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PUBLIC DISCUSSIONS
Electronic Polling Results:
- Demographic
Information
- Community
Priorities Issues of Concern
- First
Priorities
- Areas of
Disparity Community Hopes for Commission Community Concerns about Commission & its work
FERGUSON COMMISSION MEETING December 8, 2014 Public Polling & - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
FERGUSON COMMISSION MEETING December 8, 2014 Public Polling & - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
FERGUSON COMMISSION MEETING December 8, 2014 Public Polling & Discussion Summary from December 1 Meeting PUBLIC DISCUSSIONS Electronic Issues of Polling Concern Community Results: Community Concerns First Hopes for about
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ELECTRONIC POLLING RESULTS
- St. Louis City, MO
23%
- St. Louis County, MO
48%
- St. Charles County, MO
3%
- St. Clair County, IL
1% Madison County, IL 3% Other 22%
Nearly 5 of 10 Attendees Work in St. Louis County
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ELECTRONIC POLLING RESULTS
- St. Louis City, MO
21%
- St. Louis County, MO
69%
- St. Charles County, MO
1%
- St. Clair County, IL
1% Other 8%
Nearly 7 of 10 Attendees Reside in St. Louis County
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ELECTRONIC POLLING RESULTS
Female 51% Male 48% Other 1%
Audience Almost Evenly Divided by Gender
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ELECTRONIC POLLING RESULTS
White 38% Black, African American 52% Asian 1% American Indian or Alaskan Native 1% Other 2% Decline 6%
Five of Ten Attendees Identified Themselves as African American
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ELECTRONIC POLLING RESULTS
21 and Under 2% 22 to 34 years 15% 35 to 44 years 20% 45 to 54 years 24% 55 to 64 years 17% 65 and Over 20% Decline 2%
Attendees' Age Almost Equally Divided Among All Age Groups
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ELECTRONIC POLLING RESULTS
68% 17% 15% Citizen/law enforcement interactions and relations Municipal Government Organization Municipal Court System
Two of Three Attendees Desire the Commission Address Citizen/Law Enforcement Interactions and Relations First
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ELECTRONIC POLLING RESULTS
63% 58% 53% 35% 23% 13% 12% 11% 8% Education Economic Opportunity Race and Ethnic Relations Family & Community Stability Business Ownership Health Care Housing Transportation Child Care
Educational Disparities, Economic Opportunity Disparities and Ethnic/Racial Relations Are Additional Priorities for Attendees
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Issues of Concern: Meeting attendees identified
disparities in Education, Economic Opportunity and Race & Ethnic Relations as top priorities for the Ferguson Commission. For each of these areas, what underlying issues are most important for the Commission to address?
ISSUES OF CONCERN
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EDUCATION ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY RACIAL & ETHNIC RELATIONS GENERAL ISSUES
School Funding Employment Communication & Interracial Interactions Citizen / Law Enforcement Interactions Academic Achievement Rebuilding Ferguson Racial Divisions & Discrimination Commission Process & Practices Teachers & School Administration Banking & Access To Capital African American’s Lack of Political Power Political Recommendations Higher Education Access Housing Economic Justice Outreach Parental Involvement Housing Segregation (race & class) Youth Engagement
ISSUES OF CONCERN
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HOPES FOR COMMISSION & ITS WORK
Committed, Bold,
Transformational
Commission Greater Community Accountability & Transparency Better Law Enforcement Practices Greater Community Well-Being Reform of the Criminal Justice System
Improved Educational Outcomes
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