JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A University of North Florida study reveals Duval County residents think its leaders can do better.
The university found 48 percent of adults approve of the job the Jacksonville City Council is doing. Those polled are satisfied with arts and cultural activities (77%), availability of parks and open spaces (73%), and infrastructure like roads and bridges (67%).
On the other hand, residents are not interested in paying for certain things around Jacksonville. Topping the list are parks, libraries and cultural infrastructure. Just 39 percent of respondents said they were willing to increase their tax contribution to fund the arts. Libraries garnered just 40 percent while parks (52%) and infrastructure (50%) fared slightly better.
The full results are below. UNF used its telephone-polling lab to conduct the study. The 917 participants were chosen at random according to the school. The poll was conducted from Feb. 4-Feb. 12.
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*Data is weighted by age, gender, race, and party identification.
| N=917 |
Strongly Approve | 6% |
Somewhat Approve | 42% |
Somewhat Disapprove | 21% |
Strongly Disapprove | 13% |
NA/DK | 17% |
How satisfied are you with the quality of the physical infrastructure (roads, bridges, public buildings) in Jacksonville?
| N=917 |
Very Satisfied | 16% |
Somewhat Satisfied | 51% |
Somewhat Unsatisfied | 18% |
Very Unsatisfied | 12% |
NA/DK | 2% |
Do you support or oppose a half-cent sales tax increase if those taxes go to maintaining and improving infrastructure?
| N=917 |
Strongly Approve | 21% |
Somewhat Approve | 29% |
Somewhat Oppose | 18% |
Strongly Oppose | 30% |
NA/DK | 2% |
How satisfied are you with the hours and quality of the Duval County public libraries?
| N=917 |
Strongly Approve | 27% |
Somewhat Approve | 33% |
Somewhat Oppose | 14% |
Strongly Oppose | 10% |
NA/DK | 16% |
Do you support or oppose a small increase in property taxes if those taxes go to maintain and improving the libraries?
| N=917 |
Strongly Support | 17% |
Somewhat Support | 23% |
Somewhat Oppose | 19% |
Strongly Oppose | 36% |
NA/DK | 5% |
How satisfied are you with opportunities to enjoy arts and cultural activities in Jacksonville?
| N=917 |
Very Satisfied | 32% |
Somewhat Satisfied | 45% |
Somewhat Unsatisfied | 9% |
Very Unsatisfied | 7% |
NA/DK | 7% |
Do you support or oppose a small increase in property taxes if those taxes go to supporting the arts?
| N=917 |
Strongly Support | 14% |
Somewhat Support | 25% |
Somewhat Oppose | 18% |
Strongly Oppose | 40% |
NA/DK | 3% |
How satisfied are you with the quality, cost, and availability of parks and open spaces in Jacksonville?
| N=917 |
Very Satisfied | 30% |
Somewhat Satisfied | 43% |
Somewhat Unsatisfied | 14% |
Very Unsatisfied | 7% |
NA/DK | 6% |
Do you support or oppose a half-cent sales tax increase if those taxes go to maintaining and improving parks and open spaces?
| N=917 |
Strongly Support | 23% |
Somewhat Support | 29% |
Somewhat Oppose | 17% |
Strongly Oppose | 29% |
NA/DK | 2% |
Demographics Questions:
What is your age? Is it:
| N=917 |
18-24 | 16% |
25-44 | 35% |
45-64 | 33% |
65-80 | 10% |
Above 80 | 5% |
NA/DK | 1% |
What is your racial or ethnic background? Is it:
| N=917 |
Caucasian | 61% |
African American | 27% |
Latino | 6% |
Asian | 4% |
Other | 3% |
NA/DK | 0% |
Are you a registered Democrat, Republican, No Party Affiliation or are you not registered to vote?
| N=917 |
Democrat | 36% |
Republican | 34% |
No Party Affiliation | 16% |
Other | 3% |
Not Registered to Vote | 7% |
NA/DK | 3% |
What is the highest grade in school or year of college you have completed?
| N=917 |
Grade School | 4% |
High School Graduate | 25% |
Some College | 41% |
College Graduate | 19% |
Post Graduate | 9% |
NA/DK | 1% |
What is your annual household income?
| N=917 |
Less than $25,000 | 11% |
$25,000 to $50,000 | 24% |
$50,000 to $75,000 | 20% |
$75,000 to $100,000 | 12% |
Above $100,000 | 12% |
NA/DK | 20% |
Are we reaching you on a landline or a cell phone?
| N=917 |
Landline | 43% |
Cell Phone | 56% |
NA/DK | 1% |
Do you only have a landline, only have a cell phone, or do you have both a landline and a cell phone?
| N=917 |
Landline Only | 5% |
Cell Phone Only | 33% |
Both Landline and Cell phone | 61% |
NA/DK | 1% |
What area of town do you live in?
| N=917 |
Northside | 21% |
Westside | 21% |
Arlington | 11% |
Downtown | 2% |
Riverside | 4% |
Southside | 16% |
Mandarin | 11% |
Intracoastal/Beaches | 11% |
NA/DK | 3% |
Respondent gender
