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…
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…
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…
Siena College: 18th Annual Upstate New York Business Leader Survey
CEO Confidence Rises as More See Brighter Future Upstate Business Leaders Continue to See State Government as a Problem; Confidence in D.C. Up by Over 20 Points As Trump Takes…
Siena College: 2024 National Business Leaders Survey
Presentation Crosstabs
By 78-21%, New Yorkers More Optimistic Than Pessimistic
Compared to 50 Years Ago, Majorities Say More Opportunity to ‘Be Who You Are’ & Live a Healthy Life; Less Opportunity to Achieve Financial Security & Live in a Peaceful…
Siena College: 17th Annual Upstate New York Business Leader Survey
CEO Confidence Slumps; 2/3rds Say Business Conditions Have Worsened; Revenue & Profit Projections Decline 29% Look to Hire; Only 13% See Ample Supply of Workers; Majorities Offer Tough Assessment of…