Explore our latest survey: COVID-19 views by income

Explore our new COVID-19 survey results below, where answers of Long Islanders were broken down by income and analyzed. See the responses by age here and by race here.

Overall, having a higher income affected how the respondents view quality of life on Long Island and higher income group respondents were more likely to look forward to visiting downtown areas once the pandemic is no longer a threat.

On vaccines –

• 18% of respondents making $100K or more have been vaccinated, compared to 5% of those making less than $50K and 12% of those making $50K – $100K.
• 67% of respondents making $100K or more plan on getting vaccinated, compared to 53% of those making less than $50K and 58% of those making $50K – $100K.

Have you gotten vaccinated for the Coronavirus, or not?

Do you plan to get vaccinated for the Coronavirus, or not?

On downtowns –

• 87% of respondents making $100K or more say Long Island’s quality of life is “Excellent” or “Good” compared to 78% of those making less than $50K and 81% of those making $50K – $100K.
• 55% of respondents making $100K or more frequented downtowns at least once a week pre-pandemic, compared to 36% of those making less than $50K.
• 76% of respondents making $100K or more think a vibrant downtown is very important to Long Island’s quality of life, the most of any income group.

Generally, the higher the income, the more concerned they are about the state of downtown businesses and their survivability during the pandemic.

Prior to the Coronavirus pandemic, how often would you visit one of Long Island´s downtown areas to shop, frequent bars, restaurants or cafes, be entertained, do other business or visit people that lived there?

How important do you think it is to the quality of life on Long Island to have vibrant local downtown areas?

When the Coronavirus pandemic is no longer a threat, is visiting local downtown areas something that you are looking forward to doing, or not?

On economy/development –

• Respondents with higher incomes were more opposed devoting more real estate to housing units in downtown areas.
• Similarly, the 100K or more income group were less willing to consider living in a downtown area.

Are you in favor of or opposed to devoting more real estate to housing units in downtown areas?

Would you consider living in a downtown area or not?