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Resident Sentiment Study TAMPA BAY PARTNERSHIP Wave II: April 14 – 15 Prepared By: Downs & St. Germain Research
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Resident Sentiment Study
TAMPA BAY PARTNERSHIP
Wave II: April 14 – 15
Prepared By:
Downs & St. Germain Research
REPORT CONTENTS
IntroductionMain TakeawaysDetailed Findings
Resident Demographics
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Resident Sentiment Study
Purpose
Research Methods
Analyze residents’ concerns, perceptions, and employment ramifications with regard to the COVID-19 situation.
Data were collected via two waves of online surveys with residents of Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco, and Hernando counties. Results are weighted by gender, age, and race to be representative of the population.
Dates of each survey wave:• Wave 1: April 1-2, 2020• Wave 2: April 15-16, 2020
REPORT CONTENTS
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IntroductionMain TakeawaysDetailed Findings
Resident Demographics
Main Takeaways
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Half of Tampa Bay residents rate Tampa Mayor Jane Castor’s response to the COVID-19 crisis as “excellent” or “very good,” the highest among local, state and federal elected officials.
Tampa Bay area residents are less concerned than they were in two weeks ago about the impact of COVID-19, particularly about getting sick.
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Main Takeaways
Tampa Bay area residents that have been furloughed or laid off are significantly more optimistic than they were two weeks ago about their ability to support their household and finding a different job at similar pay.
Tampa Bay area residents are more optimistic than they were two weeks ago about the stage of the COVID-19 situation and that things will be getting better in the next 30-60 days.
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Main Takeaways
Tampa Bay area residents support virus mitigation policies, particularly enforcing social distancing in businesses. However, residents are split about whether or not to re-open public beaches and parks.
When government removes stay-at-home restrictions, residents are most likely to be comfortable returning to work, while less likely to engage in travel behaviors.
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Main Takeaways
The COVID-19 situation is of greater concern among African American residents, who are:
- More likely to be very concerned about COVID-19 (76%)
- More likely to be concerned about getting sick with COVID-19 (83%)
- More likely to have been laid off (34%)
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REPORT CONTENTS
IntroductionMain Takeaways Detailed Findings
Resident Demographics
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Positive Ratings of Response to COVID-19 Situation
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48%
34%
34%
41%
39%
29%
26%
50%
38%
37%
34%
32%
28%
23%
Tampa Mayor Jane Castor
Local county commissions
President Donald Trump
St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis
Florida State Legislature
U.S. Congress
How would you rate the following government entities/officials in how they are handling the COVID-19 situation?*
*Excellent + Very good.
Wave I Wave II
Tampa Bay residents continued to give high ratings to Tampa Mayor Jane Castor, while Governor DeSantis and Mayor Kriseman received significantly lower ratings for their response to COVID-19
Hispanic/Latino residents generally gave higher ratings (averaging 9 percentage points more excellent + very good ratings) to the government response
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How would you rate the following government entities/officials in how they are handling the COVID-19 situation?
Wave II
24%
14%
15%
21%
11%
11%
8%
26%
20%
17%
16%
27%
17%
15%
26%
35%
20%
11%
30%
29%
29%
15%
20%
17%
11%
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21%
24%
9%
11%
31%
41%
11%
22%
24%
Tampa Mayor Jane Castor
St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis
President Donald Trump
Local County Commissions
Florida State Legislature
U.S. Congress
Excellent Very good Good Fair Poor
Rating of Response to COVID-19 Outbreak (Wave II)
Level of Concern over COVID-19
58%
38%
3%
1%
51%
40%
8%
1%
Very concerned
Somewhat concerned
Not concerned
Don't know
How concerned are you about the impact of the COVID-19 situation on you and/or the members of your household?
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More than half of Tampa Bay residents are still ”very concerned” about the impact of COVID-19 on themselves or their household
African American residents aremore likely to be very concerned (76%)
Wave I Wave II
Topics of Resident Concern
76%
54%
48%
42%
33%
33%
27%
20%
6%
1%
68%
51%
44%
41%
33%
31%
26%
20%
6%
7%
Getting sick with COVID-19
Finding essential food/supplies
Paying my bills
Separation from family/friends
Losing my savings
Accessing healthcare
Losing my job
School closures
Lack of childcare
Other
What are you most concerned about right now?*
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*Question posed to residents that are “somewhat” or “very” concerned over the COVID-19 outbreak.
Multiple responses permitted.
Residents are generally less concerned about COVID-19 in Wave II of the survey.
The top concern among Tampa Bay residents continues to be getting sick with COVID-19 and not being able to find food/supplies
African American residents are more likely to be concerned about getting sick from COVID-19 (83%)
Wave I Wave II
Changes to Resident Employment
Because of the COVID-19 situation, have you:*
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*Question posed to residents who were employed before the COVID-19 situation began.Multiple responses permitted.
38%
29%
12%
18%
11%
15%
4%
46%
23%
18%
15%
14%
5%
12%
Been working from home
Had hours reduced
Had wages/pay reduced
Been laid off/let go
Been temporarily furloughed
None
Other
1 in 4 working residents has been laid off/furloughed, while 1 in 3 working residents has had their hours/pay reduced
More working residents are now working from home than two weeks ago
African American residents are more likely to have been laid off (34%) Wave I Wave II
Ability to Support Household
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*If you lost your job, how long do you think you could support yourself or your household?**Given your current income coming in, how long can you support yourself or your household?
***Without your income coming in, how long can you support yourself or your household?
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Working from home/other disruption
Reduction in wages/hours
Furloughed/laid off
Median Days of Ability to Support Household
days**
days**
days*
days*
days***
days***
Tampa Bay residents who have had their employment disrupted by COVID-19 are now feel they are able to support their households for longer than they were at the beginning of April
Wave I Wave II
Job Market Optimism
Do you think you can find different work/job at similar pay if your job doesn’t come back?*
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*Question posed to workers who have been furloughed/laid off due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
31%
31%
38%
44%
22%
34%
Yes
No
Don't know
Tampa Bay residents who have been temporarily furloughed or laid off/let go due to the COVID-19 situation are becoming more optimistic about their ability to find a different job at similar pay after COVID-19 has passed
Wave I Wave II
What stage of the COVID-19 situation do you think your community is currently in?
Outbreak Stages
27%
53%
16%
3%
0%
1%
14%
38%
35%
11%
1%
1%
Beginning
Not quite halfway
The peak
Near the end
It's over
Other
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In Wave 1, 80% of residents believed their community was in the beginning or not quite halfway through the COVID-19 situation vs. 52% in two weeks later in Wave 2
Tampa Bay residents still do not believe that the COVID-19 situation in their community is close to over, although more residents believe that the situation is at the peak or near the end
Wave I Wave II
As you look ahead, will things be better, worse or the same as they are today, in…
Outbreak Stages
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23% 22%
55%
35% 37%28%
Better The same Worse
30 days
53%
19%28%
61%
22%17%
Better The same Worse
60 days
Residents believe that the COVID-19 situation in their community will get better in the next 30 or 60 days compared to two weeks ago
Wave I Wave II
Resident Support for Virus Mitigation Policies
To what extent do you support the following policies to address the COVID-19 situation?*
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90%
77%
63%
49%
33%
32%
Enforcing social distancing in businesses
Requiring residents to wear face coverings in public
Implementing a mandatory nighttime curfew
Re-opening beaches and parks with social distancing
Re-opening schools before the end of the school year
Exempting places of worship from stay-at-home orders
*Strongly support + somewhat support.
Residents are widely supportive of social distancing measures or instituting further restrictions, while support for providing exceptions or reducing these measures is lower
Support & Opposition for Mitigation Policies
59%45%
31%31% 32% 32%
6%13% 19%
4% 10%18%
Enforcing social distancing requirements inbusinesses
Requiring residents to wear face coveringsin public
Implementing a mandatory nighttimecurfew
21%13% 17%
28%20% 15%19% 24% 22%
32%43% 46%
Re-opening public beaches and parks withsocial distancing
Re-opening schools before the end of theschool year
Exempting places of worship from stay-at-home orders
Strongly support Somewhat support Somewhat oppose Strongly oppose
To what extent do you support or oppose the following policies to address the COVID-19 situation?
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Going to work
Going to a public park
Going to a public beach
Going out to dinner
Sending your children to school
Going to the mall
Going to the gym
Using public transportation
Going to professional sporting events
Staying in a hotel
Attending special events
Flying on an airplane
Taking a cruise
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35 days
47 days
52 days
60 days
70 days
78 days
90 days
107 days
108 days
123 days
124 days
332 days
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Timeline for Returning to Normal ActivitiesLooking ahead to the date at which the government removes stay-at-home restrictions, how quickly would you
feel comfortable returning to the following activities?
Median Days before Comfortable Return
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33%
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15%
12%
11%
11%
10%
9%
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8%
5%
27%
25%
23%
26%
22%
20%
23%
10%
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14%
11%
10%
7%
19%
23%
22%
28%
26%
27%
20%
25%
20%
27%
26%
24%
10%
10%
12%
16%
14%
20%
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20%
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21%
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10%
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10%
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12%
12%
10%
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14%
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13%
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6%
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12%
11%
15%
14%
16%
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24%
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1%
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2%
5%
12%
6%
2%
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Going to work
Going to a public park
Going to a public beach
Going out to dinner
Sending your children to school
Going to the mall
Going to the gym
Using public transportation
Attending professional sporting events
Staying in a hotel
Attending special events
Flying on an airplane
Taking a cruise
Immediately 1 - 30 days 2 - 3 months 4 - 6 months 7 - 12 months More than a year Never
Comfort in Returning to Normal Activities
Looking ahead to the date at which the government removes stay-at-home restrictions, how quickly would you feel comfortable returning to the following activities?
Indicators for Safety in Normal Activities
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When will you feel safe returning to all normal activities?*
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48%
45%
40%
35%
31%
4%
2%
4%
When public health officials say the pandemic is over
When there is a vaccine
When stay-at-home and social distancing restrictions are lifted
When the infection rate drops
When there are no more attributed deaths
When government officials say the pandemic is over
Never
Other
Don't know
*Multiple responses permitted.
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Resident Age
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12%
16%
17%
16%
16%
23%
11%
18%
16%
18%
15%
22%
18 - 24
25 - 34
35 - 44
45 - 54
55 - 64
65+
Wave I Median: 48 Wave II Median: 48
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Resident Race/Ethnicity
63%
19%
12%
3%
3%
60%
20%
13%
4%
3%
White/Caucasian
Hispanic/Latino
African American/Black
Asian/Pacific Islander
Other
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Resident Household Income
21%
30%
35%
12%
2%
20%
23%
33%
22%
2%
Under $25,000
$25,000 - $49,999
$50,000 - $99,999
$100,000 - $249,999
$250,000 or more
Wave I Median: $49,200 Wave II Median: $60,600
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Resident Educational Attainment
23%
6%
31%
29%
11%
17%
6%
32%
29%
16%
Some high school/high school graduate
Technical/Vocational degree
Some college/Associate degree
College graduate
Post graduate work/degree
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Resident Political Affiliation
14%
17%
9%
22%
10%
13%
15%
14%
18%
11%
20%
9%
15%
13%
Strong Democrat
Democrat
Lean Democrat
Independent/Other
Lean Republican
Republican
Strong Republican
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Resident Gender
53%
46%
1%
49%
50%
1%
Female
Male
Transgender/nonconforming
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Resident Sentiment Study
TAMPA BAY PARTNERSHIP
Wave II: April 14 – 15
Downs & St. Germain ResearchJoseph St. Germain, Ph.D., PresidentPhillip Downs, Ph.D., Senior PartnerRachael Anglin, Director of ResearchErin Dinkel, Senior Project DirectorGlencora Haskins, Project DirectorIsiah Lewis, Project Director850 – 906 – 3111 | dsg-research.com
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