How safe is New York state according to the people who live here?
What do New Yorkers believe are the most pressing problems facing the state today? And how does the state stack up as a place to find good jobs with benefits and room for advancement? The answers to those and a range of other questions can make an enormous difference in everything from state policies to federal grants. But while many other states have long had reliable, nonpartisan annual survey data on their residents, New York state hasn’t … until now. This June the results of the first ever Cornell Empire State Poll will be released. The new poll is a joint initiative between the Survey Research Institute (SRI) at Cornell and the School of Industrial and Labor Relations, with assistance from the Department of Communication and other Cornell research departments. Yasamin DiCiccio Miller, director of the SRI, says that the 2003 Cornell Empire State Poll is the first concerted effort of its kind within the state to collect long-term, annual benchmark data on New York state residents’
