and 5 is strongly support , given the following
funding information. If interested in
Rail/Monorail The rail/monorail project will
require long term financing. Would you support a
new additional one cent sales tax mainly
dedicated to the rail/monorail system?
Support for New Sales Tax for Rail/Monorail
Asked of 264 Interested in Rail/Monorail
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Table 21 Please rate your level of support on a
scale of 1-5, where 1 is do not support at all
and 5 is strongly support , given the following
funding information. If interested in a new toll
expressway Would you be willing to pay a 1 toll
each way with a speed pass option to fund a new
East/West, mid-county expressway?
Support for New Toll Expressway Asked of 320
Interested In A New Toll Expressway
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Table 22 If interested in overpass There are
two options being considered to fund overpasses
Option 1 is a six cent per gallon increase in the
gas tax which would cost the average driver
approximately 48 per year. Or Option 2 is to use
a portion of the 2007 Penny for Pinellas Renewal
for overpasses. Which option would you be more
likely to support Gas Tax, Penny for Pinellas
Renewal for overpasses, or both?
Funding Option Support for Overpasses Asked of
404 Interested in Overpasses
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Table 23 If interested in widening roads There
are two options being considered to fund widening
roads Option 1 is a six cent per gallon increase
in the gas tax which would cost the average
driver approximately 48 per year. Or Option 2 is
to use a portion of the 2007 Penny for Pinellas
Renewal for widening roads. Which option would
you be more likely to support Gas Tax, Penny for
Pinellas Renewal for widening roads, or both?
Funding Option Support for Widening Roads Asked
of 399 Interested in Widening Roads
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Table 24
Do you think job growth and affordable housing
for workers are related?
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Table 25How concerned are you about the
affordability of housing for workers?
Concerned about Affordable Housing
Table 26
Should Pinellas County Government help make
housing for workers more affordable?
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Question 27
Support for Affordable Housing Programs Asked of
510 supporting County involvement
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Table 28Do you think the average homeowner
would be willing to pay an average 45 in
property tax for affordable housing?
Support for Property Tax Increase for Housing
Asked of 510 supporting County involvement
Table 29Another option is redirecting a portion
of Penny for Pinellas for Renewal to develop
publicly owned affordable housing for workers.
This would mean less money for major capital
improvement like roads. Would you support this
option?
Portion of Penny for Housing Renewal Asked of 510
supporting County involvement
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Table 30There are many health and human
services needs in Pinellas County like child
abuse, access to health care, homelessness, and
others. Some people think these problems should
be left to private charities. Others think
government should provide assistance. Other
people think it should be a combination of
private charities and government funds. What do
you think?
Who should provide Human Services assistance?
Table 31Who do you think should take the lead
in the partnership, private charities or
government?
Who should lead Human Services partnership?
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Question 32 Im going to read you a short list
of issues, and Id like you to tell me if you
consider each a funding priorty for government.
Top Human Service Issues High Priorities
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Question 32
Human Service Issues (Cont) High Priorities
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Table 33 Some counties dedicate a one cent food
and beverage sales tax for restaurant meals to
homeless projects. Would you be willing to pay
an additional penny per dollar of your restaurant
meals for the homeless?
Restaurant Sales Tax for Homeless Asked of 672
who support assistance for the homeless
Table 34, 35, 36
Support for Permanent Supportive Housing
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Table 37 The County currently imposes a one cent
sales tax to fund capital projects in the entire
county. On a scale of 1 to 5 where 5 is strongly
support and 1 is do not support at all, how
likely are you to support a continuation of the
sales tax to fund roads, parks, drainage, etc?
Support for the Renewal of the Penny for
Pinellas
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Table 38
Support for Redirecting a Portion of Penny
Renewal for Health/Human Services
Table 39
Support for increase property tax to fund program
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Question 40 What single issue do you think is
most important for Pinellas County Government to
focus on in the next decade?
Single Most Important Issue for Pinellas County
694 Volunteered Responses
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Table 41 Im going to read you the key parts of
the strategic plan. Please tell me if you
consider each a high priority, medium
priority, or low priority?
Key Focus Areas of the Strategic Plan High
Priority
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Table 43 Are you currently employed, unemployed,
retired, a student, or a housewife?
Employment Status
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Table 44 How do you usually commute to work?
How Do You Commute to Work? Asked of 458 Who
Commute to Work
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Table 45 What is your approximate commute time
to work?
Approximate Commute Time to Work
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Table 46How would you rate your commute time?
Ratings of Commute Time
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Table 47Have you used public transportation in
Pinellas County in the past 12 months?
Use of Public Transportation in Pinellas County
in the Past 12 Months
Table 48Have you used public transportation
elsewhere in the past 12 months?
Use of Public Transportation Elsewhere in the
Past 12 Months
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Table 49
Unincorporated / City Residence
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Table 56 Zip code location of those surveyed.
Zip Code Location