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EPIC
/ MRA Survey
Split Sample A & B - April
2001
FREQUENCY
REPORT of SURVEY RESPONSES 500
SAMPLE – ERROR ±4.4%
MRA,
is a
Lansing based survey research firm. They conducted a survey of voters in the
area about several important local issues. Phone numbers were randomly selected and
surveys took about 15 minutes to complete interviewees opinions.
Questions and Results
We need to have a balance of
men and women in this survey, and we also need to have young voters
represented. May I please speak
to the youngest [MALE/FEMALE,
depending on quota specified on list] registered voter, aged 18 or older
who is at home now?
IF YES: REPEAT INTRODUCTION
FOR NEW RESPONDENT & CONTINUE.
IF NO, ASK: “Is
there any other [MALE/FEMALE, as
specified] registered voter, 18 years
or older, who is at home right now?”
IF NOT, TERMINATE INTERVIEW.
Are you currently registered
to vote at the address I am calling?
If YES --- CONTINUE WITH Q. 01
IF NO --- “Is there
another [MALE/FEMALE, as specified]
registered voter at home who I can talk to?”
If not, TERMINATE INTERVIEW.
01. Voter turnout in local school or
community college elections to vote on millage increases, bond proposals or
to elect school board members is usually much lower than turnout in
elections for president, governor, or even August primary elections. How
often do you vote in these type of elections -- all the time, most of the
time, about half of the time, seldom or never?
41%
All the time --------------- CONTINUE INTERVIEW
31%
Most of the time ---------
CONTINUE INTERVIEW
12%
About half of the time----
CONTINUE INTERVIEW
15%
Seldom -------------------- CONTINUE INTERVIEW
1%
Too young to have voted before (volunteered) ------ CONTINUE AT Q. 03
02. When you vote, do you always vote
by absentee ballot, mostly vote by absentee ballot, mostly vote by going to
the polls, or always vote by going to the polls?
12% Always votes absentee
4%
Mostly votes absentee
16% Total ABSENTEE
3%
Votes both about equally (volunteered)
19%
Mostly vote at the polls
61% Always vote at the polls
80% Total POLLS
1% Undecided/don’t know
03. Overall, what would you say is the
single biggest problem facing your community that local government leaders
must address? [WRITE COMMENT AS
STATED]
27% Education
11% Development
9%
High taxes
7%
Crime
4%
Roads
3% Neighborhoods
3%
Local government
2%
Public relations
2%
City services
2%
Drugs
1%
Race relations
1%
Police actions
1% Environment
--%
Parking
--%
Traffic
5%
Other
22% Undecided/don’t know
04. Overall, how would you rate the job
that your local public school district is doing providing a quality
kindergarten through 12th grade education to its students -- a positive
rating of excellent or pretty good, or a negative rating of just fair or
poor?
23% Excellent
52%
Pretty good
75% Total POSITIVE
13%
Just fair
5%
Poor 18% Total NEGATIVE
7% Undecided/don’t know
05. How about Lansing Community
College, how would you rate the job they are doing providing a two-year
college education or job training to their students -- a positive rating of
excellent or pretty good, or a negative rating of just fair or poor?
26% Excellent ---ASK Q. 06
50%
Pretty good -ASK Q. 06
76% Total POSITIVE
9%
Just fair ---- GO TO Q. 07
2%
Poor -------- GO TO Q. 07
11% Total NEGATIVE
13% Undecided/don’t know
-GO TO
Q. 08
06. What stands out for you as the main
reason why you gave Lansing Community College a positive rating of (EXCELLENT/PRETTY GOOD)? [WRITE
COMMENT AS STATED]—GO TO Q. 08
22% Personal experience
16%
A good education
16%
Variety of programs
14%
Helps many people
12%
Family attends, attended
5%
Good faculty
5% Affordable
4%
Good for community
2% Cancelled programs
--%
Other
4% Undecided/don’t know
07. What stands out for you as the main
reason why you gave Lansing Community College a negative rating of (JUST FAIR/POOR)? [WRITE
COMMENT AS STATED]
25% Mismanagement
21% Political problems
17% Dropping programs
15%
Heard bad things
8%
Not compatible with 4-year college
6%
Parking
--%
Other
8% Undecided/don’t know
08. When you think about Lansing Community
College, what one word or phrase, either positive or negative, first comes
to mind? [WRITE COMMENT]
11%
A good education
10% Positive
9% Affordable
8%
Quality education
7% Convenient
4%
Community
4%
Asset to community
3% Opportunity
2% Prepares for 4-year college
2%
Lots of choices
2% Accessible
2%
Good faculty
2% Negative
1%
Innovative
1% Troubled
1% Small classes
1% Diversity
1% Efficient
1% Technical
1% Turmoil
1% Supportive
1% Worthwhile
1% Vocational
1% Growing
1% A starting place
7%
Other
15% Undecided/don’t know
09. Would you say the quality of
education or job training provided by Lansing Community College has
improved, gotten worse, or stayed about the same over the past few years?
34% Improved
9%
Gotten worse
30%
Stayed about the same
27% Undecided/don’t know
10. Based on what you know or have
heard or read about the current level of pay and benefits provided to the
teaching staff and employees at Lansing Community College, would you say
that they are overpaid, underpaid, or paid about the right amount compared
to other community colleges? [IF
OVERPAID/UNDERPAID] Would that be a lot or somewhat?
1% Overpaid a lot
2% Overpaid somewhat
3% Total OVERPAID
22% Paid about the right amount
24% Underpaid somewhat
10% Underpaid a lot
34% Total UNDERPAID
41% Unsure/Undecided/don’t know
11. When you think about the
educational services received from Lansing Community College in return for
the taxes you pay to support the college, do you think your taxes are too
high, too low, or about right for the return you get in educational
services?
4%
Much too high
9% Somewhat too high
13% Total TOO HIGH
72%
About right
5%
Too low
5%
Don’t know how much taxes I pay for Lansing Community College (volunteered)
5% Undecided/don’t know
Within the next year, Lansing Community College may place a millage
proposal on the ballot to provide more than $50 million in funding needed to
expand, improve or consolidate current space for classrooms, laboratories
and technical training facilities, and also to provide other funding for pay
raises for the teaching staff and employees of the college to bring their
pay more in line with the average pay for community colleges. The millage
proposal planned would call for a one mill increase in property taxes, which
would raise $7 million per year and cost the owner of a home with a market
value of $100,000 and a taxable value of $50,000 an additional $50 per year
in taxes.
12. If the election were held today,
would you vote YES in favor of
the proposal or NO to oppose it?
[IF UNDECIDED] Well, if the election were held today and you had
to decide right now, would you lean toward voting YES
or NO?
56%
Vote Yes ----------------- ASK
Q. 13
10%
Lean toward voting Yes ASK Q.
13 66% Total YES
23%
Vote No ----------------- GO
TO Q. 14
2%
Lean toward voting No GO TO Q.
14 25%
Total NO
9% Undecided/don’t know ---- GO
TO Q. 15
[ONLY ASK Q. 13 IF RESPONDENT WOULD VOTE “YES” IN Q. 12]
13. What is the most important reason
why you would (vote/lean toward
voting) YES? [WRITE COMMENT AS
STATED — THEN GO TO Q. 15]
32% Education is important
25%
It’s needed
13% Overall improvements
11%
Good for community
6% Increases teacher pay
5%
Small amount
4% Affordable education
3%
Good past experience
--%
Other
1% Undecided/don’t know
[ONLY ASK Q. 14 IF RESPONDENT WOULD VOTE “NO” IN Q. 12]
14. What is the most important reason
why you would (vote/lean toward
voting) NO? [WRITE COMMENT AS STATED]
51%
Tax increase
11%
Too much money
10%
Not needed
10%
Misused funds
6%
Unrest in trustees
6%
Need more info
3% Dropped programs
1% Increased salaries
--%
Other
2% Undecided/don’t know
Putting aside how you said you
would vote on a millage increase when I asked you before, now I would like
to read you a list of some of the specific improvements or projects a
millage increase would fund. As I read each item, please tell me whether you
would support or oppose each one.
15. With two new high-tech auto plants
planned for the Lansing area, Lansing
Community College must upgrade its auto-related,
manufacturing and building trades facilities to improve training
in these areas. This would be done by building a new
high-tech facility adjacent to the Lansing M-Tech. This facility
would compliment the training offered at M-Tech and
cost $15 million. It would also free up parking at the
downtown campus by moving some programs off campus. Do
you support or oppose this project?
STR
SUP 41%
SMT SUP 38%
SMT OPP 7%
STR OPP 9%
DK/UND 5%
79% Total SUPPORT
16% Total OPPOSE
16. By consolidating all auto-related,
manufacturing and building trade instruction
areas, more than 58,000 square feet of space would be
freed up in the Gannon Vocational Technical Building,
which would allow 45 classrooms to be created to
replace the obsolete classrooms currently used in
the Old Central High School Building which would be
demolished. The demolition of Old Central and
renovation of the Gannon Building would cost $8 million.
STR
SUP 31%
SMT SUP 33%
SMT OPP 14%
STR OPP 9%
DK/UND 13%
64% Total SUPPORT
23% Total OPPOSE
17. A
new Human, Health and Public Services Building would be constructed
on the site of the current Administration Building. This
new facility would consolidate all health and public service
programs in one facility. It would include new dental and
radiology classrooms. Health-related faculty would
be moved from Old Central, Microbiology from the 4th
floor of the Arts and Science Building, and the Dental
Program from the basement of the Arts and Science Building.
The cost of this new building would be $18 million.
STR
SUP 35%
SMT SUP 37%
SMT OPP 9%
STR OPP 11%
DK/UND 8%
72% Total SUPPORT
20% Total OPPOSE
18. Other funds from the millage increase
would be used to fund pay raises for
current teaching staff of the college and to hire new staff
to expand and improve teaching programs. The annual
cost of pay raises and additional hiring may cost up
to $1 million.
STR
SUP 50%
SMT SUP 31%
SMT OPP 6%
STR OPP 7%
DK/UND 6%
81% Total SUPPORT
13% Total OPPOSE
19. After hearing these more detailed
descriptions of the improvements and projects which would be funded by a
millage increase, let me ask you again -- if the millage rate were increased
by one mill, which would cost the owner of a home with a market value of
$100,000 and a taxable value of $50,000 an additional $50 per year in
property taxes -- if the election were held today, would you vote YES
in favor of the proposal or NO to
oppose it?
[IF UNDECIDED] Well, if
the election were held today and you had to decide right now, would you lean
toward voting YES or NO?
58%
Vote YES
12%
Lean toward voting YES
70% Total YES
20%
Vote NO
3%
Lean toward voting NO
23% Total NO
7%
Undecided/don’t know
SPLIT
SAMPLE A
Now I would like to read you
some of the arguments that people have made to SUPPORT
and then OPPOSE a millage
increase for Lansing Community College. After I read each statement, please
tell me if that statement is a very convincing argument to vote for the
millage proposal, a somewhat convincing argument, or not a convincing
argument at all. If you are undecided or neutral toward any statement,
please say so. First, I would
like to read the arguments in support.
20A. Lansing Community College needs
more
usable space, in fact it has one of the smallest
ratios of usable square feet per student
of any of Michigan’s 28 community colleges,
currently ranking third from the bottom
in usable space. Is this a very convincing
argument, a somewhat convincing
argument, or not a convincing argument
at all to vote YES?
Very Convinc 37%
Smwt Convinc 38%
Not Convinc 20%
Undec
5%
75% Total CONVINCING
21A. In order to meet the demands of
employers
in the area, Lansing Community College
must dramatically upgrade job training
in the auto and health related areas. This
training will help provide good paying jobs
for area students.
Very Convinc 53%
Smwt Convinc 31%
Not Convinc 13%
Undec
3%
84% Total CONVINCING
22A. Supporting the millage increase will
enable
the College to keep tuition low.
Very Convinc 40%
Smwt Convinc 31%
Not Convinc 24%
Undec
5%
71% Total CONVINCING
23A.
Lansing Community College is seeking
a millage increase only after it has exhausted
every effort to cut spending, including
many administrative costs.
Very Convinc 32%
Smwt Convinc 35%
Not Convinc 24%
Undec
9%
67% Total CONVINCING
24A. The improvements proposed would
address
problems that interfere with learning, including
loud mechanical systems, poor lighting,
and unattractive spaces.
Very Convinc 26%
Smwt Convinc 36%
Not Convinc 33%
Undec
5%
62% Total CONVINCING
25A. Senior citizens on a fixed income
may
not have their property taxes increased at
all if they apply for the homestead property tax
exemption, which allows them to reduce their
state income tax by the amount of property
taxes they pay.
Very Convinc 47%
Smwt Convinc 25%
Not Convinc 22%
Undec
6%
72% Total CONVINCING
26A. The improvements proposed can
make
a real difference in helping students improve
their classroom performance, not only
in science and computer skills, but also in
the basics of reading, writing, and math.
Very Convinc 46%
Smwt Convinc 30%
Not Convinc 22%
Undec
2%
76% Total CONVINCING
27A. A major reason why General Motors
is
building two new plants in our area is because
of our workforce. In order to
keep up
with the technological changes, Lansing Community
College must upgrade facilities to
provide more high-tech training.
Very Convinc 51%
Smwt Convinc 28%
Not Convinc 19%
Undec
2%
79% Total CONVINCING
28A.
Lansing Community College has increased
student fees for those programs where
instructional costs exceed the College average.
An example of a high cost instruction program
is Aviation, where an analysis showed that
taxpayers subsidized this program more than
other programs. With higher
fees in place,
the students who take flight lessons and
other aviation courses must now pay higher
fees to take those courses
Very Convinc 28%
Smwt Convinc 36%
Not Convinc 28%
Undec
8%
64% Total CONVINCING
29A. On a per day basis, the pay provided
to
teaching staff ranks 25th out of 28 community
colleges. If Lansing Community College
does not increase the pay for teaching staff
it will be impossible to keep and attract good
teachers and employees to LCC.
Very Convinc 63%
Smwt Convinc 25%
Not Convinc 10%
Undec
2%
88% Total CONVINCING
30A. After hearing these arguments in favor
of the millage increase, let me ask you again -- if the millage rate were
increased by one mill, which would cost the owner of a home with a market
value of $100,000 and a taxable value of $50,000 an additional $50 per year
in property taxes -- if the election were held today, would you vote YES in favor of the proposal or NO to oppose it?
[IF UNDECIDED] Well, if
the election were held today and you had to decide right now, would you lean
toward voting YES or NO?
60%
Vote YES
11%
Lean toward voting YES 71% Total YES
21%
Vote NO
3%
Lean toward voting NO
24% Total NO
5% Undecided/don’t know
You just heard the arguments
in SUPPORT of the millage
proposal. Now I would like to read you some of the arguments that people
have made to OPPOSE it.
Again, after I read each statement, please tell me if that statement is a
very convincing argument to vote NO
on the millage proposal, a somewhat convincing argument, or not a convincing
argument at all to vote NO on the
proposal. If you are undecided or neutral toward any statement, please say
so.
31A. The tax increase required is too
much
for most people in the Lansing area to
afford. Is this a very convincing, somewhat convincing,
or not a convincing argument at
all to vote NO on the millage
proposal?
Very Convinc 18%
Smwt Convinc 23%
Not Convinc 52%
Undec
7%
41% Total CONVINCING
32A. A lot of students got a good
education
in the existing school facilities at Lansing
Community College. We don’t need
all of the expensive upgrades and improvements proposed.
Very Convinc 10%
Smwt Convinc 21%
Not Convinc 65%
Undec
4%
31% Total CONVINCING
33A. Before we pay any more in taxes,
Lansing
Community College needs to do a better
job of teaching their students the programs
they have now.
Very Convinc 9%
Smwt Convinc 20%
Not Convinc 63%
Undec 8%
29% Total CONVINCING
34A. Community Colleges must learn to
do
more with the money they already have.
Very Convinc 16%
Smwt Convinc 27%
Not Convinc 51%
Undec
6%
43% Total CONVINCING
35A. Voters should oppose the millage
proposal
because the public disagrees with recent
actions by the Board, including their
decision to eliminate associate degree programs
in Dance, Court Reporting, and Dental
Assisting. These decisions are
not in the
best interest of the community, and is just
another reason why they should not be asking
taxpayers for more money now. Is
this
a very convincing, somewhat convincing, or
not a convincing argument at all to vote NO
on the millage proposal?
Very Convinc 17%
Smwt Convinc 28%
Not Convinc 49%
Undec
6%
45% Total CONVINCING
36A. This tax increase should be
opposed
as a way of showing that people disagree
with the spending priorities of the college.
Very Convinc 11%
Smwt Convinc 21%
Not Convinc 61%
Undec
7%
32% Total CONVINCING
37A. Paying for improvements to school
buildings
will not necessarily result in an improvement
in the quality of education or
job training.
Very Convinc 21%
Smwt Convinc 37%
Not Convinc 38%
Undec
4%
58% Total CONVINCING
38A. Many local public school districts
are
seeking huge tax increases to improve schools
which makes it even more difficult to
support higher taxes for the college.
Very Convinc 25%
Smwt Convinc 32%
Not Convinc 37%
Undec
6%
57% Total CONVINCING
People sometimes change their
mind while taking surveys. Thinking about the arguments both for and against
the millage proposal, let me ask you a final time...
39A. If a proposal were placed on the ballot
to increase the millage rate by one mill, which would cost the owner of a
home with a market value of $100,000 and a taxable value of $50,000 an
additional $50 per year in property taxes -- if the election were held
today, would you vote YES in
favor of the proposal or NO to
oppose it?
[IF UNDECIDED] Well, if
the election were held today and you had to decide right now, would you lean
toward voting YES or NO?
61%
Vote YES ----------------- GOTO
Q. 42
12%
Lean toward voting YES GO TO
Q. 42
73% Total YES
22%
Vote NO ----------------- ASK
Q. 40
2%
Lean toward voting NO ASK Q.
40 24% Total NO
3% Undecided/don’t know ASK Q.
40
SPLIT
SAMPLE B
Now I would like to read you
some of the arguments that people have made to OPPOSE
and then SUPPORT a millage
increase for Lansing Community College. After I read each statement, please
tell me if that statement is a very convincing argument to vote against the
millage proposal, a somewhat convincing argument, or not a convincing
argument at all. If you are undecided or neutral toward any statement,
please say so. First, I would
like to read the arguments in opposition.
20B. The tax increase required is too
much
for most people in the Lansing area to
afford. Is this a very convincing, somewhat convincing,
or not a convincing argumentat all
to vote NO on the millage
proposal?
Very Convinc 17%
Smwt Convinc 27%
Not Convinc 52%
Undec
4%
44% Total CONVINCING
21B. A lot of students got a good
education
in the existing school facilities at Lansing
Community College. We don’t need
all of the expensive upgrades and improvements proposed.
Very Convinc 13%
Smwt Convinc 21%
Not Convinc 63%
Undec
3%
34% Total CONVINCING
22B. Before we pay any more in taxes,
Lansing
Community College needs to do a better
job of teaching their students the programs
they have now.
Very Convinc 10%
Smwt Convinc 16%
Not Convinc 65%
Undec
9%
26% Total CONVINCING
23B. Community Colleges must learn to
do more
with the money they already have.
Very Convinc 15%
Smwt Convinc 25%
Not Convinc 53%
Undec
7%
40% Total CONVINCING
24B. Voters should oppose the millage
proposal
because the public disagrees with recent
actions by the Board, including their
decision to eliminate associate degree programs
in Dance, Court Reporting, and Dental
Assisting. These decisions are
not in the
best interest of the community, and is just
another reason why they should not be asking
taxpayers for more money now.
Very Convinc 19%
Smwt Convinc 30%
Not Convinc 44%
Undec
7%
49% Total CONVINCING
25B. This tax increase should be opposed
as a way of showing that people disagree
with the spending priorities of the college.
Very Convinc 16%
Smwt Convinc 22%
Not Convinc 56%
Undec
6%
38% Total CONVINCING
26B. Paying for improvements to school
buildings
will not necessarily result in an improvement
in the quality of education or job training.
Very Convinc 22%
Smwt Convinc 32%
Not Convinc 43%
Undec
3%
54% Total CONVINCING
27B. Many local public school districts
are
seeking huge tax increases to improve schools
which makes it even more difficult to
support higher taxes for the college.
Very Convinc 27%
Smwt Convinc 30%
Not Convinc 39%
Undec
4%
57% Total CONVINCING
28B. After hearing these arguments against
the millage increase, let me ask you again -- if the millage rate were
increased by one mill, which would cost the owner of a home with a market
value of $100,000 and a taxable value of $50,000 an additional $50 per year
in property taxes -- if the election were held today, would you vote YES in favor of the proposal or NO to oppose it?
[IF UNDECIDED] Well, if
the election were held today and you had to decide right now, would you lean
toward voting YES or NO?
60%
Vote YES
9%
Lean toward voting YES
69% Total YES
20%
Vote NO
3%
Lean toward voting NO 23% Total NO
8% Undecided/don’t know
You just heard the arguments
in OPPOSITION to the
millage proposal. Now I would like to read you some of the arguments that
people have made to SUPPORT
it. Again, after I read each statement, please tell me if that statement is
a very convincing argument to vote for the millage proposal, a somewhat
convincing argument, or not a convincing argument at all to vote for the
proposal. If you are undecided or neutral toward any statement, please say
so.
29B. Lansing Community College needs
more usable space, in
fact it has one of the smallest ratios of
usable square feet per student of any of
Michigan’s 28 community colleges, currently
ranking third from the bottom in usable
space. Is this a very convincing argument, a
somewhat convincing argument,
or not a convincing argument at all to
vote YES?
Very Convinc 38%
Smwt Convinc 43%
Not Convinc 15%
Undec
4%
81% Total CONVINCING
30B. In order to meet the demands of
employers in the area,
Lansing Community College must
dramatically upgrade job training in the auto
and health related areas. This training will
help provide good paying jobs for area
students.
Very Convinc 55%
Smwt Convinc 31%
Not Convinc 13%
Undec
1%
86% Total CONVINCING
31B. Supporting the millage increase will
enable the College to
keep tuition low.
Very Convinc 38%
Smwt Convinc 30%
Not Convinc 28%
Undec
4%
68% Total CONVINCING
32B. Lansing
Community College is seeking a millage
increase only after it has exhausted every effort
to cut spending, including many
administrative costs.
Very Convinc 34%
Smwt Convinc 34%
Not Convinc 24%
Undec
8%
68% Total CONVINCING
33B. The improvements proposed would
address problems that
interfere with learning, including loud
mechanical systems, poor lighting, and
unattractive spaces.
Very Convinc 30%
Smwt Convinc 40%
Not Convinc 25%
Undec
5%
70% Total CONVINCING
34B. Senior citizens on a fixed income
may not have their
property taxes increased at all if they apply
for the homestead property tax exemption, which
allows them to reduce their state income tax
by the amount of property taxes they pay.
Very Convinc 52%
Smwt Convinc 22%
Not Convinc 21%
Undec
5%
74% Total CONVINCING
35B. The improvements proposed can make a real difference
in helping students improve their
classroom performance, not only in science and
computer skills, but also in
the basics of reading, writing, and math.
Very Convinc 43%
Smwt Convinc 36%
Not Convinc 18%
Undec
3%
79% Total CONVINCING
36B. A major reason why General Motors
is building two new
plants in our area is because of our
workforce. In order to keep up with the
technological changes, Lansing Community College must
upgrade facilities to
provide more high-tech training
Very Convinc 53%
Smwt Convinc 31%
Not Convinc 15%
Undec
4%
84% Total CONVINCING
37B. Lansing
Community College has increased student fees
for those programs where instructional
costs exceed the College average. An example of
a high cost instruction program is Aviation,
where an analysis showed that taxpayers
subsidized this program more than other programs.
With higher fees in place, the students
who take flight lessons and other aviation
courses must now pay higher
fees to take those courses
Very Convinc 29%
Smwt Convinc 35%
Not Convinc 24%
Undec 12%
64%
Total CONVINCING
38B. On a per day basis, the pay provided
to teaching staff
ranks 25th out of 28 community colleges.
If Lansing Community College does not
increase the pay for teaching staff it will be
impossible to keep and attract good
teachers and employees to LCC
Very Convinc 63%
Smwt Convinc 24%
Not Convinc 11%
Undec
2%
87%
Total CONVINCING
People sometimes change their
mind while taking surveys. Thinking about the arguments both against and for
the millage proposal, let me ask you a final time...
39B. If a proposal were placed on the ballot
to increase the millage rate by one mill, which would cost the owner of a
home with a market value of $100,000 and a taxable value of $50,000 an
additional $50 per year in property taxes -- if the election were held
today, would you vote YES in
favor of the proposal or NO to
oppose it?
[IF UNDECIDED]
If
the election were held today and you had to decide right now, would you lean
toward voting YES or NO?
62%
Vote YES ----------- GO TO Q.
42
9%
Lean toward voting YES GO TO
Q. 42
71% Total YES
21%
Vote NO ----------------- ASK
Q. 40
2%
Lean toward voting NO ASK Q.
40 23% Total NO
6% Undecided/don’t know - ASK
Q. 40
40. If a further scaled back proposal
of one-half mill were placed on the ballot, to provide fewer improvements to the
college and less of an increase in pay for the teaching staff and employees
as well, and the property tax increase would increase taxes by $25 per year
for an average homeowner -- how would you vote if the election were held
today -- would you vote YES in
favor of the proposal or vote NO to
oppose it?
[IF UNDECIDED]
If
the election were held today and you had to decide right now, would you lean
toward voting YES or NO?
22%
Vote YES ----------------- GO
TO Q. 42
16%
Lean toward voting YES GO TO
Q. 42
38% Total YES
40%
Vote NO ----------------- ASK
Q. 41
7%
Lean toward voting NO ASK Q.
41 47% Total NO
15% Undecided/don’t know -------ASK Q. 41
41. What is the greatest amount of a
property tax increase per year that you would be willing to support to fund
the improvements that you feel are needed for Lansing Community College? [WRITE IN AMOUNT] $
PER YEAR
72%
Zero ($0.00)
8%
Up to $10
8%
$25
5%
$50
3%
$75
4%
$100 - more
mean:
$13.25
median: $0.00
Following is a list of some of the things that community colleges generally
provide. For each item, based on what you know
about Lansing Community College, what do you feel the college is doing
enough in that area, if more needs to be done, or if too much is already
being done.
42. Providing students with the job
training
that meets the needs of area employers.
Much
More 16%
Smwt More 33%
Enough 36%
Too Much --%
DK/Under 15%
49% Total MORE
43. Preparing students for technology-based
and occupational careers.
Much
More 19%
Smwt More 30%
Enough 33%
Too Much --%
DK/Under 18%
49% Total MORE
44. Making a two-year college education
affordable
for area residents.
Much
More 17%
Smwt More 23%
Enough 51%
Too Much 1%
DK/Under 8%
40% Total MORE
45. Expanding education and training to
better
meet the needs of area employers.
Much
More 20%
Smwt More 36%
Enough 28%
Too Much 1%
DK/Under 15%
56% Total MORE
46. Providing access to state-of-the-art
computer
equipment, training and software so students
can use and understand the kind of computers
and technology used in the workplace today.
Much
More 22%
Smwt More 28%
Enough 28%
Too Much 1%
DK/Under 21%
50% Total MORE
47A.
Providing access to education through interactive
television and computer-based instruction,
including access to the Internet
and other forms of off-campus or distance learning.
Much
More 17%
Smwt More 22%
Enough 28%
Too Much 3%
DK/Under 30%
39% Total MORE
47B.
Providing access to education through a
virtual college, which is an on-line computer based
interactive program, including access to
the Internet and other forms of off-campus distance learning.
Much
More 18%
Smwt More 26%
Enough 28%
Too Much 5%
DK/Under 23%
44% Total MORE
48. Acquiring new computer equipment
and
technologies to better train students for the
kind of jobs that require high-tech training
Much
More 21%
Smwt More 31%
Enough 21%
Too Much 1%
DK/Under 26%
52% Total MORE
49. Upgrading the College’s teaching
laboratories
and classrooms from year-to-year, to
provide the new and emerging teaching methods
and technologies that support a higher
level of learning for students
Much
More 22%
Smwt More 37%
Enough 18%
Too Much 2%
DK/Under 21%
59% Total MORE
50. Providing courses for people currently
holding
jobs to learn new skills to advance in their
chosen field or to get a better job in a different field
Much
More 21%
Smwt More 28%
Enough 37%
Too Much 1%
DK/Under 13%
49% Total MORE
51. Offering classes in the evenings and on
weekends
so working people can take courses to
improve their job skills and knowledge of computers
and technology
Much
More 27%
Smwt More 23%
Enough 39%
Too Much & | 