Special Newsday/Siena Long Island Quality of Life Progress Report
LI’ers Give High Grades to Island on Public Education, Healthcare, Safety Traffic Congestion, Ability to Age in Place Frustrates Many Livability and Transportation Crosstabs
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Special Newsday/Siena Long Island Progress Report: Affordability
74% Rate Quality of Life on Long Island as Excellent or Good But, 85% Say Availability of Affordable Housing is a Problem & 77% See Cost of Living on LI…
By 47-45%, NY’ers Think Our Country’s Best Economic Days are Behind Us
Only 52% Confident They will Receive Promised Social Security Benefits; Fewer, 48% Believe Medicare will Provide Required Quality Medical Care Plurality, 48%, Staying Even Financially, 20% Getting Ahead, 32% Falling…
Special AARP/Siena Survey of Older New Jersey Residents
NJ Residents 50+ Call for More Affordability; 48% May Leave NJ over Cost of Living 88% More Likely to Vote for Governor That Will Protect Medicaid Sherrill Leads Among Dem…
NY’ers are Divided on Energy Policy: 46% Say Restrict Fossil Fuel Usage Even if More Expensive, 43% Say Lower Energy Costs Even if Environment Affected
4 in 10 Say Climate Change is Harming People Now & 62% are Concerned Climate Change Will Harm Them Personally in Their Lifetime; 77% Agree State Policies Reducing Greenhouse Gas…
5 Years After Covid Hit 67% Say They or Family Member Had the Disease, 45% Experienced Financial Hardship, 31% Had a Job Loss, 36% Lost a Loved One
2/3rds Say Pandemic Helped Them Focus on Family, Friends & Important Aspects of Life But 57% Angry About Being Robbed of 3 or 4 Years and 51% More Isolated than…
Over 90% Say Affordability a Serious Problem in NYC, 88% Call for More Affordable Housing; Top Requests of Next Mayor – Increasing Supply of Affordable Housing & Programs To Allow New Yorkers to Age in Their Homes
Democratic Primary – Cuomo Big Lead Over Mamdani, Others Crosstabs Democrat Crosstabs “New Yorkers are giving the mayoral candidates a clear message – if you want my vote, tell me…
68% Say Local Quality of Life Excellent/Good BUT Only 25% Think Things Improving, 38% Say Cap Region Getting Worse
Housing Availability & Affordability Top Challenges; 47% Say Cost of Living Worse Here than Elsewhere; Still, 70% Say Jobs Paying Living Wage Available 89% Feel Safe and Secure; Majorities Give…
The Benjamin Center at SUNY New Paltz: Many households in Dutchess, Orange, Sullivan, and Ulster counties are stressed about household finances while struggling to make ends meet
Majorities say their communities are unaffordable and six in ten households grapple with paycheck-to-paycheck finances 78 percent report financial hardship from recent inflation and rising prices 51 percent could not…
22% of All Americans, Half of Men 18-49, Have Active Online Sports Betting Account
Bettors Bullish on Gambling Apps; But 52% Have ‘Chased’ a Bet, 37% Ashamed After Losing, 20% Lost Money Couldn’t Afford, 34% Know Someone with Online Sports Betting Problem; Only 9%…