In
your opinion, what are the most important issues facing people in
our community?
That
was one of the questions posed to residents of Hall County in the
2003 Healthy Hall Survey.
Responses
to this open-ended question were quite diverse, but it is clear
that economics and crime are major concerns for many Hall
Countians.
Of
the 459 responses to this question, the largest number (72 or 16%
of those responding) cited the struggling economy and the need for
jobs. This seems to
parallel the national mood in 2003 and also complements almost
precisely the 14% in the survey who did not believe their job to
be secure for the next year. The next most cited issues are related-crime and gangs.
In fact, many of the priority issues are related:
immigration and population; morality, crime and substance abuse;
traffic and infrastructure.
Priorities
have changed somewhat since the Healthy Hall survey in 1998, when
pollution and environmental concerns topped the list for this
question. Population
growth was the second most frequently cited concern followed, as
in 2003, by gangs and immigration. To learn more, see the Healthy
Hall 2003 Summary.
completed
by Stiles Healthcare Strategy, Inc.
January 2004
|
Priority
Issues In Hall County |
| #
citing |
0 |
25 |
50 |
75 |
100 |
| Economy/Employment
Issues (72) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Ethnic/Immigration
Issues (37) |
|
|
|
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