Update
No, that is data from the Census Bureau. We used the American Community Survey 1-year data, and looked at two…
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Question: Would there be a way to identify a ratio for debt to wage here on Long Island vs. the nation?Yes! Debt is something that a lot of groups are interested in, including the government, and there’s data available on…
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Question: What do you calculate is the salary needed to live on LI?Our survey did not ask this, and we have not devised a formula or number that we can confidently say…
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Question: What percentage of people that moved into the city will move back to Long Island to raise a family?During our event, Amy Emmatty from YouGov mentioned the overarching story about how New York City residents had a more…
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Question: Is there a correlation between marijuana legalization and trust in police?Surprisingly, there does not seem to be much difference in trust levels between people who support legalized marijuana and those…
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Question: Home ownership and marital status – do single people leave?This is our interpretation of this question we received: Did you ask married versus single? I would not have been…
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Question: What was the average age of the 30% of 18-34 year olds that own a home?The short answer to this is 28 years old. The mode in our survey, however, is people ages 30 to…
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Question: How does the percentage of young people who have never lived anywhere but Long Island compare to other regions?This seems to be poking at a much larger question of, “how unique are these trends or issues LI young…
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Answered: Methodology and general questionsnextLI note: Questions may have been minimally edited, or combined with others of similar nature. Some questions may sound oddly…
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Questions from the eventNextLI received more than 170 text-message questions from the audience at a Long Island Association event on May 10 about…
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