2002: Long Islanders – Who Are We?
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About the Survey
This survey, commissioned by the Rauch Foundation, was a first step in understanding what Long Islanders think about the region and its place in the New York metro area. The poll explores the perceptions of residents about Long Island’s identity, quality of life, environment, transportation, public services and social capital. The survey results show that Long Islanders have a more cohesive identity than has been realized, while remaining strongly attached to their local communities and institutions. The findings also indicate that most Long Islanders enjoy a high quality of life and have good public services, but this is not the case for all. The results point to a clear set of concerns that are specific to the Island, including over development and automobile use.
The telephone survey was conducted between December 2 and 13, 2002, with supplemental interviewing on December 18 – 19, 2002 and January 6-7, 2003. In Long Island, the sample consisted of 1,387 randomly chosen residents of Suffolk and Nassau as well as over-samples of 200 African-Americans and 100 Latinos from those counties. In addition, we conducted interviews with 600 randomly chosen residents of New York City, 300 in the New Jersey suburbs, and 400 in the northern suburbs.
The research was supervised by Dean Edward Blakely, of the Milano School of Urban Policy and Public Management at New School University in New York City. Charney Research conducted the phone interviews.
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