Past Community Surveys

2010 | 2009 | 2008

• June 18, 2010 - June 24, 2010
  Should the federal government be able to read personal email without a warrant?
  13.3% - Yes
  86.7% - No
  
  
• June 11, 2010 - June 17, 2010
  Do you like the idea of airlines reducing passenger fees and charging for extras if the overall costs are lower?
  76.7% - Yes
  23.3% - No
  
  
• June 4, 2010 - June 10, 2010
  Would you be willing to spend $10.00 or more per gallon of gas to offset loss of off-shore drilling?
  4.3% - Yes
  95.7% - No
  
  
• May 28, 2010 - June 3, 2010
  If you won the lottery, what would you do?
  28.6% - Quit my job.
  33.9% - Take my family on a fantastic vacation.
  16% - Buy a new home.
  5.4% - Buy the car of my dreams.
  5.4% - Donate my money to create a legacy.
  10.7% - Buy a business I have always wanted.
  
  
• May 21, 2010 - May 27, 2010
  We plan on celebrating Memorial Day…
  50% - With a family and friends picnic.
  8.8% - Watching a parade.
  5.9% - A neighborhood barbeque.
  14.7% - Visiting family.
  20.6% - Vacationing.
  
  
• May 14, 2010 - May 20, 2010
  If you had 30 days left, how would you use them?
  83.4% - Enjoy them with my family.
  0% - Get caught up at work.
  8.3% - Accomplish items on my 100 Goals list.
  8.3% - Donate my time to create a legacy.
  
  
• May 7, 2010 - May 13, 2010
  Do you have a Facebook page?
  60% - Yes
  36% - No
  4% - What is a Facebook page?
  
  
• April 30, 2010 - May 6, 2010
  Do you tweet?
  3.9% - Yes
  96.1% - No
  0% - What is tweeting?
  
  
• April 23, 2010 - April 29, 2010
  How concerned about the rising gas prices are you?
  9.8% - Not at all.
  14.5% - Somewhat concerned.
  22% - Concerned.
  53.7% - Very Concerned.
  
  
• April 16, 2010 - April 22, 2010
  We celebrated Easter/Passover…
  70% - at home.
  15% - out of town with family.
  5% - at a vacation destination
  10% - we didn’t celebrate either.
  
  
• April 9, 2010 - April 15, 2010
  Do you favor a Fair Tax of Flat Tax?
  79.2% - Yes
  20.8% - No
  
  
• April 2, 2010 - April 8, 2010
  Should the income tax laws be simplified?
  93.8% - Yes
  6.2% - No
  
  
• March 26, 2010 - April 1, 2010
  Should legislators be prohibited from adding items to pending bills which do not appear in the title of the bill?
  97.7% - Yes
  2.3% - No
  
  
• March 19, 2010 - March 25, 2010
  Weather wise, I this has been a…
  82.5% - Better winter than last year.
  2.5% - Worse winter than last year.
  10% - About the same as last year.
  5% - Who remembers last year?
  
  
• March 12, 2010 - March 18, 2010
  Are you concerned about the national debt?
  96.1% - Yes
  3.9% - No
  
  
• March 5, 2010 - March 11, 2010
  How long should unemployment insurance last?
  36.1% - 6 months
  25% - 12 months
  2.8% - 18 months
  13.9% - 24 months
  0.0% - 30 months
  8.3% - 36 months
  13.9% - 48 months or longer
  
  
• February 26, 2010 - March 4, 2010
  My family has enough food supplies on hand for...
  10.6% - less than 3 days.
  2.1% - 3 days.
  21.3% - 3 days to 1 week.
  25.6% - 1 to 2 weeks.
  23.4% - 2 to 4 weeks.
  14.9% - 1 to 2 months.
  2.1% - 3 months or more.
  
  
• February 19, 2010 - February 25, 2010
  When it comes to food, I buy foods produced...
  18.5% - only in the United States.
  33.3% - only in the United States and Canada.
  48.2% - anywhere in the world.
  
  
• February 12, 2010 - February 18, 2010
  When a disaster happens, such as the one in Haiti, I ...
  47.8% - add them to my donations list.
  0.0% - divert monies from another cause to support them.
  52.2% - make no additions to the charities I contribute to.
  
  
• February 5, 2010 - February 11, 2010
  The cost of cable TV service…
  8.8% - is appropriate for what I am getting.
  0.0% - is a great value.
  91.2% - is extremely over-priced.
  
  
• January 29, 2010 - February 4, 2010
  If a restaurant won’t take dinner reservations…
  25.5% - I will not go there for dinner.
  41.2% - I get there early to get a table.
  33.3% - I am willing to wait at the bar.
  
  
• January 22, 2010 - January 28, 2010
  My biggest peeve in movies is…
  13.3% - their bias.
  43.5% - people talking while the movie is playing.
  0.0% - people texting while the movie is playing.
  21.7% - the commercials.
  21.7% - all of the above.
  
  
• January 15, 2010 - January 21, 2010
  When we go out to dinner we usually dine…
  50.0% - in the Clifton Park.
  5.6% - in Saratoga.
  27.8% - in Saratoga County.
  7.4% - in Colonie.
  5.6% - in Albany.
  1.9% - in Schenectady.
  1.9% - in Troy.
  
  
• January 8, 2010 - January 14, 2010
  The new County Waste Recycling system makes…
  89.2% - it easier to recycle.
  10.8% - it more difficult to recycle.
  
  
• January 1, 2010 - January 7, 2010
  We enjoyed New Year’s Eve…
  69.4% - at home.
  19.4% - at a friend’s party.
  5.6% - at a restaurant.
  5.6% - at the movies.