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Wave	Q#	Question Text	Data Tables
Spring 2018	Q18a	To the best of your knowledge, please indicate if the following are needed by residents in your community to help make ends meet and-- if so-- whether those needs are being met. Affordable housing Major Tags: Community and Social Issues \| Economic Development \| Services Related Topics: poverty \| Service provision \| Service demand \| Human services	see tables
Spring 2018	Q18b	To the best of your knowledge, please indicate if the following are needed by residents in your community to help make ends meet and-- if so-- whether those needs are being met. Emergency housing (homeless shelters, domestic violence shelters, warming centers, etc.) Major Tags: Community and Social Issues \| Economic Development \| Services Related Topics: poverty \| Service provision \| Service demand \| Human services	see tables
Spring 2018	Q18c	To the best of your knowledge, please indicate if the following are needed by residents in your community to help make ends meet and-- if so-- whether those needs are being met. Emergency food (food pantries, soup kitchens, etc.) Major Tags: Community and Social Issues \| Economic Development \| Services Related Topics: poverty \| Service provision \| Service demand \| Human services	see tables
Spring 2018	Q18d	To the best of your knowledge, please indicate if the following are needed by residents in your community to help make ends meet and-- if so-- whether those needs are being met. Public transportation (bus or ride services, etc.) Major Tags: Community and Social Issues \| Economic Development \| Services Related Topics: poverty \| Service provision \| Service demand \| Human services	see tables
Spring 2018	Q18e	To the best of your knowledge, please indicate if the following are needed by residents in your community to help make ends meet and-- if so-- whether those needs are being met. Subsidized healthcare (federally qualified health centers, CHIP, Medicaid, etc.) Major Tags: Community and Social Issues \| Economic Development \| Services Related Topics: poverty \| Service provision \| Service demand \| Human services	see tables
Spring 2018	Q18f	To the best of your knowledge, please indicate if the following are needed by residents in your community to help make ends meet and-- if so-- whether those needs are being met. Subsidized childcare and pre-K programs Major Tags: Community and Social Issues \| Economic Development \| Services Related Topics: poverty \| Service provision \| Service demand \| Human services	see tables
Spring 2018	Q18g	To the best of your knowledge, please indicate if the following are needed by residents in your community to help make ends meet and-- if so-- whether those needs are being met. Job training/workforce development Major Tags: Community and Social Issues \| Economic Development \| Services Related Topics: poverty \| Service provision \| Service demand \| Human services	see tables
Spring 2018	Q18h	To the best of your knowledge, please indicate if the following are needed by residents in your community to help make ends meet and-- if so-- whether those needs are being met. Drug treatment programs Major Tags: Community and Social Issues \| Economic Development \| Services Related Topics: poverty \| Service provision \| Service demand \| Human services	see tables
Spring 2018	Q19	To what extent, if any, would you say that people's inability to pay minor legal fees and costs (e.g., traffic citations, parking fines, license suspensions, court fees, bail, etc.) is a cause of significant economic hardship for residents in your jurisdiction? Major Tags: Community and Social Issues \| Economic Development Related Topics: poverty	see tables
Spring 2018	Q20	To the best of your knowledge, approximately what percentage of people in your community do you think live under the federal poverty level (that is, with an annual income level below $12,140 for individuals and below $25,100 for a family of four.) Major Tags: Community and Social Issues \| Economic Development Related Topics: poverty	see tables
Spring 2018	Q21	Now regardless of whether or not your community has residents below the federal poverty level, to the best of your knowledge, approximately what percentage of people in your community would you say struggle to make ends meet? Major Tags: Community and Social Issues \| Economic Development Related Topics: poverty	see tables
Spring 2018	Q22a	Whether or not your jurisdiction has resources or authority to implement a particular policy, which of the following, if any, have been topics of discussion within your jurisdiction's government-- including at Board/Council meetings-- within the past 12 months? (check all that apply) Affordable housing Major Tags: Community and Social Issues \| Economic Development \| Services Related Topics: poverty \| Human services	see tables
Spring 2018	Q22b	Whether or not your jurisdiction has resources or authority to implement a particular policy, which of the following, if any, have been topics of discussion within your jurisdiction's government-- including at Board/Council meetings-- within the past 12 months? (check all that apply) Emergency housing (homeless shelters, domestic violence shelters, warming centers, etc.) Major Tags: Community and Social Issues \| Economic Development \| Services Related Topics: poverty \| Human services	see tables
Spring 2018	Q22c	Whether or not your jurisdiction has resources or authority to implement a particular policy, which of the following, if any, have been topics of discussion within your jurisdiction's government-- including at Board/Council meetings-- within the past 12 months? (check all that apply) Emergency food (food pantries, soup kitchens, etc.) Major Tags: Community and Social Issues \| Economic Development \| Services Related Topics: poverty \| Human services	see tables
Spring 2018	Q22d	Whether or not your jurisdiction has resources or authority to implement a particular policy, which of the following, if any, have been topics of discussion within your jurisdiction's government-- including at Board/Council meetings-- within the past 12 months? (check all that apply) Public transportation (bus or ride services, etc.) Major Tags: Community and Social Issues \| Economic Development \| Services Related Topics: poverty \| Human services	see tables
Spring 2018	Q22e	Whether or not your jurisdiction has resources or authority to implement a particular policy, which of the following, if any, have been topics of discussion within your jurisdiction's government-- including at Board/Council meetings-- within the past 12 months? (check all that apply) Subsidized healthcare (federally qualified health centers, CHIP, Medicaid, etc.) Major Tags: Community and Social Issues \| Economic Development \| Services Related Topics: poverty \| Human services	see tables
Spring 2018	Q22f	Whether or not your jurisdiction has resources or authority to implement a particular policy, which of the following, if any, have been topics of discussion within your jurisdiction's government-- including at Board/Council meetings-- within the past 12 months? (check all that apply) Subsidized childcare and pre-K programs Major Tags: Community and Social Issues \| Economic Development \| Services Related Topics: poverty \| Human services	see tables
Spring 2018	Q22g	Whether or not your jurisdiction has resources or authority to implement a particular policy, which of the following, if any, have been topics of discussion within your jurisdiction's government-- including at Board/Council meetings-- within the past 12 months? (check all that apply) Job training/workforce development Major Tags: Community and Social Issues \| Economic Development \| Services Related Topics: poverty \| Human services	see tables
Spring 2018	Q22h	Whether or not your jurisdiction has resources or authority to implement a particular policy, which of the following, if any, have been topics of discussion within your jurisdiction's government-- including at Board/Council meetings-- within the past 12 months? (check all that apply) Drug treatment programs Major Tags: Community and Social Issues \| Economic Development \| Services Related Topics: poverty \| Human services	see tables
Spring 2018	Q23	Aside from any standard property tax exemptions for residents below the poverty level, does your jurisdiction currently have any formal local programs or policies of its own to address poverty or economic hardship in the community? Major Tags: Community and Social Issues \| Economic Development \| Services Related Topics: poverty \| Service provision \| Human services	see tables
Spring 2018	Q25	To what extent, if any, does your jurisdiction partner with local groups (e.g., schools, community organizations, churches, nonprofits, etc.) to provide resources or services for low-income residents in your jurisdiction? Major Tags: Community and Social Issues \| Economic Development \| Services Related Topics: poverty \| Service provision \| Human services	see tables
Spring 2018	Q26a	In your opinion, do the following groups or individuals think your jurisdiction currently does too much, about the right amount, or too little to address local poverty or economic hardship? The majority of your jurisdiction's Board/Council Major Tags: Community and Social Issues \| Economic Development \| Services Related Topics: poverty \| Service provision \| Human services	see tables
Spring 2018	Q26b	In your opinion, do the following groups or individuals think your jurisdiction currently does too much, about the right amount, or too little to address local poverty or economic hardship? The majority of your jurisdiction's residents Major Tags: Community and Social Issues \| Economic Development \| Services Related Topics: poverty \| Service provision \| Human services	see tables
Spring 2018	Q26c	In your opinion, do the following groups or individuals think your jurisdiction currently does too much, about the right amount, or too little to address local poverty or economic hardship? You in your role as a local official Major Tags: Community and Social Issues \| Economic Development \| Services Related Topics: poverty \| Service provision \| Human services	see tables
Spring 2013	Q37k	We're interested in getting a general sense about the impact of property-tax exemptions on your jurisdiction's tax revenues. Do you have any of the following types of property-tax exempt organizations or parcels within your jurisdiction? Principal residence exemptions for people in poverty. Major Tags: Finance Budget and Operations Related Topics: Revenue \| Finances \| Taxes \| Property taxes \| Property tax exemptions	see tables