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Review of 2017 Results With Data from Prior Years (where available)

October, 2017 Version 1

Research & Analytics, Center for Livable Communities jskinner@atlantaregional.org

The Metro Atlanta Speaks (MAS) public opinion survey is in its fifth year. The 2017 iteration was conducted by A.L. Burruss Institute of Public Service and Research at Kennesaw State University (KSU). The 2017 survey asked 27 questions of 5,462 residents in a 13-county area, with results statistically significant down to the county-level, as well as for the City of Atlanta. The 2016 survey (KSU) also provided results significant down to the county-level and City of Atlanta--for 27 questions posed to 5,416 residents again in a 13-county area. The 2015 MAS asked 26 questions of 5,200 residents in the 13-county area, with results significant down to the county-level but not including the City of Atlanta as a separate significant study area. The 2014 MAS was conducted by The Schapiro Group, asking 25 questions of 4,200 residents in a 10-county area, and for the first time provided results significant at the county-level. The first MAS survey—2013 and conducted by KSU, asked 21 questions of 2,100 residents—and was statistically significant only at the regional (at that time 10-county) level. The goal in all years was to gather opinions on how the 10 (or 13)-county Atlanta region rates in terms

• f key quality-of-life issues like transportation, education, the economy, the arts and aging in the

Atlanta region. In 2014, the survey had questions on water , job training, starting a business, healthcare, and parks. In 2015, the survey included added questions on civic involvement and

• engagement. In 2016, questions were asked about financial resiliency, food insecurity, and challenges

faced in accessing transportation. In 2017 questions were added to delve deeper into possible resident willingness to fund transportation, and to explore respondent reactions to the I-85 Collapse . While each year’s survey provides a point-in-time understanding of how residents perceive the quality-of-life in metro Atlanta, the true value of the effort is in understanding how perceptions do or don’t change

• ver time. ARC will seek to, with its community partners, continue this survey annually to build such a

“longitudinal” database. This summary focus on regional results and topline county data. Regional survey margin of error for the 2017 instrument is +- 1.3% percentage points (the same as 2016, up from 1.7% in 2015 and 2.1% in 2014) at the 95 percent confidence level. County significance ranges from +- 4 to +-7%.

Metro Atlanta Speaks-Background

Genesis, Goals, Achievements

• 2013 LINK Trip to Hoston Led to Effort to Build on

Kinder Institute Model (Rice University)

• Goals for MAS: Assess Perceptions, Define Priorities,

Gauge Opinions

• Method: Random digit dial (RDD) sample survey of

residents in the Atlanta Region; multiple years with stable core of questions

• Demographic Crosstabs Critical
• Now in Fifth Year (2013 incept)
• Expanded geographic coverage and statistical

significance

• Over time—have added more questions and topic areas

Sponsors 2017

Milestones: 2017 Survey

• Consultant Formally Engaged June
• Questions Finalized—with Steering

Committee Involvement—in early July

• Survey Conducted late July to late August/

early September

• Results Delivered during September
• Initial Results Presented SORB November 3
• Goal of Even More Extensive Data

Presentation and Data Analysis (e.g. Regressions—Atlanta Studies)

“Conduits” for Results

• Metro Atlanta Speaks Webpage

– Report, Slide Sets, Crosstabs – Background and Methodology – TABLEAU DASHBOARD

• 33 Degrees North Blog

– Specific Posts (Topic and (now) County)

http://www.atlantaregional.com/info-center/metro-atlanta-speaks

https://33n.atlantaregional.com/

2017 Highlights

• Transportation stays the #1 concern, with a greater share

– Transit support almost unanimous – A plurality feel transit is the best fix for congestion – New question indicates a narrow majority support tax funding for transit

• Economy is getting better and better

– Drops to under 10% as biggest problem – More optimistic on job opportunities – Still “cracks in the window” with financial stress and food insecurity

• Concern with Crime Drops (from last year)…
• More Focus: The Local and Regional Contrast stays consistent

– Public Education assessed as better “in our own backyard”

• Civic Involvement levels stable
• Optimism for The Future steady, but restrained

Biggest Problem Facing Residents in Metro Atlanta: Responses – 2016-2017

6% 2% 4% 5% 3% 12% 9% 12% 23% 25%

5% 5% 5% 5% 6% 9% 9% 12% 17% 27%

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30%

Race Relations DK Taxes Public Health Other Economy Human Services Public Education Crime Trans 2017 2016

Biggest Problem Facing Residents in Metro Atlanta: Responses - 2013-2017

2% 4% 6% 4% 6% 24% 3% 13% 17% 21% 3% 4% 6% 4% 4% 20% 7% 14% 14% 24% 5% 4% 5% 5% 2% 15% 7% 14% 17% 27% 6% 2% 4% 5% 3% 12% 9% 12% 23% 25%

5% 5% 5% 5% 6% 9% 9% 12% 17% 27%

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30%

Race Relations DK Taxes Public Health Other Economy Human Services Public Education Crime Trans 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013

0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0% 70.0% 80.0% 90.0% 100.0%

Butts Clayton Douglas Rockdale Coweta Paulding DeKalb Henry City of Atlanta Gwinnett Fayette Fulton Cherokee Cobb ARC Region

9.7% 15.5% 16.4% 17.5% 17.9% 21.0% 21.6% 21.8% 24.6% 26.6% 27.3% 31.1% 34.7% 37.8% 27.2%

6.5% 4.5% 6.3% 2.9% 5.8% 3.6% 4.7% 4.1% 3.2% 5.7% 5.3% 4.5% 4.6% 3.6% 4.6% 6.5% 10.4% 11.3% 12.6% 10.9% 12.0% 10.7% 8.6% 8.4% 9.7% 10.6% 6.5% 9.5% 8.6% 9.2% 29.0% 26.5% 25.8% 23.3% 19.2% 12.0% 15.0% 26.7% 20.7% 17.1% 21.2% 18.5% 11.1% 8.8% 16.9% 9.7% 4.5% 15.1% 7.8% 6.4% 7.8% 4.0% 4.9% 2.5% 7.7% 5.3% 2.7% 5.7% 5.5% 5.4% 6.5% 13.9% 8.2% 14.6% 8.3% 10.2% 18.6% 11.9% 10.9% 9.7% 8.3% 9.8% 7.3% 10.7% 11.5% 9.7% 8.1% 3.8% 8.7% 9.0% 8.4% 7.9% 7.0% 16.0% 10.0% 6.1% 12.2% 9.2% 8.8% 9.3% 3.2% 3.9% 6.3% 4.9% 7.7% 12.6% 3.3% 3.3% 4.0% 5.3% 6.8% 6.1% 6.1% 2.3% 4.9%

Biggest Problem for Metro Atlanta: MAS 2017

Transp Race Relations Economy Crime Public Health Public Education Human Services Taxes Other DK

18.8% 10.3% 13.3% 8.7% 21.0% 24.0% 12.3% 25.8% 33.9% 27.1%

15.5% 16.4% 17.5% 21.6% 21.8% 26.6% 27.3% 31.1% 34.7% 37.8%

0.0% 5.0% 10.0% 15.0% 20.0% 25.0% 30.0% 35.0% 40.0% Clayton Douglas Rockdale DeKalb Henry Gwinnett Fayette Fulton Cherokee Cobb

Share by County: Transportation as Biggest Problem 2014-2017 2014 2015 2016 2017

Most Likely to Say that Transportation is the #1 Issue?

• Residents of Cobb,

Cherokee or Fulton

• Those with at least a

bachelor’s degree

• Males
• Younger residents
• White Respondents
• Those with higher

incomes

"I Frequently Lack Transportation to Get to Places I Need to Go..."

DK, 3.2% DK, 2.3% Strongly Agree, 10.5% Strongly Agree, 8.0% Agree, 18.9% Agree, 18.7%

Disagree, 37.0% Disagree, 41.7% Strongly Disagree, 30.4% Strongly Disagree, 29.3%

0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0% 70.0% 80.0% 90.0% 100.0%

2017 2016

"I Frequently Lack Transportation to Get to Places I Need to Go...“ (By County) MAS 2017

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

ARC Region Butts Rockdale City of Atlanta DeKalb Clayton Douglas Gwinnett Fulton Paulding Henry Coweta Cherokee Fayette Cobb

29.3% 26.7% 22.9% 24.3% 30.1% 22.7% 33.5% 24.1% 30.8% 34.7% 34.4% 35.9% 37.0% 36.1% 27.7% 41.7% 33.3% 38.1% 36.9% 34.9% 42.5% 32.9% 46.1% 40.3% 37.1% 38.1% 39.1% 38.5% 41.4% 51.3%

Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree DK

Most Likely to Indicate Having Problems with Accessing Needed Transportation…

• Residents of Butts,

Rockdale, the City of Atlanta, and DeKalb

• Boomers and Seniors
• Those with lower levels
• f education
• Black and Latino

Respondents

Importance of Public Transit: MAS Responses 2013-2017

2.7% 8.8% 17.1% 71.3% 1.0% 7.0% 22.0% 70.0% 1.9% 6.5% 20.4% 71.2% 1.1% 6.7% 18.7% 73.5%

1.6% 4.8% 19.6% 74.1%

0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0% 70.0% 80.0%

DK Not important at all Somewhat important Very important 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013

Importance of Public Transit to the Region: 2017

0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0% 70.0% 80.0% 90.0% 100.0% Fayette Cherokee Paulding Henry Butts Douglas Coweta Rockdale Cobb Gwinnett Fulton Clayton DeKalb City of Atlanta ARC Region

58.0% 59.9% 60.1% 61.1% 61.3% 63.3% 68.4% 68.9% 71.5% 74.6% 80.5% 81.6% 81.7% 85.0% 74.1% 27.5% 26.7% 22.6% 27.9% 25.8% 24.1% 19.4% 25.2% 22.3% 21.1% 16.1% 12.9% 14.4% 13.1% 19.6% 13.0% 11.5% 15.5% 8.2% 9.7% 9.5% 8.4% 4.9% 4.9% 3.0% 2.4% 4.2% 2.1% 1.3% 4.8% Very Important Somewhat Important Not Important At All DK

Best Way to Fix Traffic? Responses 2013-2017

4.5% 2.7% 21.9% 30.0% 40.9% 4.0% 5.0% 21.0% 28.0% 42.0% 4.2% 5.2% 16.3% 30.7% 43.6% 3.7% 4.0% 17.2% 31.7% 43.4%

4.1% 4.1% 15.6% 27.4% 48.8%

0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0%

DK Do nothing Develop communities live close to work Improve roads/ highways Expand public transit 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013

0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0% 70.0% 80.0% 90.0% 100.0%

Henry Butts Cherokee Douglas Fayette Rockdale Paulding Gwinnett Clayton Coweta Cobb DeKalb Fulton City of Atlanta ARC Region

37.7% 38.7% 40.5% 42.1% 43.2% 43.3% 44.6% 45.2% 46.4% 46.8% 52.4% 52.7% 53.9% 58.8% 48.8% 41.0% 32.3% 38.5% 31.4% 29.5% 26.9% 31.0% 29.2% 29.5% 28.2% 23.5% 24.1% 24.0% 19.1% 27.4% 14.8% 12.9% 13.7% 18.2% 16.7% 21.2% 14.9% 17.9% 18.2% 13.5% 13.0% 17.4% 13.6% 16.9% 15.6% 4.5% 6.5% 1.5% 4.4% 6.8% 4.8% 6.0% 3.1% 3.2% 5.8% 4.8% 3.3% 5.0% 3.8% 4.1%

Best Long-Term Solution to Traffic?: MAS 2017

Expand Public Transit Improve Roads and Highways Develop Communities in Which People Live Close to Where They Work Do Nothing DK

Most Likely to Indicate “Expanding Public Transit” as the Best Long-Term Fix to Traffic Problems…

• Residents of City of

Atlanta, DeKalb, and Clayton

• Females
• Minorities
• Residents newer to the

metro area

Strongly Agree, 13.9% Agree, 37.0% Disagree, 27.1% Strongly Disagree, 20.6% DK, 1.4%

"I am willing to pay more in taxes to fund expanded regional public transit that includes buses and rail."

Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree DK

34.5% 39.7% 40.4% 41.9% 42.0% 43.9% 44.2% 46.9% 48.8% 50.9% 51.5% 52.8% 55.4% 55.8% 56.3% 0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0% Butts Cherokee Coweta Paulding Henry Fayette Rockdale Douglas Cobb 13 Co Clayton DeKalb City of Atlanta Fulton Gwinnett

Share Agreeing or Strongly Agreeing: "I am willing to pay more in taxes to fund expanded regional public transit that includes buses and rail."

More likely to be willing to pay more taxes to fund expanded regional transit…

• Residents of Gwinnett,

Fulton, the City of Atlanta, DeKalb, and Clayton

• Younger cohorts

–60% willing from ages 18-34 –Down to 40% age 65+

• More highly educated
• Residents newer to the

metro area

ECONOMY

Biggest Problem Facing Residents in Metro Atlanta: Responses – 2016-2017

6% 2% 4% 5% 3%

12%

9% 12% 23% 25%

5% 5% 5% 5% 6%

9%

9% 12% 17% 27%

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30%

Race Relations DK Taxes Public Health Other Economy Human Services Public Education Crime Trans

2017 2016

Biggest Problem Facing Residents in Metro Atlanta: Responses - 2013-2017

2% 4% 6% 4% 6% 24% 3% 13% 17% 21% 3% 4% 6% 4% 4% 20% 7% 14% 14% 24% 5% 4% 5% 5% 2% 15% 7% 14% 17% 27% 6% 2% 4% 5% 3% 12% 9% 12% 23% 25%

5% 5% 5% 5% 6% 9% 9% 12% 17% 27%

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30%

Race Relations DK Taxes Public Health Other Economy Human Services Public Education Crime Trans 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013

0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0% 70.0% 80.0% 90.0% 100.0%

Butts Clayton Douglas Rockdale Coweta Paulding DeKalb Henry City of Atlanta Gwinnett Fayette Fulton Cherokee Cobb ARC Region

9.7% 15.5% 16.4% 17.5% 17.9% 21.0% 21.6% 21.8% 24.6% 26.6% 27.3% 31.1% 34.7% 37.8% 27.2% 6.5% 4.5% 6.3% 2.9% 5.8% 3.6% 4.7% 4.1% 3.2% 5.7% 5.3% 4.5% 4.6% 3.6% 4.6%

6.5% 10.4% 11.3% 12.6% 10.9% 12.0% 10.7% 8.6% 8.4% 9.7% 10.6% 6.5% 9.5% 8.6% 9.2%

29.0% 26.5% 25.8% 23.3% 19.2% 12.0% 15.0% 26.7% 20.7% 17.1% 21.2% 18.5% 11.1% 8.8% 16.9% 9.7% 4.5% 15.1% 7.8% 6.4% 7.8% 4.0% 4.9% 2.5% 7.7% 5.3% 2.7% 5.7% 5.5% 5.4% 6.5% 13.9% 8.2% 14.6% 8.3% 10.2% 18.6% 11.9% 10.9% 9.7% 8.3% 9.8% 7.3% 10.7% 11.5% 9.7% 8.1% 3.8% 8.7% 9.0% 8.4% 7.9% 7.0% 16.0% 10.0% 6.1% 12.2% 9.2% 8.8% 9.3% 3.2% 3.9% 6.3% 4.9% 7.7% 12.6% 3.3% 3.3% 4.0% 5.3% 6.8% 6.1% 6.1% 2.3% 4.9%

Biggest Problem for Metro Atlanta: MAS 2017

Transp Race Relations Economy Crime Public Health Public Education Human Services Taxes Other DK

Share by County: Economy as Biggest Problem 2014-2017

28.9% 28.7% 11.4% 26.5% 24.1% 29.5% 20.9% 27.1% 33.3% 20.6% 12.6% 8.6% 8.6% 11.3% 9.5% 10.7% 9.7% 10.4% 10.6% 6.5% 0.0% 5.0% 10.0% 15.0% 20.0% 25.0% 30.0% 35.0% Rockdale Cobb Henry Douglas Cherokee DeKalb Gwinnett Clayton Fayette Fulton

2014 2015 2016 2017

Most Likely to Say the Economy is the #1 Issue?

• Residents of Rockdale,

Paulding, and Douglas

• Those in prime

workforce years

• African Americans
• Those with lower

incomes and education levels

Assessing Metro Job Opportunities: Responses - 2013-2017

7.7% 20.3% 36.3% 29.0% 6.7% 4.0% 17.0% 36.0% 36.0% 7.0% 3.3% 17.6% 36.8% 36.1% 6.2% 4.1% 14.6% 33.6% 38.1% 9.5% 4.3% 10.4% 33.6% 39.8% 11.9% 0.0% 5.0% 10.0% 15.0% 20.0% 25.0% 30.0% 35.0% 40.0% 45.0% DK Poor Fair Good Excellent 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013

0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0% 70.0% 80.0% 90.0% 100.0%

Clayton Gwinnett Douglas DeKalb Paulding Henry Rockdale City of Atlanta Butts Coweta Fulton Cobb Fayette Cherokee ARC Region 5.5% 8.9% 6.3% 14.9% 8.3% 7.0% 10.6% 16.4% 6.7% 10.3% 15.0% 12.9% 12.2% 15.6% 11.9% 36.0% 35.0% 38.4% 32.7% 39.9% 41.8% 38.5% 34.6% 46.7% 44.9% 41.8% 46.5% 48.1% 46.8% 39.8% 36.7% 41.1% 41.5% 34.5% 35.7% 36.1% 36.5% 31.4% 36.7% 27.6% 29.6% 29.7% 28.2% 27.0% 33.6% 18.5% 7.2% 8.8% 15.3% 9.5% 12.3% 11.5% 16.1% 6.7% 8.3% 11.3% 6.4% 6.1% 7.6% 10.4%

Rate Job Opportunities Metro Atlanta: MAS 2017

Excellent Good Fair Poor DK

Methods of Paying for a $400 Financial Emergency

41.6% 48.3% 48.4% 48.5% 50.7% 51.2% 51.5% 51.5% 51.9% 53.1% 53.8% 56.9% 62.4% 66.2% 51.9% 12.3% 10.3% 15.4% 18.4% 15.9% 15.5% 19.5% 16.2% 14.3% 13.2% 21.2% 15.0% 13.3% 15.0% 16.0% 13.2% 13.8% 10.5% 3.9% 9.8% 8.9% 7.9% 12.6% 9.4% 10.7% 7.7% 6.3% 7.2% 5.3% 9.6% 8.1% 6.9% 6.1% 7.8% 5.7% 7.1% 9.5% 3.8% 3.0% 5.8% 4.5% 3.1% 4.6% 5.3% 5.7% 21.6% 17.2% 17.8% 19.4% 15.5% 14.9% 9.4% 12.9% 17.0% 14.0% 9.6% 17.5% 9.9% 7.5% 14.0% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Clayton Butts City of Atlanta Rockdale Fulton Paulding Gwinnett Cobb DeKalb Henry Coweta Douglas Cherokee Fayette 13 County Region Pay with Cash, Check or Debit Pay with Credit Card Would Borrow Money Would Sell or Pawn Something Would Not Be Able to Pay Now DK

$400 Emergency by County: MAS 2017

2017: Skipped Meals or Reduced Portions re: Lack of Money Yes, 18.7% No, 81.1% DK, 0.3%

Skipped Meals or Reduced Portions by County: MAS 2017

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% ARC Region Cherokee Fayette Rockdale Coweta Paulding Douglas Henry Gwinnett Fulton Butts Cobb City of Atlanta Clayton DeKalb 18.7% 10.6% 10.7% 14.4% 14.7% 15.5% 17.0% 18.1% 18.9% 19.1% 20.0% 20.1% 20.3% 20.3% 21.6% 81.1% 88.2% 89.3% 85.6% 85.3% 84.5% 83.0% 81.5% 81.1% 80.5% 80.0% 79.8% 78.9% 79.4% 78.2% 0.2% 1.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.4% 0.0% 0.4% 0.0% 0.1% 0.8% 0.3% 0.2%

Yes No DK

Most Likely to Experience Stress from $400 Financial Emergence and/or Food Insecurity?

• Residents of City of

Atlanta, DeKalb, Clayton, and Rockdale

• Those in prime workforce

years

• African Americans
• Those with lower incomes

and education levels

CRIME

Biggest Problem Facing Residents in Metro Atlanta: Responses – 2016-2017

6% 2% 4% 5% 3% 12% 9% 12% 23% 25%

5% 5% 5% 5% 6% 9% 9% 12% 17% 27%

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30%

Race Relations DK Taxes Public Health Other Economy Human Services Public Education Crime Trans 2017 2016

Biggest Problem Facing Residents in Metro Atlanta: Responses - 2013-2017

2% 4% 6% 4% 6% 24% 3% 13% 17% 21% 3% 4% 6% 4% 4% 20% 7% 14% 14% 24% 5% 4% 5% 5% 2% 15% 7% 14% 17% 27% 6% 2% 4% 5% 3% 12% 9% 12% 23% 25%

5% 5% 5% 5% 6% 9% 9% 12% 17% 27%

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30%

Race Relations DK Taxes Public Health Other Economy Human Services Public Education Crime Trans 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013

0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0% 70.0% 80.0% 90.0% 100.0%

Butts Clayton Douglas Rockdale Coweta Paulding DeKalb Henry City of Atlanta Gwinnett Fayette Fulton Cherokee Cobb ARC Region

9.7% 15.5% 16.4% 17.5% 17.9% 21.0% 21.6% 21.8% 24.6% 26.6% 27.3% 31.1% 34.7% 37.8% 27.2% 6.5% 4.5% 6.3% 2.9% 5.8% 3.6% 4.7% 4.1% 3.2% 5.7% 5.3% 4.5% 4.6% 3.6% 4.6% 6.5% 10.4% 11.3% 12.6% 10.9% 12.0% 10.7% 8.6% 8.4% 9.7% 10.6% 6.5% 9.5% 8.6% 9.2%

29.0% 26.5% 25.8% 23.3% 19.2% 12.0% 15.0% 26.7% 20.7% 17.1% 21.2% 18.5% 11.1% 8.8% 16.9%

9.7% 4.5% 15.1% 7.8% 6.4% 7.8% 4.0% 4.9% 2.5% 7.7% 5.3% 2.7% 5.7% 5.5% 5.4% 6.5% 13.9% 8.2% 14.6% 8.3% 10.2% 18.6% 11.9% 10.9% 9.7% 8.3% 9.8% 7.3% 10.7% 11.5% 9.7% 8.1% 3.8% 8.7% 9.0% 8.4% 7.9% 7.0% 16.0% 10.0% 6.1% 12.2% 9.2% 8.8% 9.3% 3.2% 3.9% 6.3% 4.9% 7.7% 12.6% 3.3% 3.3% 4.0% 5.3% 6.8% 6.1% 6.1% 2.3% 4.9%

Biggest Problem for Metro Atlanta: MAS 2017

Transp Race Relations Economy Crime Public Health Public Education Human Services Taxes Other DK

Share by County: Crime as Biggest Problem 2014-2017

6.3% 22.6% 7.3% 23.2% 23.5% 19.3% 20.2% 14.3% 28.6% 22.2% 11.1% 26.5% 8.8% 15.0% 25.8% 21.2% 18.5% 17.1% 26.7% 23.3%

19.8% 27.1% 16.7% 23.2% 23.3% 21.3% 25.2% 19.5% 28.4% 30.8%

0.0% 5.0% 10.0% 15.0% 20.0% 25.0% 30.0% 35.0% Cherokee Clayton Cobb DeKalb Douglas Fayette Fulton Gwinnett Henry Rockdale

2014 2015 2016 2017

Most Likely to Say that Crime is the #1 Issue?

• Residents of Clayton,

Douglas, Henry and Rockdale

• Seniors/ Retired
• Those with the least

amount of education

• Black Respondents
• Females

Safety of Residents in Community: 2015-2017

0.2% 11.0% 28.4% 44.9% 15.5% 0.4% 9.0% 25.3% 48.5% 16.9%

0.0% 10.7% 30.6% 41.4% 16.7%

0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0%

DK Poor Fair Good Excellent

2017 2016 2015

Rate Resident Safety in your Community: 2017

0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0% 70.0% 80.0% 90.0% 100.0%

City of Atlanta Clayton DeKalb Fulton Douglas Rockdale Henry Butts Gwinnett Cobb Coweta Paulding Cherokee Fayette ARC Region

8.6% 6.5% 12.2% 12.6% 13.8% 11.4% 14.8% 13.3% 20.1% 22.5% 21.9% 15.7% 28.6% 29.5% 16.7% 30.0% 38.0% 35.6% 38.6% 39.6% 47.6% 44.9% 46.7% 43.2% 42.1% 46.5% 56.6% 46.9% 49.2% 41.4%

44.2% 36.0% 32.0% 37.4% 38.4% 28.6% 29.6% 30.0% 29.0% 27.8% 21.9% 22.3% 19.8% 13.6% 30.6% 17.3% 18.8% 19.7% 11.2% 6.9% 11.4% 10.7% 10.0% 7.0% 6.6% 7.7% 5.4% 4.6% 6.8% 10.7%

Excellent Good Fair Poor DK

CIVIC ENGAGEMENT

12% 55% 32% 0%

Self-Assessment of Community Involvement: MAS 2017

Very involved Somewhat involved Not at all involved DK

0.0% 35.0% 51.0% 14.0% 1.5% 34.8% 47.6% 16.1% 0.1% 34.6% 50.5% 14.7% 0.2% 32.4% 55.1% 12.4%

0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0%

DK Not at all involved Somewhat involved Very involved

How Involved Are You in Your Community?: MAS 2014-2017

2017 2016 2015 2014

0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0% 70.0% 80.0% 90.0% 100.0%

Clayton Rockdale Paulding Gwinnett Cherokee Coweta Butts Henry Fulton DeKalb Douglas Cobb City of Atlanta Fayette ARC Region

14.6% 10.6% 13.2% 10.5% 17.6% 11.0% 20.0% 11.5% 11.5% 15.2% 15.1% 10.2% 15.7% 13.6% 12.4% 46.6% 51.0% 49.7% 55.9% 48.9% 55.5% 46.7% 55.6% 56.2% 53.5% 54.7% 60.1% 56.5% 59.1% 55.1% 38.5% 38.5% 37.1% 33.4% 32.8% 33.5% 33.3% 32.9% 32.2% 30.8% 30.2% 29.7% 27.8% 27.3% 32.4%

How Involved in Community? (by County): MAS 2017

Very Involved Somewhat Involved Not Involved at All DK

• 5.0%

5.0% 15.0% 25.0% 35.0% 45.0% 55.0% 65.0% 75.0%

13 County Region Butts Cherokee Clayton Cobb Coweta DeKalb Douglas Fayette Fulton Gwinnett Henry Paulding Rockdale City of Atlanta

Activities in the Last Year?: MAS 2017

PTA Meeting Neighborhood Association Meeting Religious Service/Event Public Meeting Volunteer Work

0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0% 70.0% 80.0% 90.0% 100.0%

Clayton City of Atlanta DeKalb Douglas Rockdale Henry Butts Fulton Paulding Gwinnett Coweta Cherokee Cobb Fayette ARC Region

8.4% 19.2% 16.0% 14.5% 13.5% 18.9% 13.3% 19.6% 21.4% 20.9% 24.8% 26.0% 19.1% 26.5% 18.9% 57.5% 49.5% 56.1% 58.5% 60.6% 57.4% 63.3% 58.6% 57.1% 59.5% 57.3% 56.9% 64.4% 62.1% 59.2%

22.7% 20.3% 20.6% 13.8% 16.3% 17.2% 16.7% 14.1% 15.5% 14.0% 10.2% 12.2% 12.6% 7.6% 15.3% 10.4% 9.7% 5.3% 13.2% 7.7% 5.3% 6.7% 6.2% 4.2% 4.0% 7.0% 3.4% 1.5% 3.0% 5.1%

People Willing to Help Neighbors?: MAS 2017

Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree DK

LOCAL VS. REGIONAL

5% 14% 26% 35% 20% 5% 16% 25% 33% 20% 5% 15% 27% 33% 20% 7% 12% 25% 33% 23% 9% 13% 25% 36% 17% 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% DK Poor Fair Good Excellent

Rating Public Education in District Where You Live: MAS Responses 2013-2017

2017 2016 2015 2014 2013

0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0% 70.0% 80.0% 90.0% 100.0%

Clayton City of Atlanta DeKalb Fulton Butts Douglas Rockdale Henry Paulding Cobb Gwinnett Cherokee Coweta Fayette ARC Region 11.3% 6.4% 7.0% 12.7% 10.0% 9.4% 11.5% 11.9% 10.1% 23.0% 22.5% 38.2% 28.8% 42.4% 17.2% 21.3% 31.6% 32.9% 30.4% 36.7% 38.4% 40.4% 44.4% 47.6% 38.1% 43.8% 33.6% 48.1% 37.1% 36.3% 33.5% 30.3% 31.1% 28.5% 26.7% 35.2% 26.9% 27.6% 29.8% 19.9% 20.5% 14.1% 15.4% 12.9% 25.1%

30.6% 19.6% 19.9% 15.1% 16.7% 10.1% 15.4% 10.7% 8.9% 9.6% 4.6% 6.9% 2.6% 3.8% 12.5%

Rate Public Education in District Where You Live: MAS 2017

Excellent Good Fair Poor DK

10.0% 21.1% 35.4% 29.7% 3.8% 4.0% 22.0% 36.0% 31.0% 6.0% 4.5% 20.4% 40.6% 30.2% 4.4% 4.5% 18.4% 39.9% 32.4% 4.9% 5.8% 18.6% 43.2% 28.7% 3.8% 0.0% 5.0% 10.0% 15.0% 20.0% 25.0% 30.0% 35.0% 40.0% 45.0% 50.0% DK Poor Fair Good Excellent

Rating Public Education in Region as a Whole: MAS Responses 2013-2017

2017 2016 2015 2014 2013

0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0% 70.0% 80.0% 90.0% 100.0% Henry Fulton DeKalb Douglas City of Atlanta Fayette Rockdale Paulding Butts Clayton Gwinnett Cobb Cherokee Coweta ARC Region

1.2% 1.6% 3.0% 1.3% 1.5% 3.0% 4.9% 1.8% 3.2% 9.4% 3.4% 7.4% 4.2% 5.7% 3.8%

23.9% 24.4% 23.9% 26.9% 28.8% 29.5% 28.2% 32.1% 32.3% 27.1% 34.2% 31.0% 35.9% 35.0% 28.7% 49.0% 47.6% 43.5% 46.9% 40.1% 48.5% 47.6% 47.6% 32.3% 43.2% 38.0% 41.0% 40.5% 32.5% 43.2% 21.0% 19.6% 22.7% 21.9% 22.8% 15.2% 15.5% 14.3% 25.8% 17.7% 18.1% 15.1% 15.6% 17.2% 18.6%

Rate Public Education in Metro Area as a Whole: MAS 2017

Excellent Good Fair Poor DK

Future Assessment of Living Conditions: Responses 2013-2017

3% 31% 28% 39% 4% 24% 29% 43% 2% 14% 35% 48% 3% 20% 35% 42%

2% 26% 30% 42%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%

DK Worse in 3-4 years Better in 3-4 years About the same

2017 2016 2015 2014 2013

Things in the Future Will Be… (by County): 2017

0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0% 70.0% 80.0% 90.0% 100.0%

Butts Henry Douglas Fayette Cherokee Paulding Gwinnett Cobb Rockdale Coweta DeKalb Clayton Fulton City of Atlanta ARC Region

16.7% 20.1% 20.8% 25.0% 25.2% 25.7% 26.7% 26.9% 26.9% 28.7% 33.0% 34.3% 35.9% 38.3% 29.6% 26.7% 32.8% 30.8% 17.4% 24.0% 16.2% 36.6% 20.0% 25.0% 26.1% 23.6% 31.1% 23.1% 24.5% 26.0% 53.3% 45.1% 46.5% 56.1% 50.0% 55.1% 34.5% 50.6% 45.2% 42.0% 41.1% 33.7% 39.1% 34.8% 42.3% Better in 3-4 years Worse in 3-4 years About the Same DK

Share by County: Things Better Next 3-4 Years 2014-2016

26% 24% 25% 19% 26% 25% 20% 36% 33% 31%

20.1% 20.8% 25.0% 25.2% 26.7% 26.9% 26.9% 33.0% 34.3% 35.9%

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50% Henry Douglas Fayette Cherokee Gwinnett Cobb Rockdale DeKalb Clayton Fulton

2014 2015 2016 2017

Next Steps: MAS Survey

• Extend Data Presentation and Data Analysis

– Dashboard Update late November – Blog Posts: County, Topic, Cohort-Specific – Regression Analyses – Presentations, Papers and Conferences

• More Questions and Topic Areas
• More Sponsors
• New Methodologies (Panel Survey Efforts)

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EXTRA SLIDES— More Topics and County Results for Past Years

0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0% 70.0% 80.0%

Butts Rockdale Clayton Coweta City of Atlanta Henry Douglas Paulding DeKalb Fayette Fulton Gwinnett Cobb Cherokee ARC Region

11.2% 14.3% 17.1% 17.2% 19.1% 19.5% 19.8% 21.4% 22.3% 23.8% 25.2% 27.8% 29.2% 29.8% 24.5% 29.1% 17.0% 10.8% 13.5% 7.1% 14.2% 14.0% 15.0% 13.4% 9.8% 8.3% 12.5% 14.5% 13.5% 12.3% 21.8% 30.8% 27.1% 31.4% 30.6% 28.4% 23.3% 28.7% 23.2% 21.3% 25.2% 19.5% 16.7% 19.8% 22.8% 12.1% 12.8% 11.3% 11.5% 13.8% 12.7% 13.5% 6.7% 15.5% 17.5% 12.8% 10.0% 11.0% 7.8% 12.0%

Biggest Problem for Metro Atlanta: 2016

Transp Economy Crime Public Education

0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0% 70.0% 80.0% 90.0% 100.0%

Butts Douglas Henry Cherokee Paulding Rockdale Cobb Clayton City of Atlanta Gwinnett Coweta Fayette Fulton DeKalb ARC Region 25.1% 31.7% 35.9% 37.8% 40.4% 40.8% 41.9% 42.0% 43.9% 44.0% 44.9% 45.3% 45.8% 48.0% 43.4% 47.8% 39.9% 39.2% 37.5% 34.2% 30.3% 28.9% 28.0% 34.8% 29.3% 30.9% 33.8% 33.2% 30.3% 31.7% 17.4% 19.7% 18.7% 16.0% 20.0% 15.8% 20.2% 19.8% 17.8% 15.5% 16.2% 15.5% 15.7% 16.8% 17.2% 6.8% 4.0% 3.5% 4.5% 1.7% 9.8% 5.2% 7.0% 1.1% 4.5% 4.7% 3.3% 2.5% 2.6% 4.0%

Best Long-Term Solution to Traffic?: 2016

Expand Public Transit Improve Roads and Highways Develop Communities in Which People Live Close to Where They Work Do Nothing DK

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

ARC Region Clayton Rockdale DeKalb City of Atlanta Gwinnett Coweta Butts Fulton Douglas Henry Cherokee Fayette Paulding Cobb

30.4% 22.1% 29.0% 26.1% 29.8% 25.8% 27.7% 24.6% 31.8% 31.7% 33.3% 35.1% 36.8% 28.0% 39.0% 37.0% 30.3% 31.8% 35.2% 33.4% 40.3% 38.9% 42.5% 35.5% 36.2% 36.6% 36.8% 35.3% 45.2% 39.0% 10.5% 18.0% 12.0% 10.2% 14.3% 12.3% 7.2% 7.2% 12.2% 7.7% 10.0% 7.5% 5.0% 7.9% 7.3% 18.9% 25.1% 25.3% 26.7% 21.0% 16.0% 19.7% 25.1% 18.6% 21.4% 19.2% 16.5% 20.0% 16.4% 11.5%

Strongly Disagree Disagree Strongly Agree Agree DK

"I Frequently Lack Transportation to Get to Places I Need to Go...“ (By County)—MAS 2016

0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0% 70.0% 80.0% 90.0% 100.0%

Butts Cherokee Paulding Fayette Henry Rockdale Coweta Cobb Gwinnett Douglas Clayton Fulton City of Atlanta DeKalb ARC Region 18.9% 27.0% 27.1% 29.1% 29.4% 29.8% 29.9% 30.4% 31.9% 32.4% 38.8% 39.2% 44.1% 44.3% 34.9% 16.0% 23.8% 27.9% 15.5% 23.4% 20.0% 19.5% 20.2% 22.7% 20.7% 23.5% 17.1% 15.9% 17.1% 20.1% 62.1% 47.0% 41.0% 54.1% 43.9% 46.0% 46.9% 46.4% 42.6% 45.4% 33.8% 42.1% 37.4% 36.3% 42.4% Better in 3-4 years Worse in 3-4 years About the Same DK

Things in the Future Will Be… (by County): 2016

0.0% 20.0% 40.0% 60.0% 80.0% 100.0% 120.0%

Clayton DeKalb City of Atlanta Paulding Rockdale Butts Douglas Fulton Henry Cobb Gwinnett Coweta Cherokee Fayette ARC Region 7.0% 8.3% 9.3% 10.7% 11.5% 12.1% 16.2% 18.4% 21.5% 31.8% 33.8% 35.4% 35.6% 49.3% 22.6% 34.2% 25.2% 24.9% 36.9% 40.6% 41.5% 40.6% 28.5% 44.8% 31.8% 37.3% 35.7% 40.6% 36.8% 33.0% 30.9% 41.7% 36.5% 29.4% 31.1% 27.5% 24.9% 27.7% 22.0% 20.8% 16.0% 17.7% 10.8% 9.5% 25.3%

20.9% 17.3% 18.0% 15.2% 12.3% 17.4% 14.0% 16.3% 8.0% 10.5% 6.8% 7.0% 4.3% 1.3% 12.4%

Rate Public Education in District Where You Live: MAS 2016

Excellent Good Fair Poor DK

0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0% 70.0% 80.0% 90.0% 100.0%

Clayton DeKalb Fulton Rockdale Paulding Douglas Butts Henry Gwinnett Cherokee Cobb Coweta Fayette 9.3% 6.3% 14.0% 17.0% 13.3% 10.8% 13.2% 17.3% 29.4% 31.0% 27.8% 33.0% 44.9% 22.8% 26.3% 30.0% 32.8% 38.8% 41.8% 45.6% 44.0% 31.9% 37.3% 41.3% 43.3% 35.9% 32.8% 38.8% 27.8% 28.5% 27.3% 33.5% 27.2% 25.5% 25.2% 20.5% 18.0% 13.5% 10.0%

28.3% 22.8% 21.5% 15.5% 17.3% 9.0% 11.0% 9.5% 8.0% 6.3% 9.5% 6.3% 7.2%

Rate Public Education in District Where You Live: MAS 2015

Excellent Good Fair Poor DK

ARC "Excellent or Good"

8% 10% 14% 14% 17% 18% 25% 30% 38% 48% 29% 27% 36% 30% 37% 37% 36% 40% 36% 34% 32% 35% 28% 28% 23% 27% 22% 17% 13% 10% 27% 22% 17% 21% 17% 15% 12% 9% 9% 4% 3% 6% 5% 7% 6% 3% 5% 4% 4% 3% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Clayton DeKalb Douglas Fulton Henry Rockdale Cobb Gwinnett Cherokee Fayette

Rate Local Public Education by County: MAS 2014

Excellent Good Fair Poor DK

0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0% 70.0% 80.0% 90.0% 100.0%

Butts Rockdale Henry Fulton Gwinnett DeKalb Paulding Cherokee City of Atlanta Fayette Clayton Douglas Cobb Coweta ARC Region

1.0% 2.5% 3.0% 3.7% 3.8% 4.1% 4.5% 4.8% 4.9% 5.0% 5.8% 6.5% 8.0% 9.7% 4.9%

29.5% 35.8% 32.7% 27.2% 36.0% 35.5% 29.2% 37.5% 27.8% 35.7% 35.0% 25.7% 31.3% 29.9% 32.4% 45.4% 39.5% 41.1% 44.1% 37.8% 41.5% 39.4% 36.5% 41.2% 42.4% 39.5% 36.7% 36.5% 37.7% 39.9% 18.4% 17.8% 20.4% 18.4% 18.5% 14.7% 21.7% 15.3% 18.2% 14.0% 16.8% 26.7% 21.8% 17.7% 18.4%

Rate Public Education in Metro Area as a Whole: MAS 2016

Excellent Good Fair Poor DK

0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0% 70.0% 80.0% 90.0% 100.0%

Fayette Fulton Clayton Cherokee Rockdale Cobb DeKalb Paulding Gwinnett Butts Henry Douglas Coweta

6.0% 4.5% 3.5% 3.3% 7.3% 3.8% 3.8% 3.5% 5.7% 2.6% 3.5% 5.8% 4.8%

21.5% 27.3% 29.1% 29.8% 26.3% 31.0% 31.5% 31.8% 30.9% 35.8% 35.0% 34.0% 35.3% 43.0% 41.3% 40.6% 42.8% 42.5% 46.3% 41.0% 42.3% 34.4% 40.6% 36.0% 37.3% 41.0% 24.8% 23.5% 21.1% 17.3% 19.8% 15.3% 19.0% 19.8% 23.2% 16.2% 22.3% 19.8% 15.5%

Rate Public Education in Metro Area as a Whole: MAS 2015

Excellent Good Fair Poor DK

ARC "Excellent or Good"

5% 5% 6% 6% 6% 6% 7% 7% 8% 8% 34% 26% 31% 27% 37% 28% 30% 33% 31% 24% 33% 38% 42% 42% 33% 37% 35% 35% 35% 39% 23% 26% 18% 20% 19% 23% 25% 21% 22% 26% 4% 4% 3% 5% 4% 6% 3% 4% 5% 3% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Cobb Douglas Clayton DeKalb Gwinnett Henry Fulton Rockdale Cherokee Fayette

Rate Public Education in Metro Atlanta as a Whole: By County MAS 2014

Excellent Good Fair Poor DK

0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0% 70.0% 80.0% 90.0% 100.0%

Fayette Cherokee Coweta Fulton Paulding Gwinnett Cobb Henry Douglas Butts Rockdale City of Atlanta DeKalb Clayton ARC Region

10.5% 14.0% 15.9% 15.9% 15.7% 18.5% 17.7% 20.3% 21.0% 21.7% 22.4% 22.3% 24.4% 27.8% 18.9% 89.5% 86.0% 83.8% 83.7% 83.3% 81.0% 80.0% 79.3% 78.8% 77.8% 77.3% 77.3% 75.6% 72.0% 80.4%

Yes No DK

Skipped Meals or Reduced Portions: 2016

0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0% 70.0% 80.0% 90.0% 100.0%

Clayton DeKalb City of Atlanta Douglas Fulton Cobb Rockdale Gwinnett Paulding Butts Henry Coweta Cherokee Fayette ARC Region

16.5% 20.7% 19.2% 18.7% 23.0% 19.0% 18.0% 13.8% 23.9% 21.7% 27.2% 35.5% 34.2% 34.8% 21.2% 51.3% 52.1% 53.7% 54.9% 52.7% 57.1% 57.9% 63.7% 56.9% 61.8% 56.9% 51.0% 53.9% 57.0% 55.8%

19.5% 19.9% 20.2% 19.5% 17.7% 17.2% 14.8% 17.5% 15.7% 14.0% 11.2% 9.3% 6.5% 5.8% 16.6% 10.3% 6.4% 5.7% 5.7% 5.6% 5.2% 7.3% 3.8% 1.7% 1.9% 4.2% 3.5% 4.2% 1.5% 5.2%

People Willing to Help Neighbors?: MAS 2016

Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree DK

16.9% 48.5% 25.3% 9.0% 0.4%

Safety of Residents in Community?: MAS 2016

Excellent Good Fair Poor DK

0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0% 70.0% 80.0% 90.0% 100.0%

City of Atlanta DeKalb Clayton Fulton Rockdale Henry Douglas Butts Gwinnett Cobb Coweta Paulding Fayette Cherokee ARC Region

11.7% 10.0% 11.3% 16.3% 10.5% 14.9% 12.8% 11.2% 17.3% 20.0% 25.2% 21.1% 35.5% 27.6% 16.9% 38.0% 42.7% 42.1% 42.6% 49.1% 47.8% 52.3% 59.2% 54.0% 53.4% 48.1% 54.0% 49.8% 59.1% 48.5%

34.9% 37.5% 33.3% 27.6% 30.3% 25.1% 22.5% 23.3% 23.3% 18.5% 18.5% 17.4% 8.8% 11.5% 25.3%

15.4% 9.4% 13.0% 13.4% 9.3% 11.9% 12.3% 6.3% 5.5% 7.0% 7.2% 7.2% 5.8% 1.8% 9.0%

Excellent Good Fair Poor DK

Rate Resident Safety in your Community: 2016

18.9% 80.4% 0.6%

MAS 2016: Skipped Meals or Reduced Portions re: Lack of Money Yes No DK

15% 51% 35% 0%

Self-Assessment of Community Involvement: MAS 2016

Very involved Somewhat involved Not at all involved DK

0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0% 70.0% 80.0% 90.0% 100.0%

Clayton Henry Gwinnett Cobb Cherokee Paulding Rockdale Douglas Fulton DeKalb City of Atlanta Coweta Butts Fayette ARC Region

14.0% 16.2% 15.0% 12.7% 13.0% 12.7% 11.3% 15.5% 17.8% 12.8% 17.5% 17.2% 15.5% 14.3% 14.7% 38.3% 46.1% 47.8% 50.1% 49.9% 50.5% 55.6% 52.0% 50.1% 56.0% 52.2% 55.2% 60.2% 67.8% 50.5% 47.8% 37.7% 37.3% 37.2% 36.6% 36.3% 33.1% 32.3% 31.9% 31.2% 30.3% 27.6% 24.3% 18.0% 34.6%

How Involved in Community? (by County): MAS 2016

Very Involved Somewhat Involved Not Involved at All DK

0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0% 70.0% 80.0% 90.0% 100.0%

Clayton Gwinnett Rockdale Cherokee DeKalb Douglas Butts Cobb Fulton Coweta Henry Paulding Fayette

17.0% 20.0% 9.8% 12.3% 16.3% 9.5% 22.3% 13.3% 17.5% 16.8% 14.3% 13.7% 15.7% 39.2% 36.8% 49.9% 49.5% 45.5% 53.0% 41.0% 53.9% 49.8% 51.3% 54.0% 57.9% 62.1% 43.1% 39.3% 40.1% 37.8% 37.3% 36.5% 35.8% 32.6% 31.0% 32.0% 31.3% 28.2% 21.9%

How Involved in Community? (by County): MAS 2015

Very Involved Somewhat Involved Not Involved at All DK

ARC "Very or Somewhat Involved"

12% 13% 13% 13% 14% 14% 15% 15% 20% 21% 53% 46% 50% 50% 52% 44% 51% 50% 50% 57% 34% 40% 36% 37% 34% 41% 32% 34% 30% 22% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Cobb Clayton Fulton Gwinnett DeKalb Rockdale Douglas Henry Cherokee Fayette

How Involved are You in Your Community? MAS 2014

Very involved Somewhat involved Not at all involved DK

26.9% 24.3% 23.5% 73.1% 75.7% 76.5%

0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0% 70.0% 80.0% 90.0% 100.0% 2015 2016 2017

Reported Participation in PTA Meeting(s): MAS 2015-2017

Yes No

36.7% 33.6% 32.9%

63.3% 66.4% 67.1%

0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0% 70.0% 80.0% 90.0% 100.0%

2015 2016 2017

Reported Participation in N'Hood Association Meeting(s): MAS 2015-2017

Yes No

26.9% 27.6% 25.9%

73.1% 72.4% 74.1%

0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0% 70.0% 80.0% 90.0% 100.0% 2015 2016 2017

Reported Participation in Public Meeting(s): MAS 2015-2017

Yes No

44.3% 46.4% 45.9% 55.7% 53.6% 54.1%

0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0% 70.0% 80.0% 90.0% 100.0%

2015 2016 2017

Reported Participation in Volunteering: MAS 2015-2017

Yes No

1.0% 15.3% 38.8% 37.2% 7.7% 1.6% 15.8% 38.0% 36.0% 8.7%

2.9% 22.5% 36.5% 31.3% 6.8%

0.0% 5.0% 10.0% 15.0% 20.0% 25.0% 30.0% 35.0% 40.0% 45.0%

DK Poor Fair Good Excellent

Affordability of Metro Atlanta: MAS: 2015-2017

2017 2016 2015

Excellent, 6.8% Good, 31.3% Fair, 36.5% Poor, 22.5% DK, 2.9%

Affordability of Metro Atlanta?: MAS 2017

8.7% 36.0% 38.0% 15.8% 1.6%

Affordability of Metro Atlanta as a Place to Live: MAS 2016

Excellent Good Fair Poor DK

6.3% 21.3% 37.7% 29.9% 4.9% 10.9% 21.6% 31.7% 29.9% 5.9%

11.2% 22.4% 35.1% 26.0% 5.2%

0.0% 5.0% 10.0% 15.0% 20.0% 25.0% 30.0% 35.0% 40.0%

DK Poor Fair Good Excellent

Support for Elderly: MAS: 2015-2017

2017 2016 2015

Excellent, 5.2% Good, 26.0% Fair, 35.1% Poor, 22.4% DK, 11.2%

Support for Elderly in Metro Atlanta?: MAS 2017

5.9% 29.9% 31.7% 21.6% 10.9%

Rate Support for Elderly in Metro Atlanta?: MAS 2016

Excellent Good Fair Poor DK

0.0% 20.0% 40.0% 60.0% 80.0% 100.0%

Henry Clayton Gwinnett DeKalb Rockdale Paulding Cobb City of Atlanta Butts Coweta Douglas Cherokee Fulton Fayette ARC Region 5.8% 5.0% 6.0% 5.6% 4.3% 5.2% 8.2% 7.5% 5.3%

4.0% 6.5% 6.5% 4.8% 6.3% 5.9% 24.3% 25.3% 27.4% 28.4% 30.3% 29.4% 26.9% 29.2% 32.4% 34.1% 31.9% 32.3% 34.9% 41.5% 29.9% 35.3% 31.8% 31.4% 34.0% 28.6% 32.4% 31.4% 33.9% 26.6% 30.8% 26.4% 33.0% 30.5% 32.0% 31.7% 26.3% 31.1% 23.4% 18.4% 26.1% 21.9% 22.4% 20.8% 24.6% 23.6% 25.9% 15.5% 19.0% 14.5% 21.6% 8.5% 6.8% 11.7% 13.5% 10.8% 11.0% 11.0% 8.6% 11.1% 7.5% 9.2% 12.8% 10.8% 5.8% 10.9%

Rating Support for Elderly by County: MAS 2016

Excellent Good Fair Poor DK

2.3% 24.1% 41.7% 28.5% 3.5% 3.3% 25.7% 38.0% 27.9% 5.1%

3.4% 28.2% 39.9% 24.0% 4.6%

0.0% 5.0% 10.0% 15.0% 20.0% 25.0% 30.0% 35.0% 40.0% 45.0%

DK Poor Fair Good Excellent

Responsiveness of Local Govts to Needs: MAS 2015-2017

2017 2016 2015

5.1% 27.9% 38.0% 25.7% 3.3%

Responsiveness of Local Government to Needs?: MAS 2016

Excellent Good Fair Poor DK

Excellent, 4.6% Good, 24.0% Fair, 39.9% Poor, 28.2% DK, 3.4%

Responsiveness of Local Government to Needs?: MAS 2017

0.0% 20.0% 40.0% 60.0% 80.0% 100.0%

DeKalb City of Atlanta Henry Clayton Rockdale Cobb Fulton Paulding Douglas Coweta Gwinnett Fayette Cherokee Butts ARC Region 2.4% 1.7% 4.2% 4.3%

2.8% 7.7% 4.5% 3.5% 8.7% 5.5% 5.5% 5.0% 8.5% 2.9% 5.1% 22.8% 25.2% 24.2% 26.1% 27.8% 23.9% 27.4% 30.9% 28.4% 32.3% 33.9% 35.8% 34.3% 42.9% 27.9% 41.8% 44.5% 42.9% 34.1% 41.5% 36.3% 40.2% 35.7% 32.4% 36.3% 35.4% 39.8% 34.3% 30.7% 38.0% 29.4% 25.1% 26.2% 34.6% 25.8% 26.6% 24.8% 23.9% 25.2% 23.1% 23.2% 17.3% 20.0% 22.4% 25.7%

Responsiveness of Local Gov't to Citizen Needs by County: MAS 2016

Excellent Good Fair Poor DK

7.4% 27.4% 37.7% 22.8% 4.6% 12.3% 26.9% 34.1% 22.5% 4.3%

12.7% 28.3% 34.3% 20.3% 4.4%

0.0% 5.0% 10.0% 15.0% 20.0% 25.0% 30.0% 35.0% 40.0%

DK Poor Fair Good Excellent

Support of Low-Income Programs in Community: MAS: 2015-2017

2017 2016 2015

Excellent, 4.4% Good, 20.3% Fair, 34.3% Poor, 28.3% DK, 12.7%

Availability of Programs for Low-Income in Metro Atlanta?: MAS 2017

4.3% 22.5% 34.1% 26.9% 12.3%

Availability of Programs for Low-Income in Metro Atlanta?: MAS 2016

Excellent Good Fair Poor DK

0.0% 20.0% 40.0% 60.0% 80.0% 100.0% 120.0%

City of Atlanta DeKalb Cobb Fulton Henry Clayton Rockdale Gwinnett Paulding Coweta Douglas Cherokee Fayette Butts ARC Region

4.2% 3.4% 3.2% 4.6% 4.7% 5.0% 4.0% 4.0% 5.5% 6.5% 5.5% 4.7% 7.0% 5.8% 4.3% 17.7% 19.3% 20.9% 19.9% 21.4% 22.7% 24.0% 25.4% 24.7% 25.4% 26.8% 28.2% 30.5% 37.2% 22.5% 35.1% 33.0% 35.7% 35.6% 38.2% 31.7% 36.3% 31.7% 31.9% 30.8% 32.3% 34.9% 37.3% 31.9% 34.1% 32.7% 34.7% 27.9% 27.3% 24.4% 34.4% 28.0% 23.2% 22.2% 25.4% 24.5% 14.7% 14.3% 19.8% 26.9%

10.3% 9.6% 12.2% 12.6% 11.2% 6.2% 7.8% 15.7% 15.7% 11.9% 11.0% 17.5% 11.0% 5.3% 12.3%

Rate Availability of Programs to Low-Income by County: MAS 2016

Excellent Good Fair Poor DK

1.5% 14.9% 32.8% 40.7% 10.0% 2.7% 14.8% 30.7% 42.9% 8.9%

3.8% 17.5% 28.9% 38.8% 11.1%

0.0% 5.0% 10.0% 15.0% 20.0% 25.0% 30.0% 35.0% 40.0% 45.0% 50.0%

DK Poor Fair Good Excellent

Metro Atlanta as Place to Raise Kids: MAS: 2015-2017

2017 2016 2015

Excellent, 11.1% Good, 38.8% Fair , 28.9% Poor, 17.5% DK, 3.8%

Metro Atlanta as Place to Raise Kids?: MAS 2017

8.9% 42.9% 30.7% 14.8% 2.7%

Rate Metro Atlanta as Place to Raise Kids: MAS 2016

Excellent Good Fair Poor DK

0.8% 18.9% 32.6% 34.9% 12.8% 0.2% 18.6% 32.7% 35.6% 12.9%

0.4% 17.6% 35.4% 33.1% 13.5%

0.0% 5.0% 10.0% 15.0% 20.0% 25.0% 30.0% 35.0% 40.0%

DK Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree

Shopping Within Easy Distance of Home?: MAS: 2015-2017

2017 2016 2015

17.6% 35.4% 33.1% 13.5% 0.4%

Shopping Within Easy Distance of Home: MAS 2017

Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree

18.6% 32.7% 35.6% 12.9% 0.2%

Shopping Within Easy Distance of Home?: MAS 2016

Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree DK

0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0% 70.0% 80.0% 90.0% 100.0%

City of Atlanta DeKalb Fulton Gwinnett Clayton Douglas Cobb Rockdale Fayette Cherokee Henry Coweta Paulding Butts ARC Region

12.7% 16.6% 16.2% 16.0% 14.0% 22.8% 17.2% 19.8% 22.5% 28.0% 29.0% 24.4% 31.1% 28.6% 18.6% 25.9% 26.9% 30.2% 32.0% 35.1% 32.0% 37.7% 36.6% 36.3% 33.8% 34.8% 40.6% 37.6% 45.6% 32.7% 43.9% 40.7% 40.0% 40.3% 35.6% 31.5% 33.7% 27.8% 26.3% 25.0% 24.0% 21.2% 25.4% 20.9% 35.6% 17.0% 15.8% 13.5% 11.3% 15.0% 13.8% 11.0% 15.5% 15.0% 12.8% 12.3% 13.7% 6.0% 4.4% 12.9%

Shopping Within Easy Walking Distance of My N'Hood?: MAS 2016

Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree DK

0.9% 14.9% 25.4% 39.3% 19.4% 1.0% 16.5% 25.5% 38.3% 18.7%

0.5% 15.1% 28.5% 38.7% 17.3%

0.0% 5.0% 10.0% 15.0% 20.0% 25.0% 30.0% 35.0% 40.0% 45.0%

DK Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree

Sidewalks Most Streets Nearby?: MAS: 2015-2017

2017 2016 2015

15.1% 28.5% 38.7% 17.3% 0.5%

Sidewalks and Crosswalks Most Streets in My Neighborhood MAS 2017

Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree DK

14.9% 25.4% 39.3% 19.4% 0.9%

Sidewalks and Crosswalks Most Streets in My Neighborhood? MAS 2016

Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree DK

0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0% 70.0% 80.0% 90.0% 100.0%

Paulding Butts Coweta Rockdale Douglas Henry Cherokee Fayette Clayton Gwinnett Cobb DeKalb Fulton City of Atlanta ARC Region 11.4% 6.8% 16.7% 20.0% 10.0% 22.4% 27.3% 26.3% 15.0% 17.5% 19.2% 18.8% 19.5% 21.7% 18.7% 25.9% 32.9% 24.6% 24.9% 38.2% 26.7% 25.6% 27.0% 39.3% 39.7% 39.2% 43.1% 44.0% 46.0% 38.3% 39.3% 39.1% 34.1% 32.9% 31.2% 30.7% 23.6% 25.5% 27.3% 22.2% 25.2% 23.4% 24.1% 20.3% 25.5% 22.1% 20.8% 23.6% 19.7% 20.0% 19.7% 23.3% 19.3% 18.3% 20.2% 13.5% 13.9% 12.2% 11.7% 16.5%

Sidewalks and Crosswalks Most Streets in N'Hood?: MAS 2016

Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree DK

1.8% 9.5% 28.0% 45.8% 14.9% 1.4% 8.9% 26.4% 47.1% 16.2% 1.4% 8.9% 26.5% 50.0% 13.2% 0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0%

DK Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree

Access in My Neighborhood to Recreation and Culture?: MAS: 2015-2017

2017 2016 2015

8.9% 26.5% 50.0% 13.2% 1.4%

Access in My Neighborhood to Recreation and Culture: MAS 2017

Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree DK

8.9% 26.4% 47.1% 16.2% 1.4%

Access in My Neighborhood to Recreation and Culture: MAS 2016

Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree DK

0.0% 20.0% 40.0% 60.0% 80.0% 100.0% Henry Clayton Butts Rockdale Douglas Paulding Coweta Gwinnett Cherokee Cobb DeKalb Fulton Fayette City of Atlanta ARC Region

14.0% 13.5% 12.1% 11.0% 9.5% 11.7% 16.2% 14.8% 21.9% 14.2% 13.7% 22.0% 18.5% 20.1% 16.2% 38.5% 40.6% 43.0% 44.1% 47.9% 46.4% 42.4% 46.8% 40.1% 49.9% 52.1% 47.0% 50.6% 49.5% 47.1% 30.3% 30.8% 28.0% 34.6% 24.4% 29.2% 26.2% 28.3% 26.4% 25.2% 26.7% 23.6% 22.1% 22.1% 26.4% 16.0% 11.5% 16.9% 8.0% 15.7% 10.2% 13.2% 7.5% 8.5% 10.0% 7.3% 6.8% 7.0% 8.0% 8.9%

Access in N'Hood to Rec and Cultural Facilities?: MAS 2016

Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree DK

1.0% 5.3% 18.3% 57.1% 18.3% 1.3% 5.2% 16.6% 55.8% 21.2%

1.6% 5.1% 15.3% 59.2% 18.9%

0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0% 70.0%

DK Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree

People are Willing to Help Their Neighbors?: MAS: 2015-2017

2017 2016 2015

5.1% 15.3% 59.2% 18.9% 1.6%

People are Willing to Help Their Neighbors: MAS 2017

Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree DK

5.2% 16.6% 55.8% 21.2% 1.3%

People are Willing to Help Their Neighbors?: MAS 2016

Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree DK

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% ARC Region Clayton Rockdale Douglas Gwinnett Paulding Henry Fulton City of Atlanta Butts Cobb DeKalb Coweta Fayette Cherokee 16.3% 10.0% 7.8% 10.0% 14.5% 9.2% 6.5% 22.3% 22.9% 11.1% 14.7% 19.9% 19.0% 13.3% 17.0% 56.0% 52.3% 57.1% 58.1% 53.8% 60.1% 63.5% 49.9% 49.3% 62.8% 59.4% 57.0% 58.9% 64.8% 64.4% 16.0% 21.8% 23.3% 23.3% 15.0% 19.5% 14.0% 18.0% 16.8% 17.4% 15.5% 12.2% 13.7% 14.5% 12.5% 7.7% 8.8% 7.3% 4.3% 11.5% 6.2% 10.3% 6.4% 8.8% 3.9% 8.5% 7.0% 3.7% 6.3% 3.8%

Satisfaction with Arts and Culture by County MAS 2016

Very Satisfied Satisfied Unsatisfied Very Unsatisfied DK

1.2% 19.4% 56.7% 22.7% 2.0% 17.0% 57.0% 24.0% 1.5% 16.5% 55.1% 26.9% 0.9% 16.8% 53.7% 28.5% 0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0% DK Move to different neighborhood Stay where you are now Move away from metro Atlanta

If You Could Move, Where Would You Move?: MAS Response Comparison: 2016/2015/2014/2013

2016 2015 2014 2013

0.0% 20.0% 40.0% 60.0% 80.0% 100.0% 120.0%

Clayton DeKalb City of Atlanta Henry Gwinnett Paulding Fulton Rockdale Douglas Cherokee Cobb Coweta Fayette Butts ARC Region 21.5% 25.6% 25.6% 10.7% 16.8% 12.2% 17.1% 11.3% 8.2% 12.5% 16.0% 5.2% 7.0% 3.9% 16.8% 43.5% 44.1% 46.1% 48.9% 51.5% 52.4% 54.5% 54.8% 57.9% 59.4% 60.3% 71.3% 74.0% 85.0% 53.7% 34.0% 29.8% 27.4% 38.2% 30.8% 35.4% 27.6% 33.8% 32.4% 27.6% 22.4% 22.7% 19.0% 11.2% 28.5%

If You Could, Would Move?, and Where?: MAS 2016

Different Neighborhood in Atlanta Stay Where They Are Move Away from Metro Atlanta DK